The dropouts started when Oliver Thomas, then a city councilman and the city’s most popular politician, pleaded guilty to taking bribes. He is still in jail.

退出过程首先开始于Oliver Thomas，当时的市议会议员和全市人气最高的政客，他承认曾接受贿赂，现在人还在监狱。

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But who said being a politician was all about being popular?

但是，谁说做一名政客就是要受人欢迎呢？

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Mr Aso has long been a fairly popular politician for getting out and shaking hands.

在亲民活动方面，麻生长久以来一直是一位颇受欢迎的政客。

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In a poll earlier this year, he was rated France's most popular politician.

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She remains a popular politician despite her imprisonment, after coming second to Mr Yanukovych in the 2010 presidential election.

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That duly cemented his role as Germany's most popular politician a spot he has lost since the visa scandal broke in January.

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After a season that failed to yield any silverware -- while arch-rivals Barcelona claimed a remarkable treble of the Copa del Rey, La Liga and Champions League trophies -- the 62-year-old businessman and former politician Perez was a popular choice.

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