Democrats

Far-Right Sweden Democrats Make Gains in Election (Time.com)

September 20th, 2010

Time.com - While re-electing the ruling center-right coalition, Swedish voters for the first time gave seats in Parliament to a far-right party, the Sweden Democrats. What does this mean for…

Japan votes in election seen as test for Democrats (AP)

July 10th, 2010

Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan waves during an election campaign for his Democratic Party of Japan's candidate in Tokyo, Japan, Saturday, July 10, 2010. The July 11 parliamentary elections are widely considered as a referendum on the Democrats' 10 months in power since defeating the long-ruling conservatives. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)AP - Japanese voters cast ballots in a parliamentary election Sunday that is viewed as a test of confidence in the ruling Democrats’ 10 months in power.


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Democrats face test on eve of Japanese election (AP)

July 10th, 2010

People listen to Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan during an election campaign for his Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) in Kawasaki, near Tokyo, Thursday, July 8, 2010. The July 11 parliamentary elections, in which half the seats in the 242-member upper house are up for grabs, are viewed as a referendum on the Democrats' 10 months in power since defeating the long-ruling conservatives. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)AP - Feverishly giving speeches on the final day of campaigning Saturday, candidates tried to woo Japanese voters before parliamentary elections that are widely considered a referendum on the Democrats’…

UK’s main parties compete to woo Liberal Democrats (AP)

May 11th, 2010

Britain's Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg leaves his home in London on Tuesday, May 11, 2010. Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg says he is anxious to resolve Britain's political impasse and hopes his party can make an announcement on its decision as quickly as possible. (AP Photo/Simon Dawson)AP - Britain’s pivotal third party kept its larger suitors — and the electorate — hanging Tuesday, opening formal negotiations with Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s Labour Party to form a…

UK’s Labour woos Liberal Democrats to form govt (AP)

May 11th, 2010

Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown reads a statement to the media statement outside 10 Downing Street in London, Monday May 10, 2010, in which he said he intended to stand down as Labour Party leader.(AP Photo/Simon Dawson)AP - Britain’s pivotal third party kept its larger suitors — and the electorate — hanging Tuesday, opening formal negotiations with Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s Labour Party to form a…

UK Liberal Democrats mull pact with Conservatives (AP)

May 8th, 2010

Britain's Liberal Democrats party leader Nick Clegg arrives at the Local Government Offices in London for a meeting, Saturday, May 8, 2010. Clegg is to meet with lawmakers from his party to discuss a possible deal to support a Conservative-led government following the inconclusive national election. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)AP - Britain’s Liberal Democrats mulled the possibility Saturday of joining the Conservative Party to form a coalition government as political leaders manuevered for power following an inconclusive national election.


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