More footnotes date February 2010 The Workers Opposition lang ru was a faction of the Russian Communist Party Bolshevik Russian Communist Party that emerged in 1920 as a response to the perceived over bureaucratisation that was occurring in Russian SFSR Soviet Russia . Membership The Workers Opposition was led by Alexander Shlyapnikov , who was also chairman of the Russian Metalworkers Union, and it consisted of trade union leaders and industrial administrators who had formerly been industrial workers. Alexandra Kollontai , the famous socialist feminist, was the group s mentor and advocate. Other prominent members included Sergei Medvedev and Mikhail Vladimirov leaders of the Metalworkers ... Opposition advocated the role of unionized workers in directing the economy at a time when Soviet ... unions from a participatory role. Specifically, the Workers Opposition demanded that unionized workers ... who had elected them and could be removed from below. The Workers Opposition demanded that Russian ... effectively. Leaders of the Workers Opposition were not opposed to the employment of wiktionary ... b Tenth Congress of the Russian Communist Party, in 1921, condemned the Workers Opposition for factionalism ... better supply of workers, to improve workers living conditions. Several leaders of the Workers Opposition ... those who opposed this campaign. End of the Movement Members of the former Workers Opposition ... the ranks of the Communist Party. Some members of the Workers Opposition, including Shlyapnikov and Kollontai .... Bibliography Daniels, Robert. The Conscience of the Revolution Communist Opposition in Soviet Russia ... Redeemed The Workers Opposition in the Bolshevik Party, 1919 1921 . The Carl Beck Papers in Russian ... archive kollonta 1921 workers opposition index.htm Alexandra Kollontai, The Workers Opposition http www.marxists.org archive shliapnikov 1921 workers opposition.htm Theses of the Workers Opposition Category Factions in the Communist Party of the Soviet Union de Arbeiteropposition fr Opposition ... more details
The Iraqi opposition can refer to three things Pre 2003 Iraqi anti Saddam groups were composed of a number of groups in Iraq opposed to the Saddam regime. Occupation era The collective term usually denoting Iraqi insurgency opposed to the United States American led coalition forces and Iraqi Security Forces during the occupation of Iraq that followed the Iraq war on May 1, 2003. Post independence After the handover of authority from the Coalition Provisional Authority to Iraqi leaders, the Iraqi opposition post occupation Iraqi opposition are the minority political parties. disambig ... more details
Image Armstrong heiligenschein.jpg 250px right thumb The opposition effect brightens the area around Buzz Aldrin s shadow due to retroreflective properties of lunar regolith . The opposition surge sometimes known as the opposition effect , opposition spike or Seeliger effect ref name Hameen Anttila cite ... and Mars appear significantly brighter than predicted when at Opposition astronomy astronomical opposition . Two physical mechanisms have been proposed for this observational phenomenon shadow hiding ... are close to opposition astronomy opposition from the viewpoint of the observer , this intrinsic ... to as the opposition surge. The effect is particularly pronounced on regolith surfaces of airless ... have been quantitatively studied, details of the opposition effect its strength and angular extent ... Saturn s , an opposition surge is due to the covering of shadows on the ring particles. This explanation ... in brightness during opposition is that of coherent backscatter. ref Hapke, B. http adsabs.harvard.edu ... abs 2011Icar..212..321J accessdate 2011 October 31 bibcode 2011Icar..212..321J ref Opposition surge throughout the Solar System The existence of the opposition surge was first recorded .... III. The lunar surface . Astron. J. 69 826 852. ref He coined the term opposition effect for the phenomenon, but the more intuitive opposition surge is now more widely used. Since Gehrels early studies, an opposition surge has been noted for most airless solar system bodies. No such surge has been ... indicate that the opposition effect exhibits only a small wavelength dependence the surge is 3 ... opposition surge is shadow hiding rather than coherent backscatter. ref Burrati, B. J. Hillier, J. K. & Wang, M. 1996 http adsabs.harvard.edu abs 1996Icar..124..490B The Lunar Opposition Surge Observations ...?pid 18523 Hayabusa observes the opposition surge of Asteroid Itokawa http www.atoptics.co.uk atoptics oppos1.htm opposition effect , Atmospheric optics website. Includes a picture of the opposition ... more details
Image Genuine Opposition.jpg thumb Genuine Opposition logo Merge United Opposition Philippines date April 2010 Unreferenced date April 2007 Genuine Opposition GO is the umbrella political coalition of the parties ... , which is in opposition to President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo . It was originally called the United Opposition UNO , created by opposition stalwart and Makati City Mayor Jejomar Binay on June 2005 .... On February 15, 2007 the group changed its name again to Genuine Opposition after a meeting ... party members United Opposition Philippines United Opposition UNO Liberal Party Philippines Liberal ... Aksyon Demokratiko AD Background Image GenuineOpposition logo.png 150px left thumb Genuine Opposition logo The United Opposition Coalition was created by Makati City Mayor Jejomar Binay on June 2005 to unite ... personalities wanted to join the opposition. The UNO changed its name on February 12, 2007 at the Club ... changed its named again to Genuine Opposition GO after a meeting with Senate President Manny Villar in his office in Las Pi as . GO became the opposition coalition with eight parties under its ... Francis Pangilinan are running under the Opposition, they remain independent candidates as in the Philippine general election, 2001 2001 election . On February 28, 2007, Genuine Opposition dropped ... Opposition Philippines United Opposition , with Binay as head, but still maintaining the support ... Opposition Philippines UNO Senator 2001 present and once aspired to be the mayor of Manila . He ... and former Senator 1998 2004 . Won John Henry Osme a John Henry John Sonny R. Osmena United Opposition ... IV United Opposition Philippines UNO Detained military officer, leader of the Magdalo group and the leader ... Filipinos , the opposition s coalition in the 2004 Presidential elections. Puwersa ng Masa Force of the Masses , the opposition s coalition in the 2001 Midterm elections. Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino LAMMP Struggle of Patriotic Filipino Masses , the opposition s coalition in the 1998 Presidential ... more details
Communism sidebar The Right Opposition was the name given to the tendency made up of Nikolai Bukharin ... those who coalesced in the International Communist Opposition , regardless of whether they identified with Bukharin and Rykov. Note that the designation Right Opposition refers to the position of this movement ... mainstream, the Right Opposition is still very firmly on the Left. Emergence The struggle .... Trotsky argued that his tendency, the Left Opposition , represented the internationalist traditions ... J. Alexander, The Right Opposition The Lovestoneites and the International Communist Opposition of the 1930s ... countries and their own Communist Parties. Therefore, the Right Opposition was far more fragmented than the Left Opposition. Nevertheless, the various right opposition groups did come together to form an International Communist Opposition ICO . Unlike the Left Opposition, they did not tend to form ... 2008 . Fate of the Russian Right Opposition Stalin and his centre faction had initially allied with Bukharin and the Right Opposition in order to defeat Trotsky and the Left. However, once Trotsky was out of the way and the Left Opposition had been sidelined, Stalin turned on his former allies. Bukharin and the Right Opposition were, in their turn, sidelined and removed from important positions ... Opposition The various right oppositional groups loosely aligned with Bukharin within the Comintern ... was the Communist Party Opposition KPO in Germany, led by Heinrich Brandler . In the United States, Jay Lovestone , Bertram Wolfe and their supporters founded the Communist Party Opposition and published ... of being an opposition within the Communist movement rather than openly create a new ... Opposition The ICO began to disintegrate in 1933. With the coming to power of the Nazis, the German ... International could not be reformed and the idea of being an opposition within it was untenable. ref Alexander, The Right Opposition , p. 287. ref At a conference in February 1938 the International ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 The Right Opposition Georgian , Memarjvene Opozitsia is an alliance of Republic of Georgia Georgia s New Right Georgia New Rights Conservatives and Industry will save Georgia parties. It is the only opposition group that received over seven percent of the votes on March 28, 2004, which was the necessary threshold to secure seats in Parliament. During the November 2003 Rose Revolution , they refused to join the opposition rallies, guaranteeing thereby the quorum to be met at the opening session of the Parliament largely believed to have been elected as a result of gross rigging. After the election, both the Right Opposition and National Movement traded allegations of vote rigging. However, neither of these claims were substantiated by observers from the European Union in their subsequent report on the elections. The coalition initially gained fifteen of the 150 seats that were elected by party list, but the votes in several of these constituencies were annulled after the elections. They also have two single mandate constituencies, which remain from the otherwise annulled November, 2003 elections. Both New Rights and Industrialists find their support largely in the private enterprise community and are particularly popular with those employed in the private sector. As a result, for years the two parties fought each other for the same electorate. While the alliance was formed only weeks before the elections, the party leaders have agreed to merge their two groups into one party, forming the center right alternative to left of center National Movement Democrats National Movement , which currently governs Georgia. The Right Opposition is led by David Gamkrelidze of New Right Georgia New Rights Party . The alliance s main political priorities include securing a flat tax system in Georgia reducing government regulations on business ... Opposition Georgien ... more details
distinguish Left Communism Trotskyism The Left Opposition was a faction within the Bolshevik Party from 1923 to 1927, headed de facto by Leon Trotsky . The Left Opposition formed as part of the power struggle ... and by Sovnarkom Chairman prime minister Alexei Rykov , who would later be branded the Right Opposition ... confrontation between the Left Opposition and the troika occurred in October 1923 January 1924 ... had a falling out with Stalin in early 1925. They formed the New Opposition , but were defeated by Stalin ... joined forces with Trotsky s Left Opposition in what became known as the United Opposition . In July October 1926, the United Opposition lost out to Stalin, and its leaders were expelled from the ruling Politburo. In October 1927, the last Opposition members were expelled from the Communist Party ... Left Opposition and Trotskyist views to be incompatible with Party membership and expelled all ... to be close to the policies that the Left Opposition advocated earlier. The Left Opposition attempted to field opposition candidates against the official Communist Party candidates in the Soviet Union ... York Oxford University Press, 181. ref Most but not all prominent Left Opposition members recanted ... who remained unrepentant. In the meantime, Trotsky founded the International Left Opposition in 1930. It was meant to be an opposition group within the Comintern, but members of the Comintern ... Opposition after 1933. Leading members of the Left Opposition Image Trotskyist Left Opposition 1927.jpg thumb left Members of the Left Opposition in 1927 Leon Trotsky Lev Davidovich Bronstein 1879 ... of War during the Russian Civil War , and de facto leader of the Left Opposition. Expelled from ... on to found the Chinese Left Opposition Yakov Drobnis 1890 1937 . Adolph Joffe 1883 1927 . Iosif ... of the Left Opposition, the author of The New Economics . Georgy Pyatakov 1890 1937 . Karl ... Union ca Oposici d esquerra cs Lev opozice de Linke Opposition in der Sowjetunion es Oposici n ... more details
orphan date March 2010 Infobox nrhp name Opposition House nrhp type image Opposition House 2 4 Hancock Place, Cambridge, MA IMG 4099.JPG caption location Cambridge, Massachusetts lat degrees 42 lat minutes 22 lat seconds 10 lat direction N long degrees 71 long minutes 6 long seconds 26 long direction W locmapin Massachusetts area built 1807 architect Unknown architecture Federal added April 13, 1982 governing body Private mpsub Cambridge MRA refnum 82001969 ref name nris NRISref 2008a ref Opposition House is an historic house at 2 4 Hancock Place in Cambridge, Massachusetts . The house was built in 1807 and added to the National Historic Register in 1982. References Reflist Registered Historic Places Category Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts Category Houses in Cambridge, Massachusetts CambridgeMA NRHP stub ... more details
Infobox Book name My Opposition title orig Mein Widerstand translator Robert Scott Kellner image Image Kellner Diary 25 Apr 1943 Atlantic Wall.jpg 250px image caption Diary entry about Atlantic Wall fortifications author Friedrich Kellner illustrator cover artist country Germany language German language German series subject World War II diary genre Historical diary diaries publisher Justus Liebig University , Giessen , Germany release date 2011 english release date media type pages isbn My Opposition lang de Mein Widerstand is a diary secretly written by the German social democracy social democrat Friedrich Kellner 1885 1970 during World War II to describe life under Nazi Germany and to expose the propaganda and the crimes of the Nazi dictatorship. It is considered one of the most comprehensive ..., My Opposition The Diaries of Friedrich Kellner , was produced in 2006, for distribution in 2007 ... ref He retired from politics in 1960, at the age of seventy five. In 1968 he gave the diary to his American ... of the diary. The diary, which Kellner titled Mein Widerstand , meaning My Opposition , is divided ... Liebig University Kellner Project ref Documentary film Image My Opposition DVD cover2.jpg 100px right DVD cover main My Opposition The Diaries of Friedrich Kellner CCI Entertainment, a Canada Canadian film company, produced a documentary film entitled, My Opposition The Diaries of Friedrich Kellner ... of Kristallnacht. ref http www.ccientertainment.com shows my opposition the diaries of friedrich kellner Documentary My Opposition the Diaries of Friedrich Kellner ref In October 2009, it was screened ... Israel National News ref Notes reflist 2 References My Opposition The Diaries of Friedrich Kellner ... commons Friedrich Kellner http www.youtube.com watch?v 9kJLE9zvo44 My Opposition Diary of one German ... data production prod 4338.asp?lang en& Telefilm Canada My Opposition the Diaries of Friedrich ... good article DEFAULTSORT My Opposition Category 2010 books Category 21st century history books Category ... more details
DON T WANT YOU TO HEAR. group nb Rock in Opposition or RIO was a Social movement movement representing a collective of Progressive rock progressive bands in the late 1970s united in their opposition ... to come to London and perform in a festival called Rock in Opposition . History Practically ignored ... Rock in Opposition work SquidCo last Zampino first Phil accessdate 12 September 2007 ref a festival in London they called Rock in Opposition with the slogan The music the record companies don t want ... Fou Leloublan France While Rock in Opposition was never intended to be a formal organisation, the festival ... ccutler bands group03.shtml rio title Rock in Opposition work Chris Cutler homepage last Cutler ... Rock in Opposition as a collective . By this time Henry Cow no longer existed as a group, but as RIO ... and Choice in Musical Forms, Part III, Rock in Opposition ref RIO as a genre When RIO ceased ... and the willingness to be in opposition to the commercial music industry performed. The line ... Rock In Opposition France Event April 13th, 14th & 15th 2007 work Rock Time archivedate 12 December ... rio artistes english.htm title Rock In Opposition September 18th, 19th, 20th, 2009 work ... . ref cite web url http www.rocktime.org rio accueileng.html title Rock In Opposition 17, 18, 19 September .... ref cite web url http www.rocktime.org rio accueileng.html title Rock In Opposition ... links http www.squidco.com rer RIO.html Rock in Opposition . Phil Zampino at Squidco . http www.ccutler.com ccutler bands group03.shtml rio Rock in Opposition . Chris Cutler homepage . http www.francofabbri.net ... guide to progressive rock . en icon Experimental music genres Avant garde DEFAULTSORT Rock In Opposition Category Rock in Opposition Category Music organizations Category Rock music genres de Rock In Opposition fr Rock in Opposition it Rock In Opposition he Rock in Opposition nl Rock In Opposition no Rock In Opposition pl Rock in Opposition pt Rock in Opposition ru Rock in Opposition sv Rock ... more details
In critical theory , a binary opposition also binary system is a pair of related terms or concepts that are opposite in meaning. Binary opposition is the system by which, in language and thought, two theoretical ... first G. year 1996 title Binary opposition and sexual power in Paradise Lost journal Midwest Quarterly ... terms, viewed 8 March 2011, http www.highbeam.com doc 1056 binaryopposition.html ref Binary opposition ... opposition is seen as a fundamental organizer of human philosophy, culture, and language. In the community ... Binary opposition originated in Saussurean structuralist theory. ref Fogarty, S 2005, The literary ... to Ferdinand de Saussure , the binary opposition is the means by which the units of language have ... in Western thought weasel words date January 2012 A classic example of a binary opposition is fact ... and good and bad ref Britannica 2011, Binary opposition, viewed 9 March 2011, http www.britannica.com EBchecked topic 65552 binary opposition ref Essentially the concept of the binary opposition ... for example man and woman, black and white. ref Fogarty, S 2005, Binary opposition, viewed 8 ... title The dead sea scrolls and the languageof binary opposition a structuralist post structuralist approach ... hierarchy where one of the two terms governs the other. Within the white black binary opposition ... of binary opposition innocence versus guilt. ref name Hanson2008 A more concrete example of a binary opposition is the male female dichotomy. Some fact date January 2012 western thinkers, including ... each of these categories there is usually an unequal fact date January 2012 binary opposition ... 2012 not simply the reversal of the opposition, but its deconstruction , which is fact date January 2012 described as apolitical&mdash that is, not intrinsically favoring one arm of a binary opposition over the other. Deconstruction is fact date January 2012 the event or moment at which a binary opposition ... a deconstruction of deconstructionism as follows In the hierarchical opposition, deconstruction logocentrism ... more details
File Square of opposition, set diagrams.svg thumb Square of opposition br In the Venn diagram Venn diagrams black areas are empty set empty and red areas are nonempty. br The faded arrows and faded red areas apply in traditional logic. File Johannesmagistris square.jpg thumb Depiction from the 15th century In the system of Term Logic Aristotelian logic , the square of opposition is a diagram representing ... particular statements by the medieval logicians. Another logical opposition implied by this, though ..., and the relations represented as lines drawn between them, whence the name The Square of Opposition ... of Opposition in the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy ref He goes on to cite medieval philosopher ... plato.stanford.edu entries square RewOFor The Traditional Square of Opposition ref Modern squares of opposition Image Frege gegens tze.png thumb 200px Frege s square of opposition br The contr r below ... for term logic. The square of opposition, under this Boolean set of assumptions, is often called the modern Square of opposition. In the modern square of opposition, A and O claims are contradictories, as are E and I, but all other forms of opposition cease to hold there are no contraries, subcontraries, or subalterns. Thus, from a modern point of view, it often makes sense to talk about the opposition ... opposites, which are in different kinds of opposition with the claim. Frege s Begriffsschrift also ... hexagon The square of opposition has been extended to a logical hexagon which includes the relationships ... . ref http alessiomoretti.perso.sfr.fr NOTLogicalHexagon.html N Opposition Theory Logical hexagon ref ... square References references External links commonscat Square of opposition sep entry square The traditional Square of Opposition Terence Parsons http www.square of opposition.org International Congress on the Square of Opposition http www.springerlink.com content l8rj3631747w Special Issue of Logica Universalis Vol2 N1 2008 on the Square of Opposition http bearspace.baylor.edu M Boone www color ... more details
About 1 the West Wing episode Opposition Research 2 the political tool also known as Oppo 3 Opposition research Infobox Television episode Title Opposition Research Series The West Wing TV series The West Wing Image Caption Season 6 Episode 121 Airdate January 12, 2005 Production 2T5011 Writer Eli Attie Director Christopher Misiano Guests Marlee Matlin br Annabeth Gish br Sam Robards br Steven Eckholdt br Bill O Brien actor Bill O Brien Episode list List of The West Wing episodes List of The West Wing episodes Season list Infobox The West Wing season 6 episode list Prev Next Opposition Research is episode 121 of The West Wing TV series The West Wing . Alan Alda , Stockard Channing , Dul Hill , Allison Janney , Mary McCormack , and John Spencer actor John Spencer do not appear in this episode. Plot Candidate Matt Santos starts up his presidential campaign in New Hampshire , where he and Josh Lyman Josh immediately disagree on campaign philosophy. Santos is keen to expound his policy on education, but Josh wants to go slower, and let the voters get to know him. Josh takes Santos to a garbage dump to help people toss out their garbarge whilst talking about his campaign. Santos is, however, resistant to all this hand shaking . The press are closely following events in New Hampshire, and actually believe this campaign is a ploy on Josh s part to garner more votes for Hoynes, as Santos is such a rank outsider. Will Bailey is busy with Russell s campaign, and asks Josh about running a clean campaign between Russell and Santos and engineers a reunion between Josh and new Russell campaign staffer Donna Moss Donna . Josh speaks to Elizabeth Bartlet and tries to recruit help from Bartlet s son in law, but this fails miserably. However, Bartlet gives Josh a very helpful pointer about voters in New Hampshire, and Liz contributes 2000 to the Santos campaign, which, when it is made ... an important issue. The opposition research of the title refers to the work Josh has hired Joey Lucas ... more details
Unreferenced date February 2009 See also Criticism of democracy Opposition to democracy refers to the resistance of governments and promoters of non democratic concepts, to democracy , its reforms, and its implementation. Democracy in modern times has almost always faced opposition from the existing government. The implementation of a democratic government within a non democratic state is typically brought about by democratic revolution . Monarchy had traditionally been opposed to democracy, and to this day remains opposed to abolition of monarchy its abolition , although often political compromise has been reached in the form of shared government . Currently, opposition to democracy exists in communist state s, absolute monarchy monarchies , and Islamic government s, which have various reasons for opposing the implementation of democracy or democratic reforms. Monarchy Monarchies have traditionally rejected democratic reforms, as this would mean seceding from the throne. The British Empire rejected the United States declaration of independence on the grounds that it violated the sovereignty of the British crown. Since then, the British Empire has largely changed to a constitutional monarchy government, with elections held to determine the next Prime Minister , while the Queen and her royal family merely serve as figureheads. Islamic governments main Islam and democracy While certain governments in the Muslim world are to a certain extent democratic, a number of democratic concepts are opposed by Islamic religious scholars and religious authorities. For democracy to exist in an Islamic society, a balance has to be found which is politically feasible given the wide support for Islamic religious concepts. Category Political systems government stub th ... more details
unreferenced date October 2008 Peace opposition Rauhanoppositio is a term used to describe a Finnish cross party movement in 1944 uniting both bourgeois politicians like Paasikivi , Kekkonen , Sakari Tuomioja etc. and mostly left leaning Social Democratic Party Finland social democrats , aiming at stepping out of the Continuation war war and finding a way to conclude peace with the Soviet Union . The number of Eduskunta MPs belonging to this group was rather small at first, but it gained influence as the military situation worsened. After the signing of armistice, Paasikivi established his cabinet, which included members of the previous opposition group. Background Paasikivi, the leading statesman of the group had concluded by 1943 that Germany was going to lose the war and Finland was in great danger. However, his initial opposition to the pro German line was too well known, and his first initiatives for peace negotiations were met with little support both from Field Marshal Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim Mannerheim and Risto Ryti , who was the war time President. Negotiations were conducted intermittently in 1943 44 between Finland and its representative Juho Kusti Paasikivi on the one side, and the Western Allies and the Soviet Union on the other, but no agreement was reached. However, by autumn 1944, the need for peace was becoming more evident Mannerheim had repeatedly reminded the Germans that in case their troops in Estonia retreated, Finland would be forced to make peace even at very unfavourable terms. Soviet occupied Estonia would have provided a favourable base for amphibious invasions and air attacks against Finnish cities, and would have strangled Finnish access to the sea. When the Germans indeed did withdraw, the Finnish desire to end the war increased. President Risto Ryti resigned, and Finland s military leader and national hero, Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim .... Immediately after the ceasefire, Mannerheim appointed Paasikivi , so far leader of the Peace opposition ... more details
Unreferenced date January 2007 The Leader of the Opposition Lang fr Chef de l Opposition in Nova Scotia is the Member of the Legislative Assembly MLA in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly who leads the political party recognized as the Official Opposition Canada Official Opposition . This status generally goes to the leader of the second largest party in the Legislative Assembly. Stephen McNeil , the current leader of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party , is the current leader of the opposition. See also List of Nova Scotia Opposition Leaders Nova Scotia politics DEFAULTSORT Leader Of The Opposition Nova Scotia Category Federal and provincial Leaders of the Opposition Canada Category Politics of Nova Scotia ... more details
The Opposition Front Bench in Ireland are the front and most visible benches of the parties outside the Government of Ireland Government . Since the Irish general election, 2011 2011 general election , two parties occupy the front benches on the opposition side Fianna F il Front Bench Sinn F in Front Bench See also Front bench Ireland Technical group Category Politics of the Republic of Ireland Category National opposition cabinets Ireland gov stub fr Opposition Front Bench ... more details
For the Leader of the Opposition in other parliamentary systems Leader of the Opposition Refimprove date January 2008 Infobox Political post post Leader of the Opposition nativename body insignia insigniasize insigniacaption department image alt incumbent Vacant incumbentsince 11 November 2011 style residence nominator nominatorpost appointer appointerpost termlength While leader of the largest political party not in government inaugural Andreas Metaxas formation March 1844 last abolished succession deputy salary Politics of Greece The Leader of the Opposition lang el is the politician who leads the official Opposition in Greece. The Leader of the Opposition is normally the leader of the largest party not within the government, which is usually the second largest political party in the Hellenic Parliament Parliament of the Hellenes . Currently there is no Leader of the Opposition since all parties in the Hellenic Parliament Parliament supports the government of Lucas Papademos . The last Leader of the Opposition was Antonis Samaras , Hellenic Parliament M.P. , ref cite web title New Democracy under Samaras url http www.thenewathenian.com 2009 12 antidoron new democracy under samaras.html ref Leader of the New Democracy Greece New Democracy . See also Prime Minister of Greece References Reflist DEFAULTSORT Leader Of The Opposition Greece Category Opposition leaders Greece ... more details
Refimprove date January 2008 Politics of Canada In Canada , Her Majesty s Loyal Opposition lang fr L Opposition Loyale de Sa Majest , ref Citation last Citizenship and Immigration Canada author link Citizenship ... Official Opposition br Senate Years Canadian politics party colours Liberal Liberal Party ... politics Leader of the Official Opposition Canada List of Canadian Leaders of the Opposition ... 1 100 12739 2 ref commonly known as the Official Opposition , is usually the largest parliamentary opposition political party party in the Canadian House of Commons House of Commons or a provincial legislative ..., it may be a third or fourth party or even the largest party. The Official Opposition is viewed ... government or government in waiting . The Official Opposition maintains a Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet Canada shadow cabinet , with the Leader of the Official Opposition Canada Leader of the Official Opposition at its head, of Member of Parliament Members of Parliament MPs and Senate ... portfolio is known as an opposition critics. Thus, in the event the government loses the confidence of the House or the Official Opposition party wins a general election, the party is ready to become the government. The Official Opposition is styled as Her Majesty s Loyal opposition Loyal Opposition ... The Leader of the Opposition Canada Leader of the Opposition has an official residence in Ottawa known ... CTV.ca date 19 February 2009 accessdate 9 May 2011 ref The Official Opposition party has advantages over other opposition parties in the House. They are assigned to speak first after the government, and receive more time in question period than other opposition parties. It also gets more office ... King William Lyon Makenzie King s Liberals, but declined to be the Official Opposition because ... became the Official Opposition. As a result of the Canadian federal election, 1925 1925 election , the Official Opposition was actually the largest party in the House of Commons, the Conservatives ... more details
politics The Leader of Her Majesty s Loyal Opposition lang fr Chef de l Opposition Loyale de Sa Majest , or simply the Leader of the Opposition lang fr Chef de l Opposition is the leader of Canada s Official Opposition Canada Official Opposition , the party with the most seats in the House of Commons of Canada House of Commons that is not a member of the government. The current Leader of the Opposition is Thomas Mulcair of the New Democratic Party . Though the Leader of the Opposition must ...Infobox Political post post Leader of Her Majesty s Loyal Opposition body nativename small Chef de l Opposition Loyale de Sa Majest small department image Thomas Mulcair 2011 04 23 B.jpg alt incumbent ... roleoppositionpartiescanada e.htm Role of Opposition Parties in Canada , Compendium of Procedure , House of Commons of Canada. ref the office should not be confused with the Leader of the Opposition in the House of Commons Canada Leader of the Opposition in the House of Commons , which is the formal title of the Opposition House Leader. There is also a Leader of the Opposition in the Senate , who is usually of the same party as the Leader of the Opposition, but as there are no members of the NDP in the Senate, the Liberal Party of Canada Liberal Party forms the Opposition in the Senate. The Leader of the Opposition is entitled to the same levels of pay and protection as a Cabinet of Canada Cabinet ... of Commons seating plan, the Leader of the Opposition sits directly across from the Prime Minister of Canada Prime Minister . See also Portal Canadian politics List of Canadian Leaders of the Opposition Leader of the Opposition in the House of Commons Canada List of Canadian Leaders of the Opposition in the Senate Official Opposition Canada References reflist DEFAULTSORT Leader Of The Official Opposition Canada Category Leaders of the Opposition Canada Category Government of Canada Category Westminster system fr Chef de l opposition officielle Canada pt L der da oposi o da C mara dos Comuns ... more details
Refimprove date April 2009 Image Shaul Mofaz.jpg 200px thumb right Shaul Mofaz , The current Leader of the OppositionPolitics of Israel The Leader of the Opposition lang he , Yoshev ... Government of Israel Category Politics of Israel Category Opposition leaders Israel Category National ... Opposition in the Israeli legislative body, the Knesset . Until 2000 Until 2000, the role of the Opposition Leader was not an official position, but rather an honorary role. The Leader of the Opposition ... of the two major rival parties, the Opposition Leader had always been the chairman of either the Likud ... no opposition in the Knesset. Since year 2000 Even with the absence of a law defining the role of the Opposition Leader until year 2000, it was customary to conduct update meetings between the Prime ... had to pass a legislation that will anchor the position of the Opposition Leader, in order to strengthen the Opposition s status as an oversight apparatus to the operations of the installed government s activities. The Knesset Law, Chapter 6 In early 2000, two bills requiring to amend the Opposition ... ref wherein chapter 6 within this law was added, and had outlined the role of the Leader of the Opposition. The law stipulates the selection of the Opposition Leader, his replacement, regulates his ceremonial ... affairs once a month. The law also stipulates that the Opposition Leader s salary will be determined ... of the legislation As long as the role of the Leader of the Opposition was an honorary role, the knesset members of the opposition didn t care much who will be the Leader of the Opposition, but when the proposal to regulate his role came up, questions began to rise Who is the opposition leader? , since the opposition is made up from various parties, that the only thing they have in common is the fact that none of them is a member of the governing coalition and the cabinet, and in addition, the Opposition Leader is a person whose party may have won by only one vote more than the other opposition ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 In politics , a proposition is a rarely used term to designate Political party political parties , factions, and individuals in a legislature who are favorable and supportive of the incumbent government, as against the parliamentary oppositionopposition Citation needed date November 2008 . A proposition is also a measure or proposed legislation proposed to the members of a legislature or to voters, in a direct popular plebiscite , for their approval. In the US American phenomenon of popular plebiscites, propositions can take the form of an initiative or a referendum for example, see the list of California ballot propositions . A proposition may also be a debate team that supports and tries to prove a Motion democracy motion . DEFAULTSORT Proposition Politics Category Political terms Poli term stub ... more details
Infobox Political post post Leader of the Opposition body Malta br Kap tal Opo izjoni ta Malta Flag Flag of Malta.svg insignia Coat of arms of Malta.svg insigniasize 125px insigniacaption Coat of Arms of the Republic of Malta image Joseph Muscat.jpg incumbent Joseph Muscat incumbentsince 1 October 2008 style The Honourable residence appointer Edward Fenech Adami br small as the President of Malta small termlength General Elections are held every five years at a maximum, but may be held sooner. The Leader of the Opposition is by convention the leader of the most powerful party in the House of Representatives not in government. No term limits are imposed on the office. formation 1921 succession inaugural Gerald Strickland, 1st Baron Strickland Gerald Strickland website The Leader of the Opposition of Malta is by convention the leader of the most powerful party in the House of Representatives of Malta House of Representatives not in Government of Malta government . The Leader of the Opposition is appointed by the President of Malta , with the President making his or her decision based on the situation within the House of Representatives of Malta Maltese parliament . The Office is constitutional in nature and the Leader of Opposition is normally viewed as an alternative Prime Minister , and must be a member of the House of Representatives of Malta . The post did not exist in the period between 1933 and 1947 or the period between 1958 and 1962. The current Leader of the Opposition is Joseph Muscat , he is a leader of the Malta Labour Party Labour Party . Politics of Malta See Also List of Leaders of the Opposition of Malta Category Opposition leaders Malta Malta stub ... more details
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