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Until le grand Charles, France's President had been a largely ceremonial figurehead -"an announcer of ambassadors" in his scornful words, who "reigns but does not rule." Presently the President is chosen by a college of 80,000 electors: municipal and departmental officials, members of Parliament, and representatives of France's Overseas Territories. De Gaulle seeks to widen this mandate...
...with Ben Bella's top aide. Mohammed Khider. Boudiaf and Krim capitulated without even a face-saving compromise. They accepted intact Ben Bella's seven-man politburo, which included Boudiaf but excluded Krim. Premier Benkhedda passed all policymaking power over to the politburo, will remain on as figurehead chief of government until elections to the new Constituent Assembly on Aug. 27. He won only a promise "in principle" from Ben Bella that the Constituent Assembly would be allowed to "reexamine" the membership of the politburo after the elections...
...American magazine. Since then, I have−had many friends who have returned from Sweden and told me that I was wrong. I admit it and apologize for my error." Later, touring a salvaged 17th century manofwar, Ike noted with a grin that the ship's lion figurehead had lost its tongue. "Maybe it would be better if some of us also didn't have one," he said...
Having ousted Arturo Frondizi, the country's constitutional President, two months ago and replaced him with a figurehead executive, the military last week moved against Argentina's Congress and its political parties. In doing so, almost all pretense of democracy came...
Sellers is fired. His naivete proves negotiable, however. A member of the city council of Paris (Herbert Lorn) sets him up as the figurehead of Topaze Ltd.. a vast and rapidly diversifying holding company, mainly holding contracts with the Paris city council. He is approached by blackmailers and surrounded by swindlers...