So far, few legacy regulators even recognize the existence, let alone the capabilities, of the new political power that opposes them.
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Both are experiments in creating new sources of political power using technology and much more nimble organizational design.
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In Northern Ireland, former enemies on opposite sides of the political spectrum launched a new power-sharing government.
Iranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Moussavi, one of the defeated candidates, plans to form a new political party aimed at reining in the power of the Islamic republic's leadership, a leading reformist newspaper reported Sunday.
Palestinian sources say the Tanzim sought a ceasefire not only to staunch an Israeli onslaught that has seen many of its most able leaders (such as Mr Barghouti) detained or killed, but also to translate the popular support they enjoy into political power, first by holding new elections for leadership within Fatah and ultimately in the PA elections, scheduled to happen early next year.
The New York Times has cautioned against under-estimating the political power of the "vicious ideas" aired at the conference.
Critics, it should be noted, generally insist that this is a smoke screen, that the "real" aims of the organization the acquisition of political power, or financial gain, or new recruits are hidden.
Unlike other areas grappling with high power prices, the New York Metro region faces unique political and jurisdictional barriers to addressing these problems in a coordinated and optimal manner.
Second, does her victory, as the first woman to lead one of France's main parties, herald a new wave of French women at last grasping their fair share of political power?
If the public employee unions prevail in recalling Walker because he dared to challenge their legal privileges and political power, these unions will be entrenched nationwide as the new American aristocracy, which the common serfs are doomed to serve and pay.
What is new is that a political neophyte is ready to take an admittedly long shot at power.
All of these nations are opening new markets, making new technology policy, and witnessing the power of technology to accelerate social and political activism.
"The protesting parties see the current design of federal demarcation plan in the new constitution as a way to minimize their demographic power, and lessen their political bargaining capacity, " said Dipendra Jha, a lawyer at the Supreme Court and a Madhesi practicing in Kathmandu.
Spanish nuclear power plants are also seeking extensions, though the political climate for new plants is much less favorable.
Many of these people are new to the national scene, having moved into the power structure thanks to the political upheavals of the last two decades.
For all his talks of principle, Woodward is a political careerist, the paper concludes, and his judgement that power lies with New Labour is telling.
China's new leaders have come to power during a serious legitimacy crisis, with a nation eager for political reforms.
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Whoever wins this power struggle, unless and until Peronism unites under a new leader, or alternative political movements emerge, Argentina is likely to have a weak government.
So although we should welcome openness and interaction we have to hope that new technologies will lead to changes in the distribution of power and not merely superficial changes to political practice, just as access to the network and mobile phones are starting to change business, education and forms of social engagement.
Since the military transferred power to a nominally civilian government last year, Myanmar's new administration has released political prisoners and eased Internet restrictions, among other reforms.
Meanwhile, the main obstacle to abolishing RTL, the Ministry of Public Security, which holds the unchecked power to detain individuals in these facilities, has seen its political clout diminished under the new leadership arrangement.
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It is a matter of a rich businessman using his political power to foster his businesses, both by defeating judicial investigations against him and by enacting new laws and regulations in his own interest.
But if Russia is ready to finance new nuclear-power plants and sell cheap electricity, European consumers will be keen to buy, heedless of political worries.
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While there is nothing new about the party in power trying to spin the news, the propaganda tools used by incumbents to gain political advantage have grown enormously.
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Ezra implicitly blames teachers for poor results and for not implementing a system that would not only weaken their political power and likely their standard of living, but also make the profession far less appealing to new teachers.
Mr Belaid's killing has brought to a new pitch a long-simmering political crisis in Tunisia, with secularists and liberals accusing the Islamists of amassing too much power, the BBC's Sebastian Usher says.
Defenders of Occupy Wall Street may well argue that it was never meant to be a political power, but rather a cultural force, more like the counterculture of the '60s than a new civil rights movement.
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