Social Democrats under pressure in Swedish election
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Sweden voted in a closely fought   parliamentary election on Sunday in which a centre-right   alliance could topple the long-ruling Social Democrats on   pledges to fine-tune the welfare state.
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Britain's ruling Labour Party struggled to shift the pre-election focus to domestic politics, as Prime Minister Tony Blair faced renewed pressure over the fate of a British hostage in Iraq.
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Chancellor Gerhard SchrÃ¶der&#39;s Social Democrats suffered another humiliating defeat in regional elections in the west German state of Saarland yesterday where his party lost nearly
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BERLIN : Voting got off to a slow start in a traditional stronghold of German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder's Social Democrats (SPD) which faced its last test at the ballot box this year.
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Sweden votes on Sunday in a close   election that could see a centre-right alliance take power from   the Social Democrats who forged the country's long-cherished   welfare state.
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Swedish Prime Minister Goran Persson is facing growing criticism over his cabinet's slow reaction to the scope of the Asian tsunami, which may have killed over 1,000 Swedes.
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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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STOCKHOLM -- A center-right opposition vowing to revamp Sweden's welfare state ousted the Social Democratic government in a close parliamentary election yesterday .
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As election day draws near in Sweden, polls show a close run between the left-wing, led by social democrats and the right-wing, led by the Moderate Party.
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Romania's ruling Social Democrats (PSD) face a struggle to cobble together a majority coalition to push through reforms for EU entry after their hold on power was dented in general elections.
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The Dutch Christian Democrats held on to power in a parliamentary election on Wednesday but faced a battle to form a coalition government as many voters turned to parties on the far-left and far-right.
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Exit polls in key Romanian elections are showing a likely win for the ruling Social Democrats. But as in Ukraine, the opposition has demanded an investigation into voting irregularities.
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Newly elected ANC leader Jacob Zuma came under early pressure from his leftist backers Wednesday to steer South Africa on a more pro-union course after toppling arch rival Thabo Mbeki.
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BBC Monitoring profiles the two men battling to become Sweden's next prime minister in Sunday's election.
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Voting got off to a slow start in a traditional stronghold of German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder's Social Democrats (SPD) which faced its last test at the ballot box this year.
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A center-right alliance vowing to fine-tune Sweden's cherished welfare system has its best chance in 12 years Sunday to oust a Social Democratic government that has seen its support wane despite strong economic growth.
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German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder's Social Democrats look set for an electoral battering in the eastern states of Brandenburg and Saxony on Sunday.