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Despite his vow to stay on as Opposition leader, Dr John Hewson's support among Liberal MPs continues to waver, as a leadership crisis deepens in the party. Embattled Liberal leaders are scrambling to resolve the crisis, with senior Victorians and other state Liberals holding informal meetings to consider
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British politician John Smith, leader of the Labor Party, suffered a fatal heart attack at the age of 55, just a week after his party's successes in local elections. Smith's death leaves a power vacuum, and the Labor Party is now faced with finding a new
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The British Parliament suspended its regular question time on Thursday to pay tribute to opposition leader John Smith, who died suddenly at 55 after collapsing in his flat due to a heart attack. The Labour Party leader, who had transformed the party into the country's most popular political
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Communist leaders in the Philippines are threatening to withdraw from peace talks with the government unless five recently arrested party officials are released within two to three days. The group's spokesman, Satur Ocampo, stated that the peace talks would be removed if the arrested officials, including Wilma Austria-Tiamzon,
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The second and final round of the French local elections has kicked off, with the Socialist Party entering the competition in relatively buoyant form following last week's first-round results. The government parties, the RPR and UDF, secured 44.6% of the vote in the first round, while the
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Romanian President Ion Iliescu has pardoned 24 prisoners, including former communist party leaders and ethnic Hungarians, in a move likely aimed at improving Romania's human rights record ahead of a Council of Europe visit. The pardoned individuals, including eight former communist politburo members, were convicted of complicity in
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As Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa continues to face allegations of a money scandal, opposition party figures are urging him to clear his name or dissolve the House of Representatives for a general election. Former Foreign Minister Michio Watanabe emphasized the need for Hosokawa to cooperate with the opposition Liberal Democratic
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Israel's opposition leader, Benjamin Netanyahu, has expressed skepticism about the resumption of peace talks with the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and has called for more significant concessions from the Palestinian side. Netanyahu, the leader of the conservative Likud Party, has been critical of the steps taken by the
