Löfven still trying to break Sweden’s coalition deadlock
Stefan Löfven says he will continue with his attempts to try and form a government. In his half-time report to
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Alaska Governor Walker drops re-election bid and backs Democratic candidate
Alaska Gov. Bill Walker announced Friday that he is suspending his campaign for reelection. That leaves a two-person race for
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Dan Curtis wins third term as mayor of city of Whitehorse, in Canada’s Yukon
Dan Curtis won a third term as mayor of Whitehorse, in the northern territory of Yukon on Thursday, beating the
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Swedes aren’t used to waiting so long for a new government
On Sunday, six weeks will have passed since the election, and Sweden is nowhere near having a new government. Never
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Rebecca Alty elected mayor of city of Yellowknife, in Northern Canada
Rebecca Alty will be the next mayor of Yellowknife. Voters cast their ballots in municipal elections across the N.W.T. on
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Quebec Elections: Centre-right CAQ takes province including Arctic Ungava riding
The Coalition Avenir Quebec (CAQ) party swept provincial elections on Monday winning its first ever majority, including the Arctic riding of
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Talks continue as Sweden wonders who will be the next prime minister
The speaker of parliament, Andreas Norlén, has invited the eight political party leaders for another round of one-to-one talks this
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Sweden’s speaker begins first round talks to find a prime minister
The newly appointed speaker of parliament met with the Social Democrats’ Stefan Löfven today, in the first out of eight
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Sweden’s political blocs face unity test as talks with parliament speaker begin
The speaker of Swedish parliament will begin talks on Thursday with eight party leaders to determine who is best placed to form
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With Sweden’s final election tally confirmed, who will form the next government?
The final election results have now been counted, and there is still no clear view of who will form the
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Should Sweden’s Social Democrats worry about their dwindling support?
Support for the Social Democrats has dropped in 250 out of Sweden’s 290 municipalities, preliminary election results show. Is Social
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High voter turnout delays Sweden’s final election results
A total 87 percent of Swedes turned out to vote on September 9th but the final election result will not
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Social Democrats lose Arctic stronghold over healthcare in Sweden’s regional elections
An independent party campaigning against the closure of hospitals has come first in the county council elections in Norrbotten in
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Finnish PM concerned by far-right party’s results in Swedish elections
Finnish Prime Minister and Centre Party chair Juha Sipilä said he was surprised the issue of migration overshadowed foreign and
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Sweden headed for coalition government after narrow election results
Sweden’s Social Democrat Prime Minister Stefan Löfven is not stepping down – but he faces a vote to stay in
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