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More Trouble For Justin Trudeau As Polls Say Conservatives Take Lead In Canada Election
Conservatives led by rookie Andrew Scheer edged into the lead against beleaguered Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberals, which shed support to smaller leftist rivals less than a month from Canada's general election, according to polls Tuesday.
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Romania's First Female, Muslim Prime Minister Rejected
Romania's president sparked fresh political turmoil Tuesday after rejecting a proposal by the election-winning leftist party to name the EU country's first female and first Muslim prime minister.
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Slovakia's Leftist PM Tasked With Forming New Government
Slovakia's president on Monday asked leftist Prime Minister Robert Fico, who won weekend elections but lost his parliamentary majority, to try to form a coalition government.
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Greek Farmers, Sailors Begin Wave Of Protests Against Pension Reform
Greek farmers and sailors today kicked off a wave of protests against a disputed pension reform planned by the embattled government of leftist Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras.
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Greek Conservatives Elect New Leader To Challenge PM Alexis Tsipras
Greek conservatives elected Kyriakos Mitsotakis as their new leader on Sunday, hoping he can revive their fortunes and challenge leftist Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, still popular despite opting for austerity.
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Portugal Left Set to Oust Centre-Right, Roll Back Austerity
Leftwing parties looked set to oust Portugal's minority centre-right government today in a parliamentary vote, part of a drive to set up their own Socialist-led administration they hope will put an end to years of harsh austerity.
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Portugal's Communists Say Ready to Back a Socialist Government
Portugal's Communist Party today said it would be willing to support a Socialist-led government, confirming a leftist bid to block the emergence of a minority right-wing government.
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European Ministers Confront Greece on Daunting Bailout
Eurozone finance ministers today meet for the first time since Greek voters re-elected leftist premier Alexis Tsipras, who now faces the daunting task of implementing the country's cash-for-reforms bailout deal.
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Portugal's Austerity Government Wins Re-Election
Portugal's ruling centre-right coalition won a general election Sunday seen as a referendum on its austerity policies, but near-complete results indicated it has lost its absolute majority in parliament.
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Greece's Prime Minister Says Hard Work Awaits on Reforms, Debt Relief
The firebrand leftist cemented his position as Greece's dominant political figure on Sunday in national elections in which his Syriza party won 145 of 300 parliamentary seats.
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British PM, New Opposition Leader Spar Politely in Parliament's Ritual Joust
The new leader of Britain's opposition Labour Party, veteran leftist Jeremy Corbyn, confronted Prime Minister David Cameron in parliament for the first time on Wednesday and said the house's raucous weekly question-and-answer session should be less theatrical and more about hearing ordinary people's voices.
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Greek Polls Show Syriza, Conservatives Neck-And-Neck
Former Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras's leftist Syriza party is running neck-and-neck with its main conservative rival, New Democracy, ahead of national elections on Sept. 20, according to three polls published on Friday.
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Greek Leftists Put on Brave Face as Poll Shows Conservatives Pulling Ahead
Former Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras's leftist Syriza party said on Thursday it remained confident of winning an outright victory in a Sept. 20 election despite an opinion poll that showed its main conservative rival edging ahead.
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Greece's Syriza to Win Election But Face Setback, Polls Show
Former Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras' leftist Syriza will emerge as the biggest party in next month's election but without the majority it was hoping for, the first opinion polls since he resigned last week showed on Friday.
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Greek Judge Appointed Caretaker Prime Minister Ahead of Elections
Greece's top Supreme Court judge was sworn in as caretaker prime minister on Thursday to lead the country to elections next month, ending a week of political deadlock after leftist leader Alexis Tsipras resigned.
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More Trouble For Justin Trudeau As Polls Say Conservatives Take Lead In Canada Election
Conservatives led by rookie Andrew Scheer edged into the lead against beleaguered Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberals, which shed support to smaller leftist rivals less than a month from Canada's general election, according to polls Tuesday.
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Romania's First Female, Muslim Prime Minister Rejected
Romania's president sparked fresh political turmoil Tuesday after rejecting a proposal by the election-winning leftist party to name the EU country's first female and first Muslim prime minister.
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Slovakia's Leftist PM Tasked With Forming New Government
Slovakia's president on Monday asked leftist Prime Minister Robert Fico, who won weekend elections but lost his parliamentary majority, to try to form a coalition government.
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Greek Farmers, Sailors Begin Wave Of Protests Against Pension Reform
Greek farmers and sailors today kicked off a wave of protests against a disputed pension reform planned by the embattled government of leftist Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras.
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Greek Conservatives Elect New Leader To Challenge PM Alexis Tsipras
Greek conservatives elected Kyriakos Mitsotakis as their new leader on Sunday, hoping he can revive their fortunes and challenge leftist Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, still popular despite opting for austerity.
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Portugal Left Set to Oust Centre-Right, Roll Back Austerity
Leftwing parties looked set to oust Portugal's minority centre-right government today in a parliamentary vote, part of a drive to set up their own Socialist-led administration they hope will put an end to years of harsh austerity.
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Portugal's Communists Say Ready to Back a Socialist Government
Portugal's Communist Party today said it would be willing to support a Socialist-led government, confirming a leftist bid to block the emergence of a minority right-wing government.
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European Ministers Confront Greece on Daunting Bailout
Eurozone finance ministers today meet for the first time since Greek voters re-elected leftist premier Alexis Tsipras, who now faces the daunting task of implementing the country's cash-for-reforms bailout deal.
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Portugal's Austerity Government Wins Re-Election
Portugal's ruling centre-right coalition won a general election Sunday seen as a referendum on its austerity policies, but near-complete results indicated it has lost its absolute majority in parliament.
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Greece's Prime Minister Says Hard Work Awaits on Reforms, Debt Relief
The firebrand leftist cemented his position as Greece's dominant political figure on Sunday in national elections in which his Syriza party won 145 of 300 parliamentary seats.
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British PM, New Opposition Leader Spar Politely in Parliament's Ritual Joust
The new leader of Britain's opposition Labour Party, veteran leftist Jeremy Corbyn, confronted Prime Minister David Cameron in parliament for the first time on Wednesday and said the house's raucous weekly question-and-answer session should be less theatrical and more about hearing ordinary people's voices.
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Greek Polls Show Syriza, Conservatives Neck-And-Neck
Former Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras's leftist Syriza party is running neck-and-neck with its main conservative rival, New Democracy, ahead of national elections on Sept. 20, according to three polls published on Friday.
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Greek Leftists Put on Brave Face as Poll Shows Conservatives Pulling Ahead
Former Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras's leftist Syriza party said on Thursday it remained confident of winning an outright victory in a Sept. 20 election despite an opinion poll that showed its main conservative rival edging ahead.
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Greece's Syriza to Win Election But Face Setback, Polls Show
Former Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras' leftist Syriza will emerge as the biggest party in next month's election but without the majority it was hoping for, the first opinion polls since he resigned last week showed on Friday.
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Greek Judge Appointed Caretaker Prime Minister Ahead of Elections
Greece's top Supreme Court judge was sworn in as caretaker prime minister on Thursday to lead the country to elections next month, ending a week of political deadlock after leftist leader Alexis Tsipras resigned.
