Parliament Elects Wealthy Businessman as Hungary's New Prime Minister
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Parliament on Wednesday elected one of Hungary's wealthiest businessmen as prime minister, ending two months of political uncertainty.
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Ferenc Gyurcsany, a former communist youth leader turned millionaire businessman, was elected prime minister of Hungary after parliament approved his nomination by a narrow margin.
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Thailand's parliament on Monday chose a combative, right-wing politician and close ally of ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra as the country's new prime minister
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Croatia's new parliament approved on  Saturday a centre-right coalition cabinet proposed by Prime  Minister-designate Ivo Sanader and dominated by his  conservative Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ).
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Thai lawmakers choose Samak Sundaravej, ally of ousted leader Thaksin Shinawatra, as the new prime minister.
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Pakistan&#39;s parliament has elected former Finance Minister Shaukat Aziz as new prime minister of the country in a vote boycotted by the opposition.
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BUDAPEST, Hungary  - The ruling Socialist party chose one of Hungary's richest businessmen Wednesday to become the new prime minister, resolving a split with a smaller party that had threatened to undo the centre-left governing coalition.
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The Kosovo parliament on Friday elected former rebel leader Ramush Haradinaj, an ethnic Albanian, as prime minister of the UN-controlled southern Serbian province.
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President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday named the little-known head of a financial market watchdog as his prime minister in a surprise move that kept Russians guessing over who would succeed him in the Kremlin.
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Hungary s Socialists said they will name a new candidate for prime minister today as they sought to keep a coalition with the Free Democrats after Prime Minister Peter Medgyessy quit amid a dispute between the ...
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Hungary's Prime Minister won the backing of members of parliament from the smaller coalition party, the Free Democrats, on Wednesday, ensuring he will easily win Friday's confidence vote.
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Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany has won a parliamentary vote of confidence, which he had called to gauge his mandate for continuing unpopular austerity measures after his party was drubbed in local elections at the weekend.
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Lithuania's parliament on Thursday confirmed Social Democrat leader Algirdas Brazauskas as prime minister.
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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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Hungary's ruling Socialists choose a multi-millionaire to succeed Prime Minister Peter Medgyessy.
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Ukraine's President Victor Yushchenko met Hungary's Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany.
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Lithuanian election officials say a party led by a Russian-born millionaire has won the initial round of the country&#39;s first parliamentary ballot since it joined the European Union and NATO earlier this year.