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Thousands protest in Israel against Netanyahu ahead of fourth snap electio
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], March 21 (ANI): Thousands of people took to the streets throughout Israel to protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, just days ahead of the country's fourth general election in less than two years, Haaretz reported.
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Israel risks facing 5th snap election as coalition chances look bleak
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], March 17 (ANI/Sputnik): Israel might have to hold a fifth consecutive snap election, as chances are extremely low that candidates in the upcoming vote manage to form a coalition, Sofi Ron-Moria, a candidate from the New Hope centre-right party, told Sputnik on Tuesday.
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Netanyahu causes snap election in Israel to delay corruption cases against
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Nicosia [Cyprus], December 28 (ANI): The Israeli Parliament dissolved last week after the deadline to approve the budget for 2020 expired.
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Over 40 pc Israelis blame Prime Minister Netanyahu for snap elections
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], December 23 (ANI/Sputnik): Over 40 per cent of Israelis blame Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the leader of the Likud party, for the necessity to hold snap parliamentary elections, while 18 per cent of respondents believe that Defense Minister Benny Gantz, the leader of
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Sri Lankan President dissolves Parliament, snap election on April 25
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Mar 03 (ANI): Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Monday dissolved the country's Parliament as the election commission announced a general election for April 25.
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London: People protest against Johnson following his landslide victory
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], Dec 14 (ANI): Hundreds of people hit the streets on Friday in central London to protest against the United Kingdom's snap election result that saw Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative Party sweep to a landslide victory.
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Sturgeon claims Scottish independence 'within touching distance' as UK sna
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Glasgow [UK], Nov 3 (Sputnik/ANI): Scotland's independence is "very near", which makes the upcoming UK general election most important ever to put the future of the region into its own hands, First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon said on Saturday.
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British MPs back snap election vote, UK to hold polls on Dec 12
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
London [UK], Oct 30 (ANI): British lawmakers on Tuesday voted in favour of a snap election in the UK, paving the way for holding polls on December 12, weeks before the country is set to depart from the European Union (EU) on January 31 next year.
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Boris Johnson loses fresh bid for snap election again
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
London [UK], Oct 29 (ANI): British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday again failed in his attempt to call for a snap election in December amid the political deadlock over the UK's departure from the European Union (EU).
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Austria's former chancellor Sebastian Kurz on track to return to power
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Vienna [Austria], Sept 30 (ANI): Austria's former chancellor Sebastian Kurz is on track to return to power after his conservative People's Party secured more than 37 per cent vote in a snap election, according to the preliminary results released on Sunday.
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Boris Johnson's second bid for snap election rejected
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], Sept 10 (ANI): UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson suffered a fresh blow after his second attempt to force an early election in the country failed to garner the required two-thirds majority.
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UK lawmakers reject Boris Johnson's motion for snap election
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], Sept 5 (ANI): British MPs on Wednesday rejected a motion tabled by Prime Minister Boris Johnson to dissolve the Parliament and call a snap election on October 15, handing the 55-year-old Conservative leader his third defeat in less than 24 hours.
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