He will make a better interim leader than David for all that.
Political leaders said there were at least four possible candidates to take over as the country's interim leader.
The idea of an interim leader for one year has also been floated.
An interim leader and the details of the leadership election are to be announced.
He is also a product of the department and as its interim leader has to be concerned about morale.
"It's difficult to have someone for a sustained period of time as the 'interim' leader," she said.
Over the last three weeks, Afghanistan's interim leader has declared him a wanted killer.
Each day brings greater assertions of independence from Iraq's interim leaders.
A specific usage of this term is the interim leader in Canadian politics.
Burns, as interim leader, vowed to have 50 candidates in the next federal election.