That is too late for many in the opposition: they want elections in the spring.
Abhisit says that two years in the opposition wilderness have enabled Chuan to mature politically.
Also, many of today's leading Brazilian politicians played a part in the opposition to military rule.
Mr Kohl is a huge factor in the opposition's choice of its own candidate.
The DMK had lost state elections in 2011 and is now in the opposition in Tamil Nadu.
It is clear, though, that there is no unity, neither in the military nor in the opposition.
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But for many in the opposition, or close to Mr Anwar, the elections seem a side issue.
Divisions in the opposition heighten the impression of instability and so further delay any return of confidence.
If Mr Lokke Rasmussen strikes a deal with her, he may create a damaging split in the opposition.
From a batsman's point of view he is never one you necessarily like to see in the opposition's line-up.
But many in the opposition oppose the race arguing that the government has failed to deliver on promises of reform.
He was also key in the opposition Social Democratic Party that supported the losing candidate in last year's presidential elections.
He sits technically in the opposition, but he is ready to offer the government vital support if it needs it.
On the street, people are asking thorny questions to which the politicians, both ruling and in the opposition, have no answers.
Stade finally began to gain a foothold in the opposition half, but resolute defence and repeated turnovers blunted their attacking edge.
Others in the opposition argue that the elections will have to be overseen by Mr Habibie, and he must hurry up.
President Uribe has accused Senator Piedad Cordoba, who is in the opposition party, of having ties to the ELN and FARC terrorists.
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Roger Pinto, a sentor in the opposition Podemos party, couldn't disagree more.
LDP's fragile coalition with two smaller reform-minded parties, in order to tie up with conservatives in the opposition's New Frontier Party instead.
Such measures appeared well judged to expose divisions in the opposition ranks.
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This is partly due to the state of fragmentation in the opposition ranks, especially among the exile groups, which do not inspire confidence among fence-sitters.
Between 2006 and 2008, he worked as chief of staff for Netanyahu, who, as the leader of the Likud Party, was then in the opposition.
He said he expected other groups in the opposition National Salvation Front (NSF) coalition to follow suit with a boycott when they meet on Tuesday.
So far that nerve has held remarkably well, as Mr Zardari has at every turn outsmarted his enemies in the opposition, the army and the courts.
Nearly all foreign-policy pundits, including those in the foreign ministry, in the opposition and, most important, in the chancellor's office, are now singing the same tune.
Sharon, I thought, might find himself making decisions as prime minister that he would have opposed as a lesser political figure or a leader in the opposition.
Hawks in the opposition are already baying for the expulsion of thousands of illegal migrant workers from Armenia and for a ban on flights between Armenia and Turkey.
President Chavez has been accused of creating an intimidatory climate for journalists, while some private media have been accused of being involved in the opposition movement against him.
The U.S. so far has balked at sending weapons to the rebels, fearing the arms could end up in the hands of al-Qaida-linked groups or other extremists in the opposition ranks.
As head of the intelligence branch of the Internal Security Forces (ISF) he did not have a political role, but was still a key player in the opposition 14 March bloc.
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