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Afghanistan – nocomment 20/11/2009 - tags: Afghanistan, Politics, President
Congratulations pour in for new EU president From now on the US knows who to call if President Obama wants to phone Europe – the old so-called Kissinger question… 20/11/2009 - tags: EU Presidency, Politics, President
Will the pieces of the Lebanese political jigsaw ever fit? 20 years after the civil war, Lebanon is still searching for political balance. Within the small Middle eastern… 30/10/2009 - tags: Lebanon, Mideast, Politics
Terrorism threat in Mauritania Mauritania, a large country next to the Atlantic Ocean, a vast expanse made up of desert, the sand constantly swirling… 28/10/2009 - tags: Mauritania, Terrorism, Politics
Will the Lisbon Treaty achieve its goals? When a EU member state adopts the Lisbon Treaty, the ratification document is sent to Italy. If all 27 documents… 26/09/2009 - tags: European Union, Italy, Politics, Treaty of Lisbon
“What’s left for the Left?“ Twenty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall and one week before the general election in Germany, two German… 18/09/2009 - tags: Germany, Politics, Elections
German elections Germany in the coming months is expecting big problems from rising unemployment. Germans face choices in elections at… 17/09/2009 - tags: Germany, Politics, Elections, German elections
Parliament’s challenge to Barroso The only candidate as next President of the European Commission, to succeed himself, has European governments’ support… 11/09/2009 - tags: European Union, France, Politics
British Nationalism and Europe Amid unrest in the European Parliament about the British National Party winning two MEP seats in the June European… 04/09/2009 - tags: European Union, Politics, Immigrants
Political vision then and now A French-speaking voter asks: “I’d like to know why we get the impression these days that there’s less political… 21/05/2009 - tags: Politics, European elections
The Queen’s SpeechWith only six months to go before a general election in the UK, today’s Queen’s Speech has been viewed as the most… 18/11/2009 - tags: Politics, United Kingdom
The UK’s election campaign beginsThe Queen’s speech has unofficially signalled the start of the UK’s election campaign. Gordon Brown set out his… 18/11/2009 - tags: Politics, United Kingdom
Kosovo polls close as counting beginsThe counting has begun in Kosovo’s first-ever elections, seen as a key test of Pristina’s commitment to democracy, and… 15/11/2009 - tags: Kosovo, Politics, Elections
High hopes but a shaky start for KosovoFebruary 17, 2008 was a great day for the majority of the population of Kosovo. The authorities in Pristina… 15/11/2009 - tags: Kosovo, Politics, Elections
Zelaya refuses to recognise Honduras voteOusted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya insists he will not accept any deal to restore him to power if it means he must… 15/11/2009 - tags: Honduras, Politics
Kosovo hopes for Serb turnout in local electionsDemocracy in Kosovo comes under close scrutiny today as the self-declared state goes to the polls in its first election… 15/11/2009 - tags: Kosovo, Politics, Elections
key test for Kosovo as it prepares to go to the pollsOne and a half million Kosovans go to the polls tomorrow in local council elections, the first since Kosovo… 14/11/2009 - tags: Kosovo, Politics, Elections
Kosovo votes but will its Serbs?The people of Kosovo are preparing to take part in their first elections since the disputed state declared its own… 14/11/2009 - tags: Kosovo, Politics, Elections
German centre-left attempts to rise from the ashesGermany’s Social Democrats have begun sifting through the ruins of their recent electoral drubbing. The SPD party… 13/11/2009 - tags: Germany, Politics, Social-Democrats
Germany’s SPD hold election post mortemGermany’s Social Democrats gather in Dresden to elect a new leader following the party’s mauling in September’s… 13/11/2009 - tags: Germany, Politics
Mitterrand praises free speech over politicsFrance’s culture minister is playing peacemaker in a row over free speech and the winner of the country’s most… 12/11/2009 - tags: France, Politics, Literature
Lebanese prime minister takes officeSaad al-Hariri has formally taken up the post of Lebanese Prime Minister. He confirmed his new cabinet on Monday. His… 12/11/2009 - tags: Lebanon, Politics
Rutelli goes it alone with AllianceThe fragile unity of the Italian left has been dealt a blow with the formation of a new party by the former mayor of… 11/11/2009 - tags: Italy, Politics
New unity government in LebanonFive months after elections in Lebanon, Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri, the son of the murdered prime minister Rafik… 10/11/2009 - tags: Lebanon, Politics
Lebanon opposition agrees to form governmentOpposition parties, including Iranian backed Hezbollah, have reportedly agreed to form a national unity government in… 07/11/2009 - tags: Lebanon, Politics
Romania’s Basescu nominates PM but crisis goes onHe is Romania’s Prime Minister-designate but Bucharest district mayor Liviu Nogoita’s chances of actually getting the… 06/11/2009 - tags: Romania, Politics
Afghanistan: What next?“We will keep trying our best to address the questions that we have facing Afghanistan and to make sure that the wishes… 06/11/2009 - tags: Afghanistan, Politics, President
Talks failure plunges Honduras back into crisisThere was anger and frustration in Honduras as talks to break a four month political crisis failed. Supporters of… 06/11/2009 - tags: Honduras, Politics
Portugal to continue state aid for faltering economyPortuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates says it would be a grave error to withdraw the economic stimulus packages in… 06/11/2009 - tags: Portugal, Politics
Romanian prime minister designate rejectedThe Romanian parliament has rejected the prime minister designate and his proposed cabinet. They were rejected with 250… 04/11/2009 - tags: Romania, Politics
Obama one year onIt has been one year exactly since Barack Obama was elected President of the United States. He promised the one thing… 04/11/2009 - tags: USA, Politics, Barack Obama
Debate over what it means to be FrenchThe Eiffel Tower, the tricolour flag – both are immediately identifiable with France. But answering the question of… 03/11/2009 - tags: France, Politics
Speculation grows over successor to MubarakWho could lead Egypt after President Mubarak? Officially, succession talks are off the agenda for a ruling party… 01/11/2009 - tags: Egypt, Politics
Abdullah pulls out of Afghan run-off pollAfghanistan’s presidential challenger Abdullah Abdullah has confirmed he is pulling out of the country’s run-off… 01/11/2009 - tags: Afghanistan, Politics, presidental elections
Speculation rife on Mubarak’s successor in EgyptThe official line is that succession talk is off the agenda; unofficially speculation is intensifying over who might… 31/10/2009 - tags: Egypt, Politics
Honduran Congress still to vote on Zelaya’s returnHe has waited four months for this moment. But, as ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya celebrates a deal paving the… 31/10/2009 - tags: Honduras, Politics, Coup
Chirac ordered to stand trialHe may be one of France’s most popular former presidents, but Jacques Chirac has a rendezvous with justice. Two… 30/10/2009 - tags: France, Politics, Justice
Solution in sight to Honduras political crisisAn end looks to be in sight to the political crisis that has plunged Honduras into turmoil. People are still… 30/10/2009 - tags: Honduras, Politics, Crisis
Swiss summon Italian ambassador over bank raidsItaly’s ambassador to Switzerland has been summoned to explain a series of police raids on Italian branches of Swiss… 28/10/2009 - tags: Banking, Italy, Switzerland, Politics
Merkel sworn in as German ChancellorAngela Merkel has been officially sworn in as German Chancellor. She takes up the country’s top post for a second… 28/10/2009 - tags: Germany, Politics, Angela Merkel
Merkel sworn-in for a second termAngela Merkel will officially become German Chancellor for a second term later today. Following voting this morning… 28/10/2009 - tags: Germany, Politics
First Session for New German GovernmentGermany’s new coalition government has met for its first parliamentary session today. It’s the country’s 17th… 27/10/2009 - tags: Germany, Politics, Bundestag
German coalition deal officially signedJust hours before the first post-election session of Germany’s parliament, Chancellor Angela Merkel and her coalition… 27/10/2009 - tags: Germany, Politics, Angela Merkel
Minority Portuguese government sworn inIt is down to business for Jose Socrates after the weakened Portuguese prime minister was sworn in for a second stint… 26/10/2009 - tags: Portugal, Politics
Merkel defends tax cuts as a remedy for recessionAngela Merkel has been defending her new government’s plans to cut taxes as a way to revive the economy. The… 26/10/2009 - tags: Germany, Taxes, Politics, Angela Merkel
Critics query funding of German government dealThe junior partner in Germany’s next government has approved the deal that brings it back into power. It is a moment of… 26/10/2009 - tags: Germany, Politics, FDP
Former Italian minister wins opposition leadershipItaly’s opposition Democratic Party has elected the former economics minister Pier Luigi Bersani as its new leader. In… 26/10/2009 - tags: Italy, Politics
Italian left chooses a new leaderThe increasingly demoralised Italian left is back at the polls, choosing its latest leader to take on the… 25/10/2009 - tags: Italy, Politics
Italy’s opposition holds primary for new leaderItaly’s main opposition party is holding a countrywide primary today to elect a new leader. An eve-of-poll sex… 25/10/2009 - tags: Italy, Politics
German coalition agrees tax cutsGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative CDU party has sealed a coalition deal with the Free Democrats, the … 24/10/2009 - tags: Politics, Angela Merkel, German elections
Sarkozy’s son drops drive for plum postThe 23-year-old son of French President Nicolas Sarkozy has dropped his bid to take over the public agency that… 22/10/2009 - tags: France, Politics, Jean Sarkozy
Romanian opposition demands new PMOpposition parties in Romania are stepping up the heat on the country’s president in the search for a new government… 21/10/2009 - tags: Romania, Politics
Ukraine rivals trade sex scandal allegationsA bitter fight for the presidency beckons in Ukraine after early campaigning saw each side accuse the other of… 21/10/2009 - tags: Ukraine, Politics, Elections, Yulia Tymoshenko
Bosnia reform talks resumeA second round of reform talks on the future of Bosnia is underway in Sarajevo, despite opposition to a package of… 20/10/2009 - tags: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Politics
Tsvangiral boycotts “unity government”Zimbabwe’s MDC Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai says his party is to boycott the country’s troubled unity government… 16/10/2009 - tags: Zimbabwe, Politics
Wilders sees visit as victory for freedom of speechDutch MP Geert Wilders has arrived in Britain and described his visit to the country as a victory for free speech… 16/10/2009 - tags: Germany, Politics, United Kingdom, Scandal
Blair faces a battle in his bid for EU presidencyTony Blair’s bid to become the president of a post-Lisbon Treaty European Council has run into choppy waters. The… 16/10/2009 - tags: EU Presidency, European Union, Politics
Socialists to rule Portugal without coalitionIt is back to business for Portugal’s new Parliament, holding its first session after a general election in September… 16/10/2009 - tags: Portugal, Politics
Romanian President picks new PMRomania’s President Traian Basescu has unveiled his choice to replace ousted Prime Minister Emil Boc, whose government… 15/10/2009 - tags: Romania, Politics
Financial expert nominated as Romanian PMRomanian President Traian Basescu has nominated a financial expert as prime minister to replace the outgoing premier… 15/10/2009 - tags: Romania, Politics, Prime Minister
Romanian president calls for an economist as PMRomania’s president is continuing consultative talks with party leaders to find a caretaker prime minister after the… 15/10/2009 - tags: Romania, Politics
President Basescu begins search for new PMRomanian President Traian Basescu has begun the search for a caretaker prime minister following the fall of the… 14/10/2009 - tags: Romania, Politics
Jean Sarkozy demands a chance in nepotism rowThe son of France’s President Nicolas Sarkozy has spoken for the first time since triggering a public outcry with his… 14/10/2009 - tags: France, Politics, Nicolas Sarkozy
No-confidence vote plunges Romania into turmoilRomania has been plunged into political gridlock after its minority government was ousted in a no-confidence vote in… 13/10/2009 - tags: Romania, Politics
Romania’s minority government has been oustedRomania has been plunged into political gridlock after its minority government was ousted in a no-confidence vote… 13/10/2009 - tags: Romania, Politics
Sarkozy junior in nepotism rowPresident Nicolas Sarkozy’s 23-year-old son is angling for a key job overseeing billions of euros in commerce — a job… 12/10/2009 - tags: France, Politics, Nicolas Sarkozy, Controversy
Anti-foreigner party makes gains in GenevaThe 60,000 French citizens who cross the Franco-Swiss border to work in Geneva are coming to terms with the success of… 12/10/2009 - tags: Switzerland, Politics, Borders
UK government outlines asset salesUK Prime Minister Gordon Brown has confirmed the planned sale of British government assets worth 17 billion euros… 12/10/2009 - tags: Politics, United Kingdom
I’m no paedophile says MitterrandFrance’s Culture Minister Frederique Mitterrand has refused to resign and has hit back at his critics in the main… 09/10/2009 - tags: France, Politics, Controversy, Scandal
Cameron promises brighter futureThe British Conservative leader David Cameron has given his final speech to the party faithful before next year’s… 09/10/2009 - tags: Politics, United Kingdom, Tories
Cameron sets his stall out for election run-in… in British politics. … accountable politics those powers … 08/10/2009 - tags: Politics, United Kingdom, David Cameron
No quick return to power for ZelayaOusted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya, holed up in the Brazilian embassy in Tegucigalpa, looks set to remain there… 08/10/2009 - tags: Honduras, Politics, Manuel Zelaya
Posters inflame minaret debate in SwitzerlandA poster which critics say incites hatred of Muslims is provoking intense debate in Switzerland. It is part of a… 08/10/2009 - tags: Switzerland, Politics, Scandal
Spain’s Popular Party faces corruption chargesSpain’s opposition Popular Party has been hit by allegations of corruption in its ranks. A court is investigating… 08/10/2009 - tags: Politics, Corruption
Berlusconi rejects immunity ruling as ‘farce’The Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has dismissed the loss of his legal immunity as a politically-motivated… 08/10/2009 - tags: Italy, Politics, Justice, Silvio Berlusconi
The legal flood gates open on BerlusconiThe verdict by Italy’s top court means a number of trials against the 73-year-old Berlusconi will reopen. The… 08/10/2009 - tags: Italy, Politics, Justice, Silvio Berlusconi
Polish ministers step down over scandal A corruption scandal sweeping through the Polish government has claimed another two top figures. Grzegorz Schetyna… 07/10/2009 - tags: Poland, Politics, Corruption
Down to business as Greek government sworn inGreece’s new socialist government has been sworn-in in a solemn ceremony in Athens. Prime Minister George… 07/10/2009 - tags: Greece, Politics, George Papandreou
Papendreou’s government takes shapeGreece’s new Prime Minister Georges Papandreou has wasted no time naming his economy and finance ministers, as he faces… 07/10/2009 - tags: Greece, Unemployment, Politics, Socialist party
Expenses scandal hits Irish SpeakerThe speaker of Ireland’s parliament John O’Donoghue is to resign over an expenses scandal. Since taking office as… 07/10/2009 - tags: Ireland, Politics, Scandal
Border wars: France attacks ‘racist’ Swiss adOpponents of a plan to ease travel between France and Switzerland face legal action for racism. The right-wing Swiss… 07/10/2009 - tags: France, Switzerland, Politics
Italy’s top court reviews Berlusconi’s legal immunityDoes the immunity from prosecution that Silvio Berlusconi enjoys violate Italy’s constitution? That is the… 06/10/2009 - tags: Politics, Justice, Silvio Berlusconi
Greece’s Socialists buck Europe’s political trendThe resounding victory for George Papandreou’s Pasok party in Greece’s snap poll somewhat bucks the trend across the… 05/10/2009 - tags: Europe, Politics, Socialist party
Polish sports minister resignsPoland’s minister of sport has resigned in a scandal over a lobbying campaign by the gambling industry. Miroslaw… 05/10/2009 - tags: Poland, Politics
Mystery surrounds Nakagawa deathThe former Japanese finance minister Shoichi Nakagawa has been found dead in his bed at home. He was 56. The… 04/10/2009 - tags: Japan, Politics, Death
Greece votes for new government SundayGreek voters go to the polls on Sunday, to choose a new government. Surveys suggest the conservative Prime… 03/10/2009 - tags: Greece, Politics, Elections
The Romanian Government Has CollapsedThe Romanian government has collapsed. The Social Democrats have quit and shattered the coalition in protest at the… 01/10/2009 - tags: Romania, Politics
Romanian president approves minister sackingThe Romanian president has approved the Prime Minister’s sacking of Interior Minister Dan Nica, deepening a standoff… 01/10/2009 - tags: Romania, Politics, President
Greek PM pledges tougher reforms ahead of pollWith only five days before Greece goes to the polls, Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis has promised tough economic… 30/09/2009 - tags: Greece, Politics, Elections
Defiant Brown rallies party faithful“My hero, the leader of our Labour Party, Prime Minister Gordon Brown.” Introduced by his wife Sarah, Gordon… 30/09/2009 - tags: Politics, United Kingdom, Labour
More than 150 protesters massacred in GuineaAt least a 157 people have been killed after a violent army crackdown by military junta in Guinea. The number of… 29/09/2009 - tags: Guinea, Politics, Clashes
Brown rallies the troops at Labour conferenceThe fight-back starts here. With a mountain to climb in the opinion polls British leader Gordon has urged Labour… 29/09/2009 - tags: Politics, United Kingdom, Labour
Portuguese Elections: resultsThe ruling Socialist Party has won the Portuguese elections with 36.6% of the vote (down from 45.03% at the last… 28/09/2009 - tags: Portugal, Politics, Socialist party, Portuguese election
Portuguese Elections: opposition reactionManuela Ferreira Leite of the centre-right Social Democratic Party has made a speech at her party’s headquarters… 27/09/2009 - tags: Portugal, Politics, Portuguese election
Portuguese Elections: winner’s speechJose Socrates, the Prime Minister and leader of the winning Socialist Party has given a speech to his supporters… 27/09/2009 - tags: Portugal, Politics, Portuguese election
Portuguese Elections: partial resultsWith three-quarters of the votes counted, the partial results for the Portuguese elections indicate that the ruling… 27/09/2009 - tags: Portugal, Politics, Elections
Portuguese Elections: voting underwayOne of Portugal’s leading citizens, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, cast his ballot in Lisbon… 27/09/2009 - tags: Politics, Portuguese election
Portuguese Election: leaders votePortugal’s main election candidates have cast their ballots, calling on other voters in the country to follow their… 27/09/2009 - tags: Politics, Portuguese election
Social Democrat Chancellor candidate Frank Walter Steinmeier votesThe Social Democrat Chancellor candidate, Frank Walter Steinmeier has cast his vote in Berlin. He was a political… 27/09/2009 - tags: Politics, Portuguese election
Portugal goes to pollsVoters in Portugal are casting their ballots in an election, that will decide who governs the country. The ruling… 27/09/2009 - tags: Politics, Portuguese election
