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  Nepal: 'Prachanda' resigns after losing vote of confidence, KP Sharma Oli to become PM

  World | July 12, 2024 17:55 IST

  Former PMs KP Sharma Oli and Sher Bahadur Deuba forged a midnight coalition deal on July 1 to oust Prachanda from power. However, Prachanda refused to resign and called for another vote of confidence that he was expected to lose as his CPN-Maoist Centre does not have the required numbers.

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  France: Macron urges mainstream parties to form coalition in National Assembly after chaotic polls

  World | July 11, 2024 9:59 IST

  The French President called on mainstream parties with 'republican values' to form a solid majority in the National Assembly. The snap parliamentary election announced by Macron saw three politically divergent blocs emerging without any majority in the 577-member Assembly.

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  Nepal PM Prachanda refuses to resign as Oli set to return to power post overnight power-sharing deal

  World | July 03, 2024 7:06 IST

  The Nepali Congress and CPN-UML parties led by former PMs KP Sharma Oli and Sher Bahadur Deuba struck a midnight power-sharing deal to oust Prachanda from power. As per the deal, Oli will serve as PM of the new government for 1.5 years while Deuba will take the reins for the remaining term.

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  Nepal government in crisis again: Oli to return as PM after midnight coalition deal with opposition

  World | July 02, 2024 11:17 IST

  Nepali Congress president Sher Bahadur Deuba and CPN-UML chief and former PM KP Sharma Oil struck a midnight deal to oust Prachanda from power. As per the deal, Oli will become PM again for 1.5 years while Deuba will take the helm for the remaining 1.5 years till the next election.

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  Anti-Islam leader Geert Wilders, who backed Nupur Sharma, strikes coalition deal to form Dutch govt

  World | May 16, 2024 14:21 IST

  Geert Wilders, known for his outspoken anti-immigration and anti-Islam views, secured a massive victory in last year's elections but failed to secure the majority required to form the government. The coalition deal marks the most far-right government in the Netherlands in decades.

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  Pakistan's ruling coalition sweeps Senate elections, PPP wins 11 seats and PML-N six

  World | April 02, 2024 23:24 IST

  Pakistan's Senate comprises 96 seats, out of which PML-N now has 19 and PPP has 24, giving them a crucial edge in introducing any amendment to the Constitution. The elections for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were postponed due to a dispute over the swearing-in of members on reserved seats.

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  Congress not interested in joining any coalition in Goa

  Politics | November 29, 2019 21:38 IST

  A day after a Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress government took over in Maharashtra, Raut on Friday said an anti-BJP coalition would be formed in neighbouring Goa.Raut spoke to leaders of the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party and Goa Forward Party, both of which are, like the Shiv Sena, former BJP allies.

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  Senior Congress leaders accuse BJP of hatching conspiracy to topple government in Karnataka

  India | July 07, 2019 16:30 IST

  Senior Congress leaders on Sunday accused the BJP of hatching a conspiracy to topple the party's coalition government in Karnataka with the JD(S), in the backdrop of 12 MLAs resigning on Saturday.

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  Lok Sabha elections 2019 | Here's what Mamata Banerjee has to say on PM candidate

  July 31, 2018 22:49 IST

  "No need to speculate. People will decide. It is a question of collective leadership," she told reporters when asked about the Prime Ministerial candidate of the opposition in 2019.  

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  Karnataka: Kumaraswamy-led coalition cabinet to start working from Monday

  India | June 09, 2018 23:01 IST

  Though all the cabinet ministers took oath on Wednesday, portfolios were allocated on Friday night, as many of them were vying for high-profile posts between the alliance partners.  

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  Ex-separatist leader voices support for stable coalition

  Politics | December 30, 2014 16:07 IST

  Srinagar: People's Conference leader Sajad Gani Lone has voiced his support for a stable coalition government in Jammu and Kashmir but hinted at a positive bias towards BJP, stating that a party at the Centre

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  Merkel meets coalition allies to defuse crisis after scandal

  World | February 19, 2014 11:09 IST

  Berlin: German Chancellor Angela Merkel held an emergency meeting with the leaders of coalition partners to defuse a widening crisis in her two-month-old government sparked by the opening of a child pornography probe against Indian-origin

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  Conservatives sweep to victory in Australia, end Labour party rule

  World | September 07, 2013 19:15 IST

  Canberra: Australia's conservative opposition swept to power Saturday, ending six years of Labor Party rule and winning over a disenchanted public by promising to end a hated tax on carbon emissions, boost a flagging economy

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  US seeks coalition against Syria despite UK vote

  World | August 30, 2013 17:57 IST

  Cairo: The US today said it is seeking an “international coalition” for military strikes on Syria over alleged chemical attacks, even as it faced the prospect of unilateral action after the UK rejected involvement in

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  NATO limits airstrikes on Afghan homes

  World | June 11, 2012 19:01 IST

  Kabul, Jun 11: The U.S.-led military coalition in Afghanistan says it is limiting airstrikes against homes to a weapon of last resort for self-defense following a strike last week that killed women and children alongside

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  Cong Failed To Adhere To 'Dharma' Of Coalition, Says Pawar

  Politics | March 24, 2012 22:56 IST

  Pune, Mar 24: Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar today refuted the allegation that NCP ditched Congress in the recent elections to the posts of Zilla Parishad chairman and vice-chairman in the state, saying it was

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  Difficulties In Coalition, Allies Will Be Consulted, Says PM

  India | March 16, 2012 21:07 IST

  New Delhi, Mar 16: With UPA constituent Trinamool Congress stiffly opposing decisions like FDI in retail and rail fare hike, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today admitted “difficulties” in managing the coalition and said allies will

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  Some In Coalition Trying To Bring Down Omar Govt : Farooq

  Politics | November 23, 2011 22:56 IST

  Jammu, Nov 23: National Conference President Farooq Abdullah today claimed that some elements in the ruling NC-Congress coalition in Jammu and Kashmir wanted to bring down the government.“Some among us want to bring down his

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  Coalition Forcing UPA Partners To Remain Silent On Corruption

  Politics | November 18, 2010 21:48 IST

  Lakhimpur, Nov 18: Congress-led UPA government at the Centre has taken strong measures in cases of corruption, but compulsions of being in coalition has forced the partners to not talk much on the issues, Union