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May’s Conservative remains largest party, but loses majority

BritishPrimeMinisterTheresaMay'sConservativePartyhaswonthemostseatsinthecountry'sgeneralelectionbutfailedtosecureanoverallmajority.ItisbeingseenasamajorblowforM

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May's poll lead narrows to 3 points a week before UK election

BritishPrimeMinisterTheresaMay'sgambleonasnapelectionwasunderquestiononThursdayafterthelatestopinionpollsshowedherConservativeParty'sleadwasdwindlingjustaweekbe

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Sterling dips after poll suggests hung parliament

ThevalueofthepounddroppedafteraprojectionsuggestedtheConservativescouldfailtowinanoutrightmajorityintheelectionon8June.PreviousopinionpollssuggestedPrimeMiniste

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Japan starts upper house election with constitutional review under spotlight

Half seats of the upper house are up to grab every three years. A total of 389 candidates will contest in the vote through a mix of constituencies and proportional representation.

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Aust'n Turnbull gov't a step closer to re-election as vote count continues

Australia's incumbent coalition government still has a chance to secure a majority in Parliament, leading political analysts have said on Wednesday, after it managed to secure three of the seats that were previously "on a knife's edge."

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Unlikely partnership between Italy's Renzi, Berlusconi starting to show cracks

​The Italian government's arduous process of picking a successor to departed President Giorgio Napolitano is exposing cracks in the unlikely alliance between Prime Minister Matteo Renzi and the supporters of controversial billionaire, former prime minister, and one-time Renzi rival Silvio Berlusconi.

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Italy's Constitutional Court rules current voting law as "unconstitutional"

Italy's Constitutional Court, one of the country's highest courts, on Wednesday ruled as "unconstitutional" the current voting law which was widely seen as making election results uncertain.

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Ruling Coalition wins Malaysia's general election

The ruling coalition has achieved a parliamentary simple majority to retain power in Malaysia's general election, Election Commission said early Monday