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Thai political protests spread outside Bangkok
AFP, Published on 27/11/2013
» Thailand's mass political protests spread outside the capital Wednesday as opposition demonstrators stepped up their attempts to overthrow Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra's government, plunging the country deeper into crisis.
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Egyptians head to ballot box to elect pro-Sisi parliament
AFP, Published on 18/10/2015
» CAIRO - Egyptians were to vote Sunday for a parliament expected to firmly back President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, who has crushed all opposition since ousting his Islamist predecessor in 2013.
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Libya PM ousted after tanker escapes to sea with rebel oil
AFP, Published on 12/03/2014
» Libya's premier was ousted by parliament after a tanker laden with crude oil from a rebel-held terminal broke through a naval blockade and escaped to sea, underscoring the weakness of the central government.
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Japan PM in touching distance of sales tax hike
AFP, Published on 08/08/2012
» Japan's prime minister looked set Tuesday to achieve his long-cherished goal of hiking consumption tax, with senior opposition figures agreeing to a final vote on the divisive issue.
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Calls for unity ahead of Australia PM vote
AFP, Published on 26/02/2012
» Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard said Sunday she was "very confident" of surviving a leadership challenge from Kevin Rudd -- the man she deposed -- calling on Labor to unite whatever the outcome.
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Portugal PM announces severe spending cuts
AFP, Published on 08/04/2013
» Portuguese Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho called for severe cuts in public spending after a court rejected a number of austerity measures, as the EU warned the debt-hit nation to respect the aims of its international bailout.
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Australian PM orders embattled MP out of party
AFP, Published on 29/04/2012
» Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard said she had asked a lawmaker embroiled in a scandal over payment for prostitutes to quit the Labor Party, in a blow to her fragile minority rule.
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Iceland government survives confidence vote
AFP, Published on 09/04/2016
» REYKJAVIK - Iceland's parliament rejected an opposition motion of no-confidence in the new government, which is struggling to shake off revelations from the leaked "Panama Papers" which have already forced the prime minister to step down.
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Imran Khan dismissed as Pakistan PM after losing no-confidence vote
AFP, Published on 10/04/2022
» ISLAMABAD - Imran Khan was dismissed Sunday as Pakistan prime minister after losing a no-confidence vote in parliament following weeks of political turmoil.
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Swedish PM resigns following no confidence vote
AFP, Published on 28/06/2021
» STOCKHOLM - Sweden's Prime Minister Stefan Lofven resigned on Monday, one week after he lost a vote of no confidence, leaving it up to the speaker of parliament to begin the search for a replacement.
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