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Fourteen political parties to stand in Macedonia’s April parliamentary elections

March 31, 2014March 31, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Macedonia

Fourteen political parties will compete in the early parliamentary elections on April 27 2014 in Macedonia. The State Election Commission

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Medvedev: Russia to create special economic zone in Crimea

March 31, 2014March 31, 2014 VOANews Russia, Ukraine

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev is in Crimea – the most senior Russian official to visit the region since Russia

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Polish PM: EU needs energy union for security of gas supplies

March 31, 2014 The Warsaw Voice energy, Poland

Polish prime minister Donald Tusk has called on the European Union to form an energy union to boost Europe’s energy

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Turkish media comments on Erdogan’s victory

March 30, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Turkey

“The truth is that the AKP has maintained its force in spite of the problems in recent months. The conspiracy

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Erdogan – the winner of the elections

March 30, 2014April 1, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Turkey

Recep Tayyip Erdogan is the winner of the March 30 2014 local elections in Turkey. Despite the dozens of corruption

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Voting ends in Turkey’s local elections

March 30, 2014 Dorian Jones of VOANews Turkey

Voting has ended in critical local elections in Turkey.  Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, whose government is mired in corruption

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Eventful elections in Turkey: Topless protest, daylight savings time confusion – and eight dead

March 30, 2014March 30, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Turkey

The women of the Femen organisation turned a large voting centre in Istanbul upside down as Turkish citizens went to

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Europe 

Eight dead in Turkish election violence

March 30, 2014 VOANews Turkey

Eight people were killed Sunday in clashes during Turkey’s local elections. Voting was peaceful throughout most of Turkey, but feuds

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Andrej Kiska elected as Slovakia’s president

March 30, 2014March 31, 2014 The Slovak Spectator Slovakia

Andrej Kiska will be the president of Slovakia for the next five years. Kiska, who is the first-ever independent candidate

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