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Italy election: Projections point to hung parliament. Rome
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Zeman beats Drahos to win second term |
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Catalonia election: Puigdemont hails 'defeat' for Spanish state
Map of Catalonia Spain Barcelona: Catalonia's ousted separatist leader, Carles Puigdemont, has declared that the Spanish state has been defeated in a snap regional election
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Carles Puigdemont 'welcome' to run in poll |
| Oct.14 |
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Austria: 31-year-old Sebastian Kurz tipped as next leader
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Referendum: Catalonia has 'won right to statehood' |
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Catalan referendum: 'Hundreds hurt' as police try to stop voters
Barcelona: Catalan emergency officials say 761 people have been injured as police used force to try to block voting in Catalonia's independence referen...
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Merkel wins fourth term, nationalists rise Berlin: German Chancellor Angela Merkel has been re-elected for a fourth term while nationalists have made a historic surge in federal elections
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Macron's party wins clear parliamentary majority. Paris
| Jun.11 |
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Macron party set for big parliamentary win |
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Tories lost its parliamentary majority in surprise election results London: Britain's Conservative Party will be the largest party but may not have a majority after the UK's snap general election, an exit poll says
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Macron defeats Le Pen to become president Paris: Centrist candidate Emmanuel Macron has decisively won the French presidential election, defeating far-right candidate Marine Le Pen
Macron won by 66.06% to 33.94% to become, at 39, the country's youngest president and the first president from outside the two traditional main parties since the modern republic's foundation
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Macron condemns 'massive' hacking attack. France
| May.3 |
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French election: Macron 'most convincing' in final debate. France
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Le Pen steps aside as National Front leader |
| Apr.23 |
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Macron and Le Pen 'through to run-off' Paris: The centrist Emmanuel Macron will face far-right leader Marine Le Pen in a run-off for the French presidency, multiple projections indicate
| Apr.22 |
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French election: Voters flood to ballot box as polls open |
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Merkel set for success in Saarland bellwether vote |
| Mar.15 |
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Dutch election: PM Rutte celebrates 'rejection of populism'. Netherlands
| Mar.9 |
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Poland fails to stop Donald Tusk EU re-election |
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France elections: Socialists choose candidate in final vote |
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PM Matteo Renzi resigns after clear referendum defeat. Rome
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Norbert Hofer defeated in presidential poll. Austria
| Dec.1 |
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Francois Hollande decides not to run again. Paris
| Nov.27 |
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Fillon wins conservative candidacy. France
| Oct.2 |
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Hungary PM claims EU migrant quota referendum victory |
| Sep.4 |
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Merkel's CDU 'suffers Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania poll blow' |
| Jun.26 |
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Spain election: PP short of a majority and Socialists second |
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Brexit: UK votes to leave EU in historic referendum London: The UK has voted to leave the European Union after 43 years. The pound fell to its lowest level against the dollar since 1985
Leave won by 52% to 48% with England and Wales voting strongly for Brexit, while London, Scotland and N. Ireland backed staying in the EU. The referendum turnout was 71.8% - with more than 30 million people voting
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Leave edges ahead in UK's EU referendum. London
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UK goes to polls in EU referendum |
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EU referendum: Leave and Remain clash in BBC Great Debate |
| May.23 |
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Austria far-right narrowly loses poll
| May.6 |
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Labour's Sadiq Khan elected 1st Muslim London mayor
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Merkel's CDU suffers German state election setbacks |
| Feb.20 |
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EU referendum: Cameron sets June date for UK vote. London
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PM Rajoy's party loses majority. Madrid
| Dec.13 |
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French far right National Front routed in key vote
France: France's far-right National Front (FN) has failed to win a single region in the second round of municipal elections
| Dec.6 |
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National Front leads in regional polls. France
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Poland conservatives secure decisive win |
| Sep.27 |
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Pro-independence parties win elections |
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Alexis Tsipras hails 'victory of the people' |
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Jeremy Corbyn wins Labour leadership contest |
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Debt crisis: Greek voters reject bailout offer
Greece: With almost all the ballots counted, results from the Greek referendum show voters decisively rejecting the terms of an international bailou...
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Polls close in bailout referendum |
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Greece crisis: Mass rival rallies over bailout vote |
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No vote would mean euro exit, leaders warn |
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President Komorowski concedes to rival Duda |
| May.23 |
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Ireland same-sex referendum to approve gay marriage
Figures suggest the Republic of Ireland has voted to legalise same-sex marriage in a historic referendum
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Tories closing in on a majority London: David Cameron says he hopes to govern for all of the UK as a forecast gives the Tories 325 seats - enough to form a majority in the Commons
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Sarkozy staves off surging National Front, exit polls suggest |
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Greek exit polls suggest Syriza win
Map of Athens Athens: Two exit polls show anti-austerity Syriza party with a 12.5 percentage point lead over nearest party, New Demoracy, in Greece's general election
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Scottish referendum: Salmond to quit after Scots vote No |
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Scots reject independence
Map of EDINBURGH United Kingdom Scotland: Voters in Scotland turned out in unprecedented numbers and early results suggested they were not in favor of ending union with England. The 'No' side has an unassailable lead of 1,877,252 votes to 1,512,688. Nationally, the margin of victory is ab... | |
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First results of Scotland vote trickle in |
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Scottish independence: Voters answer referendum question |
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Swedish prime minister resigns after election loss |
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Eurosceptic 'earthquake' rocks EU
Map of European Parliament France France: The National Front has come first in France's elections to the European Parliament in what PM Manuel Valls has declared a 'political earthquake'
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'Illegal' Crimean referendum condemned
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Swiss narrowly back migration curbs. Switzerland
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Merkel celebrates after election |
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Falklands vote to stay UK territory
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Europe anxious after Italy election deadlock |
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UK PM to promise EU referendum |
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Poll win for Catalan nationalists |
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Greek pro-bailout poll win hailed
Greece: The narrow election victory of Greece's New Democracy party has been welcomed by world leaders, who urged Athens to form a cabinet quickly
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Greece to hold new elections after stalemate |
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Sarkozy concedes to Hollande
Paris: Francois Hollande defeated President Nicolas Sarkozy in a runoff, signaling a shift to the left as the country and Europe fight to dig out of...
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Exit polls show Sarkozy 2nd in French vote. Paris
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Spain conservatives win election |
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Greek PM backs off plans for referendum. Greece
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Greece to hold bailout referendum |
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Hollande elected to face Sarkozy |
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Sweden narrowly re-elects right |
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Komorowski leads Polish presidential poll. Poland
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Conservatives head for big gains |
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PM apologizes for calling woman 'bigot' |
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Race begins as Brown confirms 6 May date |
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Socialist Papandreou declared winner |
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Ireland backs EU's Lisbon Treaty |
| Sep.27 |
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Exit polls show Merkel retains office |
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Center-right does well in EU poll |
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Irish reject EU treaty Ireland: Prime Minister Brian Cowen was disappointed that Irish voters rejected the European Union reform treaty; 53.4 percent no, to 46.6 percent yes
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Billionaire Berlusconi wins election. Rome
| Mar.9 |
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Socialists claim victory |
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PM claims election victory |
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Sarkozy's allies won majority in elections |
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Nicolas Sarkozy wins presidential election
Paris: He won a clear victory over Segolene Royal, gaining 53% of the vote. President-elect has called for unity after a bitterly-contested campaign
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Sarkozy, Royal spar in TV debate |
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Sarkozy, Royal in presidential runoff |
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Portugal will legalize abortion |
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Narrow win for opposition |
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Blair suffers local poll defeat |
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Prodi hails Italy poll 'victory'. Rome
| Jan.22 |
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Cavaco Silva won presidential election |
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Tax cutter poised to win election |
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Poles oust left at voting booth |
| Sep.18 |
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Election ends in stalemate. Berlin
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Dutch reject EU constitution |
| May.29 |
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French voters reject EU charter Paris: By 56% voters have overwhelmingly rejected the European Union's proposed constitution in a key referendum
| May.5 |
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Blair heads for historic third term. London
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Ratzinger elected as new Pope Vatican: 78-year-old German cardinal Joseph Ratzinger is taking the name Pope Benedict XVI
| Apr.18 |
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No pope chosen in first vote |
| Apr.5 |
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Blair calls election for May 5 |
| Feb.20 |
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Voters back EU constitution |
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EU poll blow for ruling parties |
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Vote leaves island split |
| Mar.14 |
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Poll triumph for Socialists |
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Voters rejects euro currency |
| Aug.6 |
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Schwarzenegger to run for governor |
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Schroeder declares victory |
| May.5 |
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Chirac wins elections by a landslide |
| Apr.21 |
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Shock success for Le Pen. Paris
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Blair won by landslide |
| May.14 |
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Berlusconi won election |
| Mar.18 |
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Socialists claim victory in Paris |
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Denmark rejects euro |
| May. 3, 1979 |
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Margaret Thatcher becomes prime minister
Map of 10 Downing Street London United Kingdom London: 'Iron Lady' was the longest-serving British Prime Minister of the 20th century and is the only woman to have held the office | |
| Dec. 21, 1958 |
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Charles De Gaulle elected President of Fifth French Republic Paris: De Gaulle oversaw tough economic measures to revitalise the country and rebuffed both the United States and the Soviet Union | |
| Dec. 11, 1848 |
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Louis Napoleon elected President of Second Republic of France Paris: Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte was the first President of the French Second Republic and, as Napoleon III, the Emperor of the Second French Empire