Canada's Harper Pledges Cooperation After Election Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Wednesday he will reach out to all parties during the global financial meltdown after his Conservative Party won in national elections but fell short of a parliamentary majority. Harper had called Tuesday's elections early in hopes of getting his party a majority, and in doing so he became the first major world leader to face voters since the financial crisis.
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TV Polls: Livni Wins Ruling Party Primary in Israel TV exit polls say Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni has won a clear victory in the party primary election to replace Prime Minister Ehud Olmert. The polls were released a few minutes before the end of voting Wednesday night. For an outright victory, Livni needed 40 percent of the vote.
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Bhutto Widower Elected Pakistani President The widower of slain former premier Benazir Bhutto became Pakistan's new president Saturday after winning a landslide election victory that makes him a critical partner of the West against international terrorism. Unofficial results announced after separate votes in the federal and provincial assemblies showed Asif Ali Zardari winning an overwhelming majority.
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Zimbabwe President's Spokesman to West: "Go Hang"
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe will not step down and Western critics who called the country's recent election a sham can "go hang," the longtime ruler's spokesman said Tuesday. Mugabe was attending an African Union summit where leaders have been unwilling to publicly criticize Mugabe, and instead are gently pushing behind the scenes that he accept some sort of power-sharing agreement with Zimbabwe's opposition.
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Mugabe Sworn in After Discredited Zimbabwe Election
President Robert Mugabe has been sworn in for a sixth term, just hours after electoral officials said he won a discredited runoff. As dignitaries watched under a red-carpeted tent on Sunday, Mugabe swore to uphold his nation's laws and then sat amid cheering to sign documents. African and other world leaders had condemned Friday's presidential runoff, in which Mugabe was the only candidate.
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