Parties vie for power in Poland
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Opposition parties in Poland move to force early elections - but their plan still faces significant obstacles.
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European Union leaders headed for a showdown on Thursday over the latest bid to overhaul the bloc's creaking institutions, but chances of agreement may be rising after chief critic Poland softened its tone.
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Poland signaled on Wednesday it could accept a European Union voting system it has battled against for months, provided it receives a stronger say in the 27-nation bloc's deliberations.
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Poland&#39;s parliament voted on Friday to  cut short its term and hold an election two years early that  will pit the conservative ruling Kaczynski brothers against a  centre-right pro-business opposition party.
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The Christian Science Monitor - For the leading opposition party, Sunday's election here is the most important event since 1989, when Poland extracted itself from the Soviet Union while 250,000 troops were still in the country. They term it a historic battle between light and dark.
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Thousands marched through the streets of the Polish capital Saturday, calling for new elections and the ouster of the government after weeks of political turmoil.
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The Polish parliament votes to dissolve itself and call a general election, two years ahead of schedule.
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A new Polish women&#39;s political party risks shocking the majority Catholic country by plastering nude posters of their female candidates for the upcoming October 21 parliamentary election.
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Lithuania's second round of general elections got under way on Sunday, with a recent-formed party threatening to force its way into government.
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Poles voted Sunday in a parliamentary election which could see the liberal opposition win power from the outspokenly conservative Kaczynski twins.
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An influential Catholic radio station symbolises the Church's power as Poles prepare to vote, Adam Easton reports.
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A nationalist party riding an anti-immigrant wave on the right and the Green Party appealing to environmental concerns on the left were poised to gain strength in parliamentary elections Sunday.
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Around 20,000 Poles took part in rival  demonstrations in the capital on Saturday over whether the  ruling conservatives, who are struggling to form a coalition,  should call a snap election.
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Early results from Poland's local elections indicate the governing party has lost Warsaw.
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Poland headed towards early elections after conservative Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski fired his deputy and main coalition partner on Monday over a corruption investigation.
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WARSAW, Oct. 21 -- A pro-business opposition party that wants Poland's troops out of Iraq ousted Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski's government in parliamentary elections Sunday, as Poles opted for leadership offering a more cooperative approach to the European Union.
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Comment is free: Timothy Garton Ash: From Poland to Italy, democracies struggle to create mass parties that will last longer than a speed-dating session.