Although still staffed by politicians holding genuine beliefs and values, these modern parties are inclined to see their main objective as winning elections rather than forming large membership organisations or social movements, as was once the case.

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He said that once a governor of the Bank of Indonesia was named as a suspect in a case that would proceed to the court, he should resign.

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Newport council has said it never signed up to any deal with Torfaen and stopped discussions once it was presented with the scheme's likely costs as it found the business case "unsustainable".

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