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The following table lists the enumerations for the types of the
PartyLeadership entity:
Value
Description
party-chair
A party chair is the official head of a political party.
party-leader
A Party Leader is the representative face of a political party (not
necessarily the official head of the party). In some countries, this is
the person who would become the Prime Minister if their party were to win
a majority. A party can have multiple party leaders.
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