Word: oppositionism
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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The communist-dominated opposition in the Duma was infuriated by Primakov's dismissal--he enjoyed good relations with the communists--but was certain that it would guarantee the 300 votes needed to impeach Yeltsin on at least one of the five counts leveled against him. The motion with the best...
But in Russia these days, one battle just leads to another. The Duma presents Yeltsin with a similarly complex enigma. The very machinations he used to wriggle out of impeachment--everything from firing Primakov to making promises to the opposition--now present him with a new maze to negotiate.
"I don't think that the opposition to a student center has diminished at all," Seton agrees.
Indonesians last year overthrew longtime strongman and U.S. ally President Suharto, setting the stage for an election that has inevitably opened old wounds. Suharto's handpicked successor, President B. J. Habibie, faces his toughest challenge from an opposition coalition led by Megawati Sukarnopurti -- the left-leaning daughter of President Sukarno...
But despite the concerns, no one in the group expressed opposition to its plan to push for co-chair elections next semester.