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Canada PM Calls Snap Election Amid Trade War, Trump's Annexation Threats
Canada's new Prime Minister, Mark Carney, who took over after Justin Trudeau's ouster, has called for snap election in the country on April 28.
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German Chancellor Loses Confidence Vote, Triggering Early Elections
Germany's centre-left Chancellor Olaf Scholz lost a confidence vote on Monday after weeks of turmoil, setting Europe's biggest economy on the path to early elections on February 23.
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New Sri Lankan President's Party Headed For Big Win In Snap Elections
New Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's party was set for a landslide victory in snap legislative elections, initial results showed Friday.
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Far-Right Leads First Round Of France Election, Show Exit Polls
Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally (RN) party emerged ahead in the first round of France's parliamentary elections on Sunday, exit polls showed, but the unpredictable final result will depend on days of horsetrading before next week's run-off.
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High Turnout As France Votes In Election As Far Right Eyes Power
French voters flocked to the polls on Sunday in the first round of a snap parliamentary election that could usher in the country's first far-right government since World War Two, a potential sea change at the heart of the European Union.
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Explained: What Is France's Snap Election, How Does It Work, What Next
France holds the first round of parliamentary elections on Sunday. Opinion polls show the far right could win the two-round legislative vote that concludes on July 7.
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Explained: What Snap Elections Mean For France's Public Finances
President Emmanuel Macron's surprise decision to call a snap parliamentary election calls into doubt France's already challenging deficit reduction plans by putting the spendthrift far-right within reach of power.
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Macron Confident French People Will Make "Right Choice" In Snap Elections
President Emmanuel Macron said Monday he was confident the French would make the "right choice" in snap elections he called after the far right inflicted a crushing defeat on his centrist alliance in EU elections.
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Explained: Why France's Macron Dissolved Parliament, Called Snap Elections
French President Emmanuel Macron has taken a bold step in response to the recent surge of far-right success in the European Union elections.
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Spain Votes In Election That Could See PM Pedro Sanchez Lose Power
Spaniards voted in a potentially close-run general election on Sunday that could see Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's governing Socialists lose power and a far-right party make up part of a new government for the first time in 50 years.
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Spain PM Calls Snap Election On July 23 After Local Poll Drubbing
In a surprise move, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez called a snap election for July 23 on Monday, a day after his Socialists suffered a drubbing in local and regional polls.
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Canada's Justin Trudeau Calls Snap Elections On September 20
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Sunday announced snap elections for September 20 to seek a new mandate to steer the nation's pandemic exit, much to the dismay of his rival parties.
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Want Brexit Deal On October 18, Undaunted By Parliament: Boris Johnson
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday he wanted a Brexit deal on October 18 and that he was undaunted by attempts by parliament to block a no-deal exit.
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Boris Johnson Seeks Snap Election To Break Brexit Deadlock
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson called Thursday for an early election after a flurry of parliamentary votes tore up his hardline Brexit strategy and left him without a majority
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"Ibiza Affair" Topples Austrian Government, Snap Election Announced
Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz dramatically pulled the plug on his coalition government and announced fresh elections Saturday after an explosive camera sting claimed the scalp of his far-right deputy.
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Canada PM Calls Snap Election Amid Trade War, Trump's Annexation Threats
Canada's new Prime Minister, Mark Carney, who took over after Justin Trudeau's ouster, has called for snap election in the country on April 28.
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German Chancellor Loses Confidence Vote, Triggering Early Elections
Germany's centre-left Chancellor Olaf Scholz lost a confidence vote on Monday after weeks of turmoil, setting Europe's biggest economy on the path to early elections on February 23.
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New Sri Lankan President's Party Headed For Big Win In Snap Elections
New Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's party was set for a landslide victory in snap legislative elections, initial results showed Friday.
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Far-Right Leads First Round Of France Election, Show Exit Polls
Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally (RN) party emerged ahead in the first round of France's parliamentary elections on Sunday, exit polls showed, but the unpredictable final result will depend on days of horsetrading before next week's run-off.
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High Turnout As France Votes In Election As Far Right Eyes Power
French voters flocked to the polls on Sunday in the first round of a snap parliamentary election that could usher in the country's first far-right government since World War Two, a potential sea change at the heart of the European Union.
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Explained: What Is France's Snap Election, How Does It Work, What Next
France holds the first round of parliamentary elections on Sunday. Opinion polls show the far right could win the two-round legislative vote that concludes on July 7.
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Explained: What Snap Elections Mean For France's Public Finances
President Emmanuel Macron's surprise decision to call a snap parliamentary election calls into doubt France's already challenging deficit reduction plans by putting the spendthrift far-right within reach of power.
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Macron Confident French People Will Make "Right Choice" In Snap Elections
President Emmanuel Macron said Monday he was confident the French would make the "right choice" in snap elections he called after the far right inflicted a crushing defeat on his centrist alliance in EU elections.
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Explained: Why France's Macron Dissolved Parliament, Called Snap Elections
French President Emmanuel Macron has taken a bold step in response to the recent surge of far-right success in the European Union elections.
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Spain Votes In Election That Could See PM Pedro Sanchez Lose Power
Spaniards voted in a potentially close-run general election on Sunday that could see Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's governing Socialists lose power and a far-right party make up part of a new government for the first time in 50 years.
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Spain PM Calls Snap Election On July 23 After Local Poll Drubbing
In a surprise move, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez called a snap election for July 23 on Monday, a day after his Socialists suffered a drubbing in local and regional polls.
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Canada's Justin Trudeau Calls Snap Elections On September 20
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Sunday announced snap elections for September 20 to seek a new mandate to steer the nation's pandemic exit, much to the dismay of his rival parties.
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Want Brexit Deal On October 18, Undaunted By Parliament: Boris Johnson
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday he wanted a Brexit deal on October 18 and that he was undaunted by attempts by parliament to block a no-deal exit.
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Boris Johnson Seeks Snap Election To Break Brexit Deadlock
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson called Thursday for an early election after a flurry of parliamentary votes tore up his hardline Brexit strategy and left him without a majority
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"Ibiza Affair" Topples Austrian Government, Snap Election Announced
Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz dramatically pulled the plug on his coalition government and announced fresh elections Saturday after an explosive camera sting claimed the scalp of his far-right deputy.
