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Cabinet approves postponement of local elections (update 3)
The cabinet on Wednesday approved an interior ministry proposal to extend the term of elected local officials by two-and-a-half years thus postponing the elections, scheduled...
It would have made sense to postpone local elections, says minister
Interior Minister Socratis Hasikos on Wednesday said although the proposal to postpone December’s municipal elections had not been accepted by political parties, he still believed...
First woman mayor voted in Italian capital
Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi was trounced by the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement in local elections in Rome and Turin on Sunday, clouding his chances of...
London mayor may be Labour’s lone bright spot in local elections
Labour candidate Sadiq Khan looked set on Thursday to become the first Muslim elected mayor of London, loosening the ruling Conservatives’ hold on Britain’s financial...
Sarkozy wins French local elections; far right makes limited gains
By Ingrid Melander The far-right National Front made only limited gains in French local elections won by a wide margin on Sunday by ex-president Nicolas...
French local election tests far-right strength, Sarkozy comeback (Update 1)
By Ingrid Melander France’s far-right National Front is expected to strengthen its hold on grassroots politics in a second round of local elections on Sunday...
UK’s anti-EU party big winner in local elections
By Andrew Osborn and Guy Faulconbridge Britain’s anti-EU party UKIP made strong gains in local elections in England, siphoning support from Prime Minister David Cameron’s...
Turkey’s opposition seeking recount of Ankara poll results
TURKEY‘S main opposition party is hopeful an internal recount of votes from Sunday’s local polls will help reverse a victory for the ruling party in...
