Portuguese president moves to dissolve parliament
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Portuguese President Jorge Sampaio began moves Tuesday to dissolve parliament and call an election after deciding Prime Minister Pedro Santana Lopes could no longer continue in the job.
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Portugal's president announces that the country will hold a February referendum on whether to legalise abortion.
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Malaysian Premier Abdullah Ahmad Badawi dissolves parliament more than a year before its term was due to end.
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Italian President Giorgio Napolitano dissolved parliament on Wednesday, paving the way for spring elections and a probable return to power by conservative media tycoon Silvio Berlusconi.
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Guinea's President Lansana Conte is reported to be replacing his prime minister in a bid to end unrest.
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Brazil's President Lula sacks his re-election campaign manager amid ongoing allegations of dirty tricks.
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Portugal, already reeling from an alarming economic decline, plunged deeper into crisis Saturday when the conservative government quit a day after the president dissolved parliament and called an early general election.
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Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev dissolved parliament on Monday in a widely expected move that followed a weekend referendum on constitutional amendments.
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Italy's president dissolved parliament on Wednesday, clearing the way for early elections just two years after the last parliamentary vote
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Niger's government is dissolved after a majority in parliament backed a no confidence vote.
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Portugal's prime minister said on  Saturday he and his cabinet had submitted their resignations, a  move that came a day after a snap election was called.
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Portugal's ruling Socialists will use their majority in parliament to legalize abortion after Sunday's referendum on the issue failed because turnout was too low to make it binding.
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Italy's president was due to dissolve parliament on Wednesday ahead of snap elections, likely in mid-April, that could mark a return to power of media magnate Silvio Berlusconi.
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Spain's Socialist government dissolves parliament and calls a 9 March election as announced last month.
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Portugal's Prime Minister Pedro Santana Lopes has announced the resignation of his conservative government.
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President agrees to quit army and drop graft charges against exiled leaders.
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The Somali parliament votes to sack the newly-appointed government of Prime Minister Mohammed Ali Ghedi.