Flemish leader set to head government
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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. Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt conceded that his eight-year term as prime minister was at an end after his liberals slid from being Flanders's strongest party to third place, with most of the results counted. ...
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The Belgian general election campaign entered its last week on Monday with Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt and his Flemish Liberal Democrats (VLD) set for a heavy defeat, the latest opinion poll showed.
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Queen Beatrix began discussions Friday with the leaders of the 10 parties that won sets in the new parliament, elections that could lead to an easing of the Netherlands' tough immigration policy.Comment
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Belgium's far right Vlaams Blok faces a court ruling that could in effect shut the party down.
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Accra - Ghana&#39;s leader, John Kufuor, is expected to win a second and final four-year term when voters in the world&#39;s second-biggest cocoa grower choose their leader in a presidential election on Tuesday.
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French-speaking politicians see a better chance of claiming the top job in the country's upcoming election, but the favorites remain Flemish
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Home affairs spokesman Nick Clegg is expected to say he will stand for the leadership of the Lib Dems.
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POLOKWANE, South Africa  - The African National Congress (ANC) on Tuesday will hold a leadership vote that could end President Thabo Mbeki's control over South Africa's ruling party and tilt the government to the left.
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A Serbian leader accused of war crimes at The Hague is to head his party's list in the January general election.
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Belgians voted on Sunday in an election expected to replace Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt with the premier of Flanders who wants more power for his Dutch-speaking region.
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By Julien PonthusBRUSSELS  - A French-speaking party agreed on Wednesday to join a coalition that Belgium's caretaker Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt is trying to form, and media reported an interim government could be formed by the end of this week."The prime minister has unblocked the situation," a spokesman for Verhofstadt said of the decision by the Christian Democratic party.Belgium has been without a government since an election in June.Verhofstadt was asked by King Albert to try to end the political deadlock and form an interim government. Read more
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Jacob Zuma, the new chairman of the African National Congress, will almost certainly succeed Thabo Mbeki as the leader of South Africaâs one-party democracy.
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Belgians head to the polls Sunday in legislative and senate elections widely expected to dash Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt's hopes for a third four-year term in office. via Baku Today
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Belgium was mired in a political crisis on Friday after Flemish leader Yves Leterme gave up efforts to form a government with francophone partners who reject his plans for constitutional reform.
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Khartoum - South African President Thabo Mbeki is scheduled to lead a high-level government and business delegation on an official visit to Khartoum, Sudan, from Thursday.
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"The king received Mr Guy Verhofstadt this evening at the palace in Laeken (Brussels) and named him prime minister"  Belgian King Albert reappointed Guy Verhofstadt as prime minister on Friday to head an interim government charged with trying to bridge Belgium's ever-widening linguistic divide. via Reuters
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