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Expectations run high among Vietnamese for new leadership ahead of party congress

Vietnamese people have high hopes for the country's new leadership as the 12th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) draws closer.

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KMT says it's time for review after rout in vote

Vowing to conduct a review and internal reform, Taiwan's former ruling Kuomintang party held an extraordinary congress on Monday to appoint Huang Min-hui acting chairwoman, following the resignation of KMT chairman Eric Chu after losing the island's leadership election on Saturday.

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Vietnam's national party congress to elect 200 central committee members: official

The upcoming 12th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) will elect 200 members of the central committee, a Vietnamese official said on Monday.

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Vietnam's communist party to finalize personnel work for new leadership

The 11th Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPVCC) on Monday kicked off its 14th plenary session, the final meeting of the tenure.

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S.Korea's ruling party raises need for atomic armament after DPRK's nuke test

​South Korea's ruling political party on Thursday raised the need for the country's atomic armament after the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)'s fourth nuclear test.

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Cambodian PM cancels plan to ban dual citizens from party leadership

Ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP) President and Prime Minister Hun Sen on Thursday cancelled his plan to amend the election law to ban political party leaders from holding dual nationality.

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Donald Trump courts trouble again: 5 other controversial politicians

Donald Trump, the 69-year-old US Republican presidential front runner, is no stranger to controversy. But this time his comments calling for a ban on Muslims entering the United States have backfired spectacularly.

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Malaysian PM enters party assembly with strong position

Malaysia's ruling party kicked off its annual assembly Thursday as Prime Minister Najib Razak has consolidated his position despite dissidents within his party.

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Romania's main ruling party has new leadership

Romania's Social Democrat Party unanimously validated the elections of Liviu Dragnea as the main ruling party's chairman in an extraordinary congress on Sunday.

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KMT replaces candidate for Taiwan leadership election

Taiwan's ruling Kuomintang (KMT) party replaced deputy legislative speaker Hung Hsiu-chu with KMT chairman Eric Chu for the island's leadership election.

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KMT to hold extempore congress to consider replacing Taiwan election candidate

Taiwan's ruling Kuomintang (KMT) party will hold an extempore party congress next Saturday at the earliest in a bid to improve its souring prospects in the island's leadership election next January.

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New national party focused on Osaka to be formed in Japan

​Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto and Osaka Governor Ichiro Matsui announced on Thursday that a new national party focused on Osaka will be launched on Oct. 24.

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SYRIZA Leftists win general elections, to return in office with former coalition partner

​Greece's Radical Left SYRIZA party celebrated its second victory in general polls in eight months on Sunday night, and was set to return in office with its Right-wing former junior coalition partner, the Independent Greeks (ANEL), promising to "continue the battle for Greek people's rights in Greece and abroad."

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Golden Dawn acknowledges "political responsibility" but no "criminal liability" for anti-racist rapper murder

​Golden Dawn party chief Nikos Michaloliakos accepted "political responsibility" but not "criminal liability" for the murder of an antifascist musician in 2013, in a radio interview on Thursday.

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Greece's conservatives call for unity in main rally ahead of Sunday general elections

​Greece will move forward and exit the debt crisis only through unity and cross party cooperation after Sunday's snap general elections, main opposition conservative New Democracy (ND) party leader Vangelis Meimarakis said on Thursday addressing the party's main rally ahead of the electoral battle.

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Greek political leaders cross swords in first debate ahead of Sept. 20 elections

​The leaders of all Greek political parties represented in the previous parliament, with the exception of the far-Right Golden Dawn (Chryssi Avghi) party, crossed their swords on Wednesday night during a marathon televised debate ahead of the Sept. 20 general elections.

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Greek PM resigns, requesting snap general elections

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras submitted his Leftist government's resignation on Thursday evening, asking for a fresh mandate in snap general elections this autumn to implement the third bailout and lead Greece to the exit of the debt crisis.