So it was decided that candidates would not be eligible if they had belonged to a political party within the previous five years or if they were serving government officials.
But there are rumours that prominent businessmen and leading liberals within the regime are planning to launch a political party.
He is no longer a political entity here even within his party.
Indian activist Arvind Kejriwal, who announced a new political party to fight corruption this week, promises to "change the system within a fortnight" if voted into power.
The No campaign which came within a whisker of winning was not backed by any major political party.
His chief foe within the party is Ichiro Ozawa, who has cast a longer political shadow over the past two decades than anyone.
Despite being dismissed by many as a leftover from predecessor Suharto's discredited New Order regime, Habibie endured opposition - even from within his own party - and put up a stubborn fight to remain a key political contender.
It is not a dream that within one, two or three years we will be the first political party.
The Kremlin tried to manage the discontent, backing a plan by the billionaire businessman Mikhail Prokhorov to revive a pro-business political party that would help to keep the middle class within the bounds of the system in the December elections.
That promise of a referendum was seen by many as a political play to shore up support for the Conservatives amid growing signs of discontent within the party and voters flocking for the exits.
It was a time of great political ferment - the controversy over the poll tax, the splits within the Conservative Party over Europe, the downfall of Margaret Thatcher.
For instance, a senior TMC leader privately raised doubts about Amit Mitra's 'political acumen' with Forbes India, hinting that he may not be a very acceptable person within the party.
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