Another member of the ruling party, Dilawar Abbas, was appointed to the interim petroleum minister post.
Deputy President Motlanthe is seen as a potential rival for the head of the ruling party.
If so, the ruling party has several regional models from which it can choose.
In Paraguay , General Lino Oviedo, the ruling party's controversial presidential candidate, was in hiding.
The same day, the ruling party, Golkar, listed 14 criteria for a vice-presidential candidate.
On December 6th, the ruling party invited 1, 500 businessmen to lunch at a Nairobi hotel.
Only in Tamil Nadu is the ruling party a member of the national alliance.
A. Morshed and Sohel Mostafa Swapan, head of a local branch of the ruling party's youth league.
"The surprise win by the ruling party could help reduce policy uncertainties, " said strategists at Goldman Sachs.
Singapore doesn't enjoy a robust political opposition, but that doesn't preclude checks on the ruling party's enthusiasms.
Moreover, it says, an MDC-led government would include some from the ruling party as well as non-party technocrats.
It's unclear whether Pakistan's commitment to the project will continue if the ruling party loses the upcoming election.
The Chavez faithful were most visible Wednesday, but a sizable and strong opposition to the ruling party remains.
Unlike Mr Nyerere, and despite the ruling party's lingering socialist rhetoric, Mr Kikwete knows he must reassure investors.
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Less than half of Lula's ministers come from outside the ruling party, compared with two-thirds under the previous administration.
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Golkar wanted this applied to the districts, but the opposition feared it would work in the ruling party's favour.
So far five cabinet ministers from the ruling party have lost their seats to the opposition in the elections.
Another possible political plus for the ruling party is the surprisingly resilient economy.
Some commentators said Mr Borisov's resignation may have been designed to save too much damage to the ruling party.
Mr Manolopoulos says the ruling party's new tax policies are mistaken and no substitute for improving basic tax collection.
The 31-year-old, who was youth leader for the African National Congress, was thrown out of the ruling party this year.
Radicova failed to win the vote, forcing the ruling party to reach to opposition parties to secure the needed votes.
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Muhammad Miro, made prime minister a month ago, is the first from outside the top ranks of the ruling party.
His speech to parliamentarians of the ruling party before they voted for a leader was unusual for a Japanese politician.
That satisfied global-warming sceptics in the ruling party but failed to address rising public concern over the environment and climate change.
The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, the ruling party in the state, has been staunchly demanding steps against Sri Lanka.
After this week's violence Thai Airways suspended a pilot who refused to carry parliamentarians from the ruling party on his plane.
Most important, altering the electoral calendar gives anti-Kirchner groups both inside and outside the ruling party less time to get organised.
The ruling party, United Russia, lost a quarter of its seats in the vote - a big slump in its support.
In Zanzibar violence broke out after the ruling Party of the Revolution was declared the winner of presidential and parliamentary elections.
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