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Friends of France, and of a united Europe, were no doubt relieved by Macron’s victory.
Macron’s victory – and the likely parliamentary landslide for his LREM – has presented France with a great opportunity.
Another powerful impediment to the victory of an establishment candidate is the weakness of party machines and the almost religious belief in the powers of the media to deliver votes.
Beyond Bin LadenNEW YORK – The killing of Osama bin Laden by United States special forces constitutes a significant victory over global terrorism.
But they cannot ignore changes brought by the landslide victory of Italy’s anti-system parties.
For a long time, the slogan “we can repeat” – a reference to the Soviet Union’s WWII victory – was popular in Russia.
In America, this new protectionist/social policy pact scored a big victory recently in derailing President Clinton’s request for so-called "fast-track" negotiating authority from Congress, which he intended to use in order to bring Chile into the North American Free Trade zone (NAFTA).
This might lead a group of senior officers to rule directly, especially if victory in Libya comes militarily.
Still, while the forces of populism have been mobilizing, so, too, has the mainstream, particularly since Emmanuel Macron’s electrifying victory in the French presidential election last year.
And yet the resurgence of populism in Italy suggests that this may have been a Pyrrhic victory.
Brussels would be accused of wasting taxpayers’ money, and any effort to disregard public opinion and impose fiscal integration on EU members would only backfire and fuel the wave of populist rage that carried the Brexiteers to victory.
When the Social Democrats were sniffing victory last summer, they went out of their way to assure their foreign counterparts not to worry about Green participation in the new government; no Green would get his hand on the levers of foreign and security policy.
Asia’s water map fundamentally changed after the 1949 Communist victory in China.
And yet, despite the huge victory won by German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrats in Germany’s recent election, Christianity is a fast-vanishing force in European politics.
For Americans, especially, it was the totemic emblem of victory in the Cold War.
In the Scottish referendum, the key to securing a victory – and a comfortable one, at that – for the pro-UK camp was a combination of negative warnings and positive arguments.
If it happens, one of the world’s most oppressed legal workforces will have scored a major victory – largely symbolic for now, but one that will inspire other women garment workers around the world to rise up in protest.
By contrast, in the northeastern state of Manipur, Congress was expected to yield ground to critics of its long-serving chief minister, Okram Ibobi Singh, who instead pulled off an overwhelming victory.
Since the Israeli elections gave victory to Netanjahue, US pressure on his government now remains the best hope for implementing the Oslo peace agreements between Israel and the Palestinians.
Sustaining the Trump RallyLONDON – Donald Trump’s victory in the United States’ presidential election surprised most of the world.
Contrary to the predictions of many experts, stock markets have rallied strongly since his victory, with the three major US indices reaching record highs while the dollar has soared.
And, indeed, when the results began rolling in, that is what happened, beginning with Trump’s dramatic victory in Florida and gaining traction as his lead in the Electoral College grew.
Modi won a landslide victory in an election that reflected the Indian public’s disappointment with the policies and performance of the previous government, led by the Indian National Congress.
In victory, that strength is being raised further, in the name of “eternal vigilance.”
The victory of Russian imperialism would ensure that Russia becomes a despotic third world empire rather than a prosperous, liberal commonwealth.
But leaders from around the world have already hailed the agreement as a breakthrough for the fight against climate change, a victory for international cooperation, and a boon to the global economy.
Winston Churchill decided to unleash his bombers on German civilians when an Allied victory was still a long way off.
When the results came in, it seemed that the only people who hadn’t planned for the “Leave” campaign’s victory were those who led it.
And in early July, he was called to testify before the House of Commons Treasury Committee, accused of leaning toward “Remain” in the run-up to the referendum, simply because he presented a bleak (and accurate) assessment of the economic consequences of a Leave victory.
As for the pro-change forces, Minister of Information Salah Abd al-Maqsud, a leading figure in the Muslim Brothers’ media wing, will control a sector that continues to attack the group and Morsi, even after his electoral victory.
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