Sweden's next PM gets down to work after election victory
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Sweden's next prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt was to get down to work to form a centre-right government after winning weekend elections, with only minor changes expected to be made to the Swedes' cherished welfare state.
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The new Swedish center-right government is set to focus on reducing unemployment and cutting taxes, a move that may further fuel the country's economy.
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Sweden began voting in a   parliamentary election on Sunday in which a centre-right   alliance could oust the long-ruling Social Democrats on pledges   to fine-tune the country's welfare state.
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Labour market woes dominate the agenda as Sweden gears up for a tight general election.
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Centre-right opposition leader  Fredrik Reinfeldt, who has pledged to cut taxes and trim the  welfare state, formally became Sweden's new prime minister on  Thursday after winning a vote in parliament.
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Swedes began voting on Sunday in a  parliamentary election in which a centre-right alliance could  take power from the Social Democrats and their allies on  pledges to fine-tune the country's welfare system.
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Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen's center-right government won a second term Tuesday as Denmark voters embraced plans to keep immigration in check and taxes from rising.
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Sweden's center-right opposition alliance declared victory Sunday after nearly complete official results showed it narrowly defeating the governing Social Democrats in parliamentary elections. Swedish Prime Minister Goran Persson conceded defeat and said his government would resign.
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In the case of Sweden, that person is G&ouml;ran Persson, the Social Democratic prime minister for more than 10 years and finance minister before that.
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Pakistan's Finance Minister Shaukat Aziz was poised to become Prime Minister after landslide by-election wins assured him a spot in the parliament's lower house.
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A top aide to Swedish PM Goeran Persson quits after criticism over his response to the Asian tsunami.
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In an election that was never seriously in doubt, Shinzo Abe becomes the leader of Japan's ruling party - and almost certainly its new Prime Minister. The real question, however, is what he'll do next
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Denmark's center-right Prime  Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen won a second term on Tuesday on  the back of a popular crackdown on asylum-seekers and cuts in  Denmark's high taxes, according to partial election results.
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elections on two national assembly seats, that was must for him to assume the office of Prime Minister.
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The embattled Prime Minister announces that he will leave office within the year. Now his party must grapple with how to follow him
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ISLAMABAD, AUGUST 19: Pakistani Finance Minister Shaukat Aziz won a seat in Parliament, clearing the way for him to take over as PM next week, officials said today.
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The new European commission will start work on Monday after its incoming president, JosÃ© Manuel Barroso, won the guarantee of substantial support for his team last night by making further concessions to the European parliament.