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May in Brexit turmoil with parliament majority slashed

Bloomberg UK Prime Minister Theresa May’s ability to deliver Brexit was thrown into doubt as infighting in her Conservative Party left her with a perilously small majority, staggering from one vote to the next. May’s majority was cut to just three votes after she adopted Brexiteer amendments to a key piece of customs legislation, and the proposals narrowly passed through ...

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Slovenian party mulls coalition to break logjam

Bloomberg A Slovenian political party that has been talking to the top two finishers in last month’s inconclusive parliamentary ballot proposed that they join forces to break a deadlock that may trigger a re-do election. The euro-area nation of 2 million people is facing a protracted standoff after no party emerged with a clear majority, touching off the European Union’s ...

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Buhari’s party wins Nigerian state vote marred by bribery

Bloomberg Nigeria’s ruling party won a gubernatorial vote in a key swing state, with reports of widespread bribery signalling the probable shape of the battle in February’s general elections. The Ekiti win is a boost for the re-election chances of President Muhammadu Buhari, 75. It shows his All Progressives Congress retains the muscle in the southwest region that helped him ...

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