In general, politics in Indonesia hinges less on ideology than on the accumulation and preservation of money and power.
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said a general apathy towards politics was to blame for the low turnout.
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ANC's former secretary-general, left politics for business last year, Mr Mbeki is virtually sure of being South Africa's next president.
The Class of 1998 posed for its official picture on the Capitol steps in the morning before a day of closed-door orientation sessions that ranged from a general introduction to politics to logistical issue like the House bell system, how to vote and the layout of the sprawling Capitol Hill complex.
Proponents want a referendum to be part of a more aggressive approach to politics in general.
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Like politics in general, the discussion was built on three assumptions that I would like to challenge.
Mr Barak is still aloof and authoritarian, scarcely veiling his contempt for politics in general and for his own party in particular.
Obama, and U.S. politics in general, are now overwhelmingly domestically focused.
And a recent Harvard University Institute of Politics survey showed that while young people still overwhelmingly support Obama, they are now less likely to vote this fall, more disillusioned about the economy and politics in general.
But politics intrudes: general elections are due in Cyprus (in May) and Turkey (June).
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Others may simply have had enough of politics after the general election.
Llewellyn won the 1998 National on Earth Summit, trained by Nigel Twiston-Davies, six years after winning the big race in General Election week aboard Party Politics.
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That is relevant because there are growing indications that the general may seek to enter politics as a presidential candidate against Mahinda Rajapaksa after quitting his military post.
Scottish Labour's Pauline McNeil called for the full implementation of the recommendations in the Calman Commission and said the "jury was still out" on the new politics since the general election.
This new reality has profound implications beyond economics, to politics and society in general.
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Where their argument stands out is in the time line for when the crunch will start to destabilize economies, politics and society in general: as early as 2015.
It was this group that redefined American politics in the 1980s, and this group that will come to the fore during the general election, as ordinary people take more interest in politics.
These days the politics of Christianity arouse little general interest in Britain.
The general could even have a future in politics, I explain.
The emphasis on urban water problems has arisen from the heavy weight of the urban populations in the political process and, in general, their more active role in politics.
He made conflicting statements about whether he would remain in politics before launching into his sixth general election campaign.
As president, General Musharraf is supposed to be above party politics, yet he has often intervened to end the bickering.
The laconic General Kayani has mostly kept out of domestic politics, but he has left no doubt who is in charge.
Chris Evans, the government leader in the Senate, and Attorney-General Nicola Roxon both said they were quitting politics for personal reasons.
But isn't moving to the centre just sensible politics as the primary turns into a general election?
Sir Paddy adds that the internet could be a valuable tool in helping the young to play an active role in politics and to vote in the forthcoming general election.
Unison general secretary Dave Prentis said he was playing "cheap politics" and had "fallen into a Tory trap".
Japanese politics in the run up to the next general election is likely to offer high drama and some surprises.
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And few people possess greater authority to make such a statement about African politics than the former United Nations Secretary-General.
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