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May’s Conservative remains largest party, but loses majority

BritishPrimeMinisterTheresaMay'sConservativePartyhaswonthemostseatsinthecountry'sgeneralelectionbutfailedtosecureanoverallmajority.ItisbeingseenasamajorblowforM

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France's Macron set for biggest majority since De Gaulle

‍Emmanuel Macron's party is set to win the biggest parliamentary majority for a French president since Charles de Gaulle's 1968 landslide, a survey of voter intentions for the coming legislative elections showed on Tuesday.

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France's Macron set for biggest majority since De Gaulle

‍EmmanuelMacron'spartyissettowinthebiggestparliamentarymajorityforaFrenchpresidentsinceCharlesdeGaulle's1968landslide,asurveyofvoterintentionsforthecominglegisl

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Sterling dips after poll suggests hung parliament

ThevalueofthepounddroppedafteraprojectionsuggestedtheConservativescouldfailtowinanoutrightmajorityintheelectionon8June.PreviousopinionpollssuggestedPrimeMiniste

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Negotiations on forming new gov't breaks down in Iceland

Formal negotiations between three Icelandic parties on forming a new government have broken down due to differences over fish management and European Union (EU) membership, Icelandic media reported on Tuesday.

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80 women elected MPs in Morocco's parliament

A total of 80 women have been elected as MPs following Friday's parliamentary elections in Morocco, local media reported on Wednesday.

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HK voters elect 70 legislators for 6th term Legislative Council

​Seventy lawmakers have been elected to the sixth Legislative Council (LegCo) of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR), according to Hong Kong's Electoral Affairs Commission Monday evening.

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‘Japan has now entered the path of a country that is able to wage war’

South Korea’s major dailies on Monday carried articles on their front pages on Japan’s House of Councillors election held on Sunday, with headlines focusing on the path being cleared for constitutional reform by the ruling coalition.

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After days of limbo, Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull claims election win

Australia’s prime minister said on Sunday that his conservative coalition government was re-elected for a second three-year term, after a chaotic national election that left the country in a state of political paralysis for more than a week while officials scrambled to sort out who had won the tight race.

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Australia ruling conservatives win tight election

Australia's ruling conservatives have been confirmed winners in last week's general election, after opposition Labor leader Bill Shorten conceded.

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Australian PM Turnbull likely to hang on to power after latest projection gives coalition more seats

Embattled Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Wednesday pulled within striking distance of the votes needed to form a narrow majority government in a cliffhanger election that has left the country in limbo and his leadership in doubt.

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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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Major parties confident as minor parties pose threat in Australian election

The leaders of Australia's two largest political parties both remain confident that they will win the Federal Election as polls opened on Saturday.

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Anti-US base relocation bloc gains majority in Okinawa assembly in wake of alleged crimes by American officers

Candidates opposed to a plan to relocate a key US military base within Okinawa gained a majority in the prefectural assembly election on Sunday, giving a boost to Governor Takeshi Onaga’s efforts to block construction of the new base in the island prefecture.

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Shareholders slam Cathay Pacific for declining premium image and fat management bonuses

Shareholders of Cathay Pacific Airways came down heavily on the management at its annual general meeting for its declining image as Hong Kong’s premium airline and the big bonuses received by its management despite the poor performance of the company’s stock.

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S. Korea's ruling party fails to regain majority in parliamentary election

​South Korea's ruling party failed to regain a majority in the parliamentary election on Wednesday, heralding hardships that President Park Geun-hye's economic reform drive may face during the remaining tenure of her five-year term.