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India to choose President soon

Acting on the Election Commission’s notification, parties in India are deciding on their candidates to contest the presidential election scheduled for next month.

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India to choose President soon

ByAPDwriterRishikaChauhanNEWDELHI,June18(APD)-ActingontheElectionCommission’snotification,partiesinIndiaaredecidingontheircandidatestocontestthepresidentialelec

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South Korea names new defense minister to counter DPRK threat

South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Sunday nominated a former navy chief as his defense minister, the presidential office said, as the government faces challenges tackling the DPRK's rapidly developing weapons program.

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S. Korea's ruling party to push hearings on unauthorized THAAD delivery

South Korea's ruling Democratic Party has planned to push for parliamentary hearing on the unauthorized delivery of four more mobile launchers of the U.S. missile shield to the country, which failed to be reported to President Moon Jae-in.

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S. Korea's ruling party to push hearings on unauthorized THAAD delivery

SouthKorea'srulingDemocraticPartyhasplannedtopushforparliamentaryhearingontheunauthorizeddeliveryoffourmoremobilelaunchersoftheU.S.missileshieldtothecountry,whi

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S.Korean president orders investigation into THAAD launchers delivery

South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Tuesday ordered a thorough investigation into the unauthorized delivery of four more mobile launchers of the U.S. missile shield to the country.

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S. Korean president agreed on need for summit with DPRK during election

SouthKoreanPresidentMoonJae-inhadagreedontheneedforasummitmeetingwiththeDemocraticPeople'sRepublicofKorea(DPRK)duringhispresidentialelectioncampaign,thespyagenc

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News Analysis: Traditional parties in France face inevitable shake-up

Following the French presidential election victory for Emmanuel Macron -- the candidate for a political party positioning itself neither on the left nor the right -- internal quarrels related to political orientation have been accentuated within the traditional parties, a sign of political upheaval and restructuring.

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News Analysis: Traditional parties in France face inevitable shake-up

FollowingtheFrenchpresidentialelectionvictoryforEmmanuelMacron--thecandidateforapoliticalpartypositioningitselfneitherontheleftnortheright--internalquarrelsrela

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UN chief congratulates Macron on winning French presidential election

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has congratulated French President-elect Emmanuel Macron on winning the presidential election, said a spokesperson here on Monday.

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Spotlight: Who is likely to be elected as new S.Korean president on May 9

SEOUL, May 8 (Xinhua) -- South Korea is set to hold a presidential by-election Tuesday amid escalated hopes for a new society following the impeachment of former President Park Geun-hye over corruption allegations.

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S. Korean president permanently removed from office as court upholds impeachment

South Korean President Park Geun-hye was permanently removed from office Friday as the constitutional court upheld the motion to impeach the scandal-hit leader.

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S. Korea's ex-opposition party head leads ex-UN chief in opinion poll

A former head of South Korea's biggest opposition party kept a comfortable lead in a presidential opinion poll over former UN chief, who returned back to his home country, a local survey showed on Friday.

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Political clock in S.Korea changes rapidly on divided conservatives, Ban's scheduled return

A political clock is rapidly changing in South Korea on the first division in almost three decades of the conservative bloc and the scheduled return of UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon who is seen as one of powerful presidential contenders.

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S. Korean opposition presidential hopefuls beat Ban Ki-moon in virtual race: poll

​Two major presidential hopefuls in South Korea's biggest opposition party beat outgoing UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in a simulated presidential election, a local survey showed on Thursday.

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S. Korea's ruling party expected to be cut in half as members defect

South Korea's ruling Saenuri Party is expected to be cut in half in the near future as scores of lawmakers with one of the two party factions agreed on Wednesday to defect next week after the presidential impeachment.

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Transfer of power in S.Korea to cause dramatic change in diplomacy, DPRK policy

Transfer in South Korea of presidential power from the ruling bloc to the opposition is expected to cause a dramatic change in the country's diplomacy and policy toward the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), experts here said.