Social Democrats emerge on top in municipal elections
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With all the votes counted in the Finnish municipal elections held yesterday (see linked earlier reports from Sunday night), the Social Democrats emerged as the largest party in the country, with a 24.1% share.
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Campaign events for Sens. Clinton and Obama bring out some of the area's top political leaders.
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Exit polls say German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder&#39;s Social Democrats have been defeated in a local election in the western state of Saarland.
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The terrorist group Hamas made a strong showing in the first municipal elections held in the Palestinian territories since 1976 according to preliminary results from the 26 communities which voted yesterday.
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Lithuania&#39;s opposition Labour Party, led by a Russian-born millionaire, has taken the lead in the first round of parliamentary elections in Lithuania.
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Mayor Richard M. Daley, reelected Tuesday in a landslide, overcame little-known opponents and whiffs of scandal.
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Voting is under way in the German state of Saarland, with polls predicting another  defeat for the Social Democrats.
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MADRID -- Spain's governing Socialists and the conservative opposition won virtually equal support in local elections Sunday, setting the stage for a fierce contest in the general election next year.
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SAO PAULO, Brazil  - Brazil's ruling Workers'  Party (PT) held onto the mayoralty in at least three major  cities in Sunday's municipal vote but will face a tough run-off  contest for the biggest prize, the city of Sao Paulo, according  to early results and an exit poll.
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VILNIUS : The upstart party of a Russian-born tycoon and right-wing opposition parties were neck-and-neck in Lithuania's parliamentary elections, almost complete results showed.
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BERLIN : Germany&#39;s two main political parties wound up the losers in local elections at the weekend but Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder&#39;s Social Democrats (SPD) have taken heart by avoiding a new rout.
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By Carlos A. DeJuana SAO PAULO, Brazil  - President Luiz Inacio Lula daSilva's Workers' Party (PT) won the mayoralty of at least sixstate capitals in Sunday's municipal vote but was forced into arun-off to defend its hold on the race's biggest prize, thecity of Sao Paulo.
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Three-fourths of Saeima deputies voted this morning for the government of Aigars Kalvitis (People's Party, TP) this morning.
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Bulgarians voted Sunday in municipal elections that attracted a record number of candidates given the scheduled influx of millions of euros in EU funding over the next few years.
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Allies of President Hugo Chavez and opposition candidates competed for key gubernatorial and mayoral posts in elections Sunday, with tens of thousands of police and soldiers on hand to prevent politically fueled clashes.
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Democrats have a shot at taking control of a majority of governorships for the first time since 1994.
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BERLIN : Fringe parties including the far-right made strong gains in two former communist eastern states as voters dealt fresh electoral blows to German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder&#39;s Social Democrats amid ire over his economic reforms.