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European elections 2014: Now for the aftermath

May 26, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff European elections 2014

With those who voted in the May 22 to 25 European Parliament elections having had their say, now it is

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European elections 2014: results across Central and Eastern Europe

May 26, 2014May 26, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, European elections 2014, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia

Twelve European Union member states in Central and Eastern Europe voted in European Parliament elections between May 23 and May

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Projection: Centre-right EPP wins largest share, 211 seats in European Parliament

May 26, 2014May 28, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff European elections 2014

A projection of the outcome of the May 22 to 25 2014 European Parliament elections shows the centre-right European People’s

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Kyiv elects a mayor for the first time since 2008

May 25, 2014 The Kyiv Post Ukraine

For the residents of the Ukrainian capital, a lot more was at stake than just the presidency on May 25.

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Ukraine: High voter turnout propels Poroshenko to presidency

May 25, 2014 The Kyiv Post Ukraine

Ukrainians elected Petro Poroshenko to be their fifth president in a vote that was dubbed “the second independence referendum.” Poroshenko

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European election 2014: Running results snapshot

May 25, 2014May 27, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff European elections 2014

As voting draws to an end across the European Union, The Sofia Globe brings you exit polls from EU member

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Voting opens in Ukraine amid fear and violence in Donetsk, Luhansk oblasts

May 25, 2014 The Kyiv Post Ukraine

Polls opened in Ukraine at 8am on May 25 for an early presidential election ordered by parliament after Viktor Yanukovych

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Worries grow over Ukraine ‘Yugoslav Scenario’

May 25, 2014 VOANews Russia, Ukraine

When Russian President Vladimir Putin reclaimed Crimea for Moscow, he called the territory “inseparable” from the motherland. Putin justified the

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Spectre of violence in eastern Ukraine keeps voters from polls

May 25, 2014 The Kyiv Post Russia, Ukraine

Just one day before Ukraine holds a crucial presidential election, confusion and a looming specter of violence are dissuading voters

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