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The so-called Kampala Accord, mediated by Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, was meant to break the political deadlock between the president -- a former Islamist rebel leader -- and Speaker of Parliament Sharif Hassan Sheikh Aden, who covets the top job.
Somali Prime Minister Resigns, Reversing Pledge to Stay 2011
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The so-called Kampala Accord, mediated by Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, was meant to break the political deadlock between the president -- a former Islamist rebel leader -- and Speaker of Parliament Sharif Hassan Sheikh Aden, who covets the top job.
Somali Prime Minister Resigns, Reversing Pledge to Stay 2011
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The so-called Kampala Accord, mediated by Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, was meant to break the political deadlock between the president -- a former Islamist rebel leader -- and Speaker of Parliament Sharif Hassan Sheikh Aden, who covets the top job.
Somali Prime Minister Resigns, Reversing Pledge to Stay 2011
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The so-called Kampala Accord, mediated by Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, was meant to break the political deadlock between the president -- a former Islamist rebel leader -- and Speaker of Parliament Sharif Hassan Sheikh Aden, who covets the top job.
Somali Prime Minister Resigns, Reversing Pledge to Stay 2011
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The powerful Speaker of Parliament, Ali Larijani, has already made his misgivings known to the President Elect.
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Among changes to the bill is the removal of a provision that the president consult the Speaker of Parliament when appointing the board of the SA Broadcasting Corporation.
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Ramotsamai confirmed she had handed in her resignation to the office of the Speaker of Parliament earlier in the day.
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If she manages to cobble together a coalition, all three branches of Israel's government will be led by women: Dalia Itzik became Israel's first female Speaker of Parliament in 2006 and Dorit Beinisch heads the Supreme Court.
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That also means that the Speaker of Parliament, who is the third most powerful person in the country, will be from the opposition.
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Dulani, a University of Malawi political scientist currently a Fulbright doctoral student at Michigan State University, uses a careful reading of Section 59 (1) of the Malawi constitution to point out that it is in fact the Speaker of Parliament who is vested with the power to convene parliament.
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