The lack of a clear consensus candidate has raised the hopes of numerous challengers.
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If there is no consensus candidate by then, it will be only the third contested election for RNC chairman since 1977.
Some Egyptians suspect that, in order to avoid confrontation, the Muslim Brothers and SCAF could join forces to back a consensus candidate.
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Rival Lebanese leaders have been unable to reach agreement on a consensus candidate despite intense mediation efforts by European envoys and the U.N. secretary general.
Mr Obasanjo, a former military ruler, was selected by Nigeria's political elite to stand as a consensus candidate in elections after the death of Nigeria's last military dictator, Sani Abacha, in 1998.
He is nobody's idea of a consensus candidate.
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Walid Jumblatt, a prominent leader in the majority, said afterwards that he continues to hold out for consensus on a candidate, stressing that the priority was to prevent the political tensions from turning into violence.
Yet everyone agrees that Mr Erdogan must seek consensus when nominating a candidate for the presidency.
And there is a consensus after all if the candidate will get more support, it's the one they're going to support for this presidential election.
The advantages for Mr Berlusconi are clear: he can slough off his partisan image and re-emerge as a consensus man, perhaps a candidate for the presidency.
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Thus far, no candidate has emerged who offers consensus, conciliation, and a willingness to bring the two parties together to address the serious problems facing our country.
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Also lobbying the president was Democratic Party leader Pier Luigi Bersani, whose lawmakers cast blank ballots Saturday morning in a stalling tactic as he struggled to find a candidate supported by a wide consensus.
They chose their presidential candidate, Manuel Rosales, via back-room consensus instead of a primary.
Harding was chosen as the Republican candidate for president by a group of leaders meeting there to hammer out a consensus, even as the official convention was in session in a different part of town.
However, the Republican presidential candidate's position now is more sceptical, saying he believes there is a lack of scientific consensus on the issue and that he supports more debate and investigation among scientists.
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