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...from a political family. Even in China, where Mao Zedong rose to power demonizing feudalism, a class of "princelings," sons of former revolutionary cadres, has risen like feudal lords, including Shanghai Communist Party boss Xi Jinping, anointed during last month's Party Congress as President Hu Jintao's likely successor...
...popular, leftist leaders elected into office all around Latin America. Last Sunday, that family influence was maintained in Argentina for at least another four years, as Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, the wife of President Néstor C. Kirchner, was elected as her husband’s successor. Unfortunately, this regional political family provides only material for a tragedy in the real world, rather than a comedy on Fox. After the Bush administration disengaged almost completely from Latin America following 9/11, the power vacuum was swiftly filled with leaders that grew up during the age of military juntas...
...predecessor, IOP Student Advisory Committee President Elizabeth M. Grosso ’08 said she could see differences between Leach, a legislator, and Shaheen, a former governor. Shaheen was always thinking ahead to the implementation of policy, Grosso said.Shaheen said the IOP was lucky to have Leach as her successor, but she added that she had not worked with him closely enough to describe the differences in their leadership.—Staff writer David K. Hausman can be reached at dhausman@fas.harvard.edu...
...sure, every top communist leader since Mao Zedong has wielded less and less individual power and has been forced to seek consensus on important decisions. Hu is no exception and had to make compromises. He failed, for example, to name Li Keqiang, his favored candidate, as sole successor. Indeed, Li trailed Xi onto the podium Monday, confirming a belief among analysts that, for the moment at least, Xi has a slight edge in the race to lead China. (If previous practice is followed and no unforeseen events intervene, Xi will succeed Hu at the 18th Party Congress in 2012, while...
...Huang Jing, a senior fellow in foreign-policy studies at the Washington-based Brookings Institution points out, Hu recognized some time ago that he didn't have enough power to name his successor. Instead, he has concentrated on strengthening his authority to ensure that his policies - the ongoing drive against corruption, for example, or efforts to improve mine safety or environmental protection - have some chance of being implemented, rather than simply receiving lip service. The issue is extremely urgent, Huang and other analysts say. China's leaders face a daunting series of challenges including rising inflationary pressure, swelling bubbles...