Spain's Socialists tie with opposition in local vote
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Spain's ruling Socialists and the conservative opposition held their ground on Sunday in regional polls that test the waters before a general election next year.
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Spain's Socialist government has made more effort than its conservative predecessor to improve relations with Gibraltar, the chief minister of the disputed British colony has said in an interview.
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Bolivians vote in local elections with grassroots groups set to challenge the  traditional political parties.
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Spain's Socialist government approved a draft bill to change the country's legal framework to allow marriages between same-sex couples, despite strong opposition by the Roman Catholic Church.
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Bolivians voted Sunday in municipal elections that polls predicted would see indigenous and peasant organizations gaining ground on the traditional political parties that have long dominated the nation.
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Spain's ruling Socialists on Saturday put the rejection of any new peace talks with the armed Basque separatist group ETA at the heart of their campaign for a March 9 general election.
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A local city councilman in the town of Sestao, Spain, and a leader of the movement "Christians for Socialism," is criticizing the government's offensive against the Church, warning that the confrontation will ...
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Segolene Royal, the socialist politician widely tipped to be her party's candidate in next year's French presidential elections, was set to meet with centre-left counterparts in Spain.
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Not all Spanish officials and government leaders are against America, against confronting evil, and against George W. Bush.
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Early results for Italian local elections  in which 10 million people were eligible to vote put the  centre-right opposition ahead on Monday, but Romano Prodi&#39;s  left-leaning government appeared to have avoided a drubbing.
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The opposition party in France, the Socialist Party, held a vote amongst its delegates on the EuropeanUnion (EU) Constitution, which resulted in a 55 percent &quot;yes&quot; vote.
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and his opposition candidates voted for state governors and mayorson Sunday, with tens of thousands of police and soldiers deployed around the country to maintain order.
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The parliament of Spain's autonomous Basque region has voted in favour of a proposal to loosen ties with the central government in Madrid.
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Just nine months after being elected, Spain's Socialist government faces a rift with the trades unions over how to protect the value of the minimum wage (SMI) against inflation.
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Britons and other expats in Spain win council seats in local elections, putting new parties on the political map.
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Hungarians have begun voting in local government elections that are a key test for socialist Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany, who faces calls he step down after lying about the economy.
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France&#39;s Socialists, reeling at the  prospect of a crushing defeat in parliamentary elections, on  Monday called on voters to prevent a landslide victory for  President Nicolas Sarkozy in next week&#39;s second round ballot.