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Hungary’s Ruling Party Breaks With Conservative E.U. Allies
BRUSSELS — For years, Hungary’s leader, Viktor Orban, has clashed with the European Union as he steadily eroded democracy in his country, but time and…
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Nepal’s Supreme Court Rules Dissolved Parliament Must Be Reinstated
KATHMANDU, Nepal — Nepal’s Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that the country’s Parliament, which was dissolved in December by the country’s prime minister, must be…
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French Roosters Now Crow With the Law Behind Them
PARIS — The crow of a rooster and the ringing of a church bell at dawn. The rumble of a tractor and the smell of…
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Canada’s Governor General Resigns Amid Reports of a Toxic Workplace
OTTAWA — The woman who represented Queen Elizabeth as Canada’s official head of state, a high-profile but largely ceremonial role, resigned on Thursday after a…
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Opinion | The United Kingdom Has Voted. Will It Remain United?
Of all the agonizing twists and turns of British politics since the narrow vote on June 23, 2016, in favor of leaving the European Union,…
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Parliament in a Time of Permanent Campaigning
Justin Trudeau’s minority government means that everyone in the new Parliament is likely to be in campaign mode all the time. By Ian Austen Well,…
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Love Conquers All in Italy’s Parliament, at Least for One Day
ROME — The Chamber of Deputies in Italy’s Parliament, the arena where lawmakers berate each other, betray alliances and sometimes brawl, is not where Italians…
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Despite Litany of Failures, Boris Johnson Is in Striking Distance of Brexit Success
LONDON — He suspended Parliament and was rebuked by Britain’s top court. He purged his party and lost a string of votes. After trying to…
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European Parliament, Flexing Muscle, Rejects France’s Commission Nominee
BRUSSELS — The French nominee for a top European Union job was rejected by the European Parliament on Thursday, a stinging defeat for President Emmanuel…
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With New Cabinet, Italy’s Head-Spinning Political Turmoil Ends, for Now
ROME — Announcing his new cabinet on Wednesday, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte of Italy ended what news reports here had called “the craziest crisis in…
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E.U. Has Been Called Antidemocratic. Now It Asks if U.K. Has the Same Problem.
BRUSSELS — The European Union has had its share of problems with flagging democracies in member countries, but not so far in a democratic stronghold…
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Opinion | Is Putin Burning Out?
With demonstrations that won’t stop, and arrests reaching 1,000 in a single day, Moscow is buzzing about a surge of political activism. Having been disappointed…
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Puerto Rico governor chooses possible successor
Puerto Rico’s governor says he’s chosen former Congress representative Pedro Pierluisi as the U.S. territory’s secretary of state. That post would put Pierluisi in line…
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