Voters came out heavily in support of parties that are much further to both the left and the right in a clear rebuke of the status quo of austerity in the name of the broader European vision.
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Referring to civil partnerships, he acknowledged that the state had a right to define the status of people in co-habiting relationships.
"We are not against the concept of anyone running as long as he has the right legal status, but it's unacceptable to have one of the symbols of Mubarak's regime run for president, " el-Shater said.
"If it would deprive someone of a constitutional right, yes -- I mean, if that's the status of the law, then I would, yes, " he told CNN.
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Deprived of its right to assert facts, Christianity, for example, is reduced to the status of a fan club for the sayings of Jesus.
By virtue of that right they freely determine their political status, and freely pursue their economic, social and cultural development.
Right now our priority is determining the status of the Americans involved and gaining a full understanding of what took place.
"It is absolutely right for the state to define the rights and status of people cohabiting in different forms of relationships, including civil partnerships, " he said.
But abortion-rights advocates and women's groups say Mrs Corneau has a fundamental right to freedom, regardless of her religious views or the status of her pregnancy.
The common European practice of giving pressure groups a formal status, and often a legal right to be consulted, minimises conflict by ensuring that powerful groups put their case to governments before laws are introduced.
Leaders of the Atlanta Tea Party are challenging Southern Co. subsidiary Georgia Power over the monopoly's reluctance to increase its use of solar power, the ballooning costs of building a new nuclear power plant and even its legal right to monopoly status.
Phillips could easily have scored again but shot wide, as Blackpool underlined their growing status as a team coming into form at the just the right time of the season.
He was seeking 501(c)(4) status for We the People of New York, a group promoting the right to petition the government.
Nor, given the position of successive Israeli governments, can Mr Arafat promise anything from the final-status talks, except, perhaps, a vow not to renounce the right of return.
"It is a challenge that lies ahead of us this season, but the right infrastructure is in place for the club to regain its Championship status and then move forward from there, " he said.
Sadly, the history of science is replete with investigators who were discredited by the status quo but who were eventually proved right: Galileo, Semmelweis, Pasteur, Ohm, Nott, Zweig and Rous, to name a few.
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