Serb coalition in doubt after liberal scrapes win
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Serbia's pro-Western president Boris Tadic has won re-election in a contest with nationalist Tomislav Nikolic, but his narrow victory may only have set up a fresh struggle over the country's future course.
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fraud in the electronic vote counting had helped the ruling ex-communists win a slim lead. country into weeks of uncertainty as it struggles to stay on track to join the European Union in 2007.
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Serbia's pro-Western president won a closely contested election Sunday, edging an ally of late autocrat Slobodan Milosevic days before an expected declaration of independence by the breakaway Kosovo province
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An ally of late autocrat Slobodan Milosevic edged ahead of the pro-Western incumbent in Serbia's presidential election Sunday, but failed to win an outright majority, according to independent monitors and partial official results.
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President Stipe Mesic failed to win an outright first-round victory in the presidential election on Sunday and will face a female cabinet minister in a run-off, nearly complete official results showed.
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BUCHAREST, Dec 13 (IPS) - The unexpected victory of opposition leader Traian  Basescu has brought new political uncertainties to Romania.
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Serbia's pro-Western president won a closely contested election Sunday, edging an ally of late autocrat Slobodan Milosevic days before an expected declaration of independence by the breakaway Kosovo province.
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Romano Prodi's victory in a confidence  vote has given his center-left government a lease of life but  Italy appeared unconvinced on Thursday he can remain prime  minister long enough to deliver promised reforms.
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A rout in parliamentary elections leaves the President defiant but vulnerable -- if his  political foes can unite
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Nationalist Tomislav Nikolic won the most votes in the first round of Serbia's presidential election on Sunday but not enough to win outright, exit polls showed, setting up a run-off with pro-Western President Boris Tadic.
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"I wouldn't be ready to put my money on anyone right now"  Serbia votes on Sunday in a presidential election pitting a pro-Western liberal against a nationalist in a vote seen as a plebiscite on Belgrade's place in the world as it prepares for the loss of Kosovo. via Reuters
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Slovenia's leader  concedes defeat as early results put his centre-left coalition behind the opposition.
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The leftist opposition wins the largest share of the vote in Slovakia's election but is short of an outright majority.
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The governing pro-Western coalition led by Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic won last weekend's parliamentary elections, Montenegro's election authorities said Tuesday.
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As results come in, party appears highly conflicted about its direction and guiding principles
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The right-leaning party of a former defense minister snapped a 12-year hold on power by the Liberal Democrats in Slovenia&#39;s nationwide parliamentary elections, according to final unofficial results.
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Romania's Conservative Party left a ruling coalition Monday, raising fears the government could be left without a parliamentary majority.Comment