The turnover in leading party councils this week is enormous, largely thanks to a recent, unwritten rule that officials older than 70 should step down.

February, 2007 - The party council sets a date for a leadership vote.

At least four party councils a year are to be arranged by the central committee.

For the months that the congress does not convene, a party council takes over its role.

If she was planning on keeping her promises to the party council, she didn't have time to play word games with Thantis.

She still remained a member of the party council.

At the time, he was acting chairman of the governing party council, which was studying new antitrust laws.

The new party council created a party manifesto and a statement of principles.

The elected party council decided on the same day to start with the formation of a worker's sporting society.

The politicians, in turn, are beholden only to their party councils, not to the public.