A recent public opinion poll shows that eight out of ten adults in the Czech Republic say they are not satisfied with the current political situation.

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Bosnian Foreign Minister Sven Alkalaj said the current political crisis would not adversely impact its role on the council or prevent it from taking common positions.

VOA: standard.2009.10.15

But most of the major players in the current political wrangling are Shi'ite.

VOA: standard.2010.04.04

The election commission also said it hinged its decision on skepticism that any democratic vote could take place in the midst of the region's current political crisis as Somaliland President Dahir Riyale attempts to maintain his grip on power.

VOA: standard.2009.09.07

A group of international students and a professor discuss current social and political issues and take questions from the audience.

VOA: special.2009.03.19

Europe's tilt toward austerity is driven by the current financial crisis, says political analyst Cornelius Adebahr, of the German Council on Foreign Relations.

VOA: standard.2010.06.16

The announcement appears to indicate that Pakistan's powerful military, which has intervened in political crises before, is backing the government in the current standoff.

VOA: standard.2009.03.14

Paul Salem,who heads the Carnegie Center for Peace in the Middle East,argues that, despite the current impasse, it is a positive sign that Iraqi political adversaries are discussing their differences in parliament.

VOA: standard.2009.10.26

So I think we need to devote the resources to try to be successful," The general says the U.S.and allied effort also needs to have a significant political and economic component, and that a strong,credible government must emerge from the current election process.

VOA: standard.2009.10.16

While talk of what success is and how to define it went on in London, British Foreign Secretary David Miliband told NATO colleagues in Brussels that the current operations should be seen as an opportunity to bring moderate Taliban members into the political process.

VOA: standard.2009.07.27

The winner of the presidential election will replace President Valdas Adamkus who is stepping down in July after completing a second and final five-year term Analysts say Lithuania's main political parties and politicians are widely disliked because of the current economic downturn, and their reputations have been overshadowed by corruption allegations.

VOA: standard.2009.05.17