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Romania votes for president with liberal incumbent favored
In all, 14 candidates are standing, with pro-European incumbent Klaus Iohannis the favorite to win
Q and A: One umbrella, one movement against China extradition
'I have been blacklisted by Duterte. I joined some human rights conference in the Philippines and I joined some protests. I found myself on the blacklist,' says Ma Wan-ki, one of the young protesters in Hong Kong
Romania's ruling party strongman begins jail sentence
The verdict will almost certainly remove from public life a man who was widely seen as the puppet master behind the Social Democrats and the government they lead
Austrian chancellor loses no-confidence showdown
The no-confidence vote against Sebastian Kurz and his government takes place in a special sitting of parliament with more than half of MPs withdrawing their support, making him the shortest-serving chancellor
Finns, tired of austerity, go to the polls
The left-wing social democrats lead Finland's two main opinion polls with about 19% of the vote, having campaigned against the austerity policies of the Centre Party
Sweden risks government deadlock as far-right gains
(UPDATED) The Sweden Democrats, with roots in the neo-Nazi movement, are presenting the the large number of asylum-seekers as a threat to Swedish culture and claim they put a strain on the country's generous welfare state
Romania to move Israel embassy to Jerusalem – report
Prime Minister Viorica Dancila's government has agreed on 'the start of procedures with a view to the transfer of the embassy to Jerusalem'
Germany's Social Democrats clear path for Merkel's fourth term
Merkel will go into her fourth term with far weaker cards than before, as she had to pay a high price to coax the reluctant Social Democratic Party back into another loveless 'grand coalition'
Merkel risks leading weak 'losers' coalition for Germany – analysts
Merkel's struggle to form a viable coalition has revived speculation about the twilight of her reign
'Czech Trump' clinches wide lead in election
(UPDATED) Billionaire populist Andrej Babis favors a united Europe and balks at talk of a 'Czexit'
'No mood for change', one month before Germany vote
Will German Chancellor Angela Merkel secure a 4th term?
Erdogan wades into German election, Berlin hits back
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan calls on ethnic Turks to ignore Chancellor Angela Merkel s Christian Democratic Union and their partners in the grand ruling coalition the Social Democratic Party
Whither Ateneo in the Age of Duterte?
Today for the first time in more than a decade Ateneo finds itself a castaway from the halls of power The most powerful man in the country despises us as a haven of the yellowtards and oligarchs he despises
Germany elects 'anti-Trump' Steinmeier as new president
3rd UPDATE Former foreign minister Frank Walter Steinmeier gets 931 of 1 239 valid votes
Merkel under pressure after poll defeat to anti-migrant party
UPDATED The xenophobic Alternative for Germany AfD clinched around 21 in its first bid for seats in the regional parliament of Mecklenburg Western Vorpommern
Germany's anti-migrant populists beat Merkel's party in local vote
3rd UPDATE German Chancellor Angela Merkel s Christian Democratic Union gets just 19 in Mecklenburg Western Vorpommern – its worst showing there
Ruling party set for win as Kazakhstan votes
The country s Central Election Committee CEC says that by 1200 GMT more than 75 of nearly 10 million voters had cast their votes in a ballot featuring 6 parties mostly supportive of Nazarbayev
Opponents vow to fight laws expanding role of Japan's military
Susumu Murakoshi chairman of the 36 000 strong national bar association criticizes the government for going against the will of the people and pledged to see the changes abolished
Swedish PM calls snap election after losing budget vote
UPDATED The announcement of March 22 polls comes after the ruling minority coalition fails to push its budget past the populist Sweden Democrats who refuse their support in parliament in response to the government s pro immigration policies
Incumbent Rousseff to face Neves in Brazil run-off
UPDATED With nearly all ballots counted the leftist incumbent has 42 of the vote to 34 for business world favorite Neves who fended off the once unstoppable looking Silva to reach the October 26 run off
Brazil votes for next president after dramatic campaign
The telenovela like drama of the race – a candidate s death in a fiery plane crash a poor maid s rise to the cusp of the presidency a seedy oil scandal – continued down to the wire; Some 142 8 million voters will cast their ballots in the polls
Sweden's Social Democrats reclaim power, as far right gains
The anti immigrant Sweden Democrats more than doubled their votes to 12 9 becoming the Nordic country s third largest party and striving for a role as absolute kingmaker in the legislature
Anti-euro party extends gains in eastern Germany
Germany s fledgling anti euro party celebrated election gains in two eastern states in a show of strength that spells a growing threat for Chancellor Angela Merkel s conservatives
Fijians go to polls, seek to end 'coup culture'
The September 17 vote is considered pivotal to ending the archipelago s coup culture which saw 4 governments toppled between 1987 and 2006 amid instability stemming from tensions between indigenous Fijians and ethnic Indians
Brazil launches election campaign amid World Cup fever
The continent sized nation of 200 million – currently hosting the world s biggest sporting event – will hold elections for the presidency Congress state governorships and state legislatures in October
Conservatives win Macedonia's polls, opposition cries foul
Macedonia s ruling conservatives win the snap elections but the opposition cries foul alleging vote fraud
PM in pole position as Slovaks vote for president
Slovaks vote in the first round of a Presidential election that PM Fico is expected to win igniting concern that his leftist Social Democrats could monopolize power in the eurozone country
Merkel, finally, to be sworn in ending political limbo
Eighty six days after Merkel 59 swept to victory in elections but failed to grab an outright majority
Germany's Merkel agrees coalition with Social Democrats
A key hurdle remains: a binding SPD membership ballot next month must still sign off on the proposed left right grand coalition
Merkel, defeated rivals agree to seek grand coalition
Merkel s Christian Democratic Union allies Christian Social Union and center left Social Democratic Party will now formally recommend the launch of coalition talks to their party committees
Merkel set for third round of coalition talks with Social Democrats
CDU secretary general Hermann Groehe said a formal decision on more talks would be made later Tuesday
Merkel's party to start early coalition talks Friday
German Chancellor Angela Merkel s conservatives will start talks with their defeated center left election rivals on Friday the first step on a long and thorny road that could end in a grand coalition government
Merkel clinches historic win in German elections
UPDATED The 59 year old leader resoundingly clinched another four year stint at the helm Europe s top economy and looked poised to form a grand coalition with her chief rivals the Social Democrats SPD
Merkel's election rivals push minimum wage
A poll this week by the Forsa institute pointed at a tight election race placing both the ruling coalition of Merkel s conservatives and FDP and the SPD Greens alliance
Opposition beats Merkel team in knife-edge state poll
Germany s centre left opposition beat Chancellor Angela Merkel s ruling alliance Sunday January 20 in a cliffhanger state poll eight months ahead of a national vote
