Sentence examples for fired ministers from inspiring English sources

Calin Popescu Tariceanu fired ministers from the Democratic Party, which is close to Traian Basescu, the president.

Rousseff seems unlikely to be directly affected as she has fired ministers who have been implicated in scandals.

At first it was his mother who dragged him to cabinet meetings (through which he slept) and fired ministers right and left.

Prime Minister Ariel Sharon fired ministers from the rigorously Orthodox Shas Party from his cabinet tonight after they voted against an emergency economic package in Parliament.

Prime Minister Ariel Sharon of Israel fired ministers from the rigorously Orthodox Shas Party from his cabinet after they voted against an emergency economic package in Parliament.

Mr. Sarkozy had promised a government "beyond reproach," and last year fired ministers who had taken advantage of their office by charging cigars to the state and letting relatives use state-provided apartments.

Giorgy Khaindrava, the fired minister, suggested he was ousted because of disagreements with the country's defense minister, who has taken a hard-line stance against the two regions, Abkhazia and South Ossetia.

Thus a dictator who wishes to avoid being overthrown must fire ministers before they accumulate enough support to topple him.

On Sunday, Mr. Sharon threatened to fire ministers opposed to the Gaza withdrawal, though he did not mention names.

Since late last year the president and prime minister have been locked in an argument over who has the right to hire and fire ministers.

The policy of firing ministers just as they begin to acquire experience on the job seriously degrades dictators' ability to govern.