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Sergey Stanishev, the Bulgarian Socialist Party leader, shakes hands with Bulgarian president Rosen Plevneliev prior their meeting at the Presidency building in Sofia on May 17, 2013. Bulgaria President Rosen Plevneliev said Friday that he would convene on May 21 the new parliament issued from tense and tight weekend elections in EU's poorest member.
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The report is untrue and entirely fabricated and is aimed at obstructing the approval of a new electoral law – especially after the consensus reached by the March 14 parties and the Progressive Socialist Party on the hybrid law
President Hollande’s ability to drive structural reform may be limited by his ability and willingness (and the Socialist Party’s support of him) to pursue the deeper economic reforms that are required – the tax and benefits system, deep reductions in government spending and public administration, and extensive reforms to pensions and the labour market.
The Progressive Socialist Party will not be dragged into a dispute with some in the March 8 coalition who build their stances on the basis of conspiracy, doubt, and treasonMore quotes »
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Albania changes election committee despite concern
by a small party that recently left the coalition government to join the opposition. The lawmakers with the opposition Socialist Party boycotted the vote, which they said it violated the constitution.The CEC manages election preparation and certifies results. Read more »
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