Prime minister and challenger less than a percentage point apart ...
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Pro-Russian Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych and his reformist challenger were in a near tie with almost all the votes counted in Ukrainian presidential elections, setting up a runoff vote, the Central Elections Commission said Monday.
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The Romanian presidential election was too close to call, with one exit poll narrowly giving the nod to Prime Minister Adrian Nastase, while another survey had him neck and neck with his centre-right rival.
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Polls out today giving the coalition a lead over the Labor Party proved how close the contest would be, Prime Minister John Howard said today.
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OTTAWA (CP) - Prime Minister Paul Martin is under pressure to protect incumbent Liberal MPs from divisive nomination challenges in future, bypassing the party's grassroots democratic process in the interests of propping up his precarious minority government.
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In their duel of wits and words, the two &quot;seconds&quot; in the race for the White House sometimes appeared more evenly matched than the two top-of-the-ticket contenders who debated last week.
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The pace of economic growth has been a point of contention throughout the Presidential campaign, and just in time for Election Day, the government&#39;s advance report on
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New polling says US President George W Bush is barely ahead in the overall race for the White House while Democrat challenger John Kerry is gaining support in some key states with just over two weeks before the November 2 ballot.
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Comment is free: Nick Cohen: The PM's love affair with the super-rich has forged an unlikely alliance of opponents.
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Tony BlairÂs slide is paired with the ascent of another leader.
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A new opinion poll offered decidedly mixed news for British Prime Minister Tony Blair: while he looks set to win the next election, his finance minister and arch rival Gordon Brown is now a more popular choice as premier.
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Prime Minister John Howard&#39;s government has a narrow lead over the opposition Labor Party, according to two polls published Saturday, just three weeks ahead of Australia&#39;s federal election.
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First results from Ukraine's presidential poll give a slight lead to the PM, but his rival alleges vote-rigging.
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SYDNEY, Australia - Australian Prime Minister John Howard's governing Liberal Party took a slight lead in nationwide elections Saturday, according to initial results, an early sign that one of President Bush's most ardent allies in the Iraq war may retain power.    With just over 10.4 percent of the vote counted, the Liberal Party had 53.7 percent of the vote and the opposition Labor Party had 46.3 percent, according to the early results...
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TONY EASTLEY: While Mark Latham shores up his leadership, John Howard certainly celebrates his, never so strong in his position. But for British Prime Minister, Tony Blair who&#39;s expected to face an election by mid next year, there&#39;s trouble afoot.
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Poll results released on Monday were  divided on who leads the U.S. presidential race, as two gave a  slight edge to Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry and one showed a  slim margin of voters favoring President Bush.
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US President George W. Bush was just one point ahead of Democratic challenger John Kerry in a new poll, leaving both candidates locked in a statistical dead heat.
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The presidential race is too close to project a winner right now, but that doesn&#39;t mean it will be too close on Election Day to prevent a landslide.