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Sweden Elects Magdalena Andersson As First Woman Prime Minister
Sweden's parliament on Wednesday elected Social Democratic party leader and current Finance Minister Magdalena Andersson as the country's first woman prime minister, after she clinched a last-minute deal securing key support.
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Women Banned from Taking Part in Polls in Pakistan Region
In a bizarre diktat out of sync with modern-day ethos, the Jirga (religious assembly) in Gilgit Baltistan -- an eight-hour drive from the Pakistan capital -- has banned women from taking part in the coming assembly elections slated for June 8.
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Denmark gets first woman Prime Minister, as Danish opposition wins vote
Denmark's centre-left was celebrating victory today after narrowly winning a general election to end a decade in opposition, ushering in the nation's first woman prime minister.
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Yingluck Shinawatra becomes Thailand's first woman prime minister
Thai lawmakers chose U.S.-educated businesswoman Yingluck Shinawatra as the country's first female prime minister Friday, setting the stage for the 44-year-old political novice to take charge of a volatile nation that's been deeply divided since her brother was ousted in a 2006 coup.Before Yingluck can officially assume the post, however, King Bhum...
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Thailand gets first woman Prime Minister
The sister of exiled former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra led Thailand's main opposition party to a landslide victory in elections on Sunday, heralding an extraordinary political turnaround five tumultuous years after her fugitive billionaire brother was toppled in an army coup.The vote paves the way for 44-year-old Yingluck Shinawatra, who has...
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Sweden Elects Magdalena Andersson As First Woman Prime Minister
Sweden's parliament on Wednesday elected Social Democratic party leader and current Finance Minister Magdalena Andersson as the country's first woman prime minister, after she clinched a last-minute deal securing key support.
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Women Banned from Taking Part in Polls in Pakistan Region
In a bizarre diktat out of sync with modern-day ethos, the Jirga (religious assembly) in Gilgit Baltistan -- an eight-hour drive from the Pakistan capital -- has banned women from taking part in the coming assembly elections slated for June 8.
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Denmark gets first woman Prime Minister, as Danish opposition wins vote
Denmark's centre-left was celebrating victory today after narrowly winning a general election to end a decade in opposition, ushering in the nation's first woman prime minister.
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Yingluck Shinawatra becomes Thailand's first woman prime minister
Thai lawmakers chose U.S.-educated businesswoman Yingluck Shinawatra as the country's first female prime minister Friday, setting the stage for the 44-year-old political novice to take charge of a volatile nation that's been deeply divided since her brother was ousted in a 2006 coup.Before Yingluck can officially assume the post, however, King Bhum...
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Thailand gets first woman Prime Minister
The sister of exiled former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra led Thailand's main opposition party to a landslide victory in elections on Sunday, heralding an extraordinary political turnaround five tumultuous years after her fugitive billionaire brother was toppled in an army coup.The vote paves the way for 44-year-old Yingluck Shinawatra, who has...
