Lithuanian PM backs early elections
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Lithuanian Prime Minister Gediminas Kirkilas said on Wednesday he backed having early elections and that a vote on dissolving parliament could take place soon.
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Portuguese President Jorge Sampaio calls an early general election to end "crisis of credibility".
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Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Brazauskas predicted on Sunday he could form a new coalition, shrugging off a challenge from a party some feared could pull the Baltic state away from the European Union.
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The upstart party of a Russian-born tycoon and right-wing opposition parties were neck-and-neck in Lithuania's parliamentary elections, near complete results showed, with the ruling leftist coalition trailing a distant third.
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The leader of the opposition Labour party in Israel, Shimon Peres, has called for an early general election.
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Lithuania aims to follow fellow Baltic  state Estonia and use the Internet for voting in elections, the  government said on Wednesday.
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The Sri Lankan government survives a budget vote that could have triggered an early election.
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PRAGUE- The leadership of the senior government Social Democrats (CSSD) discussed the possibility of early elections during its meeting on Saturday, Health Minister Milada Emmerova (CSSD) said during Czech ...
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Lithuania&#39;s governing coalition may win enough parliamentary seats in today&#39;s runoff election to stay in power after the Labor Party of Russian-born millionaire Viktor Uspaskich won a first round two weeks ago.
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Lithuania supports the European Union opening membership talks with Turkey, Foreign Minister Antanas Valionis said Saturday after meeting with his Turkish counterpart Abdullah Gul.
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LISBON, Dec 1  Portugal appeared headed for early elections today after the president said he had lost confidence in the 4-month-old government of Prime Minister Pedro Santana Lopes.
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Lithuania's prime minister backed early elections on Friday as his minority government struggles with rising inflation, a delayed project to decrease energy dependence on Russia and a restive opposition.
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Low turnout has marked the second round of parliamentary elections in Lithuania.
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Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Brazauskas predicted on Sunday he could form a new coalition, shrugging off a challenge from a party some
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The party of Estonia's prime minister, who pledged to preserve the market-friendly policies credited with the Baltic nation's impressive growth, narrowly won parliamentary elections Sunday, official preliminary ...Comment
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Lithuanians casting ballots in parliamentary elections Sunday rejected the current ruling coalition for the opposition Labor Party, a sign that many voters liked its promises of lower taxes and higher pay.
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Latvian Prime Minister Aigars Kalvitis declared victory in a parliamentary election on Saturday after a second exit poll gave his center-right coalition a commanding lead in the vote.