Polish leftist government set to hang onto power
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Poland's minority leftist government looks set to survive a confidence vote tomorrow, postponing until next year parliamentary elections which it is widely expected to lose.
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KIEV, Ukraine  - A leader of Ukraine's opposition  said on Monday the ex-Soviet state's political parties were on  the verge of a deal to solve a stand-off between outgoing  President Leonid Kuchma's government and the opposition.
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Poland's election Sunday could bring to power a party that favors a quicker end to the country's military mission in Iraq and tougher bargaining over hosting a U.S. missile defense base Â while still promising to remain a strong American ally.
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KRAKOW, Aug 23 (IPS) - After a tough decision by Poland's  constitutional court, and with early elections looming, it  remains unclear how the country will deal with its  government's attempt to expose former communist  collaborators.
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For the first time since Ukraine gained independence, leftist parties that date back to the Soviet era will play a key role in determining the nation's next leader.
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Poland's opposition on Thursday   increased the pressure on the conservative government to quit,   but it remained unclear whether it had the strength to force   snap polls in a parliamentary showdown set for next month.
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Romano Prodi's center-left government has a new lease on life. But if the past nine months are any indication, his allies will not make it easy for him.
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Poland on Friday held out the  possibility it could drop its threat to veto talks on a new  European Union treaty next week, saying compromise was closer  after lobbying by French President Nicolas Sarkozy.
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Ukraine's opposition said on Sunday it would maintain a stranglehold on government offices until outgoing President Leonid Kuchma fired his ministers and took steps to ensure that a re-run of a rigged poll was ...
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A junior coalition partner is to stay in Poland's conservative government, making a snap election less likely.
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The Czech Republic's rightist minority government is likely to lose a confidence vote in parliament this week, nudging the EU member closer to an interim administration followed by early elections.
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WARSAW - A pro-business opposition party that wants Poland's troops out of Iraq ousted Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski's government in parliamentary elections yesterday, as Poles opted for leadership offering a more cooperative approach to the European Union.
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Polish Deputy Prime Minister Andrzej Lepper is to take his Self-Defence party out of the governing coalition.
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Poland's ruling conservatives  pushed ahead with attempts to build a new majority in  parliament on Friday and said they would seek early elections  if no deal was struck by Monday.
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Poland's ruling Kaczynski twins risk losing control of the government in a closely fought election on Sunday that will have implications beyond the borders of the European Union's biggest former communist state.
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WARSAW, Poland Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski on Sunday urged Poles to be patient with his governing coalition a day after a deputy premier suggested internal friction could lead to snap elections next year.
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Poland on Monday looked headed for a new pro-business, Europe-friendly government after the opposition liberals trounced the Kaczynski twins' ruling conservative alliance in a snap election.