Can Ron run?(implications of possible resignation of Ron Davies as head of Welsh Labor party)
Ron Davies could resign as the head of the Welsh Labor party, which would mean that he would not head the new Welsh assembly. Davies helped encourage support for the new assembly, and the idea of elections using proportional representation. The government may consider retaining Davies. He has resign...
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| Published in: | The Economist (London) 1998-10, Vol.349 (8092), p.35 |
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| Format: | Magazinearticle |
| Language: | eng |
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| Summary: | Ron Davies could resign as the head of the Welsh Labor party, which would mean that he would not head the new Welsh assembly. Davies helped encourage support for the new assembly, and the idea of elections using proportional representation. The government may consider retaining Davies. He has resigned from the cabinet, and Conservative politicians argue that he should also be barred from leading Wales, but his supporters argue that issues in his private life should not be relevant to his public life. |
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| ISSN: | 0013-0613 |