新西兰英语 692 Labour Party Leadership

First check back to November 18th about the Labour Party conference. During the conference last weekend, David Cunnliffe refused to say if he supported David Shearer as Leader of the Opposition. This looked as if Mr Cunnliffe wanted to challenge Mr S

新西兰英语 693 Labour Party Conference

The Labour Party held their annual conference over the weekend. More than 500 members attended. A member is someone who pays a membership fee to belong to the Labour Party. This includes the 34 Labour Members of Parliament. The Leader of the Oppositi

新西兰英语 111 Green Party Co-Leader will retire

The Green Party co-leader, Jeanette Fitzsimons, announced that she will step down from her position as co-leader in June, and leave politics altogether at the next elections. She has been co-leader of the Greens for 14 years. The Green Party must hav

VOA常速英语2007年-Labor Party Cruises to Victory in Australian El

By Phil Mercer Sydney 24 November 2007 Australia's centre-left Labor Party has swept to power in national elections, handing long-serving Prime Minister John Howard a surprising defeat. Labor leader Kevin Rudd has promised major changes to policies o

VOA标准英语2008年-Britain's Ruling Party Suffers Defeat in Local

By Tom Rivers London 02 May 2008 Britain's ruling Labor party appears set to suffer its worst defeat in 40 years in local elections against the opposition Conservative party. Preliminary results indicate Labor will receive about 24 percent of the vot

2007年VOA标准英语-Japan's Ruling Party Chooses New Leader

By Naomi Martig Hong Kong 23 September 2007 Japan's ruling party has chosen the country's longest-serving chief cabinet secretary, Yasuo Fukuda, to lead the party and succeed Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. A spokesman for Japan's Liberal Democratic Party

VOA标准英语2008年-Pressure Mounts on Malaysian Leader After Mahat

By Heda Bayron Bangkok 22 May 2008 Malaysia's ruling party has been thrown into turmoil after former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad abruptly resigned from the United Malays National Organization. Political analysts say the move was aimed at weakenin

2007年VOA标准英语-US Envoy, Japanese Opposition Leader Spar Over

By Liz Noh Tokyo 08 August 2007 With opposition control of Japan's Upper House heralding possible change in the traditionally strong alliance between Japan and the United States, U.S. Ambassador to Japan Thomas Schieffer has met with the leader of th

VOA标准英语2008年-Zimbabwe Opposition Leader Briefly Stopped from

Movement for Democratic Change leader Morgan Tsvangirai and two senior members of his party were temporarily prevented from traveling to South Africa Thursday when Zimbabwe officials confiscated their passports and then returned them. Peta Thornycro

2007年VOA标准英语-Musharraf to Step Down as Military Leader After

By Daniel Schearf Islamabad 18 September 2007 A lawyer for Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf has said Mr. Musharraf plans to give up his post as chief of the military if he wins forthcoming presidential elections. The statement was made to Pakis

VOA标准英语10月-Austria 's Far Right Leader Dies in Car Crash

Officials say Austrian politician Joerg Haider, whose far right views generated Western outrage, has died in a car crash. Stefan Bos reports that the 58-year-old Haider died early Saturday, reportedly while on his way to a family gathering. Austria'

2007年VOA标准英语-Opposition Leader Koroma Elected President of S

By Kari Barber Dakar 17 September 2007 Sierra Leone's National Electoral Commission says opposition leader Ernest Koroma has won the nation's September 8 presidential runoff. Kari Barber has more from VOA's West Africa bureau in Dakar. Ernest Koroma

Greek Political Leaders Fail to Form Government

Greek political leaders have failed to form a coalition that would resolve a political impasse and avert the need for new elections. Socialist leader Evangelos Venizelos made the announcement Friday after the Radical Left Coalition, or Syriza, refuse

Pakistani gov't loses majority as coalition party

ISLAMABAD, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- Pakistani government has lost majority in the parliament as a powerful party in ruling coalition Sunday decided to sit on opposition benches. Leaders of Mutahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) said that they will approach the Spea

VOA标准英语2008年-Israeli Ruling Party Votes for New Leader

Israel's ruling centrist Kadima party is holding primary elections that will result in the resignation of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert. The likely change of leadership will come as Palestinian peace negotiations falter over the longstanding issues of

VOA标准英语2008年-Zimbabwe Opposition Leader Calls for Honorable

Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai says he hopes negotiations with President Robert Mugabe's ZANU-PF party will allow the veteran leader an honorable exit from power. Tsvangirai made the statement one day after Mr. Mugabe said he was com

英闻天下——142 Japan's Former Leader Visits Nanjing Massacre Museum

Former Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama has paid a visit to the Nanjing Massacre Museum during a trip to Nanjing, Jiangsu province. It's part of Hatoyama's four-day personal visit to China amid Sino-Japanese tensions over the Diaoyu Islands. I

新西兰英语 538 Labour Party Leadership

After the Labour Party lost the election, the leader, Phil Goff, resigned. Later this week the Party will choose another leader. They will choose between two men David Shearer and David Cunliffe. Both men have been speaking at Labour Party meetings.

2007年VOA标准英语-Blair to Step Down as Labour Party Leader; Hand

By Sonja Pace London 10 May 2007 Britain's Prime Minister Tony Blair announced Thursday he is stepping down as leader of the Labour Party and will hand over power to a new prime minister June 27. VOA's Sonja Pace reports from London. Tony Blair chose

Irish PM resigns as leader of ruling party

DUBLIN, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- Irish（爱尔兰） Prime Minister Brian Cowen announced on Saturday afternoon that he is standing down as leader of the ruling Fianna Fail, but will continue as the prime minister until the March 11 election. At a press