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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.

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Myanmar's ruling party makes reshuffle ahead of election

​Myanmar's ruling party, the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP), has made a major reshuffle of its leadership ahead of November's general election.

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Myanmar's ruling party reforms central committee

Myanmar's ruling party, the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP), reformed its central executive committee (CEC) Thursday, retaining President U Thein Sein as the party chairman.

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Myanmar's ruling party leader U Shwe Mann removed

​Chairman of Myanmar's ruling party, the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP), U Shwe Mann was removed Thursday, according to the party sources.

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Nationalistic attitudes gaining ground in Finns Party

​As the populist Finns Party, one of the three ruling parties of Finland, wound up its weekend convention in Turku, southwestern Finland, commentators believed that the party seems to be going into a nationalistic direction.

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Greek cabinet reshuffle receives mixed reactions

​Greece's cabinet reshuffle aimed at finalizing in coming weeks the debt deal on a third bailout with international creditors received mixed reactions in Athens on Saturday.

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Greek PM returns to talks on debt deal with backing of opposition parties after referendum

​Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras returns to the table of negotiations with creditors to clinch a new debt deal and avert a looming default and a possible Grexit with the support of opposition parties, according to an official declaration released on Monday.

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Gay marriage ruling could galvanize GOP, but not enough to clinch White House

​U.S. Supreme Court's decision to legalize gay marriage could galvanize rank-and-file Republicans to vote in the 2016 presidential elections, but that won't be enough for the Republican Party (GOP) to clinch the White House as it needs to reach out beyond its base.

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Former Brazilian president chides ruling party for losing ideals

Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Monday rebuked the ruling left-leaning Workers' Party for losing sight of its ideals.

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Key IS leader killed by Hezbollah in eastern Lebanon

​The Lebanese Shiite militant party Hezbollah said a "prominent leader" of the Islamic State (IS) was killed on Tuesday in the Qalamoun region adjacent to the country's eastern border with Syria.

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Gain of populist, Eurosceptic forces in Italy's regional vote shows similar with Spain

​The large round of regional elections held in Italy on Sunday delivered disappointing results for Prime Minister Matteo Renzi's Democratic Party (PD), with two major populist and anti-euro forces showing a positive performance in crucial areas of the country.

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British PM promises "different gov't" in first all-Conservative cabinet meeting

British Prime Minister David Cameron on Tuesday promised to lead a "different government" at his first ever all-Conservative cabinet meeting following his triumph in the general election last week.

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Italian electoral reform bill passed, but with cost

​Matteo Renzi's decision to push through his electoral reform plan with a series of three risky confidence votes follows a controversial and infrequently-used path that until now has ended badly for the prime minister behind the votes.

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Israeli PM manages to secure majority coalition in the nick of time

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has managed to clinch a deal with the nationalist Jewish Home party late Wednesday night, securing a new ruling coalition with a tiny majority in the 120-member parliament.

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Chinese, U.S. political party leaders meet

Chinese and U.S. political party leaders shared their views on fighting corruption, promoting rule of law and strengthening party governance at a meeting on Wednesday in Beijing.

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Italy's parliament approves electoral reform bill

The Italian Lower House on Monday definitively approved a new electoral law, which was seen as a keystone of Prime Minister Matteo Renzi's reform agenda.

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Stubb congratulates opposition party on Finnish election triumph

​Finnish Prime Minister Alexander Stubb, of the National Coalition Party, shook hands with the Center Party leader Juha Sipila, congratulating the latter on his party's triumph in Sunday's parliamentary election.