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Where there is doubt still is whether the generals will cede power.
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The cleverest dictators know when to cede power before it is snatched away.
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The military has no plans to cede power soon.
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Gbagbo, who had repeatedly forced postponement of the poll, refused to cede power, alleging fraud.
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But they were set to cede power in cities such as Toulouse, Angers and Quimper.
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However his promise was conditional, and he may or may not cede power by that date.
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Those who know him well say even an armed onslaught will not make Gbagbo cede power.
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Government departments are normally reluctant to cede power.
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It also included no direct call for Assad to cede power, which Russia would also have opposed.
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Moscow expressed discontent with earlier versions of the resolution that specifically called for Assad to cede power.
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If chemotherapy affects his ability to do his job, he could decide to cede power to Franco temporarily.
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He is refusing to hold an election and cede power, attacking anyone who calls for him to stand down.
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He made no mention of a separate Arab League plan, adopted in January, which called for Assad to cede power.
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One of the resolutions they blocked, in February, would have backed an Arab League call for Assad to cede power.
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But Mr Maduro - backed by Russia, China and the top of the country's military - has refused to cede power.
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Fidel Castro was president of Cuba until last year, when poor health forced him to cede power to his brother Raul.
