Sharon says early elections are a âpolitical and economic danger ...
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After losing two no-confidence motions, PM vows he will do everything in his power to expand Coalition and avoid elections, but stressed, âIf we are forced to declare elections, we shallâ.
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Reeling from a parliamentary defeat, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon prepared on Thursday to open coalition talks to save his shattered government and avoid early elections that could stall his Gaza withdrawal plan.
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Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is facing threats from inside and outside his largest coalition partner that may bring down the Israeli government, which would force the country to hold early elections and suspend his Gaza withdrawal plan.
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The tougher US approach is intended to stabilize the country before elections, but offensives bring new risks.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon,  accusing the new Palestinian leadership of doing nothing to  curb attacks on Israelis, threatened stronger military action  against militants.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon speaks to reporters after casting his ballot at the Likud party meeting in Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday, Dec. 9, 2004.
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Prime Minister Ariel Sharon took a perilous step toward early elections yesterday, firing Cabinet ministers from the secular Shinui Party after members of the junior coalition
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Israeli leader Ariel Sharon branded  settler calls for military disobedience a threat to the Jewish  state's existence on Wednesday and said he would explore  tougher measures against those who made them.
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PARIS - Elections in Iraq are impossible to organize under the current violence, Jordan&#39;s King Abdullah II warned in an interview published Tuesday.
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TONY EASTLEY: Israeli Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon, is no stranger to political crises and survival. His latest problem stems from his coalition partner in government voting against his budget plan to give
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Israel's opposition Labour Party  leader called on Thursday for early elections, effectively  scrapping talks to enter the government after Prime Minister  Ariel Sharon's Likud party barred him from any negotiations.
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Pakistan's perilous security situation is hindering campaigning for February 18 elections with politicians putting their lives at risk when they go out to seek votes, opposition leader Nawaz Sharif said on Wednesday.
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Neither early elections nor a plebiscite are particularly desirable. However either of them would be preferable to a civil war, which is where the country could be headed, thanks to the growing extremism of
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Ariel Sharon, the Israeli prime minister, has admitted for the first time that his government does not intend to honour the American-backed &quot;road map&quot; to peace.
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JERUSALEM - Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, who has alienated his right-wing Likud party with plans to withdraw from Gaza, begins a new legislative session fighting for his government's survival.    Lawmakers were scheduled to vote on two motions of no confidence Monday, the first day of Israel's winter parliamentary session...
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Jordanian monarch warns elections in violence-ravaged Iraq are impossible in current state of insecurity. By Hugh Schofield - PARIS.
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A leading Shiite political figure showed signs of unease on Thursday about the risks that the continuing violence here poses for the elections.