Conservatives seen keeping power in Austrian election
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Austrians voted in a general election on Sunday likely to reinstate Chancellor Wolfgang Schuessel's conservatives as the nation's largest party and oust far-right populist Joerg Haider's group from government.
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The head of the Social Democrats, which won the most seats in Austrian elections, said Monday he was considering inviting either the center-right People's Party or the leftist Greens to hold coalition talks.
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John Howard has secured a place in Australian political history after an unexpectedly comfortable win in the general election. The veteran conservative is now on course to become the country&#39;s
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Conservative Lojze Peterle was ahead with around 27 percent of the votes among seven candidates in Slovenia's presidential election on Sunday, according to exit polls shown on television.
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Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende's center-right Christian Democrats had a clear lead Wednesday over the leftist Labor Party, early returns suggested _ but not enough for a majority in the next parliament.Comment
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BERLIN - Germanyâs governing Social Democrats avoided major losses in local elections Sunday in the countryâs most populous state, while the conservative opposition lost votes but stayed well ahead in a traditional stronghold for Chancellor Gerhard
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Greece's governing conservatives were clinging to hopes that Sunday's snap general election would keep them in power despite voter anger over deadly wildfires last month.
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Germany's far-right is expected to profit from discontent over Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder's welfare cuts and low voter turnout in elections in two eastern states today.
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The Christian conservative leader is still mulling a GOP endorsement. But his influence may not be what it once was
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President Bush&#39;s Republican Party is expected to maintain control of the US House of Representatives and the Senate following Tuesday&#39;s elections.
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Italians will go to the polls on April 13 and 14, officials announced Wednesday, heralding a probable return to power by conservative media tycoon Silvio Berlusconi.
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Poland&#39;s ruling conservatives surged  back ahead of the opposition according to a poll released on  Tuesday, increasing the chance of a deadlocked parliament after  a snap election expected in October.
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Conservatives are expected to win a commanding majority in legislative elections, giving the new President a free hand to transform France
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First lady Cristina Fern&#225;ndez de Kirchner is expected to win Sunday's presidential vote.
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Italy's Romano Prodi was expected to win the backing of the upper house on Wednesday to remain as prime minister, but an opinion poll suggested that his grip on power would remain weak.
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Conservative support spreading in Labour strongholds, new ICM/Guardian poll shows
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French conservatives were headed for a  parliamentary landslide after a first round legislative  election on Sunday, bolstering President Nicolas Sarkozy&#39;s  plans to implement wide-ranging reforms.