Swedish rightwing on verge of narrow election win but waits on final tally – bloc including far-right Sverigedemokraterna on course for one-seat majority
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Naftali Bennett, Yair Lapid agree on dissolving Knesset; Israel heads for fifth election in three years
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United Nations committee finds Finland violated an international convention on racial discrimination when it comes to the political rights of Sámi
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Swedish government narrowly survives no-confidence vote – vote targeted Justice Minister Morgan Johansson over his record on violent crime
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Australia election: Conservative government voted out after nearly a decade
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Magdalena Andersson voted in as Sweden's first female prime minister – parliamentary vote putting her in the top job was very tight
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Iceland's governing parties led by Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir of Vinstrihreyfingin–grænt framboð agreed on Sunday to continue their working coalition for another term
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Norwegian parties agree to form a centre-left minority government – two-party coalition will have to negotiate with other parties to pass laws
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Iceland elects Europe's first female majority parliament – but Katrín Jakobsdóttir's future as PM looks to be in doubt after her party lost several seats
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Iceland is voting in a general election that is expected to reflect the country's fragmented political landscape – nine parties could enter parliament
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The opposition Arbeiderpartiet has won Norway's general election – brings an end to eight years of conservative government, paving the way for a centre-left coalition
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Norwegian polls show Arbeiderpartiet is on course to replace PM Erna Solberg's coalition – would need support from Rødt and Miljøpartiet De Grønne to secure a majority
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Stefan Löfven steps down as Sweden's prime minister after seven years – finance minister Magdalena Andersson widely tipped to be his successor as leader of Socialdemokraterna
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Sweden's parliament has passed a vote of no confidence in Prime Minister Stefan Löfven – Socialdemokraterna leader has a week to resign or call a snap election
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Sweden's Vänsterpartiet said it would seek to oust PM Stefan Löfven if the government didn't drop or change plans for the abolition of rent controls on new-build properties
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Greenland heads to the polls on Tuesday in snap elections which could have major consequences for international interests in the Arctic
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Greenland's government called a national election after parliament threatened it with a no-confidence vote – coalition torn apart by dispute over mining project
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Israel stunned as rivals Benjamin Netanyahu and Benny Gantz join forces in an "emergency government"
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Norway's PM Erna Solberg named one of her top lieutenants to the key position of finance minister as her new minority government prepares to navigate a hostile parliament
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Norway's government risks splitting after a coalition partner threatened to pull its support over the repatriation of a woman who joined Islamic State in Syria
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The appointment of Sanna Marin as Finland's prime minister has reversed the dwindling fortunes of her Social Democratic party
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Finland anoints Sanna Marin, thirty-four, as world's youngest serving prime minister
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Finnish Prime Minister Antti Rinne resigned on Tuesday after a member of the ruling coalition said it had lost confidence in him following a series of disruptive strikes
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The Danish centre-left aped the far right to win an election – there's a better way to deal with people's fears
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Australian Government's $158b tax cuts pass Parliament, giving Coalition first win since election
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Mette Frederiksen, Denmark's youngest prime minister, to lead new leftist government
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Finland’s Social Democrats win close election victory
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Australia's Labor party laughing as Coalition kowtows to Rupert Murdoch
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