Prime Minister Theresa May resigned as leader of the Conservative Party.
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Netanyahu is the obvious choice as leader of the largest party.
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He stepped down as leader of the Social Democrats in 1987.
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He also vowed to resign as leader of the Freedom Party.
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He resigned as leader of UKIP, which has basically sputtered out.
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Energy should spend another earnings season as leader of the pack.
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His re-election as leader of the LDP no longer looks assured.
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Mr. Assad's standing as leader of Syria is diminished — and yet stable.
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Lidington had been serving as leader of the lower house of parliament.
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On that day I will resign as leader of the Labour Party.
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She will step down as leader of the Conservative Party on June 20th.
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Yet, as leader of the Law and Justice Party, his power is unquestioned.
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He said he expected lawmakers to select one of two neutral propositions: either - I have confidence in Theresa May as leader of the Conservative Party, or, I do not have confidence in Theresa May as leader of the Conservative Party.
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My ascension as leader of a new Republican majority was years in the making.
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Varadkar succeeded Enda Kenny earlier this month as leader of the Fine Gael party.
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BREAKING: Angela Merkel confirms she won't seek re-election as leader of Germany's CDU.
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Following the defeat in November, Ms Tsai stepped down as leader of the DPP.
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In the American system, there is no official position as leader of the opposition.
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In another surprise Nigel Farage stood down as leader of the UK Independence Party.
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As leader of the opposition, Suu Kyi had criticized the junta's treatment of journalists.
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Schumer is taking his place as leader of Senate Democrats in the new Congress.
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Jeremy Corbyn has announced his plans to resign as leader of the Labour party.
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Suddenly, America's future role as leader of the liberal post-war order is in doubt.
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DIANE JAMES'S time as leader of the UK Independence Party (UKIP) was short and shambolic.
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Widodo secured a second term as leader of the world's third largest democracy in May.
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Lipolelo was shot days before Thabane was sworn in as leader of the mountain kingdom.
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Even in retirement, Mr dos Santos kept his role as leader of the ruling party.
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This is Dent, as leader of the moderate Tuesday Group, providing cover for the moderates.
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He worked as a translator, an ambassador, and eventually as leader of the World Bank.
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For most of his time as leader of the Sahrawis, the world ignored their plight.
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As leader of the Democratic majority on the intelligence panel, Schiff controls which witnesses testify.
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With her husband, who succeeded Walter Ulbricht as leader of the G.D.R. in 29, Mrs.
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He has also served as Minister of Defense and as leader of the Labor Party.
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Correction: This piece initially identified Elizabeth Congdon as leader of the TPS materials testing team.
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Garcetti also noted his own achievements as leader of one of the nation's largest cities.
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Rogers is serving out his final weeks as leader of the NSA and Cyber Command.
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First, Theresa May replaced David Cameron as leader of the Conservative Party and prime minister.
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Mr. Rajoy was re-elected unopposed as leader of his Popular Party during the weekend.
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As leader of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles, he elevated female and Hispanic clergy.
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As leader of the House, McConnell is responsible for calling the Senate to vote on Kavanaugh.
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Mmusi Maimane resigned as leader of the Democratic Alliance, the largest opposition party in South Africa.
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As leader of Chicago's Polish Constitution Day Parade, he was photographed with first lady Rosalynn Carter.
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White House just referred to Xi Jinping as leader of Republic of China, which is Taiwan.
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A Democrat, Mr. Silver served as leader of the State Assembly from 1994 through early 2015.
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Four years later the political establishment struck back, forcing him out as leader of Grameen Bank.
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The result means her position as leader of the party cannot be challenged for 12 months.
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He will be replaced as leader of the African National Congress (ANC) in December this year.
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Ochoa replaces former governor and veteran federal lawmaker Manlio Fabio Beltrones as leader of the party.
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Here's a timeline of Tillerson's less than 14 months as leader of the State Department. Feb.
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Newly installed as leader of the Democrats on her committee is Joe Manchin, of West Virginia.
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But she recently stepped down as leader of her party and won't be running for reelection.
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Choi succeeded her father, Choi Tae-min, as leader of the Eternal Life Church after his death.
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As leader of the opposition last year, Moon adopted a more centrist stance to win over skeptics.
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In September 2015, veteran left-winger Jeremy Corbyn was elected as leader of the British Labour Party.
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Mr Xi's first visit to Iowa was in 1985, as leader of a five-man agricultural delegation.
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She will remain in Philadelphia until Friday when she formally steps down as leader of the committee.
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As leader of the Justice Department, Sessions has recited 1980s-style rhetoric about saying no to marijuana.
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Farage kind of showed his human side in his resignation speech as leader of the Ukip party.
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After his election last April as leader of the C.G.T., Mr. Martinez was open about his agenda.
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During a previous stint as leader of the Nationals in 2002, he presided over a crippling defeat.
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Mr. Granet said that as leader of the New 42nd Street, he'll focus on commissioning new work.
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Ramaphosa has talked of a transition of power since he took over as leader of the ANC.
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Ahmad, by virtue of his position as leader of African football, is automatically a FIFA vice president.
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Nunes was replaced as leader of the House investigation by Republican Representative Mike Conaway, an intelligence panel member.
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"As leader of the party, I apologize deeply for this," Iowa State Party Chairman Troy Price told reporters.
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As leader of al Qaeda, Osama bin Laden oversaw operations against Western targets that culminated in the Sept.
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The hacker, who was arrested in Malaysia in 2015, billed himself as leader of the Kosova Hacker's Security.
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Two contradictory foreign policy concepts were raised during President Trump's first week as leader of the free world.
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She announced in late October that she would step down as leader of her party, though remain chancellor.
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Could it be that he still considers himself as one, rather than as leader of the free world?
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He was moved to a lesser post as leader of the United Front Work Department ahead of schedule.
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Dario Manuel Lopez Pineda's cited AMLO's record as leader of Mexico City as the reason for supporting him.
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As leader of the National Assembly, Guaidó has strong legal grounds to claim the presidency that Maduro holds.
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English briefly served as leader of the National Party previously, trying and failing to unseat Clark in 2002.
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It was this quest that sealed the deal in making me recommend her as leader of the islands.
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Mr. Barak made a comeback in 2007, when he was re-elected as leader of the Labor Party.
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In fact, together they represent an abomination with respect to Trump's putative role as leader of the GOP.
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"To respond to the problems as leader of the nation, that's my mission as prime minister," he said.
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He retired as leader of the Washington archdiocese in 2006 at 75, the standard retirement age for bishops.
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In July, Mr. Bridenstine removed William H. Gerstenmaier as leader of the agency's human exploration and operations directorate.
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Lipolelo was shot days before Thabane was sworn in as leader of the mountain kingdom in June 2017.
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They include Nelson Chamisa, 40, who replaced Mr. Tsvangirai as leader of the Movement for Democratic Change party.
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During Van Hollen's first term as leader of the DCCC in 2008, House Democrats picked up 21 seats.
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"As leader of our country, the President needs to be aware that there is collateral damage," he said.
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PEOPLE's reigning Sexiest Man Alive is reportedly the favorite to take over the role as leader of the squad.
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After the ridicule and rebellion that dogged his start as leader of the opposition, it is quite a reversal.
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THERESA MAY stepped down today as leader of the Conservative Party, and would-be replacements are already lining up.
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Last week she temporarily resigned as leader of the National Front in an attempt to broaden her supporter base.
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LONDON — Prominent Brexit campaigner Nigel Farage has announced he is resigning as leader of the UK Independence Party (UKIP).
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Yet the argument that the U.S. should step back as leader of the free world is misleading at best.
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Boris Johnson has won the contest to replace Theresa May as leader of the Conservative party and prime minister.
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Three days after he won the election, President-elect Trump deposed Mr. Christie as leader of his transition team.
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The contest to succeed her will begin on Friday, after she steps down as leader of the Conservative Party.
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Sunday's election puts into question the survival of Pablo Iglesias as leader of the far-left Unidas Podemos party.
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I believe Theresa May has been a failure as leader of our party, which she now threatens to destroy.
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"From his first few hours as leader of Russia, he laid the ground for rule by terror," Sebestyen writes.
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While Mr. Farage had already stepped down as leader of the populist U.K. Independence Party, this was his moment.
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May, the outgoing prime minister, announced in May that she planned to resign as leader of the Conservative Party.
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Jugnauth, 57, who is also finance minister will seek another term as leader of the Mouvement Socialiste Militant (MSM).
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Since taking over as leader of the federal Conservatives in 2017, Scheer has struggled to become a household name.
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Robert #Mugabe has been dismissed as leader of the ruling ZANU-PF party in #Zimbabwe, Reuters sources say pic.twitter.
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So did Gordon Brown, who succeeded Tony Blair as leader of the Labour Party and thus prime minister in 2007.
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"I am addressing you for the last time as leader of the country," Sargsyan's statement to the Armenian people read.
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The biggest question facing investors in Berkshire is who might replace Mr Buffett, now 88, as leader of the company.
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In fact, Mr Abe faces elections before then, in September, to secure a third term as leader of the LDP.
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A long-time Bouteflika ally, Bensalah has been re-elected as leader of the upper house since the early 2000s.
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Jeremy Corbyn won re-election as leader of Britain's Labour Party, slightly increasing his share of the vote to 61.8%.
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After a few months as the government's spokesman, Castaner was named as leader of Macron's fledgling Republique En Marche party.
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Chuck Schumer, who took over for Reid as leader of Senate Democrats, said he regrets going nuclear four years ago.
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Pelosi's future as leader of the Democratic Party in the House has served as a crux of this year's elections.
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Trump has also reportedly considered removing Powell as leader of the Fed, a move which is likely not legally possible.
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What comes next ZANU-PF ousted Mugabe as leader of the party and installed Mnangagwa in his place on Sunday.
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It also came after Martin Schulz was forced to hand over the reins as leader of the Social Democratic Party.
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Robert Mugabe, who has ruled Zimbabwe for 37 years, was ousted on Sunday as leader of his ZANU-PF party.
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Only after President Donald Trump chose Pence to replace Azar as leader of the response did Verma join the panel.
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And in Germany, Chancellor Angela Merkel, above, announced that she would step down as leader of her party in December.
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The person who succeeds Mark Carney as leader of the Bank of England will have to brace for a challenge.
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Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, the minister of defense, took over as leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in late 2018.
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Even those who want to see new leadership still routinely praise her 15-year tenure as leader of the caucus.
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Just ask Paul Nuttall, the man elected to replace him as leader of the UK Independence Party (UKIP) on Monday.
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As leader of the W.H.O., he would like to shake up "the 9-to-5 culture in Geneva," he said.
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"Today our nation once again stands without apology as leader of the free world," Mr. Pence said in a statement.
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Dmitry Utkin, identified by three sources as leader of the contractors, previously commanded a special forces unit based in Pechory.
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I was then able to land the position I currently have, as leader of a dynamic sustainability nonprofit in my hometown.
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Mr Connor has been associated with Momentum, a grassroots left-wing organisation supporting Jeremy Corbyn as leader of Britain's Labour Party.
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At some point the nickname attached to Andrea Nahles, who resigned as leader of the Social Democrats (SPD) on June 2nd.
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CLOUDS of confetti and pyrotechnics marked Mmusi Maimane's re-election as leader of South Africa's main opposition party on April 8th.
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As leader of the team, this is just about what we would expect — higher-level leadership and some Brain Team evangelization.
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In Trump's case as leader of the United States, if one rules out personal avarice the method becomes difficult to discern.
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Razak stepped down as leader of his party UMNO and the former ruling coalition Barisan Nasional in a news conference Saturday.
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As leader of the Democrat-controlled House, Pelosi has been at the center of debates regarding efforts to fight global warming.
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The man who replaced Hewitt as leader of the newsmagazine, Jeff Fager, was fired in September amid accusations of inappropriate conduct.
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Despite a 48-to-1 vote, Corey Johnson's election as leader of the New York City Council was not without controversy.
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Azar was abruptly removed as leader of the U.S. government's coronavirus response Wednesday night and replaced by Vice President Mike Pence.
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Labour leadership frontrunner Keir Starmer pledges to "pursue Boris Johnson relentlessly" if he is elected as leader of the Labour Party.
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" —statement to NBC News "If I'm elected to Congress, I would not vote for Nancy Pelosi as leader of the Democrats.
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On February 19th he is set to stake all his remaining chips by resigning as leader of the governing Democratic Party (PD).
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Bonnen was serving his first term as leader of the state House, one of the three most powerful positions in Texas government.
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Pablo Casado, who has replaced Mr Rajoy as leader of the conservative People's Party (PP), called the budget "irresponsible, impossible and suicidal".
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The raid reflects Zuma's weakened position following his replacement by Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa as leader of the ruling party last month.
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NOT even Jeremy Corbyn could quite picture himself as leader of the Labour Party when he ran for the job in 2015.
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Remember when he bragged about sexually assaulting women and then 65 million Americans voted him in as leader of the free world?
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Longtime Washington lawyer and lobbyist Jack Quinn is joining Manatt, Phelps & Phillips as leader of the firm's federal regulatory and government practice.
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Ousted Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak quit as leader of his UMNO party as well as coalition alliance Barisan Nasional on Saturday.
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May, who has never faced the electorate as leader of her party, will never have a better chance to secure a mandate.
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The slender majority of parliamentary seats that he achieved as leader of the Conservative Party is inherited by his successor, Ms. May.
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The complaint accused Brown of using his position as leader of the AHK gang to actively recruit support for the Islamic State.
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Or was it a seemingly totally random topic that he wouldn't otherwise have been thinking about as leader of the free world?
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The bill's suspension is China's biggest concession to public pressure in President Xi Jinping's nearly seven years as leader of the country.
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"After consulting with caucus, friends and family I have decided to step down as leader of the Ontario PC Party," he said.
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Mr. Crowley, a 10-term congressman, had been seen as a possible successor to Nancy Pelosi as leader of the House Democrats.
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In the same spirit, rejecting globalism need not entail renouncing America's role as leader of the international order or attacking global trade.
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Senator Manny Pacquiao, the boxing star and Duterte ally, led an effort to depose De Lima as leader of the Senate hearings.
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But Mr. Trump brushed aside those concerns in the last few days and embraced the conventional role as leader of his party.
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As leader of the opposition in 1999 Mr Anwar was imprisoned on trumped-up charges of sodomy, which is illegal in Malaysia.
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Electing one of the exceptionally qualified female candidates as leader of the U.N. would demonstrate a refusal to leave this potential untapped.
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LATE LAST month Angela Merkel, Germany's chancellor, said that she would step down as leader of the ruling Christian Democratic Union in December.
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Current United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's term as leader of the massive intergovernmental organization ends at the close of this year.
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After last Thursday's disastrous Brexit vote, I no longer believe we can win a general election with you as leader of the party.
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Morrison, the former treasurer under Turnbull, took over as leader of the Liberal Party, the senior partner in the conservative Liberal-National coalition.
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Just 19 months ago his political career seemed over, after he was deposed as leader of the Socialist party by its regional barons.
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Rahul Gandhi resigned as leader of Congress, India's oldest political party and the only national force opposing the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
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If the losses are bigger than expected, ambitious underlings in the LDP may try to eject Mr Abe as leader of the party.
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Matteo Renzi, a former Florence mayor, served nearly three years as premier as leader of the Democratic Party and without holding elected office.
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This week Tory MPs nominated ten candidates to replace Theresa May as leader of the party, and thus as prime minister (see article).
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Pablo Casado, who replaced Mr Rajoy as leader of the conservative People's Party in the summer, has operated in hyperbolic gear ever since.
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The timing is especially awkward for Mr Abe, who is running for re-election as leader of the Liberal Democratic Party this autumn.
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Reynolds, a former lieutenant governor, took over as leader of the Hawkeye State after Terry Branstad became U.S. ambassador to China in 2017.
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The future of Enda Kenny (pictured left) as leader of Fine Gael will come into question; Ms Burton may also be in jeopardy.
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She emerges wounded as a politician and may not be able to survive as leader of her party and, therefore, as prime minister.
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Guzman, 61, is charged with 10 criminal counts, including drug trafficking and engaging in a criminal enterprise as leader of Mexico's Sinaloa Cartel.
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Mr. Johnson is seen as the front-runner to replace Mr. Cameron as leader of the Conservatives, but he has made many enemies.
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A progressive, he unseated the divisive Tony Abbott as leader of the conservative Liberal Party last September, promising a "different style of leadership".
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"I am committed to organizing elections," said Bensalah, who has been re-elected as leader of the upper house since the early 2000s.
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Finally, she stepped aside as leader of her party this month, which means she could still be stumbling along in power until 2021.
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Republicans fear that Mr. Trump has relinquished his role as leader of the party, instead assuming the mantle of his own political movement.
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As leader of the WHO, Tedros should be held accountable for his role in mismanaging efforts to control the spread of the virus.
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Guzman, 61, is accused of trafficking tons of cocaine, heroin, marijuana and methamphetamine into the United States as leader of Mexico's Sinaloa Cartel.
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He did not say, however, whether he would return to Spain soon to seek to start a new mandate as leader of Catalonia.
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" Actor and director Rob Reiner endorsed Biden in April, saying that Biden can "restore our soul & standing as leader of the free world.
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Tsai was forced to resign as leader of the party, and the calls quickly began for her not to seek reelection in 2020.
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For now, Mr. Renzi's immediate fight, should he choose to remain relevant, is to retain his position as leader of his Democratic Party.
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Joyce added he would step down as leader of the Nationals on Monday, forcing a vote to select a new deputy prime minister.
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The bearded Afghan man, named as Lahoo Samsooryamal and described as leader of the smuggling gang, smiled at the media as he entered.
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Guaidó was a low-profile politician in Venezuela until his surprise election as leader of the opposition-held National Assembly three weeks ago.
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His problem is not just that the majority of Tory MPs voted "remain" in the referendum, and hate him as leader of the Brexiteers.
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The politician said she would resign as head of the SPD on Monday and quit as leader of the party in parliament on Tuesday.
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Harper stepped down as leader of the Conservatives last October after the party was defeated by the Liberals, led by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
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As leader of Fiat he went through years of very deep and radical transformation of markets, production systems, financial strategies, and trade union relations.
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Bishop Williams styles himself as a "hairy lefty" and as leader of the Church backed calls for a "Robin Hood tax" on financial transactions.
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Following Simon's proclamation last week to end the Hilltop and assume Negan's spot as leader of the Saviors, it appeared a bloodbath was imminent.
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She took over as leader of Estonia's liberal Reform Party last year; polls show it in a dead heat with the ruling Centre Party.
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Pashteen, a charismatic speaker and a defender of the Pashtun ethnic group, has been thrust into the spotlight as leader of this new movement.
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Remember, during the president's first term, McConnell said his greatest aspiration as leader of the Senate was preventing Obama from winning a second term.
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A poll by the Israel Democracy Institute found that 53.5% of respondents said Netanyahu should immediately step down as leader of his Likud Party.
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Martin Schulz said he would step down as leader of the party after the member ballot, the results of which come on March 4.
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Jamie stands up for his uncle, and manages to secure him a role as leader of the Highlander dragoon, a sort of guerrilla force.
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With the agreement, which both sides have said is provisional, the Chinese government effectively recognizes the pope as leader of all Catholics in China.
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President Tsai Ing-wen of Taiwan resigned as leader of her pro-independence party last week after major losses in the country's local elections.
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Hamdok, an economist, was sworn in last week as leader of a transition government, vowing to stabilize the country and solve its economic crisis.
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But Trump's endorsement also speaks to how he is balancing his spontaneous side with his responsibilities to incumbents as leader of the Republican Party.
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She has stood as leader of the Greens since 2006, and a member of Parliament for Saanich-Gulf Islands in British Columbia since 2011.
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Jeremy Corbyn has announced his plans to resign as leader of the Labour party following the party&aposs crushing defeat in the general election.
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Wynne, the first female premier and first openly gay premier the province has had, said she would resign as leader of the Liberal party.
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The 41-year-old centrist president has cast himself as leader of a liberal movement countering the rise of the far right in Europe.
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That is because Mr Chan (pictured) doubles as leader of the Hong Kong National Party, a group that advocates the territory's formal separation from China.
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BANGKOK (Reuters) - Former Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva stepped down as leader of the Democrat Party after its poor showing in a Sunday general election.
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Business confidence raced to a 2-1/2 year high in January after Ramaphosa's election as leader of the ruling African National Congress in December.
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Washington imposed sanctions on high-level officials and Venezuelan state entities to increase pressure on Maduro and remove him as leader of the OPEC nation.
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Local assets have rallied since Cyril Ramaphosa took over as leader of ruling African National Congress in December and as South African president in February.
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Suspicion of a cover-up could slash Abe's ratings and dash his hopes for a third term as leader of his Liberal Democratic Party (LDP).
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THERESA MAY stepped down as leader of the Conservative Party on June 7th, but she will remain as prime minister until her successor is chosen.
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The affair, along with other government missteps, is clouding Abe's chance of winning a third three-year term as leader of his Liberal Democratic Party.
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There have been other tries, but this time he went all-in as leader of the government with a strong will to reach a result.
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The consultations allow Mattarella to test parliamentary waters, but Renzi's majority - and his input as leader of the PD - are key to what happens next.
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He should make his final stand against Trumpism as leader of the free world, even if he decides against challenging the president-elect by name.
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Joyce said he will step down on Monday as leader of the National party, the junior partner in Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's centre-right coalition.
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In fact, Beijing was actually disappointed when the 33 year-old was installed as leader of the secretive state in 2011, Sungkyunkwan University's Kim said.
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The Florida Democrat is facing the toughest political race of her life after ending her controversial tenure as leader of the Democratic National Committee (DNC).
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Michel Temer, 75, was sworn in as leader of Brazil for a period of up to six months after lawmakers removed Dilma Rousseff from power.
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After the split in 2017, Halla-aho and others left government, while Soini remained in the cabinet as leader of his new group, Blue Reform.
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CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's Supreme Court has disavowed Juan Guaido as leader of the country's opposition-run congress, Supreme Court chief Maikel Moreno said on Monday.
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The preliminary deal to re-elect Mr. Puigdemont was struck just hours after his predecessor, Artur Mas, resigned as leader of his own conservative party.
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Ms. Merkel is in the twilight of her political career, with her successor as leader of the German conservatives expected to be named on Friday.
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ZANU-PF appointed her rival, Emmerson Mnangagwa, the vice president previously fired by the president, to take Mr. Mugabe's place as leader of the party.
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Mr. Martins continued in his role as leader of City Ballet and the School of American Ballet, and Mr. Edwards left the company shortly thereafter.
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Turei's resignation came eight days after Andrew Little resigned as leader of the opposition Labour Party, which was taken over by his deputy, Jacinda Ardern.
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This awkward moment as leader of a country keeping a woman's child in prison was just one of the issues facing Putin at the ceremonies.
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In a televised message, Muscat said he had informed Malta&aposs president that he will quit as leader of the governing Labor Party on Jan.
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Joyce said he will step down on Monday as leader of the National Party, the junior partner in Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's centre-right coalition.
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But as leader of Forza Italia, polls suggest that he could get more votes than Renzi and potentially more than the Five Star Movement too.
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Hossein Salami, Soleimani's successor as leader of the Revolutionary Guard, addressed a crowd of supporters gathered at the coffin in a central square in Kernan.
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That began to change Thursday as Ms. Lagarde held her first news conference as leader of an institution that has often determined Europe's economic fate.
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The poor showing for Israel's longest-serving prime minister has forced Israel's political elites to contemplate a future without Netanyahu as leader of the country.
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However, many interpreted his remarks Thursday as a sign that he preferred McCarthy, his top deputy, to replace him as leader of the GOP conference.
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Deputy president since 2014, Ramaphosa has been the country's dominant politician since he replaced Zuma as leader of the ruling African National Congress in December.
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She will step aside as leader of the Conservative Party on June 7, which will trigger a leadership contest to replace her on June 10.
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As leader of the Badr Organization, Amiri, a Farsi speaker, was often seen discussing offensives in Iraq with the Guards' commander of foreign operations, Qassem Soleimani.
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McCarthy in January will succeed House Speaker Paul Ryan, who will retire at the end of his current term, as leader of the House GOP caucus.
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They point to his succession of election victories, first as leader of the ruling AK Party, and then in Turkey's first popular presidential election in 2014.
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Leadsom quit as Leader of the House of Commons last month, saying she did not believe the government's approach would deliver on the Brexit referendum result.
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"[W]hite activism continues to be lazy activism," claimed Rosie Campos, who stepped down as leader of Pennsylvania's women's march over concerns of lack of transparency.
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Mr Zuma would like to see his ex-wife, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, the former head of the African Union, succeed him as leader of the ANC.
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Maliki, who holds the ceremonial position of vice-president, remains one of the most influential Shi'ite politicians in his capacity as leader of the Dawa party.
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President," she says, "please don't characterize the strength that I bring to this meeting as leader of the House democrats who just won a big victory.
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The schism dates back 14 centuries, and has to do with disputes over who should succeed the Islamic Prophet Mohammed as leader of the Islamic faith.
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CEO John Watson is stepping down as leader of the U.S.-based multinational oil giant, the Wall Street Journal reports, citing sources familiar with the matter.
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The consultations will allow Mattarella to test parliamentary waters, but Renzi's majority - and his input as leader of the PD - are key to what happens next.
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As leader of a minority within a minority (the Orthodox part of British Judaism), Lord Sacks may have more leeway to deliver an unabashedly moral message.
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But Pedro Sanchez's re-election on Sunday as leader of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) served as a reminder of the government's fragility in Spain.
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Meanwhile, the number of candidates in the race to succeed David Cameron as leader of the Conservative Party, and as prime minister, has narrowed to three.
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Joyce had initially resisted pressure from Turnbull to quit, but resigned as leader of the Nationals in February after a new allegation of sexual harassment emerged.
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He was ousted as leader of the Liberal Party in September 2015 and replaced by current Prime Minister Malcom Turnbull, who is backing the "yes" campaign.
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That in turn led to May's being forced out as leader of the Conservative Party and will ultimately result in her being replaced as Prime Minister.
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Johnson has a working majority in the House of Commons of just one MP, meaning any expulsions would leave him as leader of a minority government.
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Should the parties fail to reach agreement, Mr. Steinmeier could still nominate Ms. Merkel, as leader of the largest party in Parliament, to serve as chancellor.
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Britain: Rory Stewart was knocked out of the running to replace Theresa May as leader of the governing Conservative Party and thus Britain's next prime minister.
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Never invited when he was merely a businessman, Mr. Trump will arrive on Thursday as leader of the world's last superpower, commanding attention if not admiration.
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"It would be an act of self-indulgence to remove her as leader of the Conservative Party at this point," Mr. Gauke told the BBC. Mrs.
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But in her role as state counselor, as well as leader of the majority party in Parliament, she is the most powerful person in the government.
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Trump had told a reporter that he was impressed by how Kim had stepped into his father's role as leader of North Korea at just 26.
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Every day, as leader of the National Hispanic Council on Aging, I work to improve the lives of older Hispanic adults, their families and their caregivers.
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Former Italian prime minister Matteo Renzi resigned on Monday as leader of the centre-left Democratic Party (PD) after a bruising defeat in a national election.
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The former president also admits that he now wakes up much later than he did as leader of the free world and he's enjoying this freedom.
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Since then, Mr. Tshisekedi had remained active in opposition politics as leader of the Union for Democracy and Social Progress, one of Congo's biggest political parties.
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Boris Johnson, then 45, announced in 2010 that he would run for reelection as London mayor, seeking a second term as leader of Britain's largest city.
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His top priority as leader of the W.H.O., Dr. Tedros said, would be health insurance for all, based on models in Ethiopia, Rwanda and Sri Lanka.
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Italy's Foreign Minister Luigi di Maio will step down as leader of the co-ruling 2300-Star Movement on Wednesday, a senior 210-Star source said.
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His experience in the military, Congress, and as leader of the CIA have prepared him well for his new role and I urge his swift confirmation.
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Below are some possible next steps: May could resign as leader of the Conservative Party, triggering an internal contest to replace her without a general election.
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He uses language not fit for locker rooms while his actions show a disconnect from the gravity of his position as leader of the free world.
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Leadsom quit as Leader of the House of Commons on Wednesday, saying she did not believe the government's approach would deliver on the Brexit referendum result.
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Here are key facts on the candidates seeking to succeed Merkel as leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and details of the party's voting process.
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As leader of the EFDD group he gets an automatic 3 minute speech that no-one can respond to owing to time limits on the debate.
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Longtime media mogul Jeff Bewkes appeared at our old conference, D: All Things Digital, in 2008, right when he took over as leader of Time Warner.
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Below are some possible next steps: May could resign as leader of the Conservative Party, triggering an internal contest to replace her without a general election.
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He left Manchester to run a terrorist network in Libya overseen by Ayman al-Zawahiri, Osama bin Laden's successor as leader of al-Qaeda, reports the Telegraph.
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According to conventional wisdom, there are two scenarios: either Merkel recovers and serves out her term or AKK takes over as leader of the CDU-SPD coalition.
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South Africa's president, Jacob Zuma, survived an attempt to remove him as leader of the ruling African National Congress by party dissidents amid an influence-peddling scandal.
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A PALL of uncertainty hangs over German politics after Andrea Nahles resigned as leader of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), the junior coalition partner, on June 2nd.
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SIR VINCE CABLE revealed his plans to quit as leader of the Liberal Democrats in the same way as he led the party: without attracting much attention.
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"We cannot tolerate pervasive and persistent misconduct at any bank," said Chair Janet Yellen in a statement on her final day as leader of the central bank.
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The intelligence community's assessment of Russia's involvement in the DNC hacks leaves President Obama with a difficult choice in his final months as leader of our country.
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Lee took over as leader of the smartphones-to-pharmaceuticals conglomerate after his father, founding family patriarch Lee Kun-hee, had a heart attack in 2014. Jay.
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Over the previous two years, Dexter had taken over for his aging mother Coretta as leader of the Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change.
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Interestingly, Shultz is widely credited with having done a good job of balancing his roles as America's senior diplomat and as leader of the Department of State.
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Joyce was forced to resign last month as leader of the National Party, the junior coalition partner with Turnbull's Liberal Party, and now sits on the backbench.
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As leader of the sixth-largest school district in America, I know firsthand the importance of securing our schools against those who would harm students and staff.
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Under the most optimistic scenario for the Socialists, Sanchez could stay on as leader of the euro zone's fourth largest economy with just Podemos as an ally.
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Varadkar has built a near insurmountable lead ahead of a contest next week to succeed Enda Kenny as leader of the governing Fine Gael and prime minister.
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Trump, for his part, parlayed his best-seller status into two new careers: first as host of The Apprentice, and then as leader of the free world.
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The forged dollars are finished by hand, giving them an exceptional quality which has earned the country its top spot as leader of this illicit global trade.
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Much of Mr. Seaga's career, as leader of the Jamaica Labor Party and as prime minister, was spent tilting in opposition to his political nemesis, Michael Manley.
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As time went on, Mr. Seaga became marginalized, and in 2005 he stepped down as leader of the Jamaica Labor Party and as a member of Parliament.
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INTERNATIONAL An article on Tuesday about potential successors to Angela Merkel as leader of Germany's Christian Democrats misstated who was the youngest member of Parliament in 2002.
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He even sees himself as leader of something greater than Hungary, calling for a global alliance against migration, and speaks on behalf of "Europe" and the West.
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CARACAS, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Venezuela's Supreme Court has disavowed Juan Guaido as leader of the country's opposition-run congress, Supreme Court chief Maikel Moreno said on Monday.
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As leader of the 701st Regiment of the French infantry during World War I, Douglas's Colonel Dax gets the order to attack a heavily fortified German position.
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Around him colleagues raged at the power grabs of Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government, in which Mr. Rees-Mogg serves as leader of the House of Commons.
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Mr Netanyahu intends to be in that race as leader of his right-wing Likud party, despite his weakening position and murmurings of rebellion on his backbenches.
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Zuma has faced growing pressure to step down as head of state since he was replaced as leader of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) in December.
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The period is called the Mycenaean because Homer portrays the city's king, Agamemnon, as leader of the Greek fleet that set out to recapture Helen of Troy.
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Her authority has already been dented this year by the two election setbacks and a close ally losing his role as leader of her conservatives' parliamentary group.
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Leadsom resigned as Leader of the House of Commons last month, saying she did not believe the May government's approach would deliver on the Brexit referendum result.
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Leadsom quit as Leader of the House of Commons earlier this month, saying she did not believe the government's approach would deliver on the Brexit referendum result.
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But in order to consolidate his position as leader of the GOP, Trump has dropped those ideologically heterodox views even though the heterodox position was more popular.
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In March, his term as leader of central Asia's most populous country was extended by another five years in an election deemed a farce by international democracy observers.
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Bannon, the former executive chairman of President Trump's campaign and one time chief strategist at the White House, was recently ousted as leader of far-right website Breitbart.
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For its part, California-based ServiceNow announced that Bill McDermott, who recently departed as leader of German software firm SAP, will take over for Donahoe as its CEO.
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LUIGI DI MAIO (pictured, left) is only 22009, but as leader of the Five Star Movement (M25S), he is poised for a decisive role in Italy's next government.
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Barring a surprise of historic proportions, Boris Johnson will be announced on Tuesday morning as leader of the U.K.'s Conservative Party, and the country's next prime minister.
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Cynics point out that the planned budget surplus will coincide with the point at which Mr Osborne hopes to replace David Cameron as leader of the Conservative Party.
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Adams announced his intention to step down as leader of the Irish nationalist Sinn Fein party on Saturday with his ultimate goal of a united Ireland still elusive.
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Kittel, who was wearing the green jersey as leader of the points classification, crashed early in the stage and was dropped in the first climb of the day.
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During her first 100 days as Speaker, Pelosi has been masterful at managing her relationship with Trump, and achieving considerable success as leader of the opposition to him.
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Bernie Sanders on Thursday night made the case that he can serve as leader of the Democratic Party, but also called on the party to be more inclusive.
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Archbishop Nienstedt stepped down as leader of the Twin Cities archdiocese last year amid lawsuits and criminal inquiries into his handling of priests accused of sexually abusing children.
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Peters lost his own seat in the election to a National candidate but remains the lead negotiator and eligible for a ministerial post as leader of NZ First.
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No one honestly believes the toughest questions Clinton will face as leader of America's armed forces relate to her views on retaining the use of her private BlackBerry.
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Still, there is no question that Mr. Abe has been politically weakened even if he secures a third term as leader of the Liberal Democratic Party in September.
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Mrs. May said she would step down as leader of the Conservative Party and then as prime minister, after repeatedly failing to get her Brexit plan through Parliament.
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Carles Puigdemont, whom Mr. Rajoy dismissed as leader of the region, has been campaigning from Belgium, from where he has refused to be put on trial in Spain.
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So I am today announcing that I will resign as leader of the Conservative and Unionist Party on Friday, 7 June, so that a successor can be chosen.
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"They reflect the debate we've been having about national identity over the last 10 years since Wilders first ran in 2006" as leader of the Party for Freedom.
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Italian banks slid across the board following news of di Maio's imminent resignation as leader of M5S, with shares of Unicredit and Banco BPM shedding more than 3%.
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But as leader of the buoyant pro-independence and anti-Brexit Scottish National Party, she is the face of its campaign for Scotland's 59 parliamentary seats in Westminster.
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All does not bode well for the United States' long-term commitment to free trade or to its traditional role as leader of an open global economic order.
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Guzman was extradited in 2017 to the United States, where he was convicted of trafficking tons of cocaine, heroin and other drugs as leader of the Sinaloa Cartel.
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The opposition Kuomintang won mayoralties in Taiwan's three most populous cities, prompting Ms. Tsai to resign as leader of the Democratic Progressive Party, though she remains Taiwan's president.
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LONDON (Reuters) - Junior British Brexit minister Kwasi Kwarteng told the BBC on Sunday that toppling Theresa May as leader of the Conservative Party would be a futile distraction.
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Against this tumultuous backdrop, Fillon wants to seize this opportunity for France to assume its place as a world leader (or, at least, as leader of the European continent).
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The 21st-century chancellor said Monday that she would leave her position in 2021 and also would not seek re-election as leader of the Christian Democratic Union party.
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I have no doubt that almost all of them would do a far better job as leader of the free world than the current occupant of the White House.
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In December Mrs Merkel will step down as head of the centre-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU), ending almost two decades as leader of Germany's most powerful political party.
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As leader of Europe's most powerful nation Germany, Merkel is expected to be influential over the tone of talks with Britain when its negotiations over a Brexit take place.
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HELEN ZILLE, a doyenne of South Africa's liberal opposition, knew it was time to go when she stepped down as leader of the Democratic Alliance (DA) two years ago.
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That potentially puts May on a collision course with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who is often portrayed as the EU's most influential politician as leader of its strongest economy.
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The end has been nigh for Mr Zuma since December, when Cyril Ramaphosa was narrowly elected as leader of the ANC over Mr Zuma's preferred candidate, his ex-wife.
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Speaker Carl E. Heastie of the Bronx, who succeeded Mr. Silver as leader of the Assembly, which Democrats dominate, said regaining the public's trust remained a work in progress.
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In his role as leader of the opposition, his speech sets an agenda and debating points around how publicly-funded digital services might take shape in years to come.
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Masoud Barzani, a veteran of decades of guerrilla warfare for Kurdish independence, inherited his position as leader of the KDP from his father Mustafa Barzani, who died in 1979.
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BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday she would not seek re-election as leader of the center-right Christian Democrats (CDU) at a congress in December.
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BERLIN (Reuters) - German conservative Friedrich Merz said on Tuesday he would run to succeed Chancellor Angela Merkel as leader of the Christian Democrats at a party conference in December.
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Morrison took over as leader of the Liberal Party, the senior partner in a center-right Liberal-National coalition, to become Australia's sixth leader in less than 10 years.
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Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Thursday he was stepping down as leader of the ruling AK Party and therefore as premier, raising questions about the migrant deal.
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I really wanted to go Palestine at the time, and there was another trip, so I went on that, and he was already there as leader of the group.
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In a YouGov poll published on September 20133th 22013% of the public said he was doing badly as leader of the opposition; only 21.9% said he was doing well.
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He has run huge operations before: in a three-year stint as leader of Mexico's social security agency, which has around 450,000 staff, he knocked it into better shape.
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Yeltsin, who had not yet replaced Mikhail Gorbachev as leader of the Soviet Union, visits a small town in Texas and makes an unscheduled stop in a grocery store.
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LONDON — You don't need us to tell you that Donald J. Trump has been elected as president of the United States and consequently as leader of the free world.
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He took over as leader of New Progressive Party, which supports Puerto Rican statehood, after Rosselló gave up that role, and Schatz appears to be angling to take power.
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With the accord, which both sides have said is provisional and will not be published , the Beijing government effectively recognises the pope as leader of all Catholics in China.
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Speaking at a news conference before his last annual General Assembly session as leader of the United Nations, where his two-term tenure as secretary general ends on Dec.
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Tillerson carried a message from world powers to Moscow denouncing Russian support for Assad, as the Trump administration took on America's traditional mantle as leader of a unified West.
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Many of China's most powerful families set up offshore companies during the administration of Hu Jintao, who preceded Mr. Xi as president and as leader of the Communist Party.
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With the military's backing, Mr. Mnangagwa replaced Mr. Mugabe as leader of the governing ZANU-PF party, and he is to be sworn in as Zimbabwe's president on Friday.
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As leader of the local terrorism task force, Mr. Fernandez was charged with further tightening bonds once badly frayed by the Police Department's expanding counterterrorism mission after Sept. 11.
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Netanyahu stressed that if Gantz tries to form a minority government with the support of the Arab-Israeli parties, he will fight against him as leader of the opposition.
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President Obama's oratorical skills, paired with a keen intellect enabling him to digest complex issues, have served to establish his credibility as leader of the world's most visible country.
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Kaylie Konrad (Bryana Salaz), a teenage celebrity, returns for more court-ordered community service as leader of a middle school wilderness club in Part 2 of this comedy series.
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BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel, poised to win a fourth term as leader of Europe's largest economy, has a secret wish: to host her own television talk show.
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"China sees itself as a great civilization that needs to regain its status as leader of the world," says Kadira Pethiyagoda, a fellow at the Brookings Institution Doha Center.
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He fought the injustices of white minority rule from within South Africa, most prominently by defending the rights of black miners as leader of the National Union of Mineworkers.
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Cameron took office in 2010 as leader of a coalition government and in May last year won a second term with a surprise outright majority at a national election.
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Meanwhile, Seagram's heiress Clare Bronfman, who has funded countless lawsuits against Nxivm's critics, has taken over as leader of the remaining "slaves," according to former Nxivm publicist Frank Parlato.
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Zuma, who is battling corruption allegations, has been in a weakened position since he was replaced as leader of the ANC in December by Cyril Ramaphosa, the deputy president.
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On the flip side, anti-immigrant sentiments strengthened opposition to German Chancellor Angela Merkel, ultimately prompting her decision this week to step down as leader of her Christian Democratic party.
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A member of the League from the age of 17, he made a name for himself as leader of the communist wing of what was then a very different party.
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He fought the injustices of white minority rule from within South Africa, most prominently by defending the rights of black miners as leader of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM).
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Her resignation as leader of the House of Commons made her the last of the three-dozen ministers who have stepped down from May's government in the past 13 months.
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Kramp-Karrenbauer's victory last December in a tight race to succeed Merkel as leader of the CDU put the 56-year-old in pole position to become Germany's next chancellor.
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DUESSELDORF, Germany (Reuters) - The race to succeed Angela Merkel as leader of Germany's ruling conservatives, and take pole position to succeed her as chancellor, is going down to the wire.
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Late last week, Sanders joined Omaha mayoral candidate Heath Mello for a rally supporting his bid to oust Republican incumbent Jean Stothert as leader of the largest city in Nebraska.
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LUANDA (Reuters) - Angola's ruling People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) on Friday confirmed the election of Jose Eduardo dos Santos for another term as leader of the party.
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She emerged as leader of the then-struggling Labour Party a year ago, just weeks before a general election that ended almost a decade of center-right National Party rule.
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Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa was elected last month to replace Zuma as leader of the ruling African National Congress, putting him in pole position to become South Africa's next president.
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The booklet was an attempt by Mr McDonnell, then on the backbenches, to scupper the coronation of Gordon Brown as leader of the Labour Party and prime minister in 19953.
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Mr. Johnson is seen as a possible successor to Mr. Cameron as leader of the Conservatives, particularly if Britain votes to leave; Mr. Cameron is campaigning for Britain to remain.
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Before becoming president in 2005, he held a number of ministerial portfolios, and served as leader of the opposition from March 2002 until he was appointed prime minister in 2004.
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Paddles' rise to social media fame matched her 37-year-old owner's meteoric ascent to the prime ministership after only taking over as leader of her Labour Party in August.
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Ironically, the little breathing room Mr Kem Sokha has been afforded is probably thanks to the efforts of his predecessor as leader of the CNRP, Sam Rainsy, to enter Cambodia.
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Kramp-Karrenbauer's victory last December in a tight race to succeed Merkel as leader of the CDU put the 56-year-old in pole position to become Germany's next chancellor.
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You see, despite very clearly being a senior military leader of the IRA, Adams has always denied involvement, and instead served as leader of the IRA's political wing, Sinn Fein.
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An obituary on Wednesday by The Associated Press about Anker Jorgensen, a former prime minister of Denmark, misstated the year he stepped down as leader of the Social Democratic Party.
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It is traditional for the second party in a German coalition to get control of the foreign ministry, and so Mr. Westerwelle, as leader of the Free Democrats, took charge.
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Some of Johnson's advisers believe Farage, who rose to prominence as leader of the UK Independence Party, is toxic and would damage their party's standing with liberal voters by association.
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European leaders made clear on Friday that they would not be recognizing Catalan independence and would support Mr. Rajoy, as leader of one of the bloc's most important member states.
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But within hours of her announcement on Monday that she would step down this year as leader of her conservative party, focus had shifted to who could possibly replace her.
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More important, will President Trump decide to keep Janet L. Yellen as leader of America's central bank, or will he turn to someone like the former Fed governor Kevin Warsh?
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Ruth Davidson's resignation as leader of the Scottish Conservatives has weakened Toryism north of the border and provided the rebels with another example of the cost of Mr Johnson's policies.
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He will retire from the F.B.I. on Friday as leader of the New York Joint Terrorism Task Force, in what amounts to a one-man exodus of operational know-how.
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Will you promise as leader of this country … to use all of your energy to address the problem as it happened and to prevent it from happening to another generation?
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He kicked his addiction in prison, and as leader of the penitentiary's big band he spent much of his time writing tunes and arrangements, as well as learning the flute.
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Elizabeth H. Bradley, 54, a professor of public health at Yale, will take over as leader of Vassar in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., this summer, the liberal arts college announced on Wednesday.
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I don't really think about the sweep, I don't think of anything but how can I as leader of the ballclub put our guys in a position to be successful.
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MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's former Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy on Tuesday announced he was resigning as leader of the conservative People's Party (PP) after losing power in a no-confidence vote.
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The whole episode ultimately led to Nunes temporarily stepping aside as leader of the House Intelligence Committee's Russia investigation amid an Ethics Committee investigation over whether he revealed classified information.
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In 2017, he was ousted as leader of his party, but just a year later, he had not only retaken the helm of his party but also become prime minister.
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"I no longer believe that our approach will deliver on the referendum result," Leadsom, who served as Leader of the House of Commons, said in a resignation letter to May.
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Forty eight lawmakers in May's party must submit a letter to Graham Brady in order to trigger a confidence vote that could see her removed as leader of the Conservatives.
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Roth said that the candidates vying to succeed Theresa May as leader of the Conservative Party and Prime Minister would do well to bear this in mind when making campaign pledges.
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Even if the courts deny him the chance, he would still be calling the shots as leader of the center-right in the event of a victory at the national elections.
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Suspicions of a cover-up could slash Abe's ratings and dash his hopes of a third term as leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in an election in September.
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On the bright side, Matteo Renzi, the former prime minister, resigned on February 19th as leader of the Democratic Party (PD), the dominant party in government and the M5S's chief rival.
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Christoph Waltz has some passionate thoughts to share about Nigel Farage, the Leave campaigner who has announced he'll stand down as leader of the UK Independence Party despite the Brexit vote.
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YouTuber NykeFaller showed the world exactly what it would be like if Obama hung up his tie and laced up some Jordans after his stint as leader of the free world.
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WHEN Stephen Harper stepped down as leader of Canada's Conservative Party after losing a national election in October 2015, it looked as if the party he had created might come apart.
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"MY AMBITION is not insignificant," grinned Paul Nuttall after taking over from Nigel Farage as leader of the UK Independence Party (UKIP) on November 0003th (pictured above, left, with Mr Farage).
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Shinzo Abe overcame cronyism scandals to win a third term as leader of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, and is thus on course to become the country's longest-serving prime minister.
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This week Shinzo Abe won a third consecutive term as leader of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), earning 69% of the vote in a ballot of the party's members and MPs.
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It was a striking result for a party set up only in February, and was five points better than Mr Farage achieved as leader of the UK Independence Party in 2014.
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As leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP), he helped drive growing support for Scottish independence but Scotland ultimately voted to stay part of the United Kingdom in a 2014 referendum.
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Castro was responsible for establishing the first Communist state in the western hemisphere, beginning what would become a nearly five-decade reign as leader of Cuba, not far from US shores.
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Leadsom, 53, has emerged as the top pro-Brexit contender to succeed Prime Minister David Cameron as leader of the ruling Conservative party, according to bookmakers and newspapers over the weekend.
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At his first news conference as leader of the bankrupt U.S. territory, Pierluisi said Puerto Rico's Senate would meet on Wednesday to vote on whether to confirm his position as governor.
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But, but, but ... "America first" stings in places that aren't America, and Trump's neglect or contempt of traditional alliances has risked the office's traditional mantle as leader of the free world.
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The bookend to his remarkable political story will be that he is replaced in the White House by a man who tried to delegitimize him as leader of the birther movement.
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Both contenders to succeed Theresa May as leader of the Conservative Party and prime minister this month, Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt, have refused to rule out a no-deal Brexit.
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During the financial crisis of 2008-09 sales of "Capital", Marx's most significant work, soared; after Jeremy Corbyn's election as leader of Britain's Labour Party, sales of the "Communist Manifesto" spiked.
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The 66-year-old son of a retired policeman, Ramaphosa rose to prominence as a labor activist defending the rights of black miners as leader of the National Union of Mineworkers.
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LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson appointed Jacob Rees-Mogg as leader of the House of Commons late on Wednesday, giving the prominent Brexit supporter his first ever government role.
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Johnson, a front-runner to succeed Cameron as leader of the Conservative Party, has emerged as one of the most important voices in the "Out" campaign ahead of the June vote.
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Wednesday will be the last day that Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen will face the press as leader of the central bank before Trump nominee Jerome Powell takes over her post.
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That in itself will give us more insight into his character and perhaps some background as to how Snoke rose to power and asserted himself as leader of the First Order.
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BERLIN — German Chancellor Angela Merkel is stepping down as leader of her party after four terms at its helm, leaving behind a political legacy that defined Europe but divided her country.
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The cabinet member, Andrea Leadsom, left her position as leader of the House of Commons at the end of a day of swirling rumors about a cabinet coup against Mrs. May.
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TAIPEI, Taiwan — The president of Taiwan resigned as leader of her party Saturday night after it suffered stunning local election defeats to the opposition Kuomintang, which favors closer ties with China.
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Petain led the French army to victory in Verdun in 1916, but gained infamy and a conviction for treason for his actions as leader of Vichy France from 1940 to 1944.
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Johnson was elected as leader of the Conservative Party and therefore became prime minister on the grounds of leaving on the October 31 date, whatever the outcome of any new talks.
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The idea would be to restore the role to its intended purpose of serving as leader of the whole House rather than the highly partisan and polarizing position it has become.
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As leader of the insurance industry's lobbying group, Kahn was the brains behind "Harry and Louise," one of the most notorious health-care ad campaigns, which ran in 1993 and 1994.
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Luigi Di Maio stepped down on Wednesday as leader of Italy's co-governing 300-Star movement, as it seeks to stem a wave of defections that threatens the government's parliamentary majority.
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It was just over 92,000 of these grassroots activists, out of an electorate of just over 40 million, who — in July 2019 — selected Boris Johnson as Leader of the Conservative party.
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When Trump meets Putin, he will either restore America's role as leader of the free world, or continue a course that is perilous for his presidency and dangerous to our security.
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Like Bismarck, who had united Germany and created a delicate balance of power in Europe, Bush and his aides forged a new international structure with America as leader of the pack.
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With the FARC peace deal, however, the ELN became the largest remaining rebel group in Colombia and tried to take on the mantle as leader of Marxist struggle in the country.
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Losing a confidence vote would not automatically force May to resign as leader of the Conservative Party, but politically it is unlikely she would seek to carry on in the role.
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Reid represented Nevada in the Senate from 1987 to 2017 and served as leader of the Senate Democrats from 2005 to 2017 and as Senate majority leader from 2007 to 2015.
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"I will do all that I humanly can, as leader of the government, to bring about a significant improvement and to address some of the great deficiencies that exist," Howard said.
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This fragile situation means that Varadkar knows his position as leader of the country could be very short-lived, with many political pundits predicting a general election as soon as 2018.
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Gove -- who has declared himself a candidate to replace the outgoing Theresa May as leader of the Conservative Party and therefore Prime Minister -- has no interest in cozying up to Donald Trump.
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From Patrick Brown's disgraceful exit as leader of Ontario's Progressive Conservatives to Kathleen Wynne's pre-election concession spiel, the lead-up to the Ontario election has seen one dramatic twist after another.
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Cameron has said he will resign by October and leave it to his successor as leader of the Conservative party to notify the Union that Britain is leaving by invoking Article 50.
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For Austria, the forced coalition hasn't been an easy road, but one that Kurz brought on himself and should have been better prepared to navigate as leader of the center-right party.
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MADRID — Catalonia is likely to convene new regional elections after a far-left party there voted Sunday against allowing Artur Mas to continue as leader of the region and its secessionist movement.
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The U.S. and nearly 60 other governments say Maduro's 2018 election was illegitimate and that Guaidó, as leader of the country's National Assembly, should be named interim president under the Venezuelan constitution.
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The previous one, in 1980, marked the naming of Kim's father, Kim Jong Il, as successor to his own father, North Korea's founder Kim Il Sung, as leader of the reclusive nation.
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Whether Abe wins a third term as leader of the Liberal Democratic Party in September, or is forced to step down sooner, will depend on whether, and how far, his support falls.
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Meanwhile, Conservative party candidates launched their campaigns to replace Prime Minister Theresa May, who resigned as leader of her party on Friday but will remain Prime Minister until her successor is appointed.
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Merz has taken an early lead in the race to succeed Angela Merkel as leader of Germany's Christian Democrats and secure the chance of running for chancellor as soon as next year.
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During a televised debate on Tuesday, the two candidates to replace May as leader of the Conservative party and Prime Minister were asked if they'd keep Darroch on, or force his exit.
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Why it matters: Cyril Ramaphosa replaced Zuma both as president and as leader of the African National Congress (ANC) party, which has ruled South Africa since the end of apartheid in 1994.
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He's got no reason to mistrust brown people or question the notion of a woman being qualified to serve as leader of the free world, as Trump's more deplorable supporters surely do.
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Salvini has eclipsed Berlusconi as leader of the right but still needs his support if he is to make a renewed bid for power, leading to an ambiguous and often tense relationship.
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HELSINKI (Reuters) - Interior Minister Petteri Orpo said on Wednesday he would seek to oust Finance Minister Alexander Stubb as leader of Finland's conservative National Coalition Party because of its declining public support.
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Mr. Haqqani has been closely identified with this year's aggressive Taliban offensive in Afghanistan, and has a history of effective operations planning and fund-raising as leader of the Haqqani militant network.
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Linda McMahon, former WWE president and CEO and wife of WWE chairman and all-around head honcho Vince McMahon, is a member of Trump's cabinet as leader of the Small Business Administration.
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He also increased his exposure to Japanese stocks, to benefit from the positive momentum following Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's confirmation as leader of the Liberal Democratic Party in a mid-month vote.
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And several people interviewed said they had begun to patch up any break with a conversation on the Saturday after the president-elect removed the governor as leader of his transition team.
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When Mugabe, as leader of the Zimbabwean African National Union-Patriotic Front (Zanu-PF), became ruler of Zimbabwe at independence in April 1980, José Eduardo dos Santos was already President of Angola.
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Following the death of Annadurai in 1969, he took over as leader of the DMK and as chief minister, a post he would hold for nearly 18 years over five separate terms.
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WASHINGTON — Carla Provost, who has been serving as acting chief of the Border Patrol, will take over as leader of the agency on a permanent basis, Customs and Border Protection announced Thursday.
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Salmond, who led the devolved Scottish government for seven years until 2014 and helped drive growing support for Scottish independence as leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP), had denied any wrongdoing.
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A void in the House: The death of Representative Elijah Cummings set off a quiet but consequential contest among Democrats to succeed him as leader of the House Oversight and Reform Committee.
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During the Obama presidency, this rising band of isolationist neo-progs have seen their ideas nourished and been drawn to the Administration's rationalizations for shirking America's role as leader of the West.
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"Boris kept his distance and was with the gang mocking the president," Nigel Farage — a Trump ally but a Johnson rival as leader of the upstart Brexit Party — tells Lawler via text.
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"God the almighty has promised to get his revenge, and God is the main avenger," Esmail Ghaani, who was appointed as leader of the elite Quds Force hours after Soleimani's assassination, said.
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LONDON, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Italian government bond yields spiked 5-8 bps across the yield curve on Wednesday on reports Italy's Di Maio will step down as leader of 5-star movement.
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A central figure in the 2016 referendum who came to power as leader of the ruling Conservative Party in July, Johnson has pledged to take Britain out of the EU on Oct.
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But both conservatives suggested some sort of arrangement or deal could be brokered in the coming months that could resolve the question of who succeeds Ryan as leader of the GOP conference.
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"It's OK to have a disagreement with the president from time to time, but what's not okay is to run away from him as leader of the party and president," Saltsman added.
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Pablo Casado, who replaced Mr. Rajoy as leader of the conservative Popular Party, recently accused Mr. Sánchez of treason for holding unsuccessful talks with the current separatist leader of Catalonia, Quim Torra.
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He then spent 2017 consolidating his position as leader of the Republican Party at the expense of eschewing most of the policy heterodoxy that made him so intriguing as a 2016 candidate.
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The success of left-wing populists like the Syriza party in Greece and the election of Jeremy Corbyn as leader of the Labour Party in Britain shows that such ideas still have appeal.
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" And Dan Kohl, the Democratic challenger in Wisconsin's 6th District, told Fox6 in April that "if I&aposm elected to Congress, I would not vote for Nancy Pelosi as leader of the Democrats.
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The rand has appreciated by about 20 percent against the dollar since mid-November, in the run-up of the election of Cyril Ramaphosa as leader of ruling African National Congress in December.
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SKILLED NEGOTIATOR The 66-year-old son of a retired policeman, Ramaphosa rose to prominence as a labour activist defending the rights of black miners as leader of the National Union of Mineworkers.
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Some hope he has better luck in the job than as leader of the Liberal Democrats, who saw their support collapse after he reneged on a promise not to increase university tuition fees.
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The pound has been on the backfoot in recent weeks as investors sit on the sidelines while the contest to succeed Theresa May as leader of the Conservative party and country heats up.
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"I CAN'T stay sitting on the sidelines," sighed Matteo Renzi, the former prime minister of Italy, towards the end of his campaign for re-election as leader of the governing Democratic Party (PD).
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Back in Europe, British Prime Minister Theresa May officially resigned as leader of the U.K.'s Conservative Party, however she will maintain her position as Prime Minister until a political heir is found.
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JEREMY HUNT and Boris Johnson are on the hustings, travelling through Britain to seek support for their bids to succeed Theresa May as leader of the Conservative Party, and thus as prime minister.
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He will be seeking a seat as leader of his DiEM25 movement, a group that says it wants to halt the "rise of misanthropy, xenophobia and toxic nationalism" and stop the EU disintegrating.
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Why it matters: The summons does not provide great optics for Johnson, who is a frontrunner to replace Theresa May as leader of the Conservative Party and become the country's next prime minister.
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Laurene and I have settled on a plan that, as I approach 70, Emerson Collective will take full ownership of The Atlantic and she serve in my stead as leader of the enterprise.
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Joyce, who is married and expecting a baby with a former media adviser, quit as leader of the rural National Party amid demands from some party members to end the century-old coalition.
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On Sunday, Austria's foreign minister took over as leader of the country's main conservative party and called for a snap parliamentary election that centre-left Chancellor Christian Kern admitted he could not prevent.
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LONDON, July 24 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson appointed Jacob Rees-Mogg as leader of the House of Commons late on Wednesday, giving the prominent Brexit supporter his first ever government role.
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LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Theresa May's position as leader of the ruling Conservative Party is under assault by eurosceptic lawmakers who reject her EU exit strategy and want a more pro-Brexit leader.
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Ryan's successor as leader of the House GOP will have some big fundraising shoes to fill, as the Wisconsin Republican was known for going on the road to raise money for the party.
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Nunes struggled to provide an explanation for the unusual trip on Monday even as Democrats demanded that he step aside as leader of the investigation into Russia's meddling in the U.S. presidential election.
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Letters seized during the U.S. military raid on Osama bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, "indicate that he was grooming Hamza to replace him as leader" of al Qaeda, according to the department.
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"Today is the first time I am speaking to you as leader of the next generation of PAP leaders," Heng said on the day his role as deputy prime minister came into effect.
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Zuma, who is battling corruption allegations, is in a weakened position since he was replaced as leader of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) party in December by Cyril Ramaphosa, the deputy president.
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Her own voice is nearly inaudible in the National Assembly; her position as leader of the party, following a disastrous debate performance against Mr. Macron last spring, has been challenged as never before.
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OTTAWA — Doug Ford, the brother of the former Toronto mayor who confessed to crack cocaine use and public intoxication, was narrowly elected on Saturday as leader of Ontario's Progressive Conservatives, the opposition party.
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The former foreign secretary, Boris Johnson; the former Brexit secretary, Dominic Raab; and Andrea Leadsom, who had quit as leader of the House of Commons on Wednesday, are all seen as likely contenders.
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Critics warn of dashed expectations, reiterating their view that Mr. Kim will never completely abandon the nuclear weapons considered so dear to his regime's survival and his legitimacy as leader of North Korea.
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ROME (Reuters) - Luigi Di Maio stepped down on Wednesday as leader of Italy's co-governing 5-Star movement, as it seeks to stem a wave of defections that threatens the government's parliamentary majority.
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Cabello's potential designation is especially because of his role as leader of the Cartel de los Soles, a network of drug trafficking cells plaguing Venezuela's military and has reigned with impunity for decades.
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Top officials gathered in Pyongyang on Tuesday, the fifth anniversary of Mr. Kim's election as leader of the ruling Workers' Party, and vowed to uphold his policy of strengthening the North's nuclear arsenal.
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To the surprise of many, Mr. McGuinness struck up a warm relationship with a former adversary, Ian Paisley, who, as leader of the Democratic Unionist Party, became Northern Ireland's first minister in 2007.
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Pompeo, who represented Kansas in Congress from 2011 until this year, has kept a relatively low profile as leader of the CIA, occasionally making headlines for remarks at think tank forums in Washington.
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It was Mr. Stafford, as leader of the interim team running the company, who brought in Ms. McBride to coach dancers in Balanchine's "Divertimento from 'Le Baiser de la Fée'" earlier this year.
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Stanislaw Tillich's decision not seek re-election as leader of Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats (CDU) in Saxony signals tension among her conservatives over the surge of the anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany (AfD).
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As leader of the free world, he also faces a deepening recession in Brazil, an economic disaster in Venezuela, a desperate migrant crisis in Central America and potential return to frosty relationship with Cuba.
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Washington has imposed sanctions on a number of high-level officials and Venezuelan state entities to ramp up the pressure on Maduro — and ultimately try to oust him as leader of the OPEC country.
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Now that he has been overwhelmingly endorsed as leader of the party that dominates the government of his successor as prime minister, Paolo Gentiloni, Mr Renzi can insist that ministers dance to his tune.
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KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan's new prime minister, Abdalla Hamdok, was sworn in on Wednesday as leader of a transitional government, and he vowed to make achieving peace and solving the country's economic crisis a priority.
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" Read: Johnson won't run for Prime minister Nigel Farage One of the chief campaigners for Brexit, Farage stood down as leader of the UK Independence Party after claiming his "political ambition has been achieved.
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During last weekend's episode, a sketch featuring Alec Baldwin's version of Trump ended with Grim Reaper Bannon pushing the president off to the side to reclaim his seat as leader of the free world.
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On Sunday, he said he'd resign as leader of his party and would not run for re-election next year, but he refused to step down as governor before the end of his term.
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One of the first to learn that harsh lesson was Senator Charles Schumer of New York, who as leader of the Democratic minority in the Senate was allowed to speak briefly before Mr Trump.
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Abdelaziz, who died on Tuesday aged 68, will be buried on Saturday after more than three decades as leader of the Sahrawi people's Polisario Front movement and president of its self-declared Sahrawi Republic.
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Johnson was elected as leader of Britain's governing Conservative Party and the next prime minister, tasked with following through on his "do-or-die" pledge to deliver Brexit in just over three months time.
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BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel's rival Martin Schulz, has said he wants to stay on as leader of the Social Democrats (SPD) even if his party loses in a federal election next month.
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VIENNA (Reuters) - Norbert Hofer, proposed to replace scandal-tainted Heinz-Christian Strache as leader of Austria's Freedom Party, is the country's transport minister who nearly became western Europe's first far-right president in 2016.
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"If my election as leader of Fine Gael today has shown anything, it is that prejudice has no hold on this republic," Varadkar said after his victory was announced in Dublin on June 2.
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Op-Ed Contributor LONDON — Jeremy Corbyn's tenure since last September as leader of the Labour Party has been bumpy, to say the least: The party now has the worst poll ratings in its history.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi's controversial decision to install a rabble-rouser as leader of India's most populous state may signal a new direction in his policy platform and potentially sow seeds of religious tension.
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BERLIN, Nov 8 (Reuters) - Brexit will have a major impact on continental Europe's economy, said German conservative Friedrich Merz, who is running to replace Chancellor Angela Merkel as leader of her Christian Democrats (CDU).
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In 2015, Noda tried to challenge Abe's re-election as leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) but failed to get the backing of the 20 lawmakers needed to launch a formal bid.
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Gandhi, the scion of India's most influential political dynasty -- the son, grandson and great-grandson of former Prime Ministers, officially took over as leader of the opposition on December 16, replacing his mother, Sonia.
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Mr. Lhota used his past experience as leader of the transportation authority during Hurricane Sandy in 2012 as a way of explaining how different this crisis is than what he faced in the past.
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Pelosi's unmatched fundraising ability, coupled with her willingness to wield power within her party when it came to committee assignments and other plum prizes, made her unassailable as leader of Democrats in the House.
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The former foreign secretary, Boris Johnson; the former Brexit secretary, Dominic Raab; and Andrea Leadsom, who left her cabinet post as leader of the House of Commons on Wednesday, are seen as likely contenders.
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BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's Martin Schulz will step down as leader of the center-left Social Democrats (SPD) to become foreign minister in Chancellor Angela Merkel's next government, the Sueddeutsche Zeitung daily reported on Wednesday.
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This could be solved if Netanyahu were replaced as leader of Likud, but he defeated a recent primary challenge decisively and, after this strong election performance, has most likely cemented his control over Likud.
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As leader of the opposition, he must hold together Senate Democrats (including five who are running for president) while securing the cooperation of some of the very same Republicans he is working to defeat.
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The election of businessman-turned-politician Cyril Ramaphosa as leader of the country's ruling African National Congress (ANC), over incumbent president Jacob Zuma, in December was an indictment of the current state of affairs.
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Anwar says the accusations aimed at removing him from his post at the time, as leader of the opposition, which came close to defeating Najib Razak, another Mahathir protege, in the disputed 2013 election.
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Speaking to journalists, he said he was resigning from his role as leader of the National Party, to put aside "this current cacophony of issues" and avoid further harassment of his family and partner.
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Some 65 percent of voters want Joyce to step down as leader of the rural-based National Party, the junior partner in the government led by the Liberal Party, The Australian newspaper's Newspoll showed.
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In other presidential action, Trump travels to England, where, in his role as leader of the United States on an official visit to America's greatest ally at a critical time, he attacks ... Bette Midler.
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Although Nazarbayev, 78, resigned as president, he is set to retain sweeping powers as "Yelbasy" - head of the nation - as well as leader of the security council and of the ruling Nur Otan party.
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LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said on Friday Theresa May was right to resign as prime minister and whoever replaced her as leader of the Conservative Party must call an election.
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In his former incarnation as leader of the U.K. Independence Party, Mr. Farage, who is a member of the European Parliament, tried and failed to win election to Westminster no fewer than seven times.
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As leader of the international body in 2016, China will host a meeting of G-20 finance ministers and central bankers in Chengdu on June 22-23, followed by September's G-20 summit in Hangzhou.
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Pro-Remainers have called publicly for a second, do-over referendum — the so-called "People's Vote" — and have been disappointed by Corbyn's failure, as leader of the opposition, to effectively campaign for such a vote.
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As leader of the country that will be most directly affected if Britain leaves as scheduled on March 29 without a withdrawal agreement to regulate things, Varadkar's views carry considerable weight among his EU colleagues.
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LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Theresa May stepped down as leader of the governing Conservatives on Friday, officially triggering a contest to replace her that could see her party embrace a tougher stance on Brexit.
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On October 29th, following an astonishing drubbing handed out to her Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in the prosperous state of Hesse, she announced that she will step down as leader of the party in December.
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This is perhaps a fitting political epitaph for Theresa May, who steps down as leader of the party on June 7th after three years characterised by a toxic combination of hubris, dithering and poor judgment.
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But his record as a manager tells us he would make a poor chief executive, which is every president's primary job as leader of the most powerful and complex organization the world has ever known.
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Merkel's preferred successor as leader of her conservatives, CDU Secretary General Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, has also warned the SPD that pulling out of the ruling coalition after the Hesse vote would trigger a federal election.
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The Barzanis "fought for oil; we fought for soil," says Lahur Talabani, the head of one of the enclave's two intelligence agencies and a contender to succeed his uncle as leader of the eastern fief.
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The chancellor's decision to give up the party leadership highlights her waning authority, dented by two regional election setbacks this year and a close ally losing his role as leader of her conservatives' parliamentary group.
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The 75-year-old Zuma, in power since 2009 and mired in corruption allegations, has been living on borrowed time since Ramaphosa took over his other role as leader of the ruling party in December.
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On Sunday, Rosselló announced that he would resign as leader of his party and would not run for re-election next year, but refused to step down as governor before the end of his term.
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TORONTO, March 22 (Reuters) - Former Toronto mayor Rob Ford, whose tumultuous four years as leader of Canada's largest city included an admission of smoking crack, died on Tuesday, his office said, after struggling with cancer.
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Before stepping down as leader of the UK Independence Party, Nigel Farage enjoyed a garden party in the company of media mogul Rupert Murdoch ... and the whole thing was documented on Twitter by Lily Allen.
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BERLIN/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Andrea Nahles said on Sunday she would resign as leader of Germany's Social Democrats (SPD), raising new doubts about the durability of Chancellor Angela Merkel's ruling coalition with the center-left party.
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"Every president since Franklin D. Roosevelt has been honored with a meticulously curated memorial library commemorating the documents of historical value crafted during his time as leader of the free world," the press release reads.
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"I spent a lot of time over the winter holiday reflecting, and with the New Year, and after 8 years at Facebook, I've decided to step down as leader of the communications group," Marooney wrote.
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The schism between the two nations has roots in the 14-century split between the Sunni and Shiite branches of Islam over who should succeed the Islamic Prophet Mohammed as leader of the Islamic faith.
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Schumer, in his new role as leader of the Democrats in Congress, knows the base of his party wants to see their leaders fight hard against a president many view as corrupt, radical and illegitimate.
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Davutoglu said on Thursday he was stepping down as leader of the ruling AK Party at an extraordinary congress on May 22, ending weeks of speculation about his future amid tensions with President Tayyip Erdogan.
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As leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP), he helped to push support for Scottish independence to a record level but Scotland ultimately voted to stay part of the United Kingdom in a 2014 referendum.
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Farron said he had concluded that it was impossible for him to stay as leader of a progressive, liberal party and live as a committed Christian despite not seeking to impose his views on others.
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Yet having accomplished his goal, Mr. Farage quit as leader of the party, known as UKIP, which has experienced a comedy of errors ever since, damaging its reputation and calling its very survival into question.
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And after quitting as leader of Ontario's Progressive Conservatives following sexual misconduct allegations, Patrick Brown is now the mayor of Brampton, Ontario, a fast-growing Toronto suburb that he only recently began to call home.
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But last month, one of her closest allies was defeated as leader of the conservative bloc's parliamentary group by a little-known challenger — further indication that Ms. Merkel's support is weakening within her own party.
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Guzman, 61, was extradited to the United States in 2017 and has been on trial since November on charges of trafficking cocaine, heroin and other drugs into the country as leader of the Sinaloa Cartel.
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Guzman was extradited to the United States in January 2017 to face charges that he trafficked massive quantities of cocaine, heroin, marijuana and other drugs into the United States as leader of the Sinaloa Cartel.
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Mr. Joyce said that he would step down on Monday as leader of the National Party and deputy prime minister, but would continue to serve in Parliament as a member representing his New England constituency.
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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Jacob Zuma resigned as South African president late on Wednesday, under pressure from allies of Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa, who replaced him as leader of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) in December.
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That would be a reprise of Mr. Farage's role leading up to 2016 as leader of the U.K. Independence Party, when he startled the Conservative government into calling the Brexit referendum in the first place.
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The scandal-plagued Zuma has been facing calls from within the ruling party and the opposition for him to step down since deputy president Cyril Ramaphosa succeeded him as leader of the party last month.
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In 1977, while in her 20s, she took part in a televised debate as leader of the party's youth wing, appearing at times to outshine the party's leader, Erling Norvik, with her wit and knowledge.
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Her star-making moment came as leader of the Americans at Rio 2016, with the United States winning gold in the team event and Biles winning individual gold in vault, floor exercise, and all-around.
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BEIRUT, Lebanon — Three years ago, a black-clad cleric named Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi ascended a mosque pulpit in the Iraqi city of Mosul and addressed the world as leader of a new terrorist state.
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Cover image: German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks for the last time as leader of the CDU at the 31st National Party Conference of the CDU (Christian Democratic Union) on December 07, 2018 in Hamburg, Germany.
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Struggling to get a microphone to work, he put on a brave face as he announced that he was resigning as leader of both his political party, the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), and Barisan Nasional.
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He also said that shunning the agreement would create "collateral damage" for the United States, and that it was "completely plausible" that China could step in as leader of climate change talks in the US' place.
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This then paved the way for Haddad to run as leader of the Workers' Party, promising a return to the days when — under Lula's premiership — Brazil enjoyed eight years of economic boom from 2003 to 2011.
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Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann on Monday stepped down as leader of the centrist coalition government and as head of his Social Democratic Party (SPO), two weeks after the SPO suffered a disastrous result in presidential elections.
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Sessions, as leader of the Justice Department, has stressed the importance of treating drugs as a problem for law enforcement, insisting on longer sentences for nonviolent drug offenders and promoting the seizure of property from suspects.
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The race to succeed Theresa May as leader of the ruling Conservative Party and prime minister entered a new phase on Thursday with Tory members of parliament (MPs) having their first vote for their preferred candidate.
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In the poll's findings, more than 9 in 10 of blacks disapproved of the president's job as leader of the country, the same number of blacks also believe the U.S. is headed in the wrong direction.
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Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, who is leading the race to succeed Merkel as leader of her ruling conservatives, also said Germany must be ready to take more responsibility in foreign policy and to spend more on defense.
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The Speaker of Catalonia's parliament proposed that Carles Puigdemont be reappointed as leader of the region's government, threatening a fresh crisis with Spain, as he is in exile and faces arrest for sedition if he returns.
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As leader of the notorious Sinaloa cartel, Guzman oversaw perhaps the world's largest transnational cocaine, heroin and methamphetamine smuggling operation, playing a key role in Mexico's decade-long drug war that has killed over 100,000 people.
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He came to the attention of the Johnson administration during the Vietnam War as leader of an on-site RAND study of the so-called pacification program to win popular support for the South Vietnamese government.
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VIENNA (Reuters) - Austria's youthful foreign minister took over as leader of the country's main conservative party on Sunday and called for a snap parliamentary election that center-left Chancellor Christian Kern admitted he could not prevent.
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But having failed to deliver the "substantial change" that he promised last September when knifing his predecessor, Tony Abbott, as leader of the (conservative) Liberal Party and prime minister, Mr Turnbull has mainly himself to blame.
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Cook, who has at times used his position as leader of one of the world's most valuable companies to comment on current political issues, said it applies to speaking up for immigrants and the LGBTQ community.
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LONDON — Boris Johnson has won the contest to replace Theresa May as leader of the Conservative Party after she announced that she would step down in June to pave the way for a new prime minister.
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Francis, celebrating his fifth Christmas as leader of the world's 1.2 billion Roman Catholics, led a solemn Mass for about 10,000 people in St. Peter's Basilica while many others followed the service from the square outside.
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Howard Panter, a knighted titan of British theater who had been ambitiously leading his company into the American market, is suddenly out as leader of the company that he and his wife founded 24 years ago.
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May's future as leader of the ruling Conservative Party has been subject to heightened speculation after she gambled on a snap election last year which went badly wrong and cost her party its majority in parliament.
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A government commission looking into child sexual abuse by the clergy had previously accused Cardinal Pell of mishandling sexual misconduct allegations against clergy members while he served as leader of the archdioceses of Melbourne and Sydney.
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In the trial, expected to last up to four months, prosecutors are seeking to prove that Guzman sent massive shipments of cocaine, heroin, marijuana and methamphetamine into the United States as leader of Mexico's Sinaloa Cartel.
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Despite Germany's reputation as a progressive society, and Merkel's emerging role as leader of the liberal world order in the post-Obama era, the country is ruled by a party wedded to conservative Christian social values.
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Editorial Cyril Ramaphosa, once Nelson Mandela's choice to be his heir, was elected on Monday as leader of South Africa's African National Congress, the country's dominant party, and thus almost certainly will become the next president.
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A year ago, Mr. Puigdemont told me over dinner that his one and only purpose as leader of Catalonia was to lead his region to independence and to fulfill a goal pursued since his student years.
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But as her party started to struggle in elections, Merkel stepped down as leader of the CDU in 2018, saying that though she would remain in power as chancellor she would not seek reelection in 2021.
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BERLIN, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Senior German conservative lawmaker Norbert Roettgen has put himself forward as a surprise contender to take over as leader of Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats (CDU), he confirmed to Reuters on Tuesday.
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Tsai's comfortable victory caps a remarkable comeback after devastating local election results in 2018 saw her step down as leader of the Democratic Progressive Party following its crushing defeat in races across the self-governing island.
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On Thursday, May will mark the start of her second year as leader of the country, a position which requires the British incumbent to safely navigate the country through its divorce proceedings with the European Union.
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The former anti-apartheid activist was Nelson Mandela's favorite to succeed him as leader of the African National Congress and South African president, but the party overlooked him in a crushing blow to his political ambitions.
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Kim Jong Un's constant concern about being overthrown as leader of North Korea complicates any dealings with the reclusive nation over its nuclear missile program, said Bill Richardson, whose past diplomatic missions included negotiations with Pyongyang.
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LONDON (Reuters) - British health minister Matt Hancock is considering whether to abandon his campaign to succeed Prime Minister Theresa May as leader of the Conservative Party, and may announce a decision on Friday, the BBC reported.
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LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Theresa May's position as leader of the Conservative Party - and consequently her premiership - is under threat from lawmakers who are unhappy at the Brexit deal she has agreed with the European Union.
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Conservative leader Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, who succeeded Merkel as leader of the Christian Democrats, joined German politicians, industrialists and artists in a last-minute plea to Britons as the clock ticks down to Brexit in 70 days.
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French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault eschewed the customary diplomatic niceties to ask how a man who had told lies as leader of the Leave campaign in last month's British EU referendum could be a credible interlocutor.
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In the most significant fallout from accusations of sexual harassment, first reported in BuzzFeed News, the prominent physicist and skeptic Lawrence Krauss is out as leader of the Origins Project, a prestigious science program that he founded.
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Abdelaziz died in May aged 68 after more than three decades as leader of the Sahrawi Polisario Front and president of its self-declared Sahrawi Republic, with its base in southern Algeria since a ceasefire in 1991.
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For instance, "there are a lot of efficiencies to having a capable, honest and knowledgeable person serve as leader of both management and the board," said Larcker's Rock Center colleague Brian Tayan, a Stanford Law School researcher.
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As leader of Australia's conservative Liberal National Coalition, Abbott was repeatedly accused by opponents of holding 'misogynist' or anti-women views and policies, culminating in a speech by former Prime Minister Julia Gillard which went viral worldwide.
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Opinion polls had suggested the removal of Devlet Bahceli as leader of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) could broaden its support and weaken Erdogan's efforts to gather backing for a full presidential system with strong executive powers.
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His predecessor, José Eduardo dos Santos, who accumulated huge power and his family great wealth, ruled Angola from 1979, four years after independence from Portugal, and will continue to exert influence as leader of the MPLA party.
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And as leader of the conservative Breitbart News he spent the better part of a year connecting Trump with the populist, nationalist voters who would propel him to victory over 16 Republican opponents and Democrat Hillary Clinton.
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Gabriel stood aside in January for former European Parliament president Martin Schulz to take over as leader of the Social Democrats, who have since enjoyed a revival in support that threatens Merkel's bid for a fourth term.
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With Salvini - who as leader of the ruling League party has built his popularity on a vigorous campaign against illegal immigration - refusing to budge, and Open Arms refusing to take the migrants elsewhere, the standoff looks intractable.
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In his two decades as leader of the nation's largest municipal correction officers' union, Norman Seabrook managed to consolidate near-total control, his authority on the cellblocks of Rikers Island often eclipsing that of commissioners and mayors.
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That scene — especially the rise of the demagogue Sir Oswald Mosley, who as leader of the British Union of Fascists mesmerized the angry unemployed left-behinds of London's East End — has its not-so-faint modern echoes.
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In general, as leader of the Republican Party a candidate like Trump has considerable home-field advantage when it comes to orchestrating the primary process, and the presidency offers unparalleled awareness numbers that Weld will not share.
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A president who is careless with the position that has become known in the past century as "leader of the free world," and that our institutions and maybe even our liberty are in peril as a consequence.
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The race to replace Jeremy Corbyn as leader of the Labour Party, after its traumatic defeat in December's general election, has largely been conducted in the spirit of bury-the-hatchet pragmatism, to the point of tedium.
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Here's a look at the likely contenders, including the former foreign secretary, Boris Johnson; the former Brexit secretary, Dominic Raab; and Andrea Leadsom, who left her cabinet post as leader of the House of Commons this week.
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The president proposed Boris Johnson, the pro-Brexit former foreign secretary and onetime mayor of London, as a good candidate to succeed Prime Minister Theresa May, who will step down as leader of her party on Friday.
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On trial in federal court in Brooklyn since November, Guzman, 61, was extradited to the United States in 2017 to face charges of trafficking cocaine, heroin and other drugs into the country as leader of the cartel.
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She played "a major part" in the different stages of Catalonia's push toward secession, Judge Llarena wrote on Thursday, initially as leader of one of the largest citizens' associations and then as the speaker of the Parliament.
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Merkel, who is serving her fourth and final term as leader of Europe's manufacturing powerhouse, said in an interview with the Financial Times that Europe must compete aggressively with tech companies in the United States and Asia.
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Australian Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce said on Friday he will resign as leader of his party and will move to the backbench after weeks of pressure over an extra-marital affair with his former media secretary.
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Although plenty of places have taken a turn for the worse during President Obama's tenure as leader of the free world, nowhere has the deterioration been as stark – or as damaging to American interests – as in Syria.
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Baghdadi had long been sought by the United States - which offered a $25 million reward - as leader of a jihadist group that at one point controlled large areas of Syria and Iraq, where it declared a caliphate.
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Baghdadi had long been sought by the United States - which offered a $25 million reward - as leader of a jihadist group that at one point controlled large areas of Syria and Iraq, where it declared a caliphate.
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The last-minute upset added a rare off-message note to a carefully scripted election campaign that had at first seemed little more than a formality to confirm Mr. Beglov's role as leader of Mr. Putin's hometown.
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LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Theresa May's position as leader of the Conservative Party - and consequently her premiership - is under threat after Brexit minister Dominic Raab resigned in protest at her proposed exit deal with the European Union.
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As leader of the oldest Roman Catholic diocese in the United States and later as president of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops (now the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops), Cardinal Keeler was considered a centrist.
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Momentum, created just weeks after Corbyn's surprise appointment as leader of the Labour Party in 2015, said it would send hundreds of their supporters to Johnson's electoral district in west London later this month to "unseat" him.
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The rivals to succeed Theresa May as leader of the ruling Conservative Party sought to win broader backing by setting out plans to invest in education, transport and defence, even at the cost of higher government borrowing.
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May's position as leader of the Conservatives in under threat after several ministers quit in protest at a draft Brexit agreement announced last week, and others in her party have openly called for her to stand down.
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Johnson is one of 11 lawmakers vying to run the world's fifth largest economy after May resigned as leader of the governing Conservatives on Friday, having failed to unite parliament or the country behind her Brexit plan.
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When he stepped down as leader of Britain's Liberal Democrats on June 15th, Mr Farron did not quite say that it was now impossible to reconcile being a devoutly practising Christian with heading a liberal-minded political movement.
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As leader of the largest opposition party in the Westminster Parliament, Corbyn has issued an order instructing his own MPs (Members of Parliament) that they should not hold meetings with Conservative opponents unless that specific precondition is satisfied.
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Angela Merkel got re-elected as leader of her Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party Tuesday while repeatedly stressing that the world as we knew it is falling apart and she needs everyone's help in the upcoming election campaign.
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I DON'T THINK ANYBODY WANTS TO BE SHAMED, BUT I THINK AS LEADER OF A PUBLIC COMPANY, I THINK WHAT YOU WANT TO DO IS WHAT'S RIGHT FOR THE LONG-TERM BENEFIT OF ALL OF YOUR STAKE HOLDERS.
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LONDON (Reuters) - British 1970s reggae band UB40 is backing Jeremy Corbyn in his campaign to be re-elected as leader of the opposition Labour party, calling the left-wing leader "incorruptible" and welcoming his commitment to the arts.
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Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, who took over from Merkel as leader of the Christian Democrats (CDU) little more than a year ago, announced her plans to step down during a meeting of the party's executive committee on Monday morning.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel's decisions to step down as leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party in December and to not run for re-election in 2021 will have repercussions for Germany, Europe and the transatlantic relationship.
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Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, who replaced Merkel as leader of the ruling CDU last year, denied she was promoting censorship after her comments, which were prompted by a YouTube video by a popular 26-year-old blogger named Rezo.
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Following a poor result for her party at a state election in Hesse, Angela Merkel announced that she will stand down as leader of her Christian Democratic Union in December, when the post is up for biennial election.
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Merkel has come to dominate European politics since she first became chancellor in 2005, but her authority was dented by recent regional election setbacks and a close ally losing his role as leader of her conservatives' parliamentary group.
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But questions have been raised over whether her son and heir, Prince Charles, should succeed her as leader of a body that now includes 53 independent countries, of which 16 recognize the British monarch as head of state.
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When Theresa May was running to succeed David Cameron as leader of the Conservative Party in June she declared that her "mission" was to "make this a country that works for everyone", not just for the privileged few.
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In Germany a row over the compact, triggered by the right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD), has forced the candidates running to succeed Angela Merkel as leader of the Christian Democratic Union to declare themselves: for or against?
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Business confidence had raced to a 2-1/2 year high in January after Ramaphosa's election as leader of the African National Congress (ANC) in December, buoyed by promises to revive the economy and clamp down on corruption.
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The government's departure should pave the way for a new cabinet with posts for some of those opposition figures who agreed to the election delay and to Kabila staying on as leader of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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On Sunday, Rosselló announced that he would resign as leader of his party and would not run for re-election next year, but he said he would not step down as governor before the end of his term.
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"Korea, as one of the largest beneficiaries of free trade, and Indonesia, as leader of ASEAN, are signaling to the world our true support for free, open and rules-based trade in this very challenging time," she said.
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"Every president since Franklin D. Roosevelt has been honored with a meticulously curated memorial library commemorating the documents of historical value crafted during his time as leader of the free world," the show said in a press release.
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Powell as leader of the Fed is seen as a boon for Wall Street as the key banking regulator continues its review of a raft of rules for supervision and examination introduced after the 2007-09 financial crisis.
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Zuma is due to be replaced as leader of the African National Congress (ANC) at a party conference in December after serving his allocated two terms, but was expected to remain the country's president until elections in 2019.
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Guzman faces 10 criminal counts related to what prosecutors say is his trafficking tons of cocaine, heroin, marijuana and methamphetamine into the United States as leader of the Sinaloa Cartel, named for his home state in northwestern Mexico.
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In a statement given shortly afterwards Graham Brady, chairman of the 1922 committee of Tory MPs, announced that—pending a final confirmation from the party's board—the home secretary will thus be installed as leader of the party.
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Experience, measured by both parliamentary tenure and time spent as a minister or as leader of the opposition, has been broadly decreasing too, while the average parliamentary service of MPs (at least since 1979) shows no such trend.
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HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finnish foreign minister Timo Soini said on Sunday he would step down as leader of the nationalist and eurosceptic Finns party in June, a move which could challenge the future of the country's three-party government.
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Here's the latest "Brexit" news: • Theresa May, the home secretary, has emerged as the clear front-runner among the candidates seeking to replace David Cameron as leader of the Conservative Party, and by extension the next prime minister.
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Since 31-year-old Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz took over as leader of the OVP in May, his party has consistently attracted support in polls of around 33 percent on a platform dominated by tough rhetoric on immigration.
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In general, as leader of the Republican Party a candidate like Trump has a considerable home-field advantage when it comes to orchestrating the primary process, and the presidency offers unparalleled awareness numbers that Sanford will not share.
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Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, who replaced Merkel as leader of the ruling CDU last year, denied she was promoting censorship after her comments, which were prompted by a YouTube video by a popular 26-year-old blogger named Rezo.
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DUBLIN — Gerry Adams, a pivotal figure in the political life of Ireland for almost 50 years, said Saturday that he would step down as leader of Sinn Fein, the main Irish Republican party, after more than three decades.
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Mr. Trump's decision to conduct a session of the Security Council this week, which is his right as leader of the country that currently holds the body's rotating presidency, already has been a source of anxiety and confusion.
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Pablo Casado, who succeeded Mr. Rajoy last year as leader of the Popular Party, promised not to to spend "one euro" on the exhumation if elected, and instead "bury the debate" over where Franco's remains should be located.
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Representative Nancy Pelosi, the first female speaker of the House, told us: When I went to my first meeting as leader of House Democrats with President Bush, I thought this was an ordinary meeting at the White House.
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ROME (Reuters) - Luigi Di Maio stepped down on Wednesday as leader of Italy's co-ruling 5-Star Movement, in a move that underlines the deep divisions in the party and adds to uncertainty for the fractious governing coalition.
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ROME (Reuters) - Luigi Di Maio has resigned as leader of Italy's co-ruling 5-Star Movement, a party source said on Wednesday, underlining the deep divisions in the party and adding to uncertainty for the fractious ruling coalition.
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"Scott Garrett's record leaves no doubt that he would continue to fail American manufacturing workers as leader of the Ex-Im Bank, and I urge the Senate to oppose his confirmation," said Jay Timmons, NAM's president and CEO.
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Her death ushers in an uncertain period for the roughly 78 million people in Tamil Nadu, in part because it is unclear who will succeed her as leader of her party, the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam.
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The businessman, back from the political wilderness, has taken an early lead in the race to succeed Merkel as leader of their Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and secure the chance of running for chancellor - possibly even next year.
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