It should have agreed on an experienced interim leader who commands general confidence to take the party past the Scottish elections and the European referendum and into 2017, while preparing Labour – and its electoral system – for a proper contest between its next generation of leadership candidates in time for 2020.
After Mr. Chavez turned himself over to high military command, an interim government led by a mild-mannered businessman and protest leader, Pedro Carmona Estanga, took over.
In what it called "interim findings," the American command said a review of video from aircraft weapon sights and exchanges between air crew members and a ground commander had established that Taliban fighters had taken refuge in "buildings which were then targeted in the final strikes of the fight".
Late last week, as part of a legal settlement to end a messy boardroom fight with Sumner Redstone and his family, Viacom's board elevated Dooley, the company's second-in-command, to interim chief executive.
Another top candidate for the job, Interim Chief James G. Featherstone, took temporary command of the department in November.
Promoted to lieutenant colonel in the Interim Army, he later briefly commanded the 2nd Battalion, Australian Regiment (2 AR) between 23 November 1948 and 10 January 1949.
But no one seems to know what that role is going to be, even if they form the interim administration under Mr. Bremer's command.
His legendary status is already secured and his promotion from player-coach to interim boss appears to have instantly commanded the respect of players and fans alike.
The Bonn agreement calls for all of them to "come under the command and control" of the interim government.
The sentences, which were more lenient than expected, were announced amid heightened tensions between factions loyal to former President Ali Abdullah Saleh, whose son commands the Republican Guard, and the interim government led by President Abdu Rabbu Mansour Hadi.
