What's the leadership like where you live?

[Gold Knight]

I think everybody knows who President Bush is - but what about your own world leaders (if not Bush?) Who are they? What do they stand for? What did they want to do for their country and people?

Oh, and I challenge everybody here to try to keep political bias out of their comments and concentrate on the man or people for some of your comments.

THEN talk about your opinion. (But keep it clean.)

You guys probably won't believe just how ignorant some people in America are about the rest of the world. Hopefully threads like these will raise some more awareness.

[Predator]

We've a woman for our president and overall I like how Vaira Vīķe Freiberga does the things. Can't say the same about prime minister, but ..... (no bashing rule).

Looks like the world as well likes how our VVF does the things, because she has been mentioned as one of the candidates for the UN general secretary position. We're proud of that.

[Gold Knight]

Cool, a woman president.

[Galth]

Jan Peter Balkenende, from the CDA ( Christian Democratic Party ) - The text under the photo's he's holding says something like "find the differences", and he is mostly known for his total lack of charisma and harry potter look-alike-ness... The current course of the unpopulair leaders here right now is that of saving as much money as possible in stead of spending it to help the economy. But his most important challenger, Wouter Bos, is nothing but a empty "socialist" ( former boss of the dutch Shell company , you call yourself a socialist!! ) that tries to win votes because he 'looks good' ;

[Gold Knight]

He does look like Harry Potter o.O

The books are based on this guy's previous experiences - K

[Fnuckale]

Our prime minister (Arial Sharon) had stroke not too long ago and currently is in a comma =_=" just when he was starting to get better (health and leadership)...

[Gold Knight]

Oh yeah, I heard about that - but I thought he had died already? Darn, I need to listen to the news more.

Is his family vulturing over him? I seem to remember something about that.

[Galth]

I thought he already died to , and that elections had been held in Israel not that long ago... hmmz, details please xD

( btw; i don't know what he was/is like, but he seems like some kind of political hero the way he is portrayed in the news here )

[Fnuckale]

oh, no, he didn't die yet but it's doubtful he'll ever wake up.
I'm sorry but I don't know that much about the political situation in Israel, but you see, he started a political party called Kadima (forwards) a short while before he got a stroke. although it was created not too long ago many joined it and they won the elections in Israel.
Right now the Prime-Minister is Ehud Olmert who was on the top Kadima's list, he was the replacer for Sharon in case something happens to Sharonas well.
Basiclly Sharon made a big change in the political map in Israel, for years 2 political parties lead the political system in Israel and now the political party he started is in the lead.

[azazel_the_fallen]

Jan Peter Balkenende, from the CDA ( Christian Democratic Party ) - The text under the photo's he's holding says something like "find the differences", and he is mostly known for his total lack of charisma and harry potter look-alike-ness... The current course of the unpopulair leaders here right now is that of saving as much money as possible in stead of spending it to help the economy. But his most important challenger, Wouter Bos, is nothing but a empty "socialist" ( former boss of the dutch Shell company , you call yourself a socialist!! ) that tries to win votes because he 'looks good' ;

the guy is so scary..
he talks like a freakin machine..
there is absolutely no emotion in that guy at all.. and he likes bush
blah.. well I dun like him
but I dun really follow politics and all..
(btw: I do like the Harry Potter books )

[Galth]

the guy is so scary..
he talks like a freakin machine..
there is absolutely no emotion in that guy at all.. and he likes bush
blah.. well I dun like him
but I dun really follow politics and all..
(btw: I do like the Harry Potter books )

Haha, that last line made it all xD

[hatakescarecrow]

Ok....The country where i come from. A dude named Lee Kuan Yew used to run the place as prime minister.
So his son has tooken over the reigns.

[Leen]

My place........ *sigh*

A leader who got chosen by "the people" tries to capture the hearts of "the people" by arresting a few well-known and reputable businessmen as an act against corruption but the fire seems to die out REALLY quickly. Chants about world peace and this and that are heard almost everyday but as usual action speaks louder than words. In a government bank, out of 8 counters, only 2 are working while the rest are enjoying some leisure time with paycheck going into their pocket every month. In the post office, you can see 15 counters and yet only 2 are working while the rest, sitting in their respective chairs while placing a board saying "counter closed. Next counter please."

That's my country.

[vlado]

Well Romania has Traian Basescu as it's leader *it's hard to prononce beacause it has a romanian caracter in it *.
He was the captain of a marina pluton , then he became the *general mayer of the capital *don't know if you guys get that fuction in your counterys , and then he jointed smth caled D.A , that stands for Dreptate si Adevar = Justice and Truth.
He hot 60 percent of the votes , and he became president.
He's a ppl person beacuase he drives his own car ,he whers modest clothes , he gets out and talks with the ppl , drinks with them eats at barbequs etc.
Greate guy , but now with the big ass fluds he didn't really do anything , but he whent a day after the fluds and talked to the ppl there.
Oh well , greatest president we had till now

[Gold Knight]

You're from Romania, vlado? Didn't know that, cool.

Nice to hear you guys have a leader you can respect