Word: resignations
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...larger concern, suspects Iqbal, is a new plan by the All Parties Democratic Movement (APDM), an alliance of opposition parties, to collectively resign their parliamentary seats before the presidential vote takes place. "They are trying to sabotage our plan by putting all the party workers and leaders in jail until after the vote," he says. "The government thinks that will prevent us from making a political statement by walking out together. That would make the election look like a one-sided circus." In retaliation for the arrests, the APDM has called for more protests outside the Supreme Court on Monday...
...face other slings. Justice Ministry sources told TIME that Attorney General Mazuz next month may launch at least one and possibly two more investigations against Olmert. If that happens, being the target of four police probes could prove too much, even for Olmert's prodigious chutzpah, forcing him to resign. He will be too busy fighting legal battles to provide the kind of steely-eyed helmsmanship that Israelis demand from a leader who must deal with the Palestinian conflict and regional enemies Syria and Hezballah...
Jeanne Shaheen, director of Harvard's Institute of Politics, is expected to resign this week to run for U.S. Senate, according to two individuals familiar with her plans...
...continued to beat the foreign-policy drum without acknowledging the primary cause of his dismal approval ratings. On Sept. 9, while hobnobbing with other international leaders at this year's Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Sydney, Japan's Premier laid down a surprising ultimatum: he would resign if parliament did not extend legislation allowing the Japanese navy to refuel American ships supporting military operations in Afghanistan past a Nov. 1 deadline. Abe argued that the DPJ's opposition to the naval commitment would only reinforce Japan's image as an immature global power unwilling to pull its weight. Ozawa...
...Administration is backing a power-sharing deal with another exiled former Prime Minister, Benazir Bhutto, as the best way for the general to regain popularity. But Bhutto's own standing has plummeted since she started dealing with the dictator. Now negotiations are stalled over her demands that he resign as head of the military, drop corruption charges against her and give up the power to dissolve parliament. U.S. officials predict Bhutto's popularity will spike if she returns to power in an alliance with the general because she'll be seen as a counterweight to Musharraf. "The conventional wisdom...