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Merkel waves flag in election battle against populists

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Berlin - Chancellor Angela Merkel's party on Thursday placed the German flag front and centre in its campaign advertising for September elections, in a bid to snatch back a claim on patriotism from anti-immigration populists.

More women, far younger: France's new MPs

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Paris - The French parliament has been transformed by the overwhelming victory of President Emmanuel Macron's centrist party in elections.

French Socialists face 'unprecedented' losses

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Paris - For France's Socialists, the pain keeps getting worse. After five years in power under ex-president Francois Hollande, the party now faces a battle to survive after a historic drubbing in parliamentary elections.

French Socialists face 'unprecedented' losses

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Paris - The head of the French Socialists admitted his party faced "unprecedented" losses after the country's parliamentary election which could see it lose more than 200 seats.

French legislative elections: what you need to know

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Paris - Emmanuel Macron's victory in May's presidential election was a political earthquake for France, and his one-year-old party is now keen to win a strong parliamentary majority to push through reforms.

Final push for votes in Britain's turbulent election campaign

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London - Britain on Wednesday hit the final day of campaigning for a general election darkened by jihadist attacks in two cities, leaving forecasters struggling to predict an outcome on polling day.

Britain heads into final day of turbulent election campaign

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London - Britain on Wednesday headed into the final day of campaigning for a general election darkened and dominated by jihadist attacks in two cities, leaving forecasters struggling to predict an outcome on polling day.

Ex-CIA chief warned Russia to stay out of election

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Washington - Former CIA director John Brennan said Tuesday he became increasingly concerned last summer over contacts between Donald Trump's campaign officials and Moscow, as a Russian effort to interfere with the US presidential election became evident.

Iran's Rouhani: a moderate cleric open to the world

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Tehran - President Hassan Rouhani, who won re-election on Saturday, has spent three decades at the heart of Iran's revolutionary establishment but still faces opposition from hardliners for trying to rebuild ties with the West.

May seeks Brexit mandate with Conservative manifesto

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London - British Prime Minister Theresa May urged voters to "strengthen my hand" in Brexit talks and vowed to cut immigration as she unveiled her Conservative Party's manifesto Thursday ahead of a general election.

May seeks Brexit mandate with Conservative manifesto

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May eyes 'Brexit and beyond' in Conservative manifesto

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London - British Prime Minister Theresa May urged voters to "strengthen my hand" in Brexit talks and vowed to cut immigration as she unveiled the Conservative manifesto Thursday ahead of a general election.

British PM says up to Trump who he shares intelligence with

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London - British Prime Minister Theresa May said Wednesday that it was up to US President Donald Trump to decide what intelligence he shared, after reports he divulged top-secret data to the Russians.

Austria snap elections set for October 15

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Vienna - Austria's snap election will be on October 15, party chiefs agreed on Tuesday after the centrist "grand coalition" collapsed.

Iran hardliners turn to reformist-dominated social media

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Tehran - After a series of bruising electoral defeats, Iranian conservatives campaigning in this week's presidential poll have belatedly embraced social media -- a space long dominated by their reformist rivals.

Iran's Rouhani vows to end remaining sanctions in final debate

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Tehran - Iran's President Hassan Rouhani vowed Friday to continue rebuilding ties with the world and get rid of remaining sanctions during a fiery final debate a week ahead of the election.

Macron's French 'revolution' faces first test

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Paris - French president-elect Emmanuel Macron faces the first major test of his plans to overhaul the country's politics Thursday as his party reveals its candidates for parliamentary elections in June.

France's Macron to unveil list of candidates for new party

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Paris - Incoming French president Emmanuel Macron will on Thursday reveal a list of hundreds of candidates for his new centrist political party, as he seeks to win a parliamentary majority in next month's general election.

With Macron win secured, France and Germany look to EU future

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Berlin - Germany heaved a sigh of relief after liberal candidate Emmanuel Macron won France's presidential election comfortably on Sunday, but the two staunch allies face tough challenges over Europe's future.

With Macron win secured, France and Germany look to EU future

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Le Pen claims 'massive' gains but plans party revamp after defeat

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Paris - Defeated French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen claimed a "massive" result for the far right in Sunday's presidential run-off against centrist Emmanuel Macron, but said her National Front (FN) party had to undergo major change.

Le Pen claims 'massive' gains but plans party revamp after defeat

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Le Pen claims 'massive' gains but plans party revamp after defeat

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Daughter of late Rwandan tycoon to challenge Kagame

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Kigali - The 35-year-old daughter of a tycoon who once bankrolled the ruling Rwandan Patriotic Front said Wednesday she plans to run as an independent candidate against President Paul Kagame in August's elections.

FBI chief 'nauseous' at thought he swayed US election

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Washington - FBI Director James Comey said Wednesday he felt "nauseous" at the thought he swayed last year's US election by announcing he was reopening a probe into Hillary Clinton's emails just days before the vote.

UK local polls prepare general election battleground

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Retford - Britain's local elections on Thursday are a street-by-street fight for advantage in the battleground areas where next month's national vote will be won and lost.

Violence scars France's pre-election May Day marches

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Paris - Traditional May 1 union marches turned violent in France on Monday and presidential election frontrunner Emmanuel Macron attacked far-right rival Marine Le Pen, highlighting the divisions six days before the runoff.

France's Fillon: one-time favourite leads right to historic defeat

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Paris - Former premier Francois Fillon was one of the early favourites to become president, but in the end he led the French right to a historic defeat, as a fake jobs scandal engulfed his campaign.

S.Korea president hopeful denies date rape conspiracy

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Seoul - South Korean presidential candidate Hong Joon-Pyo Friday denied his own autobiographical confession of complicity in an attempted date rape, as voter outrage mounted.

Ahmadinejad barred as Iran Guardians pick vote candidates

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Tehran - Former Iranian leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was barred from running in next month's election Thursday while President Hassan Rouhani was among six candidates approved by Iran's conservative-controlled Guardian Council, state media reported.

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