Corruption Scandal at Top Tests Taiwanâs Democracy
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President Chen Shui-bian has been implicated in a fake receipts scandal, and the rival Nationalist Party has problems of its own.
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President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva appears sure to be re-elected Sunday, but he has lost much political clout due to corruption allegations involving his inner circle.
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Japan's democracy may work smoothly, but its politics are still dominated by change-resistant dynasties that limit voter choice
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Billions of dollars worth of bribes paid each year go into pockets of public officials in rich countries, study finds.
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Kazakhstan, a country of growing strategic importance, has a record of corruption, flawed elections and rights violations.
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A reporter accused of spying for Taiwan was put on trial in China's capital Tuesday, Hong Kong television and a human rights activist said in reporting the latest in a string of espionage cases against people with overseas ties.
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Taiwan&#39;s President Chen Shui-bian&#39;s surprise defeat in Saturday&#39;s legislative elections looks likely to soothe simmering tensions with rival China, but no breakthrough
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TAIPEI - Taiwan&#39;s pro-independence parties led by President Chen Shui-bian have suffered an upset defeat in parliamentary elections.
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Taiwan's opposition was basking in the support it garnered at parliamentary elections for its pledges to improve relations with China and remove fears of a cross-strait war.
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Taiwan voters went to the polls to pick a new parliament on Saturday in an election viewed as a referendum on pro-independence President Chen Shui-bian's policy toward arch-rival China.
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Political parties are seen as the institutions most afflicted by corruption, according to a survey released by a non-governmental organization that monitors corruption.
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Taiwan&#39;s ruling Democratic Progressive party has promised to pass sweeping economic and political reforms if it gains control of the legislature for the first time in Saturday&#39;s election.
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Voters in Taiwan went to the polls Saturday to choose a new parliament, with analysts predicting a win for the opposition nationalists over the party of independence-leaning President Chen Shui-bian.
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The people of Taiwan are voting to choose a new parliament in a ballot that could shape its future relations with China.
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Taiwan voters went to the polls to pick a new parliament on Saturday in an election viewed as a referendum on pro-independence President Chen Shui-bian&#39;s policy toward arch-rival China.
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Taiwan's High Court cleared opposition presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou of graft charges Friday
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After a campaign marred by scandal and alleged intimidation, the people of Hong Kong voted Sunday under gray skies in legislative elections that could give pro-democracy