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Greens set for gains as Swiss elect parliament

Swiss voters’ concerns about climate change look set to give the environmentalist Greens strong gains in a parliamentary election on Sunday that could dilute the centre-right’s grip on power. A…

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Gibraltar goes to polls for general election

Gibraltar goes to the polls to elect a new government in the same week as the chaotic Brexit scenario in the UK. Gibraltar’s Chief Minister Fabian Picardo called for the…

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Polish Election Update: PiS wins majority in parliamentary vote, expected to lose Senate (UPDATED)

UPDATE: Poland's nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) party looked to have narrowly won a second term in power, according to preliminary results from Sunday's parliamentary election, but fell short of the…

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Orban suffers his biggest political setback in a decade as opposition wins Budapest mayoral race

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban suffered his biggest political setback in a decade on Sunday, when an opposition candidate became mayor of Budapest by defeating an incumbent backed by the ruling…

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Exit polls indicate Kais Saied won Tunisia presidential election

Tunisian polling agencies are forecasting that conservative law professor Kais Saied has overwhelmingly won the North African country's presidential election. Saied's supporters exploded with joy, celebrating on the main boulevard…

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The ruling alliance in Kosovo has lost the election

Vetevendosje (Self-Determination) snatched 26% of the vote at the Sunday's parliamentary election, in Kosovo, barely edging out another opposition party, the LDK, which claimed around 25% according to an early…

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Voting in Tunisia ends in uncertainty

Tunisia’s parliament looks deeply fractured after an election on Sunday, with an exit poll showing the moderate Islamist Ennahda in first place with only 17.5% of votes, meaning the coming…

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Costa’s Socialists win Portuguese election

Prime Minister Antonio Costa's Socialists (PS) came out on top of parliamentary elections held Sunday in Portugal. The first forecasts showed his party expanded its number of mandates in the 230-seat…

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Tunisia holds third parliament polls since 2011 revolt

Tunisians go to the polls Sunday for the third parliamentary polls of a successful but hectic transition to democracy since the North African country’s 2011 revolution. Polling stations opened for…

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Portugal heads to polls

Portugal’s centre-left Socialists are expected to retain power and win more parliament seats in general elections on Sunday, after four years of economic growth, but still fall short of an…

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Kosovo holds early election

Kosovo is holding an early general election Sunday amid calls for leaders to resume dialogue with Serbia over normalizing ties. The vote comes after the outgoing prime minister resigned following…

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Clear victory for Sebastian Kurz’s People’s Party in Austrian vote

Austria's People's Party, led by former Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, has won a clear victory in Sunday's general election. With nearly all the votes counted, Kurz's party has more than 38%…

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Presidential elections in Afghanistan

Voters line up at a polling station to cast their ballot during the presidential elections, in Jalalabad, Afghanistan. The Afghan presidential elections will take place nationwide on 28 September amidst…

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Gantz rejects Netanyahu’s offer for a unity government

Benny Gantz’s Blue and White coalition has ruled out a unity government with Benjamin Netanyahu as the latest election results show them neck-and-neck, with an estimated 33 seats in parliament…

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Benjamin Netanyahu calls for unity government

Benjamin Netanyahu has called on his main political rival, Benny Gantz, to form a unity government with him. The Israeli prime minister made the offer after a second general election…

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The Presidential elections results in Tunisia

A screen showing the official results of top two candidates Kais Saied (L) and Nabil Karoui (R) during a press conference held by elections commission, in Tunis, Tunisia, 17…

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Call for Israel unity government as election too close to call

A national unity government has been called for in Israel after exit polls provided no clear winner in the country's second general election of 2019. The centrist Blue and White…

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Outsiders claim lead in first round of Tunisian presidential vote

Two anti-establishment candidates claimed the lead in the first round of Tunisia's presidential election on Sunday, in a poll focused on high unemployment and a surge in the cost of…

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Tunisians go to the polls in unpredictable election

Tunisians today go to the polls in the country’s presidential election. An election which is the most unpredictable in its short experience of democracy, a contest with no overwhelming front-runner…

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Russia’s ruling party loses a third of seats in Moscow election

Russia’s ruling United Russia party, which supports President Vladimir Putin, has lost a slew of seats in the Moscow parliament, RIA news agency said on Monday, suggesting a tactical voting…

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Russians head to the polls in local and regional elections

Muscovites head to the polls to elect a new city council on Sunday. There is little hope that opposition parties will make substantive gains. But, after a violent crackdown, resentment…

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Giammattei elected President of Guatemala

Alejandro Giammattei was elected as Guatemala's president on Sunday, defeating former first lady Sandra Torres in a run-off, the central American country's electoral court said. Giammattei will succeed corruption-tainted outgoing…

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Guatemala votes to elect new president

Guatemalans on Sunday elect a new president who will face a major challenge after the country agreed with Washington to act as a buffer against illegal immigration under pressure from…

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Ukraine president’s party declares victory

Servant of the People, the party of Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, could win a majority in the new parliament, a senior party official said on Monday. Under Ukraine’s mixed election…

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Ukrainian President Zelensky’s party heads for win

An exit poll published by a Ukrainian NGO says Volodymyr Zelensky's Servant of the People party is on course to win 44.2% percentage of the vote as Ukrainians endorse his…

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Mitsotakis sworn in as new Greek PM

Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Monday was sworn in as the new Prime Minister of Greece shortly after winning the Greek general election held on Sunday. The center-right New Democracy party won…

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New political landscape takes shape in Denmark

Denmark’s nationalists had their worst drubbing in Wednesday’s election, leading to a new political landscape with a left-leaning government led by the country’s youngest prime minister. Mette Frederiksen,…

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Weber’s ambitions to encounter first post-election hurdle

The European Parliament's new liberal group indicated that it will declare that "no candidate has secured a majority in the European Parliament," dealing a blow to the Commission presidency chances…

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Europe Votes: Huge win for Salvini in Italy, M5S falls to 3rd place

Matteo Salvini, Lega Party, got a big boost in the European Parliamentary election to become the No. 1 party in Italy, after winning more than 30 percent of the vote,…

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Europe Votes: Germany, Heavy losses for the ruling parties in EU election

Both the CDU and SPD in Germany are heading towards a historic low in the votes they won, while the Greens recorded a surge Angela Merkel's Christian Democratic Union…

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Europe Votes: Spain, Big wins for the Socialists

Socialists won the European Parliament election in Spain. The Socialists were seen winning 20 of the country's 54 seats in the European Parliament, up from 14 in 2014, while…

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Europe Votes: Germany’s CDU says Weber should lead EU Commission

German Christian Democrat (CDU) leader Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer said Germany's Manfred Weber should be the next European Commission president if the European People's Party is confirmed as the largest group…

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Europe Votes: Belgium, Far-right makes huge gains

The far-right Vlaams Belang made a huge win in Belgium, offsetting losses by parties in Prime Minister Charles Michel's outgoing government coalition. In the northern, Dutch-speaking Flanders region, provisional…

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Europe Votes: The UK, Big wins for the Brexit Party but pro-EU parties make huge gains

The Brexit Party led by Nigel Farage was on course to win Britain’s European election — but there was huge surge for the pro-EU Liberal Democrats. Both the governing Conservatives…

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Europe Votes: Italy, the projections – Exit Polls (Updated)

Exit Polls Salvini's Lega Nord is expected to get between 31% and 27%. The PD anything between 21% and 25% while the M5s anything between 18.5% and 22.5%. This…

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Europe Votes: Poland, ExitPolls, the projections

Exit Polls indicate that Law and Justice are set to win 42.4% of the vote in Poland. This is a summary of Politico’s projections for the voting today in Poland:…

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Europe Votes: France, the projections, the Exit Polls

First exit polls in France show Le Pen's far-right finishing top with around 24%. Macron's LREM second with around 22% via AFP New Europe reports that Marine Le Pen’s far-right…

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Europe Votes: Croatia, the projections

Exit Polls: The centre-left Socialists and Democrats group are expected to gain a seat while the centre-right European People's Party and liberals ALDE are each forecast to lose one, according…

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Europe Votes: Austria, the Exit Polls, the projections

Austrian public broadcaster ORF has reported in initial exit polls that the recent scandal that took down the former far-right Freedom Party (FPÖ) Vice Chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache just last week did little…

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Europe Votes: Cyprus, the Exit Polls, the projections (Updated)

Exit Polls : National parties Percentage (%) DISY – Democratic Rally (EPP) 31.80% ΑΚΕL –Progressive Party of Working People (GUE) 26.00% DIKO –Democratic Party (S&D) 11.90% EDEK –Movement for Social Democrats EDEK (S&D) 9.80% ELAM –National…

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Europe Votes: Greece, the Exit Polls, the projections (Updated)

In Greece, the conservative opposition New Democracy party is the projected winner, according to exit polls. New Democracy is projected to win 32% to 36% of the vote, compared to 25%…

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Europe Votes: Sweden, the projections

This is a summary of Politico’s projections for the voting today in Sweden : Sweden – The Projections If turnout of 51.07% is maintained in this vote, Politico predicts S…

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Europe Votes: Slovenia, the projections

This is a summary of Politico’s projections for the voting today in Slovenia: Slovenia – The Projections If turnout of 24.55% is maintained in this vote, Politico predicts SDS-SLS will beat…

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Europe Votes: Romania, the projections

This is a summary of Politico’s projections for the voting today in Romania: Romania – The Projections If turnout of 33.67% is maintained in this vote, Politico predicts PNL will…

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Europe Votes: Spain, the projections

This is a summary of Politico’s projections for the voting today in Spain: Spain – The Projections If the turnout of 43.81% is maintained in this vote, Politico predicts PSOE…

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Europe Votes: Portugal, the projections

This is a summary of Politico’s projections for the voting today in Portugal: Portugal – The Projections If turnout of 33.67% is maintained in this vote, Politico predicts PS will…

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Europe Votes: Lithuania, the projections

This is a summary of Politico’s projections of the voting today in Lithuania: Lithuania– The Projections If turnout of 47.35% is maintained in this vote, Politico predicts TS-LKD will beat…

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Europe Votes: Luxembourg, the projections

This is a summary of Politico’s and FT projections of the voting today in Luxembourg: Luxembourg – The Projections If turnout of 85.55% is maintained in this vote, Politico predicts…

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Europe Votes: Hungary, the projections

This is a summary of Politico’s projections of the voting today in Hungary: Hungary – The Projections If turnout of 28.97% is maintained in this vote, Politico predicts Fidesz&KDNP will…

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Europe Votes: Finland, the projections

This is a summary of Politico’s projections of the voting today in Finland: Finland – The Projections If the turnout of 39.14% is maintained in this vote, Politico predicts KOK will…

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Europe Votes: Estonia, the projections

This is a summary of Politico’s and FT projections of the voting today in Estonia: Estonia – The Projections If the turnout of 36.52% is maintained in this vote, Politico…

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Europe Votes: Denmark, the projections

This is a summary of Politico’s and FT projections of the voting today in Denmark: Denmark – The Projections If turnout of 56.32% is maintained in this vote, Politico predicts the…

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Europe Votes: Belgium, the projections

This is a summary of Politico’s and FT projections of the voting today in Belgium: Belgium – The Projections If turnout of 89.64% is maintained in this vote, Politico predicts the…

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Europe Votes: Greens make big gains in Ireland

A wave of support for the Greens in Ireland has set the party on course to top the poll in Dublin, according to a RED C exit poll for RTÉ…

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European Elections: Farage’s party on course to come first in UK, Dutch Labor Party unexpected winner in the Netherlands

As the UK and the Netherlands voted in the European Parliament elections on Thursday, exit polls gave the first indication of how the vote went. The Brexit Party of Nigel…

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India’s Modi takes early lead as vote counting begins

India began counting hundreds of millions of votes in its general election on Thursday, with a coalition led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party taking an early lead, TV…

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Morrison set to secure an outright majority in Australian Parliament

Australia's conservative coalition led by Prime Minister Scott Morrison was on Monday poised to secure an outright majority following a surprise election victory. This will put Morrison in a…

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