query: who serves as head of their political party

pos: Party leader by Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Minority Whip Steny Hoyer. In the House of Representatives, the most powerful official is the House-elected Speaker, currently Paul Ryan of the Republican Party. The Democratic Party is currently chaired by Tom Perez. Party leader In a governmental system, a party leader acts as the official representative of their political party. The party leader is typically responsible for managing the party's relationship with the general public. As such, they will take a leading role in developing and communicating party policy, especially election platforms, to the electorate. They are also typically the public face of

neg: Political commissar Army of China. Usually, the political commissar is a uniformed military officer, although this position has been used to give civilian party officials some experience with the military. The political commissar was head of a party cell within the military; however, military membership in the party has been restricted to the lower ranks since the 1980s. Today the political commissar is largely responsible for administrative tasks such as public relations and counseling, and mainly serves as second-in-command. The position of political commissar () also exists in the Republic of China Army of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Chiang Ching-kuo, appointed

neg: Département du Renseignement et de la Sécurité who mistrusted the SM, dismantled it and renamed it the DGPS. Chadli appointed to the chair of the DGPS general Lakehal Ayat, reorganising the agency to work solely in foreign intelligence. The riots and turmoil of October 1988 caused president Chadli Bendjedid to dismiss General Ayat, who was succeeded by General Betchine. His tenure saw major political change, beginning with the advent of a multi-party political system and the rise of the Islamist movement of the FIS. Betchine was then replaced by Mohamed Mediène in November 1990, who serves as its head today. Following this, the Services changed its name

neg: Dodo Maheri Maheri joined Dr. Qadir Magsi's Sindh Taraqi Pasand Party. After disagreements, he resigned from the party. In the early 2000s, Maheri was head of the Sindh National Council (SNC). In 2006, Maheri and other Sindh leaders established the Sindh National Congress to found a Sindh-based political party, the Sindh United Party. Maheri serves as the party's public information secretary. Dodo Maheri Dr. Dodo Mortimer Maheri is a Pakistani political leader and an activist for Sindhi rights. He is spokesperson for the nationalist Sindh United Party. Maheri was graduated from LMC Jamshoro, trained as a medical doctor. but became involved in

neg: Party of Croatian Right Party of Croatian Right Party of Croatian Right is a conservative right-wing political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Complaining about disunity and "abandonment of the original "rights" idea by other many existing "rights" parties", members of Party of Croatian Right, "who want to be loyal to the original "rights" teachings and goal", founded on 19 December 2004 a new political party in Livno. Ante Matić became the first president of the party. Party states that they are national Croatian party that serves the interests of Croatian people and their actual spiritual and economic prosperity. Their goal is also to promote

neg: Politics of Kazakhstan because he had attended an unauthorized meeting of "the movement for free elections". On top of this the election was unconstitutionally called two years ahead of schedule. Free access to the media is also denied to opposing opinions. In 2002 a law set very stringent requirements for the maintenance of legal status of a political party, which lowered the number of legal parties from 19 in 2002 to 8 in 2003. The prime minister, who serves at the pleasure of the president, chairs the Cabinet of Ministers and serves as Kazakhstan's head of government. There are three deputy prime ministers

neg: Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party The Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party (ABLP) is a political party in Antigua and Barbuda. The current leader of the party is Gaston Browne, who serves as the Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda. The party had previously been led by Lester Bird, who was chairman of the party since 1971, and became Prime Minister and political leader in 1994. The party was founded as the Antigua Labour Party (ALP) by Lester's father, V.C. Bird. The ABLP has traditionally largely been seen as the political arm of the Bird family. With the exception of five

neg: Independent politician presidents often participated in their party's campaigns (e.g. Andrzej Duda in the Law and Justice campaign three months after his resignation from the party). Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, the current President of Portugal since 6 March 2016, was elected on 24 January 2016 as an independent. All of Russia's Presidents have been independents. Former president Dmitry Medvedev declined an offer to join United Russia, saying that he believes the President should be an independent so that he serves the interests of the country rather than his political party. Vladimir Putin, the current president of Russia, was the head of the

neg: Islam in the Netherlands dual citizenship and the possibility of foreign citizens to hold office. No other political party joined the PVV in their opinion. After their appointment, a motion of no confidence was entered by Geert Wilders, which also did not get any support from any other political party. A week later the PVV entered a motion of no confidence against parliament member Khadija Arib who serves on an advisory council to King Mohammed VI of Morocco; this motion was also defeated without any support from the other parties in parliament. In a country with as many as 2 million residents with dual

neg: City of Wolverhampton Council Council has a Leader and Cabinet model of executive arrangements, with each Cabinet Member having political responsibility for assigned service areas. The Council has a total of 60 Councillors (currently 51 Labour and 9 Conservative). Councillor Phil Page of the Labour Party is the City's Mayor 2018-19 municipal year, with his Deputy who will take on the role for 2019-20 being Councillor Claire Darke of Labour Party. Visit the Mayor of City of Wolverhampton's website here The Council's Head of Paid Service, Keith Ireland, serves as the Council's Managing Director and chairs the Authority's Strategic Executive Board of Directors comprising

neg: Xiang Jingyu the May Thirtieth Movement of 1925. However, because of an affair with Communist Party member Peng Shuzhi, she was criticized by party members as lacking moral virtue, and was forced to resign her position on the Central Committee and as head of the party Women's Bureau. A political split between Peng, who strongly supported Party Chairman Chen Duxiu, and Cai, who wanted more political autonomy, also played into the situation. In October, Xiang Jinyu and Cai Hesen were sent to study in Moscow Orient Communist Labor University, where their relationship permanently ended. In March 1927, Xiang Jingyu went back to

neg: Ingrid Turinawe Ingrid Turinawe Ingrid Kamateneti Turinawe, (née Ingrid Kamateneti) (born 23 November 1973), commonly known as Ingrid Turinawe, is a female politician who serves as the Chairperson of the Women’s League in the main opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) political party in Uganda. She also serves as the National Political Mobilizer for the FDC political party. She was born "Ingrid Kamateneti", on 23 November 1973 to Jane Bakesiga and Stanley Bakwatilenda (died 1982), in Kashojwa Village, Rugyeyo sub-county, in present-day Kanungu District, before it was split from Rukungiri District. She was the fourth-born of her mother's nine children, five boys

neg: 2022 Swedish general election indicated that they may support the reinstatement of Löfven as prime minister, subject to concessions in certain political areas. The Green Party (MP; "Miljöpartiet") is the eighth-largest party in the Riksdag with 16 seats. The Green Party is the minor partner of the Löfven Cabinet, alongside the Social Democrats. It is the only Swedish party to have two spokespersons, currently Gustav Fridolin (since 2011) who serves as Minister for Education, and Isabella Lövin (since 2016) who serves as Minister for International Development Cooperation. The Green Party along with the rest of the Löfven cabinet lost a vote of no-confidence in

neg: Satyashodhak Communist Party election, the party joined the CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front. In August 2009, in the run-up to the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election, the party took part in founding the Republican Left Democratic Front popularly known as RIDALOS, a broad coalition of political parties in Maharashtra. Satyashodhak Communist Party The Satyashodhak Communist Party () is a political party in the state of Maharashtra, India. The party was founded by Comrade Sharad Patil, who as of 2009 still serves as its General Secretary. The party bases its political philosophy on the thinking of Karl Marx, B. R. Ambedkar and Jyotirao Phule. Patil had

neg: Georgia Republican Party Georgia Republican Party The Georgia Republican Party is one of the two major political parties in the U.S. state of Georgia. It is affiliated with the United States Republican Party (GOP). Governor Nathan Deal is the titular head of the Georgia Republican Party. John Padgett is the current state chairman. Adam Pipkin is the executive director. Randy Evans serves as Republican National Committeeman representing Georgia. Linda Herren is the past National Committeewoman. Ginger Howard was elected at the 2016 State Convention as the current RNC Committeewoman. Leo J Smith is the much interviewed state director for minority engagement. Republicans hold

neg: Rebirth Party (Northern Cyprus) continuation of the New Dawn Party (), a historical political party that represented the interest of the Turkish settlers in Northern Cyprus. It was founded with the reorganization of the Rebirth Movement, founded in 2015 as a "movement across party lines". The majority of its founders consisted of those who had their political origin in the Democratic Party. Journalist Levent Özadam has written that Arıklı and other founders of the party had a nationalistic ideology and that the party would be one of the settlers; such concerns were shared by scholar Mehmet Hasgüler. Özadam further pointed out that the head

neg: Georgia Republican Party small business in Raleigh, N.C. He served 10 years beginning in 1990 as a Democrat in the Georgia State Senate, including a tenure as majority leader in 1995-1996. He served as governor from 2003-2011 for two terms. Georgia Republican Party The Georgia Republican Party is one of the two major political parties in the U.S. state of Georgia. It is affiliated with the United States Republican Party (GOP). Governor Nathan Deal is the titular head of the Georgia Republican Party. John Padgett is the current state chairman. Adam Pipkin is the executive director. Randy Evans serves as Republican National Committeeman

neg: Faten Kallel administrative reforms. After that, Faten joined the program Smart Tunisia. On August 20, 2016, and after the appointment of Youssef Chahed as Head of Government, she was appointed Secretary of State to the Ministry of Youth and Sports as a responsible for Youth. Kallel was named early 2017 by the World Economic Forum as a Young Global Leaders. Faten Kallel Faten Kallel (Arabic : فاتن قلال), is a Tunisian politician who serves as the Secretary of State, Ministry of Youth and Sports since 27 August 2016. She is a member of the political party Afek Tounes. Faten Kallel holds a

neg: Civilian control of the military prescribing increased scrutiny of the People's Liberation Army by the Party and greater political training of officers and enlistees as a means of reducing military autonomy . In Mao's theory, the military—which serves both as a symbol of the revolution and an instrument of the dictatorship of the proletariat—is not merely expected to defer to the direction of the ruling non-uniformed Party members (who today exercise control in the People's Republic of China through the Central Military Commission), but also to actively participate in the revolutionary political campaigns of the Maoist era. Civilian leaders cannot usually hope to challenge their

neg: Prime Minister of Hungary Prime Minister of Hungary The Prime Minister of Hungary () is the head of government in Hungary. The Prime Minister and the Cabinet are collectively accountable for their policies and actions to the Parliament, to their political party and ultimately to the electorate. The current holder of the office is Viktor Orbán, leader of the Fidesz – Hungarian Civic Alliance, who has served since 29 May 2010. According to the Hungarian Constitution, the President of Hungary is required to nominate the leader of the political party who wins a majority of seats in the National Assembly of Hungary as Prime

neg: General Office General Office A General Office (also known as "administrative office") is an important administrative political organ in the communist party organizations and communist countries (such as China, Laos and Vietnam for instance). Generally speaking, the General Office serves administrative functions for its parent organization, such as filing documents, recording meeting minutes, internal and external communications, scheduling, and agenda preparation. In China the General Office can, occasionally, serve coordination and project management duties, but acts only within the bounds as dictated by their superiors and cannot make executive decisions on its own. The General Office typically reports directly to the head

neg: Ron Christie very short leash, he has a very, very narrow opportunity to show that he can raise the money, that he can be a strong leader for the party. Otherwise, I think perhaps the clock in the back of his head in his office might be ticking". Ron Christie Ronald I. "Ron" Christie (born August 7, 1969) is an American government relations expert and Republican political strategist, who has also worked as a member of former Vice President Dick Cheney's staff. He is the author of two books, and an occasional guest on various cable news programs. He serves as an

neg: Sandinista National Liberation Front Prominent Sandinistas also created nongovernmental organizations to promote their ideas and social goals. Daniel Ortega remained the head of the FSLN, but his brother Humberto resigned from the party and remained at the head of the Sandinista Army, becoming a close confidante and supporter of Chamorro. The party also experienced internal divisions, with prominent Sandinistas such as Ernesto Cardenal and Sergio Ramírez resigning to protest what they described as heavy-handed domination of the party by Daniel Ortega. Ramírez also founded a separate political party, the Sandinista Renovation Movement (MRS); his faction came to be known as the , who favor

neg: Politics of Mauritius Head of State while the Prime Minister has full executive power and is the Head of Government who is assisted by a council of Ministers. Mauritius has a multi-party system. Historically, Mauritius's government has been led by the Labour Party or the MSM for the exception of short periods from 1982–1983 and 2003–2005 where the MMM was at the head of the country. L'Alliance Lepep, a coalition of several political parties including MSM, Muvmen Liberater and PMSD, won the 2014 elections. Two years into the political term, the PMSD announced their resignation from the coalition government on 19 December 2016,

neg: Satyashodhak Communist Party Satyashodhak Communist Party The Satyashodhak Communist Party () is a political party in the state of Maharashtra, India. The party was founded by Comrade Sharad Patil, who as of 2009 still serves as its General Secretary. The party bases its political philosophy on the thinking of Karl Marx, B. R. Ambedkar and Jyotirao Phule. Patil had been an organizer of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) in the Dhule district. He developed his own ideological thesis of 'Marxism-Phule-Ambedkarism', and in 1978 he broke with the CPI(M) and founded the Satyashodhak Communist Party. The party was named after Phule's Satyashodhak Samaj.

neg: Oklahoma Senate expenses related to their duties at any point during the year. They also have access to benefits received by state employees, including health and life insurance as well as retirement savings plans. The Lieutenant Governor serves as President of the Oklahoma Senate, but only casts a vote in the case of a tie and presides less frequently since the 1960s. The President Pro Tempore is the one who serves as leader of the Senate and is the head of the majority party. The President Pro Tempore appoints the majority floor leader and the chair of the appropriations committee. Along with

neg: Centre Region (Cameroon) the Centre's native peoples have at least some form of political organisation predating the colonial period. However, the province's majority, the various Beti peoples, has no strong traditions in this sector. Instead, a patriarch traditionally heads a clan of related families. These individuals can still be found today, though their positions are largely honorary. The Tikar, on the other hand, have strong political traditions. Each Tikar group is headed by a fon (foyn), who serves as the head of administration, religion, and ritualistic affairs. Below him are various nobles and lords who handle administrative tasks in smaller divisions of territory.

neg: Unity Party (Japan) parties' policy stances. JRP co-head Shintaro Ishihara rejected the idea of coordinating with the Unity Party on the basis of their support for the Constitution of Japan, while the other JRP co-head Toru Hashimoto saw room for agreement on the scope of necessary revisions to the Constitution. On 21 September 2014, the Unity Party and the Japan Restoration Party merged to form the Japan Innovation Party. Unity Party (Japan) The was a Japanese political party. The party was formed in December 2013 by Kenji Eda and 13 other legislators who left Your Party. Your Party initially refused to acknowledge that

neg: Patricia de Lille She said at the event that she would form a new political party. On 2 December 2018, de Lille announced the formation of a new political party named, Good. Other disgruntled former Democratic Alliance members, such as Brett Herron and Shaun August, were present at the event. She said that the political party is registered with the IEC and will contest the 2019 general election. Patricia de Lille Patricia de Lille (née Lindt; Born on 17 February 1951) is a South African politician who serves as the leader of Good. She served as Mayor of Cape Town, in office from

neg: 2006–08 Bangladeshi political crisis rivalry" between the Awami League and BNP has affected the nation for the last two decades, although their political positions are not so far apart. The parties are led by women who represent assassinated leaders: Sheikh Hasina, the eldest daughter of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, since 1981 has been head of the Awami League. Khaleda Zia, the head of the BNP, is the widow of the popular Ziaur Rahman, who as President founded the party in the late 1970s; he was assassinated in 1981. On 11 January 2007 the military intervened to support the caretaker government of President Iajuddin, who had

neg: People's Party (Iraq) rules of procedure, and handed the record to the head of the Political Parties Department for approval by the Commission. The party seeks to address all Iraqis regardless of their religion or ideological affiliation and has stated that it will participate strongly in the upcoming elections of May-2018. The party participated in the April 2014 Iraqi parliamentary election, as part of the Civil Democratic Alliance an Iraqi political coalition formed in 2013 by various civil parties. The party won one of the three seats of the coalition in Baghdad Governorate. It is represented by its Secretary-General, who arrived sixth in

neg: 2012 Egyptian presidential election formation of a new non-party-political movement called "National Association for Change". The movement aims for general reforms in the political scene and mainly burke the Constitutional article#76 which places restrictions on true free presidential elections especially when it comes to independent candidates. Worth mentioning is that the banned political group the Muslim Brotherhood were represented by one of their key figures who attended the meeting however their stand in accepting a non-member of their group as a candidate is yet unclear. It is also unknown whether Amr Moussa the head of the Arab League who met with Elbaradei a day

neg: Head of state they divide the leadership of the nation among themselves). In countries with parliamentary systems, the head of state is typically a ceremonial figurehead that does not actually guide day-to-day government activities or is not empowered to exercise any kind of political authority. In countries where the head of state is also the head of government, the head of state serves as both a public figurehead and the actual highest-ranking political leader who oversees the executive branch (e.g., the President of Brazil). Former French president Charles de Gaulle, while developing the current Constitution of France (1958), said the head of state

neg: Ingrid Turinawe a possible maximum of 398 votes. Ingrid Turinawe and her estranged husband Jackson Turinawe are the parents of five children, three girls and two boys. In March 2017, The Ugandan Magazine listed Ingrid Turinawe among the "10 Most Powerful Women In Ugandan Politics in 2017. Ingrid Turinawe Ingrid Kamateneti Turinawe, (née Ingrid Kamateneti) (born 23 November 1973), commonly known as Ingrid Turinawe, is a female politician who serves as the Chairperson of the Women’s League in the main opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) political party in Uganda. She also serves as the National Political Mobilizer for the FDC political

neg: Alex Yam He and his wife are active in their parish and neighbourhood community and also lead a church support group for families who have suffered miscarriages, stillbirths or abortions. A pro-family campaigner, he is considered as a pro-life advocate with consistent life ethic views. Alex Yam Alex Yam Ziming (; ; born June 20, 1981) is a Singaporean politician. A member of the Singapore-based political party People's Action Party (PAP) since 2001, he currently serves as a Member of Parliament (MP) for the Marsiling-Yew Tee Group Representation Constituency (GRC). He is the Executive Director of the People's Action Party (PAP) Headquarters

neg: Republic of Ireland absolute discretion in some areas, such as referring a bill to the Supreme Court for a judgment on its constitutionality. Michael D. Higgins became the ninth President of Ireland on 11 November 2011. The ' (Prime Minister) serves as the head of government and is appointed by the President upon the nomination of the . Most ' have served as the leader of the political party that gains the most seats in national elections. It has become customary for coalitions to form a government, as there has not been a single-party government since 1989. Leo Varadkar succeeded Enda Kenny as

neg: Liu Qibao Liu Qibao Liu Qibao (; born January 1953) is a Chinese politician. He was a member of the 18th Politburo of the Communist Party of China, a Secretary of the Secretariat, as well as the head of the Propaganda Department of the Central Committee. Previously Liu have served as the party chief of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and Sichuan province.He currently serves as one of the vice chairman of 9th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. Liu Qibao was born in a village near the banks of the Yangtze River in Susong County, Anhui Province in 1953, the second of

neg: Liu Qibao yet reached the conventional retirement age of 68. He held onto a seat on the Central Committee, however. On March 14, 2018, he was named one of the Vice-Chairmen of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. Liu Qibao Liu Qibao (; born January 1953) is a Chinese politician. He was a member of the 18th Politburo of the Communist Party of China, a Secretary of the Secretariat, as well as the head of the Propaganda Department of the Central Committee. Previously Liu have served as the party chief of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and Sichuan province.He currently serves as

neg: John Bosco Ikojo John Bosco Ikojo John Bosco Ikojo (born 21 July 1974) is a Ugandan accountant, finance expert and politician. He is the elected Member of Parliament for Bukedea County, Bukedea District, and a representative for NRM, the ruling political party in Uganda. He is a member the "NRM Parliamentary Caucus" and serves as a member on the "Committee on National Economy" and the "Committee on Natural Resources" in the 10th Parliament of Uganda. Prior to his political career, Ikojo worked as the head of finance for Bukedea Town Council and as an accountant for Kumi District Local Government. He is also

neg: Rosalía Peredo the PT during the LVIII Legislature. In 2006 she left the PT to run as the National Action Party candidate for the Senate representing the State of Tlaxcala; she secured that state's first minority seat. Rosalía Peredo Rosalía Peredo Aguilar is a Mexican politician who currently serves in the upper house of Congress. Although she is a current member of the National Action Party (PAN), most of her political experience comes from center and center-left political parties. Peredo holds a bachelor's degree in political science and administration. She was an active member of the Worker's Revolutionary Party (PRT) and in

neg: First Peoples National Party of Canada official political party. Barbara Wardlaw, an Ojibwa from the Michipicoten First Nation near Sault Ste. Marie, served as the party's interim leader in the 2006 and 2008 elections. She was succeeded by Will Morin, who also serves as leader on an interim basis. Morin was the party's only candidate in the 2011 election, receiving 0.50 percent of the votes in the riding of Sudbury. First Peoples National Party of Canada The First Peoples National Party of Canada (FPNPC) was a registered federal political party in Canada. It intends to advance the lives of the Aboriginal peoples in Canada getting involved

neg: Anti-Jewish violence in Poland, 1944–1946 Party of Poland (KPP) were returning home from the Soviet Union as prominent functionaries of the new regime. Among them was a highly visible number of Poles of Jewish origin, who became active in the Polish Workers' Party/Polish United Workers' Party and the Ministry of Public Security of Poland, among them Hilary Minc, the third in command in Bolesław Bierut's political apparatus and Jakub Berman, head of State Security Services (UB, Urząd Bezpieczeństwa) considered Joseph Stalin's right hand in Poland between 1944 and 1953. Jewish representation in Bolesław Bierut's apparatus of political oppression was considerably higher than their share in

neg: Iranian Reformists born out of "the ashes of the failures of Khatami's Islamic democracy movement" and reflected in one-word graffiti on walls in Tehran saying "no". It has been criticized as calling for complete system change without "building the political and organisational network to back it up" and inviting a brutal crackdown, with "no means on the ground to resist it". On 8 November 2015, the establishment of the council was announced. It oversees the Council for Coordinating the Reforms Front, which its rotating head serves as the deputy head of the council for policymaking. Moderation and Development Party joined the council

neg: Sibghatullah Mojaddedi and he was reappointed as member in 2011. He also serves on the Afghan High Peace Council. On 26 August 2015, Mojaddedi launched a new political party, the Council of Jihad and National Political Parties. Two suicide bombers carried out an attack in Kabul on 12 March 2006 against Mojaddedi, while he was a member of the upper house and head of a reconciliation committee aimed at engaging former Taliban members. The attackers blew up a vehicle filled with explosives next to his car as he was being driven through the streets. Four pedestrians were killed and Mojaddedi was slightly

neg: Milo Bloom and Opus, who serves, at various times, as personals editor, editorial writer, ombudsman, and cartoonist (or, as he styles it, "stripper"). He also helps create and manage Bill the Cat's band, Deathtongue, and cofounds with Binkley a political party, The Meadow Party, with Bill and Opus on their presidential ticket. Milo didn't have an active role in either of Breathed's later syndicated strips. He appeared in "Outland" only as a background extra on a bus headed far away a week before the feature ended. He appeared in only two frames of the weekly strip "Opus", both in the form of

neg: Tekin Bingöl of the interim government, the party was entitled to 5 ministries in the cabinet, though Kılıçdaroğlu announced that the CHP would not take part and give up their five ministries to independent politicians. Bingöl subsequently declined Davutoğlu's offer, as did the four other CHP MPs that had been offered ministerial positions. Tekin Bingöl Tekin Bingöl (born 1 August 1955) is a Turkish politician who serves as the Deputy Leader of the Republican People's Party responsible for political organisation since 8 May 2014. He has served as a Member of Parliament for Ankara's second electoral district since 7 June 2015, elected

neg: Rhine McLin Convention. In 2009, she lost re-election for mayor. Rhine McLin's political career has been full of firsts. In 1994, McLin became the first African-American woman elected to the Ohio State Senate. She was the first African-American woman to serve as Ohio Senate minority leader. Upon leaving the Senate, she became the first woman to serve as mayor of Dayton. She is the third African-American mayor of Dayton. Finally, in late 2005 she was the first African-American woman to serve as head of the Ohio Democratic Party. As of 2012, McLin serves as the Vice Chairwoman of the Ohio Democratic Party.

neg: National Election Commission (South Korea) remove a head of local government or a local council member from his/her office before his/her office term is terminated in such cases as parliamentary democracy is damaged due to the elected head of local government or local council member violating the law, performing wrongdoings or neglecting his/her duty. - Manage Political Party Duties The EC administers the registration, change, performance and dismissal of political parties and supports their activities on the basis of the constitution and the Political Parties Act to guarantee freedom of forming a political party and of doing political activities so that the parties will be

neg: Hetz (political party) head), the founding of centrist party Kadima and Shinui's lack of progress in implementing their agenda in the previous Knesset (despite being the second largest party in the coalition, hardly any of their campaign pledges had been realised) meant that the party had lost much of its supporter base. Ultimately the party won only 10,113 votes (0.33%), far below the 2% electoral threshold. Their only consolation was beating Shinui, who received only 4,675 votes (0.16%). Prior to the 2009 elections it was announced that the party would be running a joint list with the Greens, with Poraz receiving one of

neg: Governor of Oklahoma state level, his or her political party. In this position, the governor serves as the state's leader in selecting a party candidate to run for the office of President of the United States. As Oklahoma's head of state, the governor may travel through the country to promote Oklahoma in a general interest or travel abroad to serve as proponent of America's interests. Pursuant to the Oklahoma Emergency Management Act of 2003 and the Catastrophic Health Emergency Powers Act, in the event that a natural or man-made emergency or a catastrophic health emergency occurs or is anticipated in the immediate future,

neg: State attorney general of attorneys general by U.S. states and territories: Rows of the Attorney General table below are color coded indicating the political party of the office holder. State attorney general The state attorney general in each of the 50 U.S. states, of the federal district, and of the territories is the chief legal advisor to the state government and the state's chief law enforcement officer. In some states, the attorney general serves as the head of a state department of justice, with responsibilities similar to those of the United States Department of Justice. The current party composition of the state attorneys

neg: Da (political party) 1.5%. Most Russian immigrants voted for the Israeli Labor Party. Notable members included Gennady Riger, who later served as general secretary and a MK for Yisrael BaAliyah, another immigrant party. Da (political party) The Movement for Democracy and Aliyah (, "HaTnu'a LeDemokratia VeAliya"), commonly known as Da (; , lit. "Yes"), was a minor Israeli political party founded by immigrants from the former Soviet Union in the early 1990s. The party was established in 1992 and sought to have the well-known refusenik Natan Sharansky head its list. After several changes of heart, Sharansky turned the offer down. Led by Yuli

neg: Dinesh Sharma Dinesh Sharma Dinesh Sharma is an Indian Politician who serves as Deputy Chief Minister of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. He previously served as the mayor of Lucknow, the state capital. A university professor by profession, he is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party and he has held various roles in the party. Sharma's political talent was first noticed by former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Like many politicians in the Bharatiya Janata Party, Sharma began his political career with the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, the student wing of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. He was later named the

neg: Jai Prakash Janta Dal head of the National Council by Party's Current National President, Pankaj Sahay. Jai Prakash Janta Dal The Jai Prakash Janta Dal (JPJD) is a political party in India based on the ideology of Jayaprakash Narayan popularly known as Lok Nayak who as an Indian Independence Activist, Social Reformer, Theorist and a Political Leader, deeply remembered for leading the mid-1970's opposition against PM Indira Gandhi. The primary motive of the party is to work for the welfare of the common citizens of India by providing them their constitutional rights, Jai Prakash Janta Dal aims to solve the fundamental issues of economical,

neg: House of Saud of the House of Saud is the King of Saudi Arabia who serves as Head of State and monarch of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The King holds almost absolute political power. The King appoints ministers to his cabinet who supervise their respective ministries in his name. The key ministries of Defence, the Interior, and Foreign Affairs are usually held by members of the Saud family, as are most of the thirteen regional governorships. Most portfolios, however, such as Finance, Labor, Information, Planning, Petroleum Affairs and Industry, have traditionally been given to commoners, often with junior Al Saud members serving

neg: Mohammed Lotfy Gomaa Switzerland, Gomaa was introduced to Mustafa Kamil and Mohammad Farid the founders of the Egyptian National Party and famous Egyptian patriots. Kamil and Farid were touring Europe head hunting for editors for the "Egyptian Standard", their new newspaper. Gomaa was intrigued by the charisma of Mustafa Kamil and joined the Egyptian National party having believed in Mustafa kamil's cause. During his university years in France, Gomaa continued his political activities by forming student groups, writing speeches and corresponding with different political figures in Europe, who were known for their support and sympathy for the Egyptian cause against the British occupation.

neg: Bussen (film) a regular rebellion against the municipality council, it is the Danish women who act on their own, using a Lysistrata gambit to get their case through. Only in the "second phase" do the men join the uprising. The party bickering between different political fractions inside the county council is actually exaggerated for comedy in the Danish version. The three moss collectors are not present in the Danish version. The moss collectors, earning their way by selling moss (for isolation, one presumes) and then spending their income on booze, serves as a kind of greek chorus in the film, and relates

neg: Yaa Asantewaa village council known as the "ôdekuro". The women known as the "mpanyinfo", referred to as "aberewa" or "ôbaa panyin", were responsible for looking after women's affairs. For every "ôdekuro", an "ôbaa panyin" acted as the responsible party for the affairs of the women of the village and served as a member of the village council. The head of a division, the "ôhene", and the head of the autonomous political community, the "ômanhene", had their female counterparts known as the "ôhemaa": a female ruler who sat on their councils. The "ôhemaa" and "ôhene" were all of the same "mogya", blood or

neg: Oklahoma Legislature whips, who works to ensure that his party's members vote as the party leadership desires. The political party with a majority of seats is known as the majority party; if two or more parties in opposition are tied, the lieutenant governor's affiliation determines which is the majority party in the Oklahoma Senate. The next-largest party is known as the minority party. The president pro tem, floor leader and committee chairs represent the majority party; they have counterparts in the minority party: the minority leader and ranking members of committees. The Oklahoma Constitution provides that the lieutenant governor serves as the

neg: Michael Jingozian for Best Viral Marketing Video for Activism, the Marcom award for Best Political Web Video and the Ava Award for Best New Media Political Video. Michael Jingozian Michael Paul Jingozian (born April 30, 1961) is an American entrepreneur and political activist who served as vice chairman of the Libertarian Party from 2008 to 2010. He was a candidate for the presidential nomination of the Libertarian Party. He earned a BS in Economics from NYU and an MBA from Bentley College. Jingozian currently serves on the board of directors of the Free and Equal Elections Foundation. He is the founder and

neg: Sharif University of Technology Alviri, former Mayor of Tehran, Ali Larijani, speaker of Majlis and former presidential candidate and former head of IRIB and Mohsen Sazegara, former government official, political activist. Also, some of the opposition groups outside Iran have members who are SUT alumni. These members include Foad Mostafa Soltani, former leader of Komala political party of Iranian Kurdistan and Maryam Rajavi, president of People's Mujahedin of Iran Organization. Multiple alumni of SUT also continued their career as professional athletes. Having been affiliated with SUT's athletic teams, Ali Daei, former member and later head coach of Iranian national football team and Iraj Mozzafari,

neg: Ministry of the Interior (Austria) Defense Ministry it controls the great majority of Austria's armed organizations. Its head and chief executive authority is the Minister of the Interior ("Bundesminister"), currently Herbert Kickl (FPÖ). Right under the Minister is the General secretary ("Generalsekretär"), currently Peter Goldgruber, who serves as the agency's head of operations and second-highest-ranking official. The State secretary, currently Karoline Edtstadler (ÖVP), could be seen as an overseeing authority (with no direct executive power) for the coalition party that hasn't obtained the minister post. The ministry is one of the few, that has a cabinet chief ("Kabinettchef"), he serves as chief of staff to

neg: Accra Metropolitan District who was appointed by the President of the Republic of Ghana in 2017 as the Metropolitan Chief Executive and serves as the political head of the district and mayor of the City of Accra. Since 1961, the district has been coterminous with the City of Accra, which also serves as its capital. Today, the Accra Metropolitan District is one of the 10 districts that make up the Accra Metropolitan Area, an area that serves as the capital of Ghana. Administratively, the district is one of the 21 local authority districts of the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area, which include Ga South

neg: Nevada Senate the Lieutenant Governor of Nevada serves as Senate President. In their absence, the President Pro Tempore presides and has the power to make commission and committee appointments. The President Pro Tempore is elected to the position by the majority party. The other partisan Senate leadership positions, such as the Leader of the Senate and Leader of the Opposition, are elected by their respective party caucuses to head their parties in the chamber. The current President of the Senate is Nevada Lieutenant Governor Kate Marshall of the Democratic Party. On the first day of a regular session, the Senate elects the

neg: Premier of Saskatchewan priorities within the province as well as within the country. In addition to their political duties with the province of Saskatchewan, the Premier is also the leader of one of the province's main political parties and represents their constituency in the Legislative Assembly. Premier of Saskatchewan The Premier of Saskatchewan is the first minister for the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. They are the province's head of government and "de facto" chief executive. The current Premier of Saskatchewan is Scott Moe, who was sworn in as premier on February 2, 2018 after winning the Saskatchewan Party leadership election, 2018. The first

neg: Deputy Leader of the New Zealand Labour Party Leader typically serves as Deputy Leader of the Opposition. Kelvin Davis is the current Deputy Leader, elected on 1 August 2017. The following is a complete list of Labour Party deputy leaders. Some deputies served concurrently as acting party leader. Deputy Leader of the New Zealand Labour Party The Deputy Leader of the Labour Party is the second-most senior politician within the Labour Party in New Zealand. The officeholder deputises for the Leader of the Labour Party at party-specific events. Unlike other political party leaders, the Labour Party's Leader does not have the power to dismiss or appoint their Deputy;

neg: Congress of the People (South African political party) would diversify the political landscape and pull South Africa from being an effectively dominant-party system. COPE has attracted the support of a wide range of well-known South Africans from various sectors, including Sipho Ngwema, former head of communications for the Scorpions who is now the party's media liaison chief, and cleric Allan Boesak who ran in the 2009 election as COPE's Western Cape premier candidate. Other prominent supporters include the wife of Vusi Pikoli, the former head of the National Prosecuting Authority, and Simon Grindrod, former deputy president of the Independent Democrats. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, former deputy president under Thabo Mbeki,

neg: Walter K. Andersen the political involvement of the Sangh, with the Bharatiya Jana Sangh, the Janata Party and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and includes information about how the Sangh exerts influence on the political partners. Walter Andersen has also written a four-part series of articles on the Rastriya Swayamsevak Sangh in the Economic and Political Weekly in 1972. Walter K. Andersen Walter K. Andersen is an American academic who currently serves as Senior Adjunct Professor of South Asia Studies at Johns Hopkins University Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies. He taught comparative politics at the College of Wooster before joining

neg: Guia Gomez to politics, Guia Gomez set-up over thirty of her own businesses in Real Estate, food, and trading.. She hold several of these companies together with her son, JV Ejercito. In 2009, Guia Gomez declared her intention to replace her son, JV Ejercito as mayor of San Juan City. In line with this, she formed her own political party, called Partido Magdiwang. She serves as president of the party while her son serves as the chairperson. It is a "San Juan-wide local political party with offices and chapters in majority of its barangays local wide." She later won in a landslide,

neg: European Alliance for Freedom each group. Instead, their MEPs have continued to sit as "Non-Inscrits". <br> European Alliance for Freedom The European Alliance for Freedom (EAF) was a pan-European political party of right-wing Eurosceptics. It was founded in late 2010, the party was recognised by the European Parliament in 2011. It did not seek registration as a political party with the new "Authority for European Political Parties and European Political Foundations" in 2016 and was dissolved in the following. Unlike most other pan-European parties, the members of the Alliance were not national parties but individuals. The head office of the Alliance was in Brussels,

neg: Luo people (Kenya) as the head of government. Their administration represented the Kenya African National Union (KANU) party. However, differences with Jomo Kenyatta caused Oginga to defect from the party and abandon the vice presidency in 1966. His departure caused the Luo to become politically marginalized under the Kenyatta and subsequently the Moi administrations. In Tanzania, Mwalimu J.K. Nyerere had personally sought to work with Hellon Ang'iela Owino of Shirati, Tanzania, as a trusted and vibrant political aide who was never ashamed of eloquently speaking his mind whenever needed. Mr. Owino was well known among the front bench politicians who exchanged fists with

neg: People's United Party People's United Party The People's United Party (PUP) is one of two major political parties in Belize. It is currently the main opposition party with 12 of 31 seats in the House of Representatives. It is a centre-left Christian democratic party. The party leader is Johnny Briceño, who currently serves as Belize's Leader of the Opposition. The PUP was founded in 1950 out of the Nationalist Movement, as an anti-colonial party while the country was ruled by the United Kingdom as British Honduras. Under George Cadle Price the PUP played a major role in negotiating Belize's self-government in 1964 and

neg: Leader of the Socialist Party (Netherlands) leader in the House of Representatives. Leader of the Socialist Party (Netherlands) The Leader of the Socialist Party is the most senior politician within the Socialist Party (, SP) in the Netherlands. The post is currently held by Lilian Marijnissen, who succeeded Emile Roemer on 13 December 2017. The Leaders outwardly act as the 'figurehead' and the main representative of the party. Within the party, they must ensure political consensus. At election time the Leader is always the Lijsttrekker (top candidate) of the party list. Outside election time the Leader can serves as the Opposition leader. In the Socialist Party

neg: Leader of the Socialist Party (Netherlands) Leader of the Socialist Party (Netherlands) The Leader of the Socialist Party is the most senior politician within the Socialist Party (, SP) in the Netherlands. The post is currently held by Lilian Marijnissen, who succeeded Emile Roemer on 13 December 2017. The Leaders outwardly act as the 'figurehead' and the main representative of the party. Within the party, they must ensure political consensus. At election time the Leader is always the Lijsttrekker (top candidate) of the party list. Outside election time the Leader can serves as the Opposition leader. In the Socialist Party the Leader is always the Parliamentary

neg: People's United Party George Price in 1956 and publishes once a week from party headquarters at Queen Street. Its current editor is Alberto Vellos. Vibes Radio was established in 2002 as the official party station. Its manager is Gerald Garbutt. People's United Party The People's United Party (PUP) is one of two major political parties in Belize. It is currently the main opposition party with 12 of 31 seats in the House of Representatives. It is a centre-left Christian democratic party. The party leader is Johnny Briceño, who currently serves as Belize's Leader of the Opposition. The PUP was founded in 1950 out

neg: Democratic Party (Italy) Democratic Party (Italy) The Democratic Party (, PD) is a social-democratic political party in Italy. The party was led in 2013–2018 by Matteo Renzi, who resigned after the party's defeat in the 2018 general election. He was replaced by Maurizio Martina, who resigned in October in order to start the 2019 leadership election campaign. The three main candidates for secretary are Martina, Marco Minniti and Nicola Zingaretti. Matteo Orfini serves as president. The PD was founded on 14 October 2007 upon the merger of various centre-left parties which had been part of The Olive Tree list and The Union coalition

neg: People's Party (Panama) and its candidate Juan Carlos Varela to form the El Pueblo Primero alliance, which won the election with 39% of the vote on May 4, 2014. As a result several members of the party are currently serving in the Varela Administration, highlighted by the party's president Milton Henriquez who serves as Minister of Government. The PDC is a full member of the Christian Democrat International and Christian Democratic Organization of America. People's Party (Panama) The People's Party (, until 2001 the Christian Democratic Party of Panama) is a Panamanian Christian democratic political party. It was one of Latin America's most

neg: Rosalía Peredo Rosalía Peredo Rosalía Peredo Aguilar is a Mexican politician who currently serves in the upper house of Congress. Although she is a current member of the National Action Party (PAN), most of her political experience comes from center and center-left political parties. Peredo holds a bachelor's degree in political science and administration. She was an active member of the Worker's Revolutionary Party (PRT) and in 1985, was elected a PRT federal deputy, serving during the LIII Legislature of Congress (1985–1988). Peredo left the PRT and joined the Labor Party (PT), serving again in the Chamber of Deputies, this time representing

neg: Marika Mitsotakis became an activist for people with disabilities in Greece. She married Konstantinos Mitsotakis, member of a political family from Crete, in 1953. The couple had four children: Dora, who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Greece from 2006 to 2009 and Mayor of Athens from 2003 until 2006; Alexandra, a civil-society activist; Aikaterini and Kyriakos, a member of the Hellenic Parliament from the New Democracy party who on 19 January 2016 was elected President of this party. Konstantinos served as the head of the New Democracy political party from 1984 to 1993. Mitsotakis served as the Spouse of

neg: 5th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam self-criticism of the party's work since the 4th National Congress. Lê Đức Thọ, the Head of the party's Central Organizing Committee, talked of the need of regenerating the party by attacking corruption and incompetence within it. The Political Report criticized the old age of party cadres. In his speech to the congress Lê Duẩn said that there were to many old cadres who had limited understanding on how to perform their assigned tasks. He went so far as to question "the responsibility of the organs of the Party and of the State, from the centre to the base" when referring

neg: Party of Democratic Socialism (Germany) social welfare for immigrants. Internationally, the Left Party.PDS was a co-founder of the Party of the European Left and was the largest party in the European United Left–Nordic Green Left (GUE/NGL) group in the European Parliament. The grassroots democracy movement that forced the dismissal of East German head of state Erich Honecker in 1989 also empowered a younger generation of reform politicians in East Germany's ruling Socialist Unity Party who looked to Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev's glasnost and perestroika as their model for political change. Reformers like authors Stefan Heym and Christa Wolf and attorney Gregor Gysi, lawyer of dissidents

neg: Democrats for Andorra Lauredian Union and Andorra for Change. The party is led by Antoni Martí, who serves as Prime Minister of Andorra. Democrats for Andorra Democrats for Andorra (, DA) is the governing centre-right political party in Andorra. The party was established on 22 February 2011 as the direct successor of the Reformist Coalition which ran in the 2009 election. Standing as main opposition party in the 2011 Andorran General Election, the Democrats for Andorra won 20 of the General Council's 28 seats, the largest majority since the passing of the Andorran Constitution in 1993. The party was formed from a union

neg: 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China 17th Politburo retired at the Congress, some fifteen seats on the 18th Politburo were to be filled by newcomers. Notable additions to the Politburo included Wang Huning, who became the first head of the party's Central Policy Research Office to hold a seat on the Politburo; Li Zhanshu, former Guizhou party chief who took over as head of the party's General Office; Meng Jianzhu, former Minister of Public Security who took on the portfolio of the Central Legal and Political Affairs Commission; and Hu Chunhua and Sun Zhengcai, two officials born after 1960 who took on major regional party leadership

neg: Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party when he was defeated by Gaston Browne in a leadership challenge. The Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party won 14 of the 17 seats in the Legislature in the 2014 general elections, thus forming a majority government with Browne as Prime Minister. They won 15 seats in the 2018 general elections and thereby retained power. Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party The Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party (ABLP) is a political party in Antigua and Barbuda. The current leader of the party is Gaston Browne, who serves as the Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda. The party had previously been led by

neg: Non-partisan democracy are generally done on the basis of evidence instead of party affiliation. Committee chairs and other leaders within the legislature are often chosen for seniority and expertise, unlike the leaders in a partisan legislature who are often chosen because of loyalty to a party. Very few national governments are completely nonpartisan, but nonpartisan political systems at the national level are not unheard of. Many national governments have nonpartisan offices even if their legislative branches are partisan. Constitutional monarchies have nonpartisan monarchs as their head of state. Parliamentary republics generally have nonpartisan, figurehead presidents. Nonpartisan governments are much more likely in

neg: Ángel Rosa his Master's and Doctorate's degrees from the University of Boston in 1998. His thesis, titled "Bargaining for Privilege: The Alliance between Puerto Rico's PPD and U.S. Multinationals", is about the political influence the now defunct so-called "936 corporations" had in Puerto Rico during their heyday. Ángel Rosa Ángel R. Rosa Rodriguez is a professor, political analyst, and radio host from Puerto Rico who currently serves in the 25th Senate of Puerto Rico. Rosa has tenure at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus, his alma mater. Politically, he is affiliated with the Popular Democratic Party. Born in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico,

neg: 3rd Peoples' Democratic Party Ordinary Congress 3rd Peoples' Democratic Party Ordinary Congress The 3rd Ordinary Convention of the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) was held to elect the leaders and chief party officials of the HDP, a left-wing and pro-Kurdish political party in Turkey. The party employs gender quotas for internal elections, requiring the election of one male co-leader and one female co-leader. Ankara Member of Parliament Sırrı Süreyya Önder was elected as the convention's presiding officer. Former Member of Parliament Sezai Temelli was nominated for the position of chairman, while serving MP Pervin Buldan, who currently serves as a Deputy Speaker of the Grand National Assembly,

neg: Kurdish Democratic Progressive Party Kurdish Democratic Progressive Party The Kurdish Democratic Progressive Party in Syria (Kurdish: "Partiya Dîmoqratî Pêşverû Kurd li Sûriyê"; short: PDPKS or KDPP) is one of the oldest Kurdish parties in Syria, having been active since seceding from the Kurdistan Democratic Party of Syria the 1960s. Prominently led by Abd al-Hamid Darwish, who was described as "one of the last remaining of the original Kurdish political activists", the PDPKS serves as the Syrian sister party of the Iraqi Patriotic Union of Kurdistan. Known for its moderate and conciliatory politics, the party has sided at different times during the Syrian Civil War

neg: Kurdish Democratic Progressive Party Since then, however, the party has increasingly adopted a more staunch Kurdish nationalism, and was openly calling for Kurdish self-rule in Syria by 2017. Kurdish Democratic Progressive Party The Kurdish Democratic Progressive Party in Syria (Kurdish: "Partiya Dîmoqratî Pêşverû Kurd li Sûriyê"; short: PDPKS or KDPP) is one of the oldest Kurdish parties in Syria, having been active since seceding from the Kurdistan Democratic Party of Syria the 1960s. Prominently led by Abd al-Hamid Darwish, who was described as "one of the last remaining of the original Kurdish political activists", the PDPKS serves as the Syrian sister party of the

neg: Muhammad Yousuf Naqash patron was Mohammad Abbas Ansari, a veteran Hurriyat leader. Naqash joined while he still in jail. Later, its name was changed to Kashmir Mass Movement and he became its Vice-President. Naqash wrote its Constitution, which was later changed by Bilal Beg, who had then crossed over to Pakistan. Naqash left the party and publicly opposed and criticized the changes. After this, Naqash set up the Kashmir Political Party, which was renamed as the Islamic Political Party in 2001. Muhammad Yousuf Naqash Mohammad Yousuf Naqash is the Chairman of the Islamic Political Party and head of the Human Rights' Division of

neg: Kilvenmani massacre fourteen victims from one family. It is topped with the hammer and sickle of the CPI(M). A plantain bud "carved out of monolithic red granite mounted on a platform serves as a memory of the dead". Other political groups have also participated in the commemorations. The Dalit political party Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi have objected to Communist control of the event. Its district secretary S. Vivekanandam said, "We also want to pay tributes to the martyrs. But the CPM does not allow us to arrange for any programmes during the anniversary saying that only their party stood in support of the

neg: African Democratic Congress of the party is to create a grass root organization, of and for Nigerians. For the selection of their candidates for the 2019 Nigerian general election, the ADC used the method of party members directly electing candidates during the primaries. On September 24, 2018, the African Democratic Congress selected senator Abdulaziz Nyako as the candidate for the 2019 Nigerian general elections. On 10 May 2018, the party was adopted by former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo's political movement called the "Coalition for Nigeria Movement" (CNM). Obasanjo now serves as the chairman for the party. As per his speech titled, "My Treatise

neg: Aleksandra Đurović PACE's committee on legal affairs and human rights and its committee on political affairs and democracy, chaired its subcommittee on external relations, and was a member or alternate member of other committees. On August 2, 2017, Serbian president Aleksandar Vučić appointed Đurović as the head of Serbia's permanent mission to the Council of Europe. She formally resigned from the assembly on September 8, 2017. Aleksandra Đurović Aleksandra Đurović () is a politician and diplomat in Serbia. She served in the National Assembly of Serbia from 2012 to 2017 as a member of the Serbian Progressive Party and now serves as

neg: Kevin Gentry removed from the board due to a provision that bars Koch employees from serving on the institute's board. Gentry is the vice chairman of the Republican Party of Virginia. He serves on the board of directors of Bethany Christian Services of Virginia and the Virginia Future Business Leaders Foundation. He is a member of the Council for National Policy, a networking group for social conservative activists. Gentry serves on Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell's government reform advisory committee. Kevin Gentry Kevin Gentry is a conservative political activist and fundraiser who serves as vice president of the Charles G. Koch Charitable Foundation.

neg: Urdnot Wrex Urdnot Wrex Urdnot Wrex is a fictional character in BioWare's "Mass Effect" franchise, who serves as a party member (or "squadmate") in the first game of the "Mass Effect" trilogy. He is a krogan, an alien race near-sterilised by other galactic races for their violence and high population growth. Introduced as an experienced krogan mercenary, his role changes in "Mass Effect 2" and "Mass Effect 3" where he becomes leader of an expanding krogan clan and eventual head of state for the krogan as a whole. After a 1000 years of aimless apathy, Wrex seeks to bring back hope to

neg: Wang Yilin of Chairman of China National Offshore Oil Corporation. In November 2012, he was elected member of the 18th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Communist Party of China. Wang Yilin began to serve Chairman of CNPC in April 2015, and he started to hold a concurrent post as Chairman of PetroChina in June 2015. In July 2017, Wang Yiling, the Chairman of CNPC, serves as the head of the Chinese National Delegation to the World Petroleum Congress in Istanbul. On March 13, Wang was elected Co-Chairman of the Economic Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (PCC 2018).

neg: Obren Petrović Obren Petrović Obren Petrović (born 11 May 1957) is politician from Doboj, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Petrovic is a member of the Serb Democratic Party and currently serves as Mayor Of Doboj. Petrovic finished elementary and high school in Doboj and graduated from the with M.A. in political science. During most of his working life, Petrovic worked at the Doboj Police Station and he was head of the Civil Protection Department of the Doboj Municipality until his appointment as Mayor of the Municipality in 2002. The National Assembly of the Republic of Srpska adopted in July 2012 the Law on the

neg: Madrid deputy mayor and 8 delegates; all of them form The Board of Delegates (the Municipal Executive Committee). Since 2007, the Cybele Palace (or Palace of Communications) serves as City Hall. Madrid has tended to be a stronghold of the People's Party (PP, right-of-centre political party), which has controlled the city's mayoralty since 1989. In the 2007 regional and local elections, the People's Party obtained 34 seats, the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE, left-of-centre political party) obtained 18 and United Left (IU, left-wing political party) obtained 5. In the 2015 election, however, the PP was the party with the most votes

neg: Belarusian Social Democratic Assembly Belarusian Social Democratic Assembly Belarusian Social Democratic Assembly () known simply as "Hramada" or "The Assembly" is a Belarusian political party. The leader of the party is Stanislav Shushkevich. The head of the party, since the 2010 presidential election, has been Stanislav Shushkevich who has the distinction of having been the first head of state an independent Belarus between 1991 and 1994. After losing the election for president in 1994 he did not participate in politics again until helping to form the party in 1998. In 2004 he was not allowed to register as a candidate and so in the

neg: Party Committee Secretary deputy party chiefs. The higher-ranked deputy party chief is generally also concurrently the head of the government of the party committee's area of jurisdiction. The other deputy party chief is known as the "zhuanzhi fushuji" (专职副书记), literally, "Specifically-designated Deputy Party Secretary." Generally, the "zhuanzhi" deputy party chief is also the head of the party school of any given jurisdiction. For example, in Sichuan province, the Party Secretary heads the party committee, while the Governor of Sichuan serves as the top ranked deputy party chief, and the "specifically-designated" deputy party chief ranks immediately next to the governor in precedence. A "Party

neg: Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps government of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. It has sub-provincial powers on par with sub-provincial cities. The Party Secretary of Xinjiang serves as the "executive political commissar" of the XPCC, while the XPCC's own party chief usually concurrently serves as the political commissar of the XPCC and acts as its highest day-to-day authority. The area and population of the XPCC are generally given as part of Xinjiang's total figures, but the GDP of the XPCC is generally listed separately. The XPCC is subdivided into divisions, then regiments. It is headquartered at Urumqi. Each XPCC division corresponds to a prefecture-level administrative division