An interim position of 11 articles of faith operated for a few years.

"This is absolutely not an interim position," Mr. Borelli said in an interview.

"My position is contemplated to be an interim position, and I'll be serving in that capacity," he said.

His defeat means he will immediately step down from his interim position.

The 32 council members, most of them union presidents, gave Mr. Donahue the interim position by a vote of 21 to 11.

A complete list of presidents, and interim positions during these travels, is given below.

But the interim position may, indeed, be temporary.

It amounts to an interim position that would allow us to take the negotiations forward to the halfway stage.

He said he regarded his new job as chief executive of the entire company as permanent and not an interim position.

This interim position is for two years.