Peruvian PM survives censure vote
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The Peruvian prime minister survives a censure vote in parliament over his handling of a failed uprising.
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Afghanistan's election authority said on  Saturday the election process would continue in the country's  historic presidential election despite a decision by most of  the candidates to boycott the poll over irregularities.
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Embattled Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany survived a parliamentary vote of confidence, as analysts said an anti-government rally demanding the premier's ouster showed the waning influence of the opposition.
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CARACAS, Venezuela  - Venezuela's opposition  leaders said on Wednesday they had given observers evidence of  electronic vote tampering that helped President Hugo Chavez win  Sunday's referendum, but they rejected an audit meant to clear  up their fraud charges.
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Ukraine's interior minister survived an attempt in parliament to dismiss him Thursday after lawmakers fell three votes short of the number needed to dismiss the controversial ally of President Viktor ...Comment
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A top rival to Afghan election  frontrunner President Hamid Karzai called off his boycott of  the process Wednesday, making it likely that the historic  poll's result would be recognized by all despite voting  irregularities.
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Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif lost his appeal against the rejection of his nomination for next month's parliamentary elections, an official said Tuesday, eliminating a key opposition leader from the crucial vote.
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The government has hailed the vote as a democratic breakthrough, but opposition candidates are not allowed to run. Security is tight after an unprecedented year of anti-government protests
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East Timor&#039;s ruling party has snubbed a demand from the president and kept Mari Alkatiri on as prime minister, even though his departure had been seen as crucial to ending weeks of political turmoil.
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Latin America's top human rights court upholds the conviction of US citizen Lori Berenson in Peru.
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"I don't think the remaining votes will change anything."  A conservative former prime minister won the most votes in Slovenia's tight presidential elections Sunday, but fell far short of the majority needed to avoid a runoff.Lojze Peterle, who campaigned as an independent but has the backing of Prime Minister Janez Jansa's center-right government, had about 28 percent of the vote with 95 percent of the ballots counted, according to the Electoral Commission. Fifty percent was needed to avoid a runoff.Although the president's powers are largely ceremonial, the job carries some influence in foreign and defense matters. Read more
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Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi on Wednesday survived a close vote of confidence in the Senate, ending a weeklong political crisis after his shock resignation.
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Pakistan's Election Commission has upheld an election ban on former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, his lawyer said on Tuesday, barring a main rival of President Pervez Musharraf from the January polls.
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Poland's shaky government survived the latest political crisis on Monday when two junior coalition parties abandoned their threat to walk out and bring forward early elections.
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Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif lost his appeal against the rejection of his nomination for next month's parliamentary elections, an official said Tuesday, eliminating a key opposition leader from the crucial vote
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CARACAS, Venezuela  - Venezuelan President Hugo  Chavez has survived a referendum to recall him, according to  results released by electoral authorities on Monday with 94  percent of the vote counted.
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By Marco Aquino LIMA, Peru  - An armed group which took over apolice station in southern Peru and killed four officers todemand the resignation of unpopular President Alejandro Toledowill not surrender on Monday as planned, its leader said.