Comic Grillo shakes up Italian politics with shock win
Mon, 21 May 2012 13:40:58 -0700
ROME (Reuters) - Italy's political parties had hoped Beppe Grillo would fade away, but the comic who rails against their corruption and ineptitude and says Italy should default on its debt and quit the euro is going from strength to strength. In local elections on Monday, Grillo's Five-Star Movement shook Italian politics by winning control of the northern city of Parma and several smaller towns ...
Read More...Alliance of small Algerian opposition parties announce boycott of new parliament
Mon, 21 May 2012 12:55:59 -0700
A new Algerian opposition front of 14 small political parties has announced it will boycott the new parliament, calling its election fraudulent.
Read More...Presidential election: Sangma seeks support of political parties
Tue, 22 May 2012 03:39:02 -0700
Sangma sought to reach out to political parties, saying he hoped they will respond "to the call of conscience of the tribal people of the nation."
Read More...Political parties asked to abide by code of conduct
Sat, 19 May 2012 11:04:38 -0700
The Greater Accra Regional Inter-Party Dialogue Committee, has called on all political parties to abide by the code of conduct for political parties, to ensure free, fair and non-violent election in December.
Read More...Presidential election: Sangma appeals to political parties for support
Tue, 22 May 2012 02:09:01 -0700
Sangma sought to reach out to political parties, saying he hoped they will respond "to the call of conscience of the tribal people of the nation."
Read More...President Polls: Sangma appeals to parties to support his tribal platform bid
Tue, 22 May 2012 07:10:13 -0700
New Delhi, May 22 (ANI): Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader and former Lok Sabha Speaker P A Sangma on Tuesday sought to reach out to political parties, saying he hoped they would respond "to the call of conscience of the tribal people of the nation" and support his bid to become India's next president.
Read More...Presidential polls: Sangma appeals to political parties
Tue, 22 May 2012 01:36:34 -0700
NCP leader and former Lok Sabha Speaker P.A. Sangma, who is being backed by BJD and AIADMK for the President’s post, today sought to reach out to political parties, saying he hoped they will respo...
Read More...Merkel to discuss fiscal pact with German parties
Mon, 21 May 2012 04:25:01 -0700
BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel will discuss with the leaders of German political parties on Thursday the prospects for a European fiscal pact she
Read More...Italy's lower house approves state funding cut
Tue, 22 May 2012 13:18:44 -0700
ROME (Reuters) - Italy's lower house of parliament approved a proposal on Tuesday to halve state funding of political parties after a spate of scandals where politicians were accused of using the money for personal gain. The proposal, which forms part of a wider package of measures to reform party finances, will cut their funding by the state to 91 million euros ($116 million) per year. The move ...
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