Czech govt seen losing vote, early election looms
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The Czech Republic's rightist minority government is likely to lose a confidence vote in parliament this week, nudging the EU member closer to an interim administration followed by early elections.
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Slovenians began voting on Sunday in the country's first general election since joining the European Union, and polls suggested the ruling center-left government might lose its majority in parliament.
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Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek, as expected, lost a vote of confidence in parliament on Tuesday, automatically triggering the fall of his minority rightist government, unofficial results showed.
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Officials are worried that the efforts of the political parties to promote absentee balloting could taint the general election.
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PRAGUE- The second regional elections in the history of the Czech Republic have ended with a convincing victory of the senior opposition Civic Democrats (ODS) while the senior government Social Democrats (CSSD) ...
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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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Poland's parliament is widely expected to pass a motion on Friday triggering an early election pitting the ruling conservative Kaczynski brothers against the main, pro-business opposition party.
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Voters in mainly Russian-speaking eastern Ukraine have warned of protests as their and Moscow's favourite appeared destined for defeat after a re-run of a rigged presidential election.
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BUDAPEST, Aug 20 (IPS) - The political crisis that has ravaged Ukraine since  President Viktor Yushchenko decided to dissolve parliament is not  likely to end with the early elections scheduled for Sep. 30.
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French President Chirac's ruling party risks losing its outright majority in an indirect vote to the Senate.
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After a series of political defeats in the Knesset Monday, including the passage of two no-confidence motions, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said that early elections were
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Hungary's anti-government protests  entered their second week on Monday but appeared to be fading  in strength as more conventional politics come to the fore  ahead of Sunday's local elections.
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Newspapers in Slovenia are nervous after the shock election defeat of Prime Minister Anton Rop&#39;s leftist government. It is thought likely that Janez Jansa&#39;s centre-right Slovene Democratic Party will form
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The Ukranian government has been criticised for serious flaws in the first round of the country&#39;s presidential election. The Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe
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The Czech Republic edged closer to early  elections on Tuesday after Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek's  rightist minority government was toppled in a parliamentary  confidence vote.
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Romanians are voting in what are expected to be close elections for a new president and parliament. The governing ex-communists are facing a strong challenge from a new centrist opposition alliance.
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The Czech parliament began a session on Tuesday which will lead to a confidence vote expected to topple Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek's minority cabinet.