Macedonian gov't wins no confidence vote
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Macedonia's governing coalition early Friday defeated a no-confidence motion introduced by the main opposition party, which blamed the government for a weak economy and accused it of making too many concessions to the ethnic Albanian minority.
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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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A referendum by Macedonian nationalists that would have eroded the rights of Albanians has been defeated by a voter boycott, The Independent said Monday.
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SKOPJE, Macedonia A weekend referendum on self-rule for ethnic Albanians in Macedonia met democratic standards, international monitors declared Monday, despite claims of fraud from opposition parties.
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ITALY ROME -- Italian center-left leader Romano Prodi was confirmed as prime minister yesterday when he won a second and final confidence vote in parliament, ending a political crisis and ensuring there will be no election to replace him. He won by 342 votes to 198 with 2 abstentions in the lower house, a much wider margin than in Wednesday's ...
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For the Record: 8 November 2004, Monday. In Macedonia, a referendum aimed at blocking plans to grant more local autonomy to the country's ethnic Albanian minority has failed due to low voter turnout.
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Macedonia's national referendum Sunday on abolishing local autonomy for the country's ethnic Albanian minority failed, authorities said.
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An official of Macedonia&#39;s ruling coalition says Sunday&#39;s referendum challenging ethnic Albanian autonomy will go down to defeat for lack of sufficient turnout.
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A weekend referendum that failed to revoke self-rule for minority ethnic Albanians in Macedonia met democratic standards, international monitors said Monday
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Premier Romano Prodi won a confidence vote in the lower house of parliament Friday, formally ending Italy's political crisis, but questions lingered over his fractious Cabinet's ability to govern effectively.Comment
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The Russian government survives a vote of no confidence in the Duma over its handling of social reforms.
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Macedonia's ruling party said a referendum challenging EU-backed laws to empower the ethnic Albanian minority had failed to pass the turnout minimum.
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A referendum to end the autonomy granted to Macedonia&#39;s ethnic Albanian minority appeared to be defeated on Sunday because of insufficient voter turnout.
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A referendum, initiated by Macedonian nationalists with the objective of repealing legislation granting the country&#39;s ethnic Albanian minority more autonomy, has failed due to low turnout.
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Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany, whose admission that he lied to the country about Hungary's economy led to huge street protests, won a vote of confidence in parliament Friday.Comment
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Ukraine's parliament brought down the government of Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich on Wednesday, approving a no-confidence motion as international mediators gathered in the capital to try to bring the ...
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The new government in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand wins a vote of confidence.