Former ANC hero leaves new party Nov 4, 2009
Page last updated at 16:26 GMT, Tuesday, 3 November 2009. Allan Boesak was regarded as a hero during the fight against apartheid. (BBC News -- Africa)
UN may not certify result of East Timor vote Nov 1, 2009
Mr Gusmao, meanwhile, has formed a new party and plans to contest the parliamentary elections later in the year. These could see him become prime minister. (Yahoo News -- East Timor)
Kristol Reflections Oct 29, 2009
(See Ross Douthat and Reihan Salam s Grand New Party for the latest iteration of this jackalope. . (The American Conservative)
UN may not certify result of East Timor vote Oct 28, 2009
Mr Gusmao, meanwhile, has formed a new party and plans to contest the parliamentary elections later in the year. These could see him become prime minister. (Yahoo News -- East Timor)
The BNP's constituency can't be dismissed Oct 26, 2009
Whilst I would not vote for the BNP (nasty people) I am willing to vote for anyone who actually reflects my views and beliefs - and if this is a minority/new Party - so be it - they have to start somewhere ... i for one would be happy to support a new party, especially created on the net as it would allow fast access to new proposals, and developed thought out policies ... It is now inevitable that there will be a new party of the Right with articulate leadership and reasoned views that will... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Texas Republicans Elect A New Party Chair Oct 26, 2009
AUSTIN (October 25, 2009)--Cathie Adams has been elected the new leader of the Texas Republican Party by a 36-25 vote during a special meeting Saturday at party headquarters. Officials announced Saturday that Adams was elected party chairwoman to succeed Tina Benkiser, who recently left the post to become a senior adviser to Gov. Rick Perry's re-election campaign. (KWTX.com, TX)
Japanese voters go to polls in key by-elections Oct 25, 2009
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Jeb Bush: GOP can't be 'old white guy party' Oct 24, 2009
Saturday, October 24, 2009. Jeb Bush: GOP can't be 'old white guy party. (TheHill.com)
Sunnis present a new face in Iraq Oct 21, 2009
His new party, the State of Law Coalition, is composed of 55 politicians, including Sunni leaders like Said Fawzi Abu Risheh and Yawer al-Shummari. They are being used by the premier who wishes to come across as a cross-confessional leader, given the weight they possess as tribal leaders in the Sunni community. (Asia Times Online)
China urges Japan to properly handle Yasukuni shrine issue Oct 21, 2009
Among the visitors were the opposition Liberal Democratic Party members, including lower house vice speaker Seishiro Eto, Ryotaro Tanose, chairman of LDP's General Council, former Secretary General Makoto Koga, as well as former economy minister Takeo Hiranuma and New Party Daichi leader Muneo Suzuki. LDP President also paid a visit to the Shrine on Monday. (Xinhuanet, China)
Japan Post Share Sale Plan Scrapped, Financial Services Minister Says Oct 19, 2009
Kamei, who left the LDP to form the Peoples New Party in 2005 after clashing with Koizumi, was given oversight of Japan Post on Sept. 16 in the newly elected coalition government of. Toshihiko Nieda, a spokesman for Japan Post in Tokyo, declined to comment. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
Afghanistan, SOFA agreement unlikely to cause difficulties on Obama's Japan visit Oct 16, 2009
This issue has proved to be emotive and has been taken up particularly by the DPJ's coalition partner the People's New Party. Despite the emotion surrounding the debate, there does seem to be plenty of space for maneuverability. (Xinhuanet, China)
Upholding tradition, realising changes Oct 16, 2009
Umno is not a new party, but one that is rich in heritage. It had gone through all kinds of obstacles and challenges. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Clinton Downplays Threat to Pakistan Nukes Oct 12, 2009
You know, God help you people for your ignorance in throwing your support to The New Party demowits. by curse914 October 11, 2009 8:43 PM EDT. (CBS News)
* Taipei councilor grills city over Bo-ai Road building Oct 10, 2009
SUSPICION: In the wake of the controversy surrounding the I Pin Building, a New Party councilor questioned the construction of an apartment complex in the same area By Mo Yan-chih STAFF REPORTER Saturday, Oct 10, 2009, Page 2 ... The city government skipped the urban design review necessary for the construction of the Yang Sheng Chun Lin (@g{) apartment complex on Bo-ai Road, which is located 300m from the Presidential Office, and failed to answer the National Security Bureaus demand for... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Texas GOP Will Pick New Party Leader Oct 9, 2009
AUSTIN (October 8, 2009)--Texas Republicans will select a new party leader after the departure of Chair Tina Benkiser who will serve as a senior adviser to Gov. Rick Perry. The chairmans position is supposed to remain neutral in primary elections, but the two leading candidates to replace Benkiser are avid Perry supporters. (KWTX.com, TX)
Timeline: Japan Oct 8, 2009
2009 September - DPJ leader Yukio Hatoyama elected PM at head of coalition with Social Democratic Party and People's New Party. Bookmark with. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Profiting from the Public Sector Oct 7, 2009
The traditional fourth-quarter spending spree has left government buyers and contractors with record hangovers, but a new party is getting underway. Are you ready. (BusinessWeek)
The Only Way to Beat Obamanism: Elect More Republicans Oct 7, 2009
Occasionally, quirky free spirits will win governorships as independents (like Angus King of Maine, or Lowell Weicker of Connecticut, or the notorious Jesse Ventura of Minnesota) but these exceedingly rare victories never bring political realignment or the emergence of a new party infrastructure (Maine, Connecticut and Minnesota have long-ago returned to Democratic or Republican rule, demonstrating that their third-party flirtations represented flukes, not breakthroughs) ... Even if some miracle... (Townhall.com)
* Thai Yellow Shirt leader takes charge of new party Oct 7, 2009
Thai Yellow Shirt leader takes charge of new party. AFP , BANGKOK Wednesday, Oct 07, 2009, Page 5. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
HardTalk With Busia: Sex, Drugs, Corruption, Assassins ... Oct 6, 2009
GCF: Are you planning to revive the Progress Party, or to form a new party to continue with your fathers legacy. N F Busia: I already launched a revival of Progress party ideals when I called for Kufour's impeachment. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Socialists trounce conservatives in Greek election Oct 5, 2009
"The only responsible and honest course of action for me is one: I assume responsibility for the result and will launch procedures for the election of a new party leader," an emotional Mr Karamanlis said in a televised address. He said he would not stand as a candidate in an emergency party congress to be held in a month's time. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Greece's Socialists win snap poll Oct 5, 2009
" Earlier, in a televised address, a humbled Mr Karamanlis said: "I assume responsibility for the result and will launch procedures for the election of a new party leader. " CoalitionMr Karamanlis called the election in early September, half way through his four-year term. Mr Karamanlis had warned of the need for austerity He said he wanted a new mandate to tackle Greece's economic problems, but his opponents say he has failed to fulfil promises to clean up public office and to modernise the... (BBC News -- Europe)
Poll shows Toomey has narrow lead over Specter Oct 2, 2009
While his numbers have been battered among Republicans and independents, Mr. Specter has retained most of his support among the voters of his new party. Fifty-two percent of all voters said Mr. Specter does not deserve to be re-elected, among them 81 percent of the Republican and 53 percent of independent voters. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Sort it Out! - A New Game Brings Fun to the Information Era Oct 1, 2009
is destined to become a new party classic for the Information Era. Did you know that a blue whale tongue weighs more than a Jeep Grand Cherokee. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
We need Polluter Pays Principle in Ghana Oct 1, 2009
Such that the moment a new party comes to power its supporters immediately stage a coup dtat and remove those who were managing the toilets with the flimsy explanation that they are supporters of the former government. How should PPP be applied in Ghana. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
* Security fears may affect Boai buildings Sep 30, 2009
In this case, the president should move to another location, New Party Taipei City Councilor Huang Shan-shan () said yesterday at the Taipei City Council. Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Taipei City Councilor Chen Cheng-chong (F) joined Huang in urging the city government not to sacrifice the rights of Taipei residents and said the Presidential Office should not expand Boai District to protect certain individuals. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
Shizuka Kamei: An old dawn Sep 30, 2009
Mr Kamei is not a DPJ member but the leader of the People s New Party (PNP), which he founded in 2005 after he was pushed out of the LDP by Junichiro Koizumi, the then prime minister, for opposing his plan to restructure Japan Post. The DPJ needed to ally itself with the PNP and hand a ministerial post to Mr Kamei to obtain a majority in the upper house of parliament. (The Economist)
From the archive: It's later than Mao thinks Sep 30, 2009
Mao himself may be altogether unconcerned about the speed with which a new party organisation is set up. What matters to him is that it should be the right kind of maoist party, made up of the right kinds of maoist people, however long that takes. (The Economist)
Mozambique: Tiny Parties Call for Sanctions Against Country Sep 30, 2009
Another new party that has sprung into existence for this year's elections ... This new party openly boasts that it wants to tear up the Mozambican constitution, abolish the separation between church and state, and institute a government based on "divine law". (allAfrica.com)
* Transcending change with trust Sep 30, 2009
To enact legislation smoothly, the DPJ decided to form a coalition government with two minor parties: the pacifist Social Democratic Party (SDP) and the Peoples New Party (PNP), known for its skepticism of economic liberalization. The coalition is set to govern at least until the Upper House election in July. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Reform Conservatism or Deformed Conservatism? Sep 30, 2009
According to Brooks, the Reformist view is articulated most fully by books, such as Comeback by David Frum and Grand New Party by Ross Douthat and Reihan Salam, as well as the various writings of people like Ramesh Ponnuru, Yuval Levin, Jim Manzi, Rod Dreher, Peggy Noonan and, at the moderate edge, me. The traditionalists, by contrast, are Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Sarah Palin, and Joe the Plumber. (The American Conservative)
Price Busters opens new party store in Windward Mall Sep 26, 2009
Friday, September 25, 2009. Breaking News/Updates. (Honolulu Advertiser)
ACORN and The Working Families Party: Another Connection Sep 25, 2009
The WFP is an offshoot of the radical, far-left New Party; Dan Cantor is the Executive Director of the WFP and former New Party s national organizer. President Barack Obama accepted the New Party endorsement in 1996 and the WFP and ACORN endorsements in 2008. (Human Events Online)
New Party Supply Store to Open in Washington Sep 23, 2009
The Party Shoppe will be owned and operated by Lindell and Janet Wood. It will carry plates, napkins, cups, balloon bouquets, greeting cards and more. (Missourian Publishing, MO)
* Clean business no easy feat in China Sep 21, 2009
In Chongqing, a number of high-ranking officials are facing jail terms as new party leader Bo Xilai () cleans house. The former trade minister, once a potential candidate for the premiership, is making a name for himself in the province as a corruption fighter. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
YESTERYEARS FOR FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2009 Sep 18, 2009
Pine Bluff Commercial Online Edition. Thursday, September 17, 2009 11:51 PM CDT. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
Yamaguchi Warns Against Keeping Bank of Japan Credit Steps for `Long Time' Sep 18, 2009
Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama this week appointed Kamei, who is the leader of the new governments junior coalition partner the Peoples New Party. Finance Minister today indicated his reluctance to implement a freeze on loan repayments, saying the nation took similar action more than 80 years ago and hes not sure the economy and financial system are in as bad shape as they were then. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
Liberia: Liberia - Taro Aso Resigns Sep 18, 2009
The LDP, frustrated by the defeat in the general election and faced with the huge task of renewal in opposition, will pick a new party president on Sept. 28, with candidacies set to be formally accepted on Friday. As Aso has stepped down, LDP lawmakers will vote for Masatoshi Wakabayashi, chairman of the party's Joint Plenary Meeting of Party Members of Both Houses of the Diet, in the special Diet session scheduled later in the day to elect the next prime minister. (allAfrica.com)
* Daughters of Burmas leaders join new party Sep 17, 2009
Daughters of Burmas leaders join new party. AFP , YANGON Thursday, Sep 17, 2009, Page 5. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Yukio Hatoyama elected as Japan's PM, new cabinet formally launched Sep 17, 2009
The election of Hatoyama to the top government office came as widely expected as the DPJ-led tripartite coalition with the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and the People's New Party (PNP) commands majorities in both houses of the Diet. Yukio Hatoyama, president of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), is greeted after he was elected as Japan's 93rd prime minister by the House of Representatives in Tokyo, capital of Japan, on Sept. 16, 2009. (Xinhuanet, China)
A vote for Webb's Myanmar opening Sep 17, 2009
The dilemma for the NLD, of which he is an executive committee member, is this: to participate in the 2010 elections (if allowed to do so - there is not yet a new party registration law) might give them a small opposition voice in a new government, but it would effectively eliminate the victory the NLD won in the 1990 elections. This is a genuine problem for them and for which there is no easy answer. (Asia Times Online)
* DEAFLYMPICS: Deaflympics a success, not flawless Sep 17, 2009
New Party Taipei City Councilor Wang Hong-wei (E) commended the city governments efforts in hosting the Games, but urged it to learn from its mistakes and do better in promoting the city during the Flora Expo next year. This story has been viewed 483 times. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Kamei, Critic of `Unbridled Capitalism,' to Police Japan's Banks, Insurers Sep 16, 2009
The leader of the four-year-old Peoples New Party said yesterday that hell replace the Liberal Democratic Partys in overseeing the Financial Services Agency and Japans banking and insurance industries. Kamei, 72, a former transport and construction minister for the ousted LDP, will also have oversight of Japan Post, the worlds biggest bank by deposits. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
Yukio Hatoyama elected as Japanese PM Sep 16, 2009
The election of Hatoyama to the top government office came as widely expected as the DPJ-led tripartite coalition with the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and the People's New Party (PNP) commands majorities in both chambers of the Diet. Hatoyama will shortly announce the lineup of his cabinet. (Xinhuanet, China)
New PM cements Japan power shift Sep 16, 2009
The DPJ has entered into a coalition deal with two smaller parties, the Social Democratic Party and the People's New Party, and controls both houses of parliament. HATOYAMA GOVERNMENT The DPJ has never held government before Promises to increase social spending, on health, education and child-care Says it will fund spending by cutting bureaucratic waste Promises climate cuts and better ties with Asia Says it will seek a more "equal" alliance with the US. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
How the winds blow in Japan following DPJ's ascendancy? Sep 16, 2009
But Analysts say that the dual structure is not easy to be eliminated as the DPJ, which commands less than half of the seats in the upper house and is still 12 seats short of holding two-thirds of the lower house, need to form a tripartite coalition with the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and the People's New Party (PNP) and hold interparty consultations over policy issues. CHANGES IN ECONOMIC POLICIES. (Xinhuanet, China)
PM Taro Aso's Cabinet resigns en masse for gov't change Sep 16, 2009
As the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) secured a landslide victory in the Aug. 30 lower house election, the DPJ-led coalition with the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and People's New Party (PNP) is set to assume the reins of government. At the special Diet session to be held later in the day, DPJ President Yukio Hatoyama will be voted in as the new prime minister. (Xinhuanet, China)
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UN may not certify result of East Timor vote Sep 16, 2009
Mr Gusmao, meanwhile, has formed a new party and plans to contest the parliamentary elections later in the year. These could see him become prime minister. (Yahoo News -- East Timor)
Top Japanese gov't spokesman announces lineup of new cabinet Sep 16, 2009
In the DPJ-led coalition cabinet, Mizuho Fukushima, president of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), became minister in charge of consumer affairs, the declining birthrate, food safety and gender equality, and Shizuka Kamei, leader of the People's New Party (PNP), was appointed to a new ministerial post overseeing postal and financial affairs. The new cabinet will be formally launched later Wednesday following an attestation ceremony at the Imperial Palace. (Xinhuanet, China)
Japan's new prime minister can he fix the economy? Sep 16, 2009
The DPJ has agreed to form a ruling coalition with two small parties, the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and the People's New Party, to which Kamei belongs, despite disagreements with the left-leaning SDP over issues such as the US military presence in Okinawa. Eisuke Sakakibara, a former vice-finance minister, and key adviser to the DPJ, expressed his concerns about the DPJ's handling of the economy at a news conference Sept. 9. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
New Japan PM faces hurdles on economy, U.S. ties Sep 16, 2009
Besides conservative People's New Party head Kamei, he will appoint Social Democratic Party leader Mizuho Fukushima to take charge of consumer affairs and policies to boost Japan's very low birthrate. (Additional reporting by Isabel Reynolds, Yoko Kubota, Yoko Nishikawa and Colin Parrott). (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Hopeful signs in Iraqi politics Sep 16, 2009
"Since security has stabilized, we have determined that the needs of citizens have changed," said Muna Zalzala, a conservative Shia member of parliament who is now a member of the new party ... The new party seems intent on competing with the nationalist-driven coalition led by Maliki's Shia Dawa party, which pledges to focus its campaign on secular issues such as security and services. (Juneau Empire)
Why All the Fuss? Because America Remains a Conservative Country Sep 15, 2009
Why is there no conservative party, and why won't people here just QUIT the dang GOP and do something constructive to start a new party. Do you think Lincoln ran to the Whigs. (Townhall.com)
Botswana: Khama to Reinforce Party Discipline Sep 15, 2009
He said the candidates will not be allowed back to the BDP even if they win elections because of a new party policy. "If you are an independent candidate, you will not be able to come back to the BDP because we have agreed that people who leave the party in such a manner can only come back in five years," he said. (allAfrica.com)
Snowe: GOP "Universally Opposed" to Public Option Sep 14, 2009
And my Dad, would not be a member of today's The New Party democrats (commies) even though he was a life-long democrat and believed in a two-party system. by slownewsday_5 September 13, 2009 8:09 PM EDT. (CBS News)
Ong: The truth will be revealed Sep 13, 2009
PETALING JAYA: Although sacked MCA deputy president Dr Chua Soi Lek has denied forming a new party called Parti Cintai Malaysia, the truth behind it will be revealed in due time ... Ong dismissed talk that he had told party central delegates about Dr Chuas plan to set up a new party. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Taiwan's ex-president Chen gets life Sep 12, 2009
Four years later, the KMT and New Party rallied behind a KMT candidate and thwarted his re-election. Chen capitalized on an internal struggle within the KMT and a deeply divided electorate to win a hard-fought presidential race in 2000. (Asia Times Online)
* Let it be, Chen Shui-bian says ahead of graft verdict Sep 11, 2009
Chen, a former president of the magazine, said he was convicted of libel and imprisoned in June 1986 for publishing an article that said former New Party lawmaker Elmer Fengs () doctoral dissertation had been plagiarized. Now incarcerated again, Chen said it was not for treason, but for corruption, the essence of which he described as political persecution, regardless of the accusation. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
Victors in Japan line up a coalition Sep 10, 2009
Hatoyama s party will align with the Social Democratic Party and the People s New Party to replace the outgoing Liberal Democrats, a pro-business and staunchly pro-US party that had governed the country for more than 50 years. A likely first test of Japan s new path will be the fate of a US airfield on the southern island of Okinawa, home to about 18,000 US Marines. (Boston Globe)
Japan's new leaders agree on coalition Sep 9, 2009
Hatoyama's party will align with the Social Democratic Party and People's New Party to replace the outgoing Liberal Democrats, a pro-big business and staunchly pro-U.S. party that had governed the country for more than 50 years ... Social Democrat leader Mizuho Fukushima and People's New Party chief Shizuka Kamei are also 00004000 expected to get Cabinet positions. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
DPJ fails to strike deal with two allies Sep 9, 2009
The policy chiefs of the DPJ, the Social Democratic Party (SDP)and the People's New Party (PNP), who were not able to reach a consensus on policies, are expected to resume talks on Wednesday. The three sides differed over the "so-called Okinawa issue," which refers to the relocation of U.S. military facilities in the southernmost Japanese prefecture. (Xinhuanet, China)
Japan's ruling Democrats clinch coalition deal Sep 9, 2009
Despite a landslide victory in the Aug. 30 poll for parliament's powerful lower house, Yukio Hatoyama's Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) needed the backing of the Social Democrats and the conservative People's New Party to keep control of the upper chamber. The coalition deal will smooth the passage of leglislation. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Japan's DPJ, allies agree on tripartite coalition Sep 9, 2009
The agreement came after DPJ's talks with the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and the People's New Party (PNP) failed Tuesday due to their differences over the "so-called Okinawa issue," which refers to the relocation of U.S. military facilities in the southernmost Japanese prefecture. In Tuesday's talks, the DPJ made clear its stance on the issue, pledging to "resolve the problems lying between the two countries, including how to deal with the (U.S.) bases.". (Xinhuanet, China)
