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As one of his followers pointedly remarked today, in European democracies party leaders and prime ministers tend to be elected.

Presidents, prime ministers and other leaders do not always like to talk about their health.

SINCE 2006 Japan has had no fewer than five prime ministers. Three of them lasted just a year.

The beliefs of its two main political parties are often hard to tell apart. Both their leaders are grand sons of (rival) prime ministers.

Prime ministers of Japan and the Czech Republic have had an unusual dinner companion as they met for a state dinner in Prague.

The constant merry-go-round of prime ministers at a time of entrenched deflation is increasingly seen as a national disgrace.

Once upon a time the presidents, prime ministers and chancellors were the same as you. They went to university, worked, played.

To deepen and promote China-Russia energy cooperation is one of the major topics of the meeting between the two prime ministers.

The two prime ministers discussed the matter and found they were at one: both wanted to avoid a trade war at any cost.

He made the call during a meeting near the Russian capital with the visiting prime ministers of Bulgaria, Moldova, and Slovakia.

Like other Conservative prime ministers before him, David Cameron is facing a major revolt from his own MPs over Europe.

MOST British prime ministers end up trying to cut a dash on the world stage, even if at the outset they forswear such vanities.

After Mr. Koizumi's departure in 2006, two prime ministers stepped down less than a year into their respective terms.

Since the 1980s at least two prime ministers, Yitzhak Rabin and Ehud Barak, gave their all in the search for peace.

"Prime ministers are easy to replace, " notes Lipman.

A fair number of politicians will attend as well, including the prime ministers of Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea.

The next prime ministers' meeting of the SCO member states is to be held in Kyrgyzstan in 2010.

These people are meant to be the "masters of the universe" : presidents, prime ministers, bankers, billionaires.

The argument that previous prime ministers frequently prorogued Parliament is no more convincing.

The head of News Corp has held sway over Britain's media industry for a generation. Prime ministers have feared and feted him.

Thailand has had four prime ministers in 15 months, none of whom has been able to heal the country's political divisions.

He pointed out that the meeting is very productive and makes good preparations for the meeting of the two prime ministers.

Most prime ministers, especially the short-lived kind, are remembered for a single achievement or, more often, for one defining failure.

The countries' prime ministers met at an Asia-Europe summit in Brussels and said they would mend strained relations.

Prime ministers since Mr Koizumi have tried to centralise authority within the cabinet office and pretty much failed.

He performed in soccer stadiums around the world, and sold hundreds of millions of records and dined with prime ministers and presidents.

Being a journalist, you could be equal with street cleaners, and Ministers, even Prime Ministers or the heads of states.

Because all six Israeli Prime Ministers since the signing of Oslo accords agreed to establish a Palestinian state.

The arrival of technocratic prime ministers in Greece and Italy has not been greeted with universal applause.

Under the Fifth Republic, French prime ministers have been treated as dispensable, to be sacked whenever things go badly.

He does indeed say things that could not possibly be true, but they are only the sorts of fibs that prime ministers are hired to tell.

The three prime ministers came to Washington at the invitation of the president to talk about regional matters.

So can Britain's would-be prime ministers borrow a few tricks from Budapest?

Spaniards like their new prime ministers young: the most recent three were all in their early 40s.

He had no title of official position, but he regularly bought and sold prime ministers, cardinals, ambassadors and kings.

At 41, Fredrik Reinfeldt is one of Sweden's youngest prime ministers and sports one of the shortest hair styles.

Many presidents and prime ministers came to Dubna to see this miracle.

The two sides reached an agreement on pipeline crude oil pricing during the regular meeting between Chinese and Russian Prime Ministers.

Many UK prime ministers and world leaders have studied at Oxford but until now, the university has had no school dedicated to governance.

One of the demands of the Muslim Brotherhood is to change the constitution to involve parliament in appointing prime ministers.

A: Certainly it's not desirable to have different prime ministers and foreign ministers frequently.

An ancient saying that "prime ministers originate from counties, and valiant generals come from the rank and file" explains it all.

Pranab Mukherjee says details of their discussion will not emerge until after their two prime ministers meet Saturday.

Nam says Japanese prime ministers and emperors have apologized several times but they were merely expressing words.

The two prime ministers, Binyamin Netanyahu, an arch-capitalist, and George Papandreou, a socialist scion, have exchanged cosy visits.

Prior to the talks, the two prime ministers jointly planted a friendship tree in the courtyard of the parliament building.

Japanese Prime Ministers are organization men: it is not in their job description to stand out.

A new pipe was due to be inaugurated by the Hungarian and Romanian prime ministers on October 14th.

Following the talks, the two prime ministers jointly attended the signing ceremony of bilateral cooperative documents.

The two countries' prime ministers, Vladimir Putin and Yulia Tymoshenko, signed a formal agreement in Moscow on gas prices and direct sales.

Up to last June, Japan had had four short-lived prime ministers in as many years, each underwhelming.

Asked about his frequent meetings with prime ministers, he remarked: "I wish they'd leave me alone. "

They have gone through 12 prime ministers when over the same period Britain and Germany have each had a mere four heads of government.

However, former Japanese Prime Ministers Junichiro Koizumi and Shinzo Abe visited Tokyo's war-related Yasukuni Shrine on Saturday morning.

Most new prime ministers are in their early 40s. But the next one will be a grey-bearded veteran.

Continuous changes of prime ministers is one of the traits characterizing Japan's government in the past 10 years.

Several of his prime ministers were assassinated.

For a start, he is exceptionally youthful by the standards of Japanese prime ministers.

She's probably one of the most controversial prime ministers.

Presidents and prime ministers launched international programmes for diseases rarely seen within their own borders.

Heads of State, Prime Ministers and Ministers of Environment deliver statements and commit themselves to care for the Earth.

Mothers today serve as prime ministers, presidents, CEOs, university professors and airline pilots.

Independent Diplomat ended up advising three successive Kosovo prime ministers and the multi-party negotiation team of Kosovo.

Prime ministers no longer host summits: Herman Van Rompuy presides instead.

The past four prime ministers hailed from wealthy political dynasties, among which the premiership was almost a filial rite of passage.

The two sides agreed to the creation of the posts of prime minister and two deputy prime ministers.

In recent days, Italy's borrowing costs have soared dangerously and the prime ministers of both Italy and Greece have resigned.

Partnerships were formed, and presidents and prime ministers launched emergency plans.

Other leaders who were at the enlarged Boao meeting included the prime ministers of Japan, South Korea, Spain and the Ukraine.

Prime ministers have changed many times; policies have stalled; and political cynicism abounds.

When our two Prime Ministers met in 2006 they agreed that UK-China relations were in the best ever shape.

The signing of the document will be the most important achievement of this Prime Ministers' Meeting in economic and trade cooperation.

Even Junichiro Koizumi, the most charismatic and reform-minded of all the LDP prime ministers, struggled to get things done.

In a country that has seen six prime ministers since 2006, the incumbent in office for just over one year has received an extension.

Jesus is not just an inspiring teacher. He is King of kings, ruler of presidents and prime ministers, master of history.

Any resemblance between these names and Presidents and Prime Ministers is purely intentional.

Wives of previous prime ministers, if they travelled with their husbands at all, tended to walk slightly behind.

Both prime ministers also exchanged in-depth views on bilateral cooperation and issues of common interest.

The presidents and prime ministers meeting this week are not going to nail those details down.

THE markets first welcomed, then worried about the appointment of academic economists as prime ministers of Greece and Italy.

The continuing turnover in prime ministers and cabinets has further marginalized Tokyo.

The two prime ministers, Audrius Kubilius of Lithuania and Donald Tusk of Poland, get on fine, unlike their combative foreign ministers.

There have been 51 British Prime Ministers since Robert Walpole first held the office in 1721.

The Prime Ministers comments come as Union leaders discuss whether to launch coordinated industrial action against the Government's policy .

A score of Africa's past presidents and prime ministers, this week including Nelson Mandela, have also spoken out.

Indian and Russian officials say the two prime ministers held wide-ranging discussions.

Though alarmed by clashes with China in the contested East China Sea, Japan has had five prime ministers in three years.

Taro Aso's grandfather, Shigeru Yoshida, and father-in-law, Zenko Suzuki, were both Prime Ministers of Japan.

TBS, Tokyo Broadcasting System, Japanese TV: When will the prime ministers of China and Japan restart mutual visit?

Mr Zardari has relinquished powers to appoint or sack prime ministers, service chiefs and judges.

It's said that there are more than 70 presidents, prime ministers, the kings, the princes, princesses were through this door today.

Even figures on the right, including three former prime ministers, have voiced unease.

Afterwards, the two prime ministers also met jointly with journalists.

French presidents like to get their prime ministers to take the blame when things go wrong.

EUROPE helped bring down two of Britain's recent prime ministers, Margaret Thatcher and John Major.

The nation at large has been embarrassed by the parade of interchangeable prime ministers.

Unlike the new technocratic prime ministers in Greece and Italy, he will have a strong mandate for reform.

And few Canadian prime ministers have allowed all-important relations with their American neighbour to deteriorate.

Besides, the two Prime Ministers also jointly met with representatives from the Czech business community on the evening of December 8.

When European prime ministers start repeatedly denying that they will need an EU bailout, it's never a good sign.

There is an exhibition about Emperor Qian Long and his Prime Ministers.

Q: These years have witnessed frequent changes of Japanese prime ministers. Does China think it will affect China-Japan relations?

In the past, second deputy prime ministers have been considered second in line to the throne.

The two prime ministers exchanged views on questions of common concern.

Two prime ministers were removed by the courts on dubious grounds.

Are presidents, prime ministers, and other heads of state and government not immune from prosecution?

He has seen the coronation of 8 British monarchs and a staggering 50 prime ministers, but still appears fit and healthy.

India has had three prime ministers from the Nehru-Gandhi clan, and may have more.

Both their leaders are grandsons of (rival) prime ministers.

Prime ministers and presidents are here today and gone tomorrow.

According to the survey, near half of Japanese held objections to the Prime Ministers trip to Yasukuni Shrine.

A revolving door of prime ministers, "damages people's trust. "

Q: Prime Ministers from Pakistan and India will meet in India tomorrow.

Perhaps former prime ministers get some kind of kata pass.

Japanese prime ministers tend to have a short shelf life and a weak brand image.

The past five prime ministers have avoided visits to Yasukuni shrine, a site honoring Japan's war dead.

What is more, before it took power the DPJ lambasted the LDP for changing a string of prime ministers without holding a general election.

SECOND-TERM prime ministers often feel the pull of the world stage.

This week could see the departure of the prime ministers of both Greece and Italy.

Japan has had five prime ministers since two thousand six.

The talks will draw more than 100 environment ministers next week, and about 25 prime ministers and presidents.

Q: Can you brief us on the latest program of the SCO Prime Ministers' meeting?

Prime ministers have defied them at their peril.

The two Prime Ministers greeted each other like old friends.

I have also exchanged views with dozens of ministers, ambassadors and even Presidents and Prime Ministers, from every continent.

As one shrewd observer reminded me, it has had 10 prime ministers during the past 15 years.

of four Southern Song prime ministers.

I have met with kings and presidents and prime ministers and sheiks and tribal leaders.

Since the prime ministers' meeting in Beijing last year, the SCO has maintained a good momentum of development.

In the past 20 years there have been no fewer than 14 prime ministers, most of them forgettable.

On October 10, 2011, the 15th meeting of China-Russia Prime Ministers' Regular Meeting Committee was held in Beijing.

Japan, for example, has a flourishing democracy capable of turning over prime ministers faster than the Italians.

And Japanese prime ministers have paid visits to the Yasukuni Shrine which honors not only the country's war dead but also war criminals.

In my travels as Speaker, I have met with presidents, prime ministers, and kings.

"I don't know what the hell the other prime ministers were doing, really, " Blair quipped.

Last year, the prime ministers of the two countries set the goal of doubling the bilateral trade volume of 2004 by the year 2010.

Q: What expectations do you have for this year's SCO Prime Ministers' meeting?

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