Czech government toppled, deadlock remains
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The Czech Republic edged closer to early  elections on Tuesday after Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek's  rightist minority government was toppled in a parliamentary  confidence vote.
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THE Ukrainian parliament today voted to bring down the government of Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych. The move follows over a week of protests from opposition supporters who say the November 21 election was rigged.
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Ukrainian lawmakers passed a vote of no confidence in the government of Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych, who was declared the winner in a Nov.
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Romanian President Traian Basescu on  Wednesday gave centrist Calin Tariceanu the mandate to form a  government, the first attempt to end political deadlock after  the country's inconclusive Nov. 28 elections.
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The Macedonian government survived a confidence vote on Saturday forced by the opposition lawmakers in the parliament, amid brewing political tensions in the Balkan republic.
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The government was claiming victory at the summit of European Union leaders here after seeing off a threat to national vetoes over justice and security matters.
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Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko was to meet again with parliamentary faction leaders to resolve a standoff that continues to prevent the formation of a new government more than three months after legislative elections.
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Yearlong talks on the future status of Kosovo ended in deadlock on Saturday, reflecting bitter divisions between Serbia's government and the disputed province's pro-independence ethnic Albanian leadership.
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Ukraine's outgoing president and  opposition appeared deadlocked on Tuesday after the collapse of  a tentative deal intended to smooth a rerun of elections  annulled because of fraud and defuse weeks of turmoil.
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PRAGUE, Nov 14 (IPS) - Nearly six months without a stable government could  cause a serious institutional crisis in many European countries,  but for most Czechs life goes on as usual as they turn their  backs to political squabbling.
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Romano Prodi's victory in a confidence vote has given his center-left government a lease of life but Italy appeared unconvinced on Thursday he can remain prime minister long enough to deliver promised reforms.
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SUVA - Fiji's extraordinary political crisis dragged on amid confusion over whether a military deadline to overthrow the government had been extended while government ministers scattered across the island nation on Saturday.
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An extraordinary conference to look at  ways of revitalizing a bellwether European arms control treaty  ended on Friday in deadlock between Russia and NATO.
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President Vladimir V. Putin has ensured his dominance of the Russian government even after his term ends.
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RIGA, Latvia (International Herald Tribune) - Latvia's government lost two ministers Friday in a widening row over the prime minister's decision to suspend the Baltic nation's top anti-corruption investigator. The dispute has left the government on the verge of collapse, but Prime Minister Aigars Kalvitis said his four-party coalition would stay in office to work on the national budget.
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Belgium's King Albert tries to work out how to end a political impasse after attempts to form a government fail.
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The assassination jolted a nation already paralyzed by political conflict that threatens to topple the government.