1.   His policy is that a labor leader be appointed to every policy-making city board or committee.

2.   At the same time several former contra leaders were appointed to senior government posts and a number of supporters of Vice-President Virgilio Godoy were not reappointed.

3.   And a leader should be appointed.

4.   But Hashimoto needed to appoint a leader of the Socialist Party, which is a member of the ruling coalition, to a senior cabinet post.

5.   Certainly companies do appoint leaders.

6.   They took over all military and government posts and appointed figurehead leaders.

7.   All other leaders have been appointed by the government, as was Suryadi most recently.

8.   Air force commander Maj. Gen. Eitan Ben-Eliahu said he was surprised no formation leader had been appointed.

9.   By tradition such leaders are then appointed to high office in the Government.

10.   On Thursday morning, Karzai met Rabbani, who has said the new leader was appointed with his blessing.