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href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C5%AFdce_opozice" title="Vůdce opozice – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Vůdce opozice" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arweinydd_yr_Wrthblaid" title="Arweinydd yr Wrthblaid – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Arweinydd yr Wrthblaid" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oppositionsf%C3%BChrer" title="Oppositionsführer – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Oppositionsführer" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opositsiooniliider" title="Opositsiooniliider – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Opositsiooniliider" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%91%CF%81%CF%87%CE%B7%CE%B3%CF%8C%CF%82_%CF%84%CE%B7%CF%82_%CE%91%CE%BE%CE%B9%CF%89%CE%BC%CE%B1%CF%84%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%AE%CF%82_%CE%91%CE%BD%CF%84%CE%B9%CF%80%CE%BF%CE%BB%CE%AF%CF%84%CE%B5%CF%85%CF%83%CE%B7%CF%82" title="Αρχηγός της Αξιωματικής Αντιπολίτευσης – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Αρχηγός της Αξιωματικής Αντιπολίτευσης" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jefe_de_la_oposici%C3%B3n" title="Jefe de la oposición – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Jefe de la oposición" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gvidanto_de_opozicio" title="Gvidanto de opozicio – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Gvidanto de opozicio" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chef_de_l%27opposition" title="Chef de l'opposition – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Chef de l'opposition" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%ADder_da_oposici%C3%B3n" title="Líder da oposición – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Líder da oposición" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Az_ellenz%C3%A9k_vez%C3%A9re" title="Az ellenzék vezére – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Az ellenzék vezére" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9B%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D1%80_%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%BE%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%B7%D0%B8%D1%86%D0%B8%D1%98%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B0" title="Лидер на опозицијата – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Лидер на опозицијата" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oppositieleider" title="Oppositieleider – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Oppositieleider" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ne mw-list-item"><a href="https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B7%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE" title="विपक्षी नेता – Nepali" lang="ne" hreflang="ne" data-title="विपक्षी नेता" data-language-autonym="नेपाली" data-language-local-name="Nepali" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>नेपाली</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pa mw-list-item"><a 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opozycji" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%ADder_da_oposi%C3%A7%C3%A3o" title="Líder da oposição – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Líder da oposição" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9B%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D1%80_%D0%BE%D0%BF%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%B7%D0%B8%D1%86%D0%B8%D0%B8" title="Лидер оппозиции – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Лидер оппозиции" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leader_of_the_Opposition" title="Leader of the Opposition – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Leader of the Opposition" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vodja_opozicije" title="Vodja opozicije – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="Vodja opozicije" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenščina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ta mw-list-item"><a href="https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%8E%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D_%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D" title="எதிர்க்கட்சித் தலைவர் – 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The leader of the opposition is typically seen as an alternative <a href="/wiki/Prime_minister" title="Prime minister">prime minister</a>, <a href="/wiki/Premier" title="Premier">premier</a>, <a href="/wiki/First_minister" title="First minister">first minister</a>, or <a href="/wiki/Chief_minister" title="Chief minister">chief minister</a> to the incumbent; in the <a href="/wiki/Westminster_system" title="Westminster system">Westminster system</a>, they head a rival alternative government known as the <a href="/wiki/Shadow_cabinet" title="Shadow cabinet">shadow cabinet</a> or opposition <a href="/wiki/Frontbencher" title="Frontbencher">front bench</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The same term is also used to refer to the leader of the largest <a href="/wiki/Political_party" title="Political party">political party</a> that is not in <a href="/wiki/Executive_(government)" title="Executive (government)">government</a> in subnational state, provincial, and other regional and local legislatures.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>The full title for the Leader of the Opposition is the <i>Leader of His Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition</i> in the United Kingdom<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and in many <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_realms" class="mw-redirect" title="Commonwealth realms">Commonwealth realms</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Current_leaders_of_the_opposition">Current leaders of the opposition</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Leader_of_the_Opposition&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Current leaders of the opposition"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Parliamentary_systems">Parliamentary systems</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Leader_of_the_Opposition&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Parliamentary systems"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Albania)" title="Leader of the Opposition (Albania)">Leader of the Opposition (Albania)</a> (unofficial position)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Armenia)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Leader of the Opposition (Armenia) (page does not exist)">Leader of the Opposition (Armenia)</a> (unofficial position)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Austria)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Leader of the Opposition (Austria) (page does not exist)">Leader of the Opposition (Austria)</a> (unofficial position)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Azerbaijan)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Leader of the Opposition (Azerbaijan) (page does not exist)">Leader of the Opposition (Azerbaijan)</a> (unofficial position)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Bahrain)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Leader of the Opposition (Bahrain) (page does not exist)">Leader of the Opposition (Bahrain)</a> (unofficial position)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Belgium)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Leader of the Opposition (Belgium) (page does not exist)">Leader of the Opposition (Belgium)</a> (unofficial position)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Brunei)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Leader of the Opposition (Brunei) (page does not exist)">Leader of the Opposition (Brunei)</a> (unofficial position)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Bulgaria)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Leader of the Opposition (Bulgaria) (page does not exist)">Leader of the Opposition (Bulgaria)</a> (unofficial position)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Burkina_Faso)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Leader of the Opposition (Burkina Faso) (page does not exist)">Leader of the Opposition (Burkina Faso)</a> (unofficial position)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Burundi)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Leader of the Opposition (Burundi) (page does not exist)">Leader of the Opposition (Burundi)</a> (unofficial position)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Opposition_(Cambodia)" class="mw-redirect" title="Opposition (Cambodia)">Leader of the Opposition (Cambodia)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Cameroon)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Leader of the Opposition (Cameroon) (page does not exist)">Leader of the Opposition (Cameroon)</a> (unofficial position)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Cape_Verde)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Leader of the Opposition (Cape Verde) (page does not exist)">Leader of the Opposition (Cape Verde)</a> (unofficial position)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Central_African_Republic)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Leader of the Opposition (Central African Republic) (page does not exist)">Leader of the Opposition (Central African Republic)</a> (unofficial position)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Chad)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Leader of the Opposition (Chad) (page does not exist)">Leader of the Opposition (Chad)</a> (unofficial position)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assembly_of_the_Union_of_the_Comoros" title="Assembly of the Union of the Comoros">Leader of the Opposition (Comoros)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Opposition_(Croatia)" title="Opposition (Croatia)">Leader of the Opposition (Croatia)</a> (unofficial position)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Cyprus)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Leader of the Opposition (Cyprus) (page does not exist)">Leader of the Opposition (Cyprus)</a> (unofficial position)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Czechia)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Leader of the Opposition (Czechia) (page does not exist)">Leader of the Opposition (Czechia)</a> (unofficial position)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Denmark)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Leader of the Opposition (Denmark) (page does not exist)">Leader of the Opposition (Denmark)</a> (unofficial position)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Djibouti)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Leader of the Opposition (Djibouti) (page does not exist)">Leader of the Opposition (Djibouti)</a> (unofficial position)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Egypt)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Leader of the Opposition (Egypt) (page does not exist)">Leader of the Opposition (Egypt)</a> (unofficial position)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Eritrea)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Leader of the Opposition (Eritrea) (page does not exist)">Leader of the Opposition (Eritrea)</a> (unofficial position)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Estonia)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Leader of the Opposition (Estonia) (page does not exist)">Leader of the Opposition (Estonia)</a> (unofficial position)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Ethiopia)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Leader of the Opposition (Ethiopia) (page does not exist)">Leader of the Opposition (Ethiopia)</a> (unofficial position)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Finland)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Leader of the Opposition (Finland) (page does not exist)">Leader of the Opposition (Finland)</a> (unofficial position)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Leader_of_the_Opposition_(France)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Leader of the Opposition (France) (page does not exist)">Leader of the Opposition (France)</a> (unofficial position)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Gabon)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Leader of the Opposition (Gabon) (page does not exist)">Leader of the Opposition (Gabon)</a> (unofficial position)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Georgia)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Leader of the Opposition (Georgia) (page does not exist)">Leader of the Opposition (Georgia)</a> (unofficial position)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Germany)" title="Leader of the Opposition (Germany)">Leader of the Opposition (Germany)</a> (unofficial position)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Greece)" class="mw-redirect" title="Leader of the Opposition (Greece)">Leader of the Opposition (Greece)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Guinea)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Leader of the Opposition (Guinea) (page does not exist)">Leader of the Opposition (Guinea)</a> (unofficial position)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Guinea-Bissau)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Leader of the Opposition (Guinea-Bissau) (page does not exist)">Leader of the Opposition (Guinea-Bissau)</a> (unofficial position)</li> <li>Leader of the Opposition (Hungary) (unofficial position)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_Opposition_(India)" title="Leader of the Opposition (India)">Leader of the Opposition (India)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Indonesia)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Leader of the Opposition (Indonesia) (page does not exist)">Leader of the Opposition (Indonesia)</a> (unofficial position)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Italy)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Leader of the Opposition (Italy) (page does not exist)">Leader of the Opposition (Italy)</a> (unofficial position)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Jordan)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Leader of the Opposition (Jordan) (page does not exist)">Leader of the Opposition (Jordan)</a> (unofficial position)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Kuwait)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Leader of the Opposition (Kuwait) (page does not exist)">Leader of the Opposition (Kuwait)</a> (unofficial position)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Laos)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Leader of the Opposition (Laos) (page does not exist)">Leader of the Opposition (Laos)</a> (unofficial position)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Latvia)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Leader of the Opposition (Latvia) (page does not exist)">Leader of the Opposition (Latvia)</a> (unofficial position)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Lebanon)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Leader of the Opposition (Lebanon) (page does not exist)">Leader of the Opposition (Lebanon)</a> (unofficial position)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Lithuania)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Leader of the Opposition (Lithuania) (page does not exist)">Leader of the Opposition (Lithuania)</a> (unofficial position)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Madagascar)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Leader of the Opposition (Madagascar) (page does not exist)">Leader of the Opposition (Madagascar)</a> (unofficial position)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Mauritania)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Leader of the Opposition (Mauritania) (page does not exist)">Leader of the Opposition (Mauritania)</a> (unofficial position)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Mongolia)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Leader of the Opposition (Mongolia) (page does not exist)">Leader of the Opposition (Mongolia)</a> (unofficial position)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Opposition_(Montenegro)" title="Opposition (Montenegro)">Leader of the Opposition (Montenegro)</a> (unofficial position)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Morocco)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Leader of the Opposition (Morocco) (page does not exist)">Leader of the Opposition (Morocco)</a> (unofficial position)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Mozambique)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Leader of the Opposition (Mozambique) (page does not exist)">Leader of the Opposition (Mozambique)</a> (unofficial position)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Leader_of_the_Opposition_(the_Netherlands)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Leader of the Opposition (the Netherlands) (page does not exist)">Leader of the Opposition (the Netherlands)</a> (unofficial position)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Niger)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Leader of the Opposition (Niger) (page does not exist)">Leader of the Opposition (Niger)</a> (unofficial position)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Nigeria)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Leader of the Opposition (Nigeria) (page does not exist)">Leader of the Opposition (Nigeria)</a> (unofficial position)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Leader_of_the_Opposition_(North_Macedonia)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Leader of the Opposition (North Macedonia) (page does not exist)">Leader of the Opposition (North Macedonia)</a> (unofficial position)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Norway)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Leader of the Opposition (Norway) (page does not exist)">Leader of the Opposition (Norway)</a> (unofficial position)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Oman)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Leader of the Opposition (Oman) (page does not exist)">Leader of the Opposition (Oman)</a> (unofficial position)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Philippines)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Leader of the Opposition (Philippines) (page does not exist)">Leader of the Opposition (Philippines)</a> (unofficial position)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Poland)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Leader of the Opposition (Poland) (page does not exist)">Leader of the Opposition (Poland)</a> (unofficial position)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Portugal)" title="Leader of the Opposition (Portugal)">Leader of the Opposition (Portugal)</a> (unofficial position)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Romania)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Leader of the Opposition (Romania) (page does not exist)">Leader of the Opposition (Romania)</a> (unofficial position)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Rwanda)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Leader of the Opposition (Rwanda) (page does not exist)">Leader of the Opposition (Rwanda)</a> (unofficial position)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Sao_Tome_and_Principe)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Leader of the Opposition (Sao Tome and Principe) (page does not exist)">Leader of the Opposition (Sao Tome and Principe)</a> (unofficial position)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Senegal)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Leader of the Opposition (Senegal) (page does not exist)">Leader of the Opposition (Senegal)</a> (unofficial position)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Serbia)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Leader of the Opposition (Serbia) (page does not exist)">Leader of the Opposition (Serbia)</a> (unofficial position)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Slovakia)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Leader of the Opposition (Slovakia) (page does not exist)">Leader of the Opposition (Slovakia)</a> (unofficial position)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Slovenia)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Leader of the Opposition (Slovenia) (page does not exist)">Leader of the Opposition (Slovenia)</a> (unofficial position)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Leader_of_the_Opposition_(South_Korea)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Leader of the Opposition (South Korea) (page does not exist)">Leader of the Opposition (South Korea)</a> (unofficial position)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Spain)" title="Leader of the Opposition (Spain)">Leader of the Opposition (Spain)</a> (unofficial position)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Sudan)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Leader of the Opposition (Sudan) (page does not exist)">Leader of the Opposition (Sudan)</a> (unofficial position)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Suriname)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Leader of the Opposition (Suriname) (page does not exist)">Leader of the Opposition (Suriname)</a> (unofficial position)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Sweden)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Leader of the Opposition (Sweden) (page does not exist)">Leader of the Opposition (Sweden)</a> (unofficial position)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Tanzania)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Leader of the Opposition (Tanzania) (page does not exist)">Leader of the Opposition (Tanzania)</a> (unofficial position)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Togo)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Leader of the Opposition (Togo) (page does not exist)">Leader of the Opposition (Togo)</a> (unofficial position)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Tunisia)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Leader of the Opposition (Tunisia) (page does not exist)">Leader of the Opposition (Tunisia)</a> (unofficial position)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Leader_of_the_Opposition_(United_Arab_Emirates)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Leader of the Opposition (United Arab Emirates) (page does not exist)">Leader of the Opposition (United Arab Emirates)</a> (unofficial position)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Zambia)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Leader of the Opposition (Zambia) (page does not exist)">Leader of the Opposition (Zambia)</a> (unofficial position)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Westminster_system">Westminster system</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Leader_of_the_Opposition&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Westminster system"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Antigua_and_Barbuda)" title="Leader of the Opposition (Antigua and Barbuda)">Leader of the Opposition (Antigua and Barbuda)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Australia)" title="Leader of the Opposition (Australia)">Leader of the Opposition (Australia)</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_Opposition_in_the_Senate_(Australia)" title="Leader of the Opposition in the Senate (Australia)">Leader of the Opposition in the Senate (Australia)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Australian_Capital_Territory)" title="Leader of the Opposition (Australian Capital Territory)">Leader of the Opposition (Australian Capital Territory)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_Opposition_(New_South_Wales)" title="Leader of the Opposition (New South Wales)">Leader of the Opposition (New South Wales)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Northern_Territory)" title="Leader of the Opposition (Northern Territory)">Leader of the Opposition (Northern Territory)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Queensland)" title="Leader of the Opposition (Queensland)">Leader of the Opposition (Queensland)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_Opposition_(South_Australia)" title="Leader of the Opposition (South Australia)">Leader of the Opposition (South Australia)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Tasmania)" title="Leader of the Opposition (Tasmania)">Leader of the Opposition (Tasmania)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Victoria)" title="Leader of the Opposition (Victoria)">Leader of the Opposition (Victoria)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Western_Australia)" title="Leader of the Opposition (Western Australia)">Leader of the Opposition (Western Australia)</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Bahamas)" title="Leader of the Opposition (Bahamas)">Leader of the Opposition (Bahamas)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Bangladesh)" title="Leader of the Opposition (Bangladesh)">Leader of the Opposition (Bangladesh)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Barbados)" title="Leader of the Opposition (Barbados)">Leader of the Opposition (Barbados)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Belize)" title="Leader of the Opposition (Belize)">Leader of the Opposition (Belize)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Botswana)" title="Leader of the Opposition (Botswana)">Leader of the Opposition (Botswana)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_Official_Opposition_(Canada)" title="Leader of the Official Opposition (Canada)">Leader of the Official Opposition (Canada)</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_Opposition_in_the_Senate_(Canada)" title="Leader of the Opposition in the Senate (Canada)">Leader of the Opposition in the Senate (Canada)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Alberta)" title="Leader of the Opposition (Alberta)">Leader of the Opposition (Alberta)</a></li> <li><a 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Sabha</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Ireland)" title="Leader of the Opposition (Ireland)">Leader of the Opposition (Ireland)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Jamaica)" title="Leader of the Opposition (Jamaica)">Leader of the Opposition (Jamaica)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Japan)" title="Leader of the Opposition (Japan)">Leader of the Opposition (Japan)</a> (unofficial position)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Assembly_(Lesotho)" title="National Assembly (Lesotho)">Leader of the Opposition (Lesotho)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Malaysia)" title="Leader of the Opposition (Malaysia)">Leader of the Opposition (Malaysia)</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Opposition_(Malaysia)" title="Opposition (Malaysia)">Leader of the Opposition (Malaysian State Legislative Assemblies)</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Maldives)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Leader of the Opposition (Maldives) (page does not exist)">Leader of the Opposition (Maldives)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Malta)" title="Leader of the Opposition (Malta)">Leader of the Opposition (Malta)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Mauritius)" title="Leader of the Opposition (Mauritius)">Leader of the Opposition (Mauritius)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Opposition_(Myanmar)" title="Opposition (Myanmar)">Leader of the Opposition (Myanmar)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Nepal)" title="Leader of the Opposition (Nepal)">Leader of the Opposition (Nepal)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_Opposition_(New_Zealand)" title="Leader of the Opposition (New Zealand)">Leader of the Opposition (New Zealand)</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_the_Cook_Islands" title="Parliament of the Cook Islands">Leader of the Opposition (Cook Islands)</a></li></ul></li> <li><a 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Grenadines)">Leader of the Opposition (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Sierra_Leone)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Leader of the Opposition (Sierra Leone) (page does not exist)">Leader of the Opposition (Sierra Leone)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Singapore)" title="Leader of the Opposition (Singapore)">Leader of the Opposition (Singapore)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Solomon_Islands)" title="Leader of the Opposition (Solomon Islands)">Leader of the Opposition (Solomon Islands)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_Opposition_(South_Africa)" title="Leader of the Opposition (South Africa)">Leader of the Opposition (South Africa)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Thailand)" title="Leader of the Opposition (Thailand)">Leader of the Opposition (Thailand)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Trinidad_and_Tobago)" 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