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# Snap Election

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Conservative Sebastian Kurz on track to retake power in Austrian snap election
Kurz’s former allies, the far-right Freedom Party (FPOe), were the biggest losers, falling 10 percentage points.
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Sep 29th 2019, 6:13 PM
House of Lords approves bill to seek three-month Brexit extension
The legislation would ensure Britain does not crash out of the European Union if an agreement cannot be reached by 19 October.
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Sep 6th 2019, 3:50 PM
Boris Johnson to seek 14 October general election if MPs vote to block no-deal Brexit today
Johnson met with ministers and ruled out another Brexit extension last night.
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Sep 3rd 2019, 7:28 AM
Voting begins in Spanish snap election marked by far-right resurgence
Polls predict far-right party Vox could take more than 10% of the votes.
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Apr 28th 2019, 10:51 AM
Explainer: What now for Catalonia after the separatists secured election victory?
Independence is still a distant prospect despite yesterday’s election victory for separatists as Madrid reject appeal for meeting.
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Dec 22nd 2017, 8:30 PM
Japan's Abe storms to 'super-majority', promises to 'deal firmly' with North Korea
The 66-year-old is on course to become the country’s longest serving premier.
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Oct 23rd 2017, 6:53 AM
Japan's prime minister calls snap election
Shinzo Abe hopes to capitalise on a weak and fractured opposition to sweep back into power.
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Sep 25th 2017, 12:55 PM
Most Irish people are definitely NOT in favour of a snap election here
59% of voters think it would be better if the current government remain in power.
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Apr 21st 2017, 12:05 AM
Nicola Sturgeon calls large Tory win in UK election 'a horrifying prospect'
Meanwhile, Theresa May has said a potential alliance of opposition parties would be a “coalition of chaos”.
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Apr 20th 2017, 9:07 AM
'Crush the saboteurs': Here's how the British press reacted to Theresa May calling an election
Three polls released over the weekend show May’s Conservatives around 20 points ahead.
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Apr 19th 2017, 7:33 AM
Theresa May's to lose? Here's how the main parties measure up ahead of the UK election
The Conservatives will hope to win another majority over Labour, the Lib Dems and the SNP.
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Apr 18th 2017, 5:55 PM
As the North votes, why do Sinn Féin keep going on (and on) about crocodiles?
The claws are out.
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Mar 2nd 2017, 2:37 PM
Gerry Adams says Stormont collapse is not a threat to the peace process
Adams said he does not think the Taoiseach has “good instincts” when it comes to dealing with these issues.
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Jan 16th 2017, 2:11 PM
Ukraine is close to forming a new pro-West government
If coalition talks succeed, it will solidify the country’s shift away from Russia under Poroshenko.
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Oct 27th 2014, 5:00 PM
Labour and Fine Gael clash over €6bn cuts
Both parties have called for a snap election – but can’t agree on how to impose cuts now that the IMF are on the scene.
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Nov 23rd 2010, 9:59 AM