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Greece votes in election expected to oust leftist Tsipras
AFP, Published on 07/07/2019
» ATHENS - Greek voters cast their ballots on Sunday in the country's first national election of the post-bailout era, with leftist Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras's Syriza party expected to be ousted by the conservative opposition.
Greece votes in election expected to oust leftist Tsipras
AFP, Published on 07/07/2019
» ATHENS - Greek voters cast their ballots on Sunday in the country's first national election of the post-bailout era, with leftist Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras's Syriza party expected to be ousted by the conservative opposition.
Swiss women rise up for equal pay
AFP, Published on 14/06/2019
» GENEVA - Statues draped in purple in Neuchatel, blocked traffic in Lausanne and a massive clenched fist feminist symbol projected onto a skyscraper in Basel: women across Switzerland went on strike Friday for equal pay.
Populists looking to cause upsets as EU elections begin
AFP, Published on 23/05/2019
» LONDON - Populists are hoping to cause upsets across the EU as the European Parliament elections get under way on Thursday in polls that could challenge the Brussels consensus.
Egyptians vote in referendum to extend Sisi's rule
AFP, Published on 20/04/2019
» CAIRO - Egyptians start voting Saturday in a referendum that aims to cement the rule of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, the former coup leader presenting himself as a rock of stability in a turbulent region.
Egypt parliament votes to extend Sisi rule
AFP, Published on 17/04/2019
» CAIRO - Egypt's parliament on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved constitutional amendments allowing general-turned-president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to stay in power until 2030, state media reported.
Embattled Australian PM loses two more ministers
AFP, Published on 02/03/2019
» SYDNEY - Australia's defence minister and his deputy both announced they were quitting politics on Saturday, bringing to five the number of cabinet members retiring as Prime Minister Scott Morrison heads into a fraught election.
Georgia's first female president sworn in
AFP, Published on 16/12/2018
» TELAVI (GEORGIA) - Georgia on Sunday swore in its first female president, Salome Zurabishvili as opposition parties continue to denounce her election as fraudulent and demand snap parliamentary polls.
Who would want to be an Afghan MP?
AFP, Published on 17/10/2018
» KABUL - Doctors, mullahs, sons of warlords, feminists and even a prison inmate are among a motley crew of candidates contesting war-torn Afghanistan's October 20 legislative election.
'Price of democracy': Afghans risking their lives to vote
AFP, Published on 16/10/2018
» KABUL - From a university student to a middle-aged housewife, Afghans planning to vote in the October 20 parliamentary election say they are willing to risk their lives for democracy.