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{{Short description|Political title}} | |||
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{{Party politics}} | {{Party politics}} | ||
The '''leader of the opposition''' is a title traditionally held by the leader of the [[Opposition (parliamentary)|largest party not in government]] in a parliamentary democracy. The leader of the opposition is seen as the alternative [[prime minister]], [[premier]], [[first minister]], or [[chief minister]] to the incumbent | The '''leader of the opposition''' is a title traditionally held by the leader of the [[Opposition (parliamentary)|largest party not in government]] in a parliamentary democracy. The leader of the opposition is seen as the alternative [[prime minister]], [[premier]], [[first minister]], or [[chief minister]] to the incumbent; in the [[Westminster system]], they head a rival alternative government known as the [[Shadow Cabinet]] or Opposition [[Frontbencher|Front Bench]]. The same term is applied to the leader of the largest political group who are not part of the administration in local and regional councils and assemblies. | ||
In many [[Commonwealth realm]]s the full title is ''Leader of Her Majesty's Loyal opposition''. | In many [[Commonwealth realm]]s, the full title is ''Leader of Her Majesty's most Loyal opposition''. | ||
==Current leaders of the opposition== | ==Current leaders of the opposition== | ||
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* [[Leader of the Opposition (Greece)]] | * [[Leader of the Opposition (Greece)]] | ||
* [[Leader of the Opposition (Hungary)]] (unofficial position) | * [[Leader of the Opposition (Hungary)]] (unofficial position) | ||
* [[Leader of the Opposition (Italy)]] (unofficial position) | |||
* [[Opposition (Montenegro)|Leader of the Opposition (Montenegro)]] (unofficial position) | * [[Opposition (Montenegro)|Leader of the Opposition (Montenegro)]] (unofficial position) | ||
* Leader of the Opposition (Norway) (unofficial position) {{Citation needed|date=November 2021}} | * Leader of the Opposition (Norway) (unofficial position) {{Citation needed|date=November 2021}} | ||
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** '''State level opposition leaders''' | ** '''State level opposition leaders''' | ||
** [[Leader of the Opposition in Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly|Leader of the Opposition (Andhra Pradesh)]] | |||
** [[List of leaders of the opposition in the Gujarat Legislative Assembly|Leader of the Opposition (Gujarat)]] | ** [[List of leaders of the opposition in the Gujarat Legislative Assembly|Leader of the Opposition (Gujarat)]] | ||
** [[List of leaders of the opposition in the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly|Leader of the Opposition (Jharkhand)]] | ** [[List of leaders of the opposition in the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly|Leader of the Opposition (Jharkhand)]] | ||
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** [[List of leaders of the opposition in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly|Leader of the Opposition (Uttar Pradesh)]] | ** [[List of leaders of the opposition in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly|Leader of the Opposition (Uttar Pradesh)]] | ||
** [[List of leaders of the opposition in the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly|Leader of the Opposition (Uttarakhand)]] | ** [[List of leaders of the opposition in the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly|Leader of the Opposition (Uttarakhand)]] | ||
** [[List of leaders of the opposition in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly|Leader of the Opposition (West Bengal)]] | |||
* [[Leader of the Opposition (Ireland)]] | * [[Leader of the Opposition (Ireland)]] | ||