He, after all, has more latitude as in this instance the elderly pacifist socialist Leader of the Opposition is more - or-less on the government's side, as was his election - losing predecessor? (totalpolitics.com)
«The people of France have chosen change,» he told supporters who helped defeat socialist leader Ségolène Royal. (canadianbusiness.com)
The question of who will be Germany's next Chancellor looks increasingly unlikely with the current incumbent, Angela Merkel seeing her lead in the opinion polls being eroded by socialist leader Martin Schulz. (cnbc.com)