Sentences with phrase «socialist leader of»

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?

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The leader of Germany's socialist party is under heavy pressure to fix the country's political stalemate.

«The people of France have chosen change,» he told supporters who helped defeat socialist leader Ségolène Royal.

The Popular Unity Candidacy joins a line of far - left movements seizing the political momentum in Europe, from Greece's ruling Syriza party and Spain's own far - left Podemos movement to the shock emergence last week of hardcore socialist Jeremy Corbyn as leader of Britain's Labour Party.

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.

The leader of Germany's socialist party is under heavy pressure to fix the country's political stalemate — despite the experienced lawmaker not being involved in recent coalition talks.

Beijing wrapped up a meeting of top Communist Party economic leaders Wednesday by endorsing a document entitled «Xi Jinping Thought on Socialist Economy with Chinese Characteristics.»

Parliamentarians and socialists in the UK and Europe are calling on Jeremy Corbyn, the leader of Britain's Labour Party and a longtime supporter of Venezuela's leadership, to denounce the Venezuelan government in light of recent events.

Jeremy Corbyn, the Labour leader who is half - heartedly campaigning for the U.K. to remain the E.U., is almost certainly another closet Brexit supporter, a Socialist who sees the E.U. as the stooge of global capitalism, eroding workers» rights with its neo-liberal focus on the Single Market.

A grand coalition of the PP and second placed Socialist Party (PSOE) is Rajoy's other possibility, and Ciudadanos leader Albert Rivera has also indicated some interest in this to stymie Podemos, due to the two new parties opposing views on a Catalan independence referendum.

Augusto Pinochet, in full Augusto Pinochet Ugarte, (born November 25, 1915, Valparaiso, Chile — died December 10, 2006, Santiago), leader of the military junta that overthrew the socialist government of Pres. Salvador Allende of Chile on September 11, 1973.

Perhaps the UCP leader is confident that the public will prefer his depiction of Notley as a socialist oil - hater to hers of Kenney as an extremist bully.

At the 19th Communist Party National Congress held in October, President Xi unveiled a bold, long - term vision to transform China into a «great modern socialist country» — a global leader in innovation and trade that boasts sustainable growth, a cleaner environment and reduced inequality — by the 100th anniversary of the People's Republic in 2049.

It was no secret that many of the strike leaders were associated with the radical Socialist Party and the One Big Union, the ominous sounding name of the union that the socialists hoped to create.

The OPEC member's socialist leader wants to restructure the ailing country's foreign debt, putting an alleged drug trafficker in charge of working out how.

In terms of a secret agenda for collectivist authoritarianism, I admit a few liberal elites are that depraved — I was myself shocked by the degree to which the leaders of the Democratic Socialists of America, the ones who helped train our current President and whose leader (Michael Harrington) I myself read and admired in the 80s, were open to deception and smear - tactics, as revealed by Stanely Kurtz's Radical in Chief.

The leader of the Hitler Youth stated «the destruction of Christianity was explicitly recognized as a purpose of the National Socialist movement» from the start, but «considerations of expedience made it impossible» publicly to express this extreme position.

Socialist and trade - union leaders know all about this kind of thing.

Such was the case with the former neo-Nazi leader Ingo Hasselbach, who reports that the East German National Socialist skinhead movement was born of disaffected but essentially apolitical youths who discovered Nazism only when the state and other hated authority figures labeled them as «neo-Nazis.»

(It was during the months immediately following the publication of The Socialist Decision that Hitler proceeded to do just that; and it was only a year later that Gregor Strasser, generally considered the leader of the more authentically socialist wing of the party, together with all those who offered any challenge to Hitler's absolute leadership, was murdered in the Great Purge of June 3Socialist Decision that Hitler proceeded to do just that; and it was only a year later that Gregor Strasser, generally considered the leader of the more authentically socialist wing of the party, together with all those who offered any challenge to Hitler's absolute leadership, was murdered in the Great Purge of June 3socialist wing of the party, together with all those who offered any challenge to Hitler's absolute leadership, was murdered in the Great Purge of June 30, 1934.)

Baum also pays more attention that Burgess does to economic developments, to official statements by socialist parties, and to those church Leaders who quote from Marxist sources or speak of learning from Marxist insights.

Pointing out these things, of course, is not to endorse the ideology of the National Socialist movement or to admire the personality of its leader.

During the early years he was a leader of the «religious socialist» movement.

Composed of veterans, former socialists and anarchists, and enraged bourgeois youth eager to fight the socialists as a substitute for the war they were too young for, fascism focused around the leader role Mussolini copied largely from D'Annunzio but with effective organizational forms Mussolini had learned in his years as a socialist.

Fox tells the story from beginning to end: childhood in the German - American parsonage; nine grades of school followed by three years in a denominational «college» that was not yet a college and three year's in Eden Seminary, with graduation at 21; a five - month pastorate due to his father's death; Yale Divinity School, where despite academic probation because he had no accredited degree, he earned the B.D. and M.A.; the Detroit pastorate (1915 - 1918) in which he encountered industrial America and the race problem; his growing reputation as lecturer and writer (especially for The Christian Century); the teaching career at Union Theological Seminary (1928 - 1960); marriage and family; the landmark books Moral Man and Immoral Society and The Nature and Destiny of Man; the founding of the Fellowship of Socialist Christians and its journal Radical Religion; the gradual move from Socialist to liberal Democratic politics, and from leader of the Fellowship of Reconciliation to critic of pacifism; the break with Charles Clayton Morrison's Christian Century and the inauguration of Christianity and Crisis; the founding of the Union for Democratic Action, then later of Americans for Democratic Action; participation in the ecumenical movement, especially the Oxford Conference and the Amsterdam Assembly; increasing friendship with government officials and service with George Kennan's policy - planning group in the State Department; the first stroke in 1952 and the subsequent struggles with ill health; retirement from Union in 1960, followed by short appointments at Harvard, at the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions, and at Columbia's Institute of War and Peace Studies; intense suffering from ill health; and death in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, in 1971.

... Delight in smooth - sounding platitudes, refusal to face unpleasant facts, desire for popularity and electoral success irrespective of the vital interests of the State, genuine love of peace and pathetic belief that love can be its sole foundation, obvious lack of intellectual vigour in both leaders of the British Coalition Government, marked ignorance of Europe and aversion from its problems in Mr. Baldwin, the strong and violent pacifism which at this time dominated the Labour - Socialist Party, the utter devotion of the Liberals to sentiment apart from reality, the failure and worse than failure of Mr. Lloyd George, the erstwhile great war - time leader, to address himself to the continuity of his work, the whole supported by overwhelming majorities in both Houses of Parliament: all these constituted a picture of British fatuity and fecklessness which, though devoid of guile, was not devoid of guilt, and, though free from wickedness or evil design, played a definite part in the unleashing upon the world of horrors and miseries which, even so far as they have unfolded, are already beyond comparison in human experience.

While Ataka's leader refused to back any government and claimed to become «a nightmare» for any government, the decision of some of its parliamentarians not to register for the government - related vote lowered the majority threshold, allowing the Socialist government to be appointed.

The later leaders who actually shaped Israel's social policy tend not to be so fondly remembered, with the possible exception of Ben Gurion, a socialist, Israel's first Prime Minister, and a particularly ascetic figure.

Igor Dodon, de facto leader of the Socialists, has not only once stated its intentions to denounce the Association Agreement with the European Union and join the Eurasian Economic Union led by the Russian Federation, based his entire campaign on criticizing both EU and Romania («The Romanian gendarme will not be our master»).

Published in May 2011 after a series of seminars in London and Oxford, the text contains a foreword from Labour leader Ed Miliband, and was supported by Labour's key pressure groups The Fabian Society, Progress, Compass and the Christian Socialist Movement.

In a startling move that threatens a major diplomatic row, the leaders of the conservative, socialist and liberal groups in Brussels have written to the European commission and the European council, whose members represent the 28 EU states, to reject the appointment of Ted Malloch.

During the election campaign, decision makers from Bucharest have backed the current governing coalition, a move that, in theory at least, could have significant implications for relations between the two countries if Igor Dodon, the leader of Moldova's opposition Socialist Party and the pre-election favourite, manages to win the contest on 30 October.

I have waited most of political life for a socialist to be leader of the Labour Party and here he is and I am doing everything I can to support to him.»

The party's deputy leader, Tom Watson says he has evidence that members of the Socialist Party and the Alliance for Workers» Liberty are signing up as Labour members.

Socialist leader Hollande said he was always mindful of the right to protest, but the state had an obligation to ensure normal life could continue for most people.

It was because they can not tolerate a socialist as the leader of the Labour party leading a socialist administration.»

The six plaintiffs include Rodney Martin, chair of the Reform Party of California; Jeff Mackler, leader of the San Francisco Bay Area branch of Socialist Action; Steve Chessin, president of Californians for Electoral Reform; and Richard Winger.

«We are showing our solidarity with all the people throughout the world who are taking part in protests against president - elect Trump,» Siritunga Jayasuriya, leader of the United Socialist Party, said.

In December, with Theresa May lacking either a plan or any allies on the continent, Labour would have hosted a London summit of socialist party leaders.

However Gianni Pittella, leader of the socialist bloc in the European parliament said the move «feels like blackmail».

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On 19 November 2017, Elysée spokesman Bruno Roger - Petit announced that President Emmanuel Macron would meet with the presidents of the Senate and National Assembly as well as the leaders of national political parties on 20 and 21 November; specifically, with Gérard Larcher for the Senate, Bernard Accoyer for The Republicans (LR), Rachid Temal for the Socialist Party (PS), Nicolas Dupont - Aignan for Debout la France (DLF), Jean - Christophe Lagarde for the Union of Democrats and Independents (UDI), Christophe Castaner for La République En Marche!

Although Venezuela is not a dictatorship of the proletariat, leaders like Hugo Chavez may, on the other hand, call themselves socialist.

A few Seattle labor leaders have supported Socialist Alternative campaigns, and even those who still support Democratic incumbents speak favorably of the contributions this leftist electoral force has made in pushing the city's political conversation in a more progressive direction.

But Ashdown has been acting in the long tradition of Liberal leaders from Jo Grimond onwards who have all wanted to see a realignment of the centre - left around non - socialist principles.

Brian, it doesn't make much sense to ditch a leader whose socialist agenda you are in agreement with, for a usurper who is trying to ape the incumbent but clearly doesn't believe a word of what he himself is saying.

did nt sing the national anthem etc hes done he will carry on for a few yrs but hes already been framed.My friends who are not really tory or labour do nt take him serious.in addition the U.k is not a socialist country anymore what we fight for is an acceptable form of capitalism... im sure the next labour leader will be in 2025 bcos Mrs May will win a second term she will modulate her policies and rid the tory party of the party for the rich tag..

Despite the reserved surroundings of Sheffield Cathedral, this was a tub - thumping, socialist send - off for a former deputy council leader with 20 years local government service under his belt and a passionate trade unionist.

Another group calling themselves the «Clause I Socialists» on the right of the party is also developing, while there are dozens of MPs on the left of the party who are loyal to the leader.

LaPierre said that in the past, he had worked with Democrats who wanted to work to reduce gun violence, but that leaders now only cared about exploiting tragedy for political gain, calling them a «tidal wave of new European socialists» in charge of the party and name - checking Sen. Kamala Harris, D - Calif.; Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D - Mass.; New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio; New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo; Sen. Cory Booker, D - N.J.; Sen. Christopher Murphy, D - Conn.; and Rep. Keith Ellison, D - Minn., to boos in the crowd.