For the first time, they have had to deal with an opposition with real powers.
He is faced, as she was, with an opposition that is rediscovering competence and sense.
But negotiating was never going to work with an opposition driven by fundamentalist forces.
He has accomplished a lot more than he's gotten credit for — with an opposition dedicated to making him fail.
The United States and Europe, faced with an opposition more cohesive and vocal than they were used to, responded with petulance.
Not as a novelty, but as a countermeasure to change the rhythm or meddle with an opposition strength.
Next, lawmakers ousted a Fujimori loyalist as president of Congress and replaced her with an opposition member.
He added: "James Delingpole was never a candidate in this byelection, there was no conspiracy or 'conspiring with an opposition candidate'".
In an interview in Raqqa with an opposition news outlet shortly before his disappearance, Father Dall'Oglio said he was fasting in solidarity with Syria's Muslims.
It got a modest staff, that of the comptroller and auditor-general, and was composed of equal numbers drawn from both sides with an opposition nominee as chairman.
