opposition politician

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To complete the argument, consider the possibility of monitoring by voters and opposition politicians.
In spite of severe institutional restraints, ties between labour and opposition politicians and activists were first established during the era of united opposition to authoritarianism.
Although restricted, opposition politicians contested elections and won many seats.
In the shrinking political space, opposition politicians resort to violent means to counter their exclusion from the political process.
If this is so, opposition politicians may want to form a coalition with a party currently in power.
We argue that the same features of the electoral systems that encourage narrow geographic targeting also enable voters and opposition politicians to monitor corrupt rent-seeking by politicians.
The democratic procedural norms of competition, compromise, cooperation, and tolerance have yet to be internalized among ruling and opposition politicians as the basic principles of democratic governance.
We have based our theoretical arguments on the different monitoring constraints that stem mainly from differences in how politicians are evaluated by voters, their party bosses or opposition politicians.
Opposition politicians go in fear of their lives.
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We were indeed very pleased, and said as much, when opposition politicians went there.
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Journalists and opposition politicians were present among those arrested, and this is something that must be roundly rejected anywhere in the world.
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