Social issues dominate vote in Latvia, EU's poorest member
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Latvians have begun voting in the Baltic state's first election since joining the EU two years ago, with social issues high on the minds of voters concerned that the booming economy has not benefited everyone in the bloc's poorest country.
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Protests over the past two weeks have   added extra spice to local elections in Hungary on Sunday, but   unless the Socialists and their allies lose heavily in big   cities, there is unlikely to be much political fallout.
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Bosnians vote Sunday in what may be the most important elections since the war here ended 11 years ago &#151; a vote for leaders who will get a chance to run the country without international supervision if they can overcome ethnic divisions.
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Mr Zatlers has headed several medical organisations The Latvian parliament has elected a leading medical doctor, Valdis Zatlers, as the Baltic state's next president. via BBC Europe Edition
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Romania's ruling Social Democrats have emerged ahead in a general election but may be deprived of a clear majority needed to keep the Balkan country on track towards the European Union, exit polls showed.
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BRUSSELS, May 22 (IPS) - Anti-poverty campaigners have likened trade  negotiations between the European Union (EU) and several regions  in Africa to a boxing match between a schoolboy novice and a  heavyweight champion.
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Latvia's center-right government appeared headed for a return to power in a parliamentary election on Saturday, according to an early exit poll.
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Protests over the past two weeks have  added extra spice to local elections in Hungary on Sunday, but  unless the Socialists and their allies lose heavily in big  cities, there is unlikely to be much political fallout.
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BUCHAREST: Romanians voted for a new president on Sunday with fighting corruption and joining the EU the main themes in a run-off round pitting Prime Minister Adrian Nastase against Bucharest Mayor Traian Basescu.
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Only 10 percent of Latvia's residents aged 18 to 65 regularly observe the November 18 Independence Day of the Republic of Latvia, according to a public opinion survey that "Marketing House" carried out in ...
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Latvian President Vaira Vike-Freiberga has been nominated by the leaders of the three Baltic states to run for the post of United Nations secretary general, the president's spokeswoman has said.
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Latvia's governing coalition looks set to remain in power, winning more than 40% of the vote, exit polls show.
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Strong economic growth in Estonia, a new European Union member, hides big social problems -- the bloc's highest rate of registered HIV infections, highest proportion of people in jails and lowest male life expectancy.
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BUCHAREST: Romania&#39;s ruling Social Democrats have emerged ahead in a general election but may be deprived of a clear majority needed to keep the Balkan country on track towards the European Union, exit polls showed.
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BRATISLAVA, Slovakia, Aug 27 (IPS) - Government reforms and cuts in social benefits have  been blamed for fuelling poverty in Slovakia after an EU study  showed more than a fifth of Slovaks living in poverty.
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Latvians voted at the weekend to return to power the centre-right parties who guided the country into the European Union, partial results showed.
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Voting is due to being in Hungary on a double referendum on citizenship rights and the health care system. Voters are being asked whether to offer citizenship to about 5 million ethnic Hungarians living outside Hungary.