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  • The man ahead for the presidency's Croat seat, Social Democrat Zeljko Komsic, is also seen by election observers as a supporter of a unified, multiethnic nation.

    Son of Bosnia's Wartime Leader Elected to Presidency 2010

  • But the favorite for the presidency's Serb representation, Nebojsa Radmanovic of the Alliance of Independent Social Democrats, wants Bosnian Serbs to split from the rest of the country.

    Son of Bosnia's Wartime Leader Elected to Presidency 2010

  • "The government of the Republic of Hungary is steadfastly committed to carrying out the program of the EU rotating presidency and, at the same time, firmly rejects any suggestions that raise doubts about the Hungarian EU presidency's ability to act and suggestions of limiting the responsibilities of the presidency," the foreign ministry said in a statement Wednesday.

    Hungary Pushes Back Against Critics Margit Feher 2011

  • That new authority would broaden the presidency's mostly ceremonial role to include foreign policy, defense and energy sectors, said a senior official inside the largely Sunni-backed Iraqiya bloc.

    Maliki, Allawi consider deal on forming new Iraqi government Leila Fadel 2010

  • She defends him against the charge of longing to be a dictator but omits his court-packing gambit of 1937, which, along with efforts to supercharge the presidency's power, fueled that lament.

    In Brief: American History W. Barksdale Maynard 2012

  • Mr. Heyn, who held a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Buenos Aires, represented the government on the board of directors of aluminium company Aluar Aluminio Argentino, according to a statement on presidency's website.

    Argentina Deputy Commerce Secretary Found Dead Shane Romig 2011

  • September's elections were the 16th national election or referendum since Hugo Chávez was first elected president in 1998 and turnout has soared over this period, so it is clear that the Chávez presidency's attitude to democracy is beyond reproach.

    Letters: Chávez's credentials 2011

  • Nothing like Paul Ryan's budget, "The Path to Prosperity: Restoring America's Promise," has been heard from a Republican since February 1981, when Ronald Reagan issued his presidency's first budget message, "America's New Beginning: A Program for Economic Recovery."

    A Ronald Reagan Budget Daniel Henninger 2011

  • This means getting agreement on bread-and-butter issues—she mentions the completion of the single market, finalizing a new set of EU-wide rules on telephony and data roaming, and agreement on the EU's long-term budget as some of the Danish presidency's most important tasks.

    Trying to Heal the Euro Rift Flemming Emil Hansen 2011

  • That new authority would broaden the presidency's mostly ceremonial role to include foreign policy, defense and energy sectors, said a senior official inside the largely Sunni-backed Iraqiya bloc.

    Maliki, Allawi consider deal on forming new Iraqi government Leila Fadel 2010

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