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State Council official meets leaders of HK Democratic Party

The deputy director of the State Council's Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office, Feng Wei, met with members of the Hong Kong Democratic Party in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) Wednesday, a spokesperson said Friday.

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Myanmar allows using state radio TV for election campaigning

The Myanmar Union Election Commission announced Thursday allowing political parties to use the state-operated Myanmar Radio and Television (MRTV) for campaigning purpose.

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Former minister calls for grand coalition to solve Brazil's political stalemate

​Luiz Carlos Mendonca de Barros, former Communications Minister for Brazil, has called for Brazil's three main parties to come together and collaborate to solve the country's political stalemate.

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UN Security Council urges political solution of Syrian crisis

​The UN Security Council on Monday stressed that the only sustainable solution to the current crisis in Syria is through an inclusive and Syrian-led political process.

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Trump fervor could fade, but that could take a while

​Billionaire mogul Donald Trump' s bid to clinch the White House is still gaining much media attention, but some analysts are saying the controversial Republican candidate could fade out of the spotlight, although that could take some time.

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Iraq pushes forth with sweeping reform plan

The Iraqi parliament on Tuesday voted unanimously for Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi's crucial reform plan that put Iraq at crossroads after recent demonstrations against corruption and poor services.

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Sri Lanka's Tamil party says to push for political solution to Tamil issues

​Sri Lanka's main minority Tamil political party, the Tamil National Alliance (TNA), on Monday said it will push for a permanent political solution to issues faced by the Tamils, following the August 17 parliamentary election.

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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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Regional leaders call for further postponement of elections in Burundi

​The leaders from the East African Community (EAC) partner states on Sunday expressed their concerns at the political crisis on Burundi, calling for further postponement of elections in the East African country.

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First Egyptian elected president Morsi faces death verdict

​Mohamed Morsi, affiliated to banned Muslim Brotherhood group, is the first Egyptian president who faces the execution verdict, after a criminal court sentenced him to death on Saturday.

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Myanmar expects highest-level talks on domestic political issues

Proposed by Myanmar's parliament, the highest-level talks in the country are to take place in Nay Pyi Taw Friday to deal with domestic political issues including constitution amendment, general election and peace process.

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Berlusconi acquittal "public relations" win, but little else: experts

​Italy's highest court on Tuesday definitively declared Silvio Berlusconi innocent of charges that he paid an under-age exotic dancer for sex and used his influence to cover it up. But don't expect to see the former prime minister and billionaire media mogul formally return to the political arena any time soon.

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For political slogans, drill, baby, drill

For most Chinese media outlets, what "Change We Can Believe In" or "Yes We Can" entails is already a myth, much less its association with Barack Obama, or the Democratic vision for the United States.

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Top political advisory body to discuss reform

Unfazed by downward pressure on economy, China's top political advisor Yu Zhengsheng pledged Tuesday further efforts to help advance reforms at the start of the most important two weeks on China's political calendar this year.

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Hadi's return offsets worries of a troublesome Yemen

​After almost one-month house arrest by the Houthi group, Yemen's outgoing President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi confirmed Sunday that he is carrying on with presidential duties after he left the country's capital Sanaa which is under the control of militia.

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Su Rong expelled from Party, office

Su Rong, former vice chairman of China's top political advisory body, has been expelled from the Communist Party of China (CPC) and dismissed from public office following an internal graft investigation, the country's discipline watchdog announced on Monday.

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Myanmar's parliament re-proposes holding six-party talks for constitution amendment

​Myanmar's parliament on Thursday re- proposed holding six-party talks as soon as possible to work out a framework for constitution amendment, stressing that alternative talks are not what it hopes for, parliament sources said.