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Polish PM eyes coalition after historic poll win
WARSAW (Reuters) - Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk began talks on forming a new coalition government Monday after his center-right Civic Platform became the first party to win a second consecutive term since the fall of communism in 1989.
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Polish PM prepares to search for coalition partner after unprecedneted election victory
WARSAW, Poland ? Poland?s prime minister was preparing to search for a coalition partner Monday after his centrist party won the country?s parliamentary elections but fell short of an overall majority. Donald Tusk?s Civic Platform party is the first in the 22 years since the fall of communism in Poland to win a second consecutive term. Read full article >>
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Polish PM wins new term, markets buoyant
WARSAW (Reuters) - Centre-right leader Donald Tusk has become the first Polish prime minister since the fall of communism in 1989 to win a second consecutive term following his Civic Platform's election victory, nearly complete results showed on Monday.
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Polish PM Tusk scores historic election victory
WARSAW (Reuters) - Donald Tusk will be the first Polish prime minister since the fall of communism more than two decades ago to rule for a second consecutive term after his center-right Civic Platform trounced rivals in an election, cheering the markets.
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Obama asks Poland for lessons learned from political change as he looks to boost Arab Spring
WARSAW, Poland ? Seeking ways to support Arab uprisings, President Barack Obama is asking Polish leaders to use the lessons they learned during the fall of communism to aid fledgling democratic movements in the Middle East and North Africa. Obama arrived at Poland?s presidential palace on an overcast Saturday morning for a formal welcome ceremony, followed by a meeting with Polish President ...
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Obama asks Poland for lessons learned from political change as he looks to boost Arab Spring
WARSAW, Poland ? Seeking ways to support Arab uprisings, President Barack Obama is asking Polish leaders to use the lessons they learned during the fall of communism to aid fledgling democratic movements in the Middle East and North Africa. Obama arrived at Poland?s presidential palace on an overcast Saturday morning for a formal welcome ceremony, followed by a meeting with Polish President ...
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Obama turns to Poland for help on Arab uprisings
JULIE PACE Associated Press WARSAW, Poland Seeking ways to support Arab uprisings, President Barack Obama is asking Polish leaders to use the lessons they learned during the fall of communism to aid fledgling democratic movements in the Middle East and North Africa. Obama arrived at Poland's presidential palace on an overcast Saturday morning for a formal welcome ceremony, followed by a meeting ...
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Obama seeks Polish help on Arab uprisings
JULIE PACE Associated Press WARSAW, Poland Seeking ways to support Arab uprisings, President Barack Obama is asking Polish leaders to use the lessons they learned during the fall of communism to aid fledgling democratic movements in the Middle East and North Africa. Obama will meet Saturday with Poland's political leaders, as well as a democracy-building team that recently returned from Tunisia ...
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Looking to boost Arab uprisings, Obama asks Poland for lessons learned from political change
WARSAW, Poland ? Seeking ways to support Arab uprisings, President Barack Obama is asking Polish leaders to use the lessons they learned during the fall of communism to aid fledgling democratic movements in the Middle East and North Africa. Obama will meet Saturday with Poland?s political leaders, as well as a democracy-building team that recently returned from Tunisia, where popular uprisings ...
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