Türk leads in Slovenia presidential elections

" Mr Türk ran as an independent but was backed by the left-wing parties Leftist former diplomat Danilo Türk is set to become Slovenia's new president, as preliminary results suggest he has a huge lead over his centre-right rival. Former prime minister Lojze Peterle conceded...

France approves immigration curbs

"The French National Assembly has passed a controversial bill tightening entry conditions for the relatives of immigrants living in France. Under the legislation, the relatives will have to prove they are solvent financially and can speak French. It also includes plans for...

France approves immigration curbs

French President Nicolas Sarkozy has outlined controversial plans to overhaul the pension benefits of half a million mainly public sector workers and announced more than 22,000 job cuts in the civil service in...

France Votes: Massive Turnout So Far

French citizens swarm the polls, eager to have their say in who makes it through to the runoff election next month. More than one million newly-registered voters should be turning up today, and they are likely to...

Opposition Ahead in Swedish Polls

"The coalition of four centre-right opposition parties is holding on to the top spot in Sweden, according to a poll by Synovate Temo. 50.1 per cent of respondents would support the Moderate Rally Party (M), the People’s Party Liberals (FpL), the Centre Party (C) or the...

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