France braces for a political showdown as the new prime minister seeks to force a budget through
Political uncertainty is again looming in France after Prime Minister Francois Bayrou warned that he would use special executive powers this week to get his budget approved without a vote by lawmakers
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France braces for a political showdown as the new prime minister seeks to force a budget through
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Mistrust, grumpiness and political deadlock in France
Long-term changes in social attitudes combine with the decline of mainstream parties to open a door for the far rightFinancial Times - Jan. 25 -
Former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has memoir coming out in June
Two years after her shocking decision to resign as prime minister of New Zealand, Jacinda Ardern is set to publish a memoir about her eventful time in officeABC News - Jan. 21 -
France's new Prime Minister Bayrou survives no-confidence vote
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France's new prime minister faces no-confidence vote
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Why not give Sir New Prime Minister a break? | David Mitchell
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‘A welfare state with a budget on the right side of zero’: Iceland’s youngest-ever prime minister has a plan for a new kind of governance
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New Caledonia Congress elects pro-France president after political crisis
New leader Alcide Ponga says people want a ‘signal of hope’ after turmoil in the French Pacific territory . Weeks after its first ever pro-independence government collapsed, New Caledonia has named ...The Guardian - Jan. 9
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Protesters rally against German party leader who pushed migration proposal backed by far-right
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Multiple tremors near Greek island of Santorini shut schools and put residents on edge
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Turkey says it will join with neighbors to fight the Islamic State group in Syria
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Japan launches a navigation satellite on a new flagship rocket for an improved positioning system
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Serbian students hold overnight bridge blockade 3 months since deadly canopy collapse
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