Belgian PM heading for weekend election defeat
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Belgian PM Guy Verhofstadt appears set for defeat in Sunday&#39;s general election, with the Christian Democrats poised to regain power after eight years in opposition, according to the latest opinion poll.
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Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc  Gyurcsany looked set to win a confidence vote on Friday despite  facing a rally in the capital Budapest and protests by farmers  in the countryside.
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There will be a shift of power on the French right this weekend which could mark the beginning of the end of the Chirac era in French politics.
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"If not we will have to draw our conclusions"  Belgium's Dutch- and French-speaking parties have been unable to form a coalition government despite over two months of wrangling, highlighting the rift between the political aspirations of the two communities. via Raw Story
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Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt's 8-year term in office appeared set to end after voters punished his party in an election on Sunday and strongly backed the Flemish Christian Democrats, early results showed.
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Indonesiaâs President Megawati Sukarnoputri is heading for a heavy defeat in next weekâs elections despite her coalition with the countryâs largest political party, two opinion polls showed today.
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Pro-hunting campaigners are expected to meet the minister who has cancelled two official events because of their protests.
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Outgoing Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt has reached an agreement on forming an interim government, as the country lumbers through a protracted political crisis six months after an election, his spokesman said Tuesday.
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BRUSSELS - Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt on Wednesday afternoon left hospital, where he had been under observtion following a serious car crash on Tuesday night.
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Right-wing French President Nicolas Sarkozy was set to score a crushing victory in parliamentary elections on Sunday, despite a row over his plans for tax hikes that appeared to have rallied the left.
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Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt will remain in hospital this morning after being treated for minor injuries following an overnight car accident, a hospital official says.
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Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi left for Brussels yesterday to take part in a two-day summit of EU leaders starting this afternoon. This morning he will be at a meeting of the European People&#39;s Party at Meise
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Outgoing Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt resigned on Monday, clearing the way for his likely successor to start the tough task of forming a stable government after Sunday's general election.
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Brussels - Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt was in hospital on Tuesday after being involved in a traffic accident in which his vehicle overturned, Belga news agency reported.
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Dutch voters cast ballots in a general election with polls predicting the centre-right party of Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende will emerge with the most seats but well short of a majority.
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BRUSSELS -- Belgian voters punished the outgoing liberal-socialist government in an election yesterday and cleared the way for Flemish leader Yves Leterme to become prime minister.
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The European Union's new executive arm appears headed for parliamentary defeat after its incoming boss Jose Manuel Barroso rejected lawmakers' angry demands to jettison his justice chief.