Sheikh Hasina has used this mandate to consolidate power and hound her enemies, real and imagined.
He closed the independent television station RCTV in a bid to consolidate power and squelch opposition.
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Sadr may have returned at this time to consolidate power over his militia, which is reported to be splintering.
Unlike 12 years ago, his main concern now is not to build or consolidate power, but just to keep it.
As a result, Chancellor Schroeder tried to consolidate power in the midst of internal struggles within his own party due to reform under Agenda 2010.
So, as Daniel Ortega maneuvers to consolidate power in Nicaragua, he does so in the context of making Nicaragua a part of the Bolivarian revolution.
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On taking office Mr Yanukovich's immediate instinct was to consolidate power.
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We choose not to share information for political reasons, to consolidate power, for expedience, or just to avoid dealing with someone who can be kind of a pain in the ass.
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So, as Daniel Ortega maneuvers to consolidate power in Nicaragua, it must be seen in this context: he is playing his role in making Nicaragua a part of the Bolivarian revolution.
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North Korea continues to search for new ways to issue threats - partly in an attempt by the regime to consolidate power at home, and partly in the hope that the US cancels its exercises as President Clinton did.
The fact that referendums and elections have taken place in Venezuela, Ecuador, and Bolivia is not a reflection of democratic practices but a reflection of the will of dictators to consolidate power via popular referendums while skipping institutional democratic procedure.
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Miner's strongest criticism yet came a day after DiNapoli found Cuomo's budget increased debt while avoiding taxpayer approval, relies on one-shot revenues for recurring costs, and includes overly optimistic projections of tax revenues, while seeking to consolidate power in the governor's office.
Iraq's Arab Sunnis and Kurds have accused al-Maliki and his Shiite political party of working to consolidate power by cutting them out of the political process, an allegation that comes as U.S. lawmakers have raised concerns about Iraq strengthening its ties with Shiite-dominated Iran.
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Iraq's Arab Sunnis and Kurds have accused al-Maliki and his Shiite political party of working to consolidate power in Iraq by cutting them out of the political process, an allegation that comes as U.S. lawmakers raise concerns about Iraq strengthening its ties with Shiite-dominated Iran.
Mr Hu wants to consolidate his power and begin grooming his successors at next year's congress.
Domestically, the regime has maintained its totalitarian posture, using any means necessary to consolidate its power over the populace.
But to consolidate his power he may have to mount a bid to take control of his old party.
The connection of the people should be to the leader which in turn uses the masses to consolidate absolute power.
"That success, however, has also resulted in smaller, fractured organizations that have violently attempted to consolidate their power, " the report says.
The common wisdom in Ukraine suggests that, if Ms Tymoshenko wins the election, she will consolidate her power, undermine the opposition and micromanage the government.
New leaders who took over in 2002 and 2003 tried to consolidate their power by emphasising the party's concern for the plight of the poor.
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But this could mean the armed commanders and their gangs are left to consolidate their power - and many ordinary Afghans will be left at their mercy.
The Center identifies specific actions that would help consolidate the power of pro-democratic groups in East Germany and encourage the integration of a unified Germany into NATO.
If its plan succeeds, the party will consolidate its power next year before Germany's federal election in 2009, after which Mr Huber may go to Berlin as finance minister.
Correspondents say the launch will also help consolidate the power of North Korea's new leader, Kim Jong-un, who took over almost exactly a year ago following his father's death.
U.S. defense officials and Asia experts, however, now believe that Mr. Kim, in an effort to consolidate his power in the North, is proving more willing to pursue military adventurism than his father.
Leaders of authoritarian regimes, on the other hand, aren't beholden to an electorate and devote their energies to controlling the minds and bodies of their subjects in order to maintain and consolidate their power.
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It is to consolidate political power over people.
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That has given Putin enough popular support to consolidate his political power inside Russia.
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Instead, these sanctions give him a treasure trove of ammunition to undermine U.S. policies and consolidate his own power.
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