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Turkish Cypriot poll clouds peace talks prospects (AP)

April 16th, 2010

Turkish Cypriots play tables outside a National Unity party (UBP) house with a campaign poster of Presidential candidate Dervis Eroglu in the background in the Turkish occupied area of the divided capital Nicosia, Cyprus, Thursday, April 15, 2010. Turkish Cypriot elections will take place on Sunday, April 18. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)AP - Turkish Cypriots vote on Sunday for a new leader in an election cast as a choice between a dovish incumbent striving for reunification with rival Greek Cypriots and…

Thai poll body says ruling party must be dissolved (AP)

April 12th, 2010

Anti-government AP - Thailand’s Election Commission has found the ruling party guilty of misusing poll donations, and recommended its dissolution.


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Sarkozy to rejig government after poll defeat (AFP)

March 22nd, 2010

French President Nicolas Sarkozy leaves a booth at a Paris polling station during the secound round of the regional elections. Sarkozy was left scrambling for a way to relaunch his once relentless reform drive on Monday, after a humiliating defeat in nationwide regional elections.(AFP/Pool/Philippe Wojazer)AFP - France’s President Nicolas Sarkozy was left scrambling for a way to relaunch his once relentless reform drive on Monday, after a humiliating defeat in nationwide regional elections.


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Sarkozy reviews options after French poll defeat (Reuters)

March 22nd, 2010

France's President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) and his wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy (R) leave a Paris polling station after voting in the second round of regional elections March 21, 2010. REUTERS/Philippe WojazerReuters - French Prime Minister Francois Fillon will meet President Nicolas Sarkozy Monday to discuss the consequences of the ruling center-right UMP party’s heavy loss in regional elections at the…

Sarkozy faces heavy defeat in French regional poll (Reuters)

March 20th, 2010

France's President Nicolas Sarkozy delivers a speech at the Elysee Palace in Paris March 20, 2010, as part of Francophonie International Day, organized by the International Francophonie (French-Speaking countries) Organization. REUTERS/Olivier Laban-Mattei/PoolReuters - French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s center-right party faces heavy losses in regional elections Sunday that could affect the pace of reform as maneuvering begins before the 2012 presidential campaign.


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Poll: Israelis view Obama favorably despite row (AP)

March 19th, 2010

Quartet Representative Tony Blair smiles as he gives an interview to Reuters in Moscow, March 19, 2010. Middle East mediators from Europe, the United States, Russia and the U.N. met on Friday seeking to defuse the latest crisis in peace efforts between Israel and the Palestinians.  REUTERS/Alexander Natruskin  (RUSSIA - Tags: POLITICS)AP - A poll shows an overwhelming majority of Israelis think President Barack Obama is fair and friendly toward Israel, despite a grave diplomatic feud with the U.S. over east…

Canada’s Conservatives see larger lead: poll (Reuters)

March 18th, 2010

Reuters - Canada’s Conservative government holds a clear lead in public support, but it appears to be due largely to weakness of the second-place Liberals, according to a poll released…