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Malaysian PM delays confidence vote, citing virus battle
Reuters, Published on 13/05/2020
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin will not face a confidence vote on May 18 as earlier scheduled, the speaker of parliament said on Wednesday after the government cited the battle against the coronavirus as a priority.
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Iceland swears in shaky new government after Panama Papers
AFP, Published on 08/04/2016
» REYKJAVIK - Iceland's new right-wing government took office on Thursday, under fire from the start as the opposition sought a vote of no confidence and stuck to its call for swift elections.
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French government pushes through economic reforms
AFP, Published on 16/06/2015
» PARIS - France's socialist government on Tuesday forced a package of key economic reforms through parliament without a vote, sparking a walk-out from the opposition and a vote of no-confidence.
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Theresa May seeks snap election to get Brexit backing
Bloomberg News, Published on 18/04/2017
» LONDON - UK Prime Minister Theresa May said she will seek an early election on June 8, in an unexpected gamble aimed at strengthening her hand going into talks on leaving the European Union.
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Dutch PM Rutte says to quit politics
AFP, Published on 10/07/2023
» THE HAGUE - Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said Monday he would quit politics after the fall of his coalition government, in a shock end to the career of the Netherlands' longest-serving leader.
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Macron urges 'compromises' to break France impasse
AFP, Published on 23/06/2022
» PARIS - President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday urged France's political forces to make compromises to end a political deadlock sparked by his failure to retain a parliamentary majority that threatens to paralyse government.
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Malaysian opposition MPs march to parliament, demand PM resign
Bloomberg News, Published on 02/08/2021
» Malaysian opposition lawmakers marched toward the parliament building in Kuala Lumpur to demand Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin’s resignation on Monday, after officials postponed the day’s sitting indefinitely to prevent the spread of Covid-19 in the house.
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Ousted as Spanish PM, Rajoy to quit as conservative party leader
AFP, Published on 05/06/2018
» MADRID - Mariano Rajoy, a major figure of Spanish politics over the past 14 years, announced Tuesday he will quit as head of the conservative Popular Party (PP) after being ousted as prime minister last week.
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May heads to Europe in bid to save floundering Brexit deal
AFP, Published on 11/12/2018
» LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May will visit Germany's Angela Merkel on Tuesday as she works to salvage her Brexit deal, the day after delaying a parliamentary vote on it to avoid a crushing defeat.
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South Africa's ruling party demands that Zuma resign
Associated Press, Published on 13/02/2018
» JOHANNESBURG: South African President Jacob Zuma must leave office promptly so that the country can move toward political stability and economic recovery, the ruling party said Tuesday, finally disowning a leader who has been discredited by corruption scandals.
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