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ALMATY, Feb 10, 2012 (IPS) - President Nursultan Nazarbayev is orchestrating a media crackdown that editors and independent analysts say is the harshest since he began ruling this Central Asian republic in 1989. Reporters Without Borders, the Paris-based
Prague, Feb 9 (CTK) - The opposition Social Democratic Party (CSSD) wants Prime Minister Petr Necas (Civic Democrats, ODS) to apologise for saying that the Social Democrats would try to prevent the bill on direct presidential election to be passed in the
Janez Jansa (first row C), leader of the Social Democratic Party (SDS), poses for a family photo with his cabinet (front row L-R): Defence Minister Ales Hojs, Minister for Foreign Affairs Karel Erjavec, Minister for Slovenians Abroad Ljudmila Novak Minister,... View Photo »
It has a lineage and record of achievement comparable to that of the Labour Party in Great Britain, the Social Democratic Party in Germany and the Democratic Party in US
Stratfor is a global intelligence and security company. "Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc resigned on 6 February in response to widespread social dissatisfaction over the government's austerity measures. Also on 6 February, President Traian Băsescu nomin
Political parties and organisations staged dharnas here on Wednesday against the conduct of former ministers Laxman Savadi, C.C. Patil and Krishna Palemar who were caught watching pornographic clippings in the Legislative Assembly by television news chan
In the capitalist dog eat dog world, financial distress is an opportunity for those flush with cash. The Portuguese economy, hammered by soaring debt, has led the government to attempt to reduce it by selling off investments in Redes Energeticas Nacionai
Janez Jansa, leader of the Social Democratic Party (SDS), speaks in front of his ministers at a news conference after the Slovenian parliament confirmed his cabinet, in Ljubljana February 10, 2012. Slovenia's parliament confirmed the cabinet of... View Photo »
The defeat raised fears the bill may hit more opposition among peers than expected, with three Liberal Democrats defying their party line. Peers voted by 244 to 240 to emphasise the importance of mental health in the bill, suggesting the passage of the b
Widespread protests were witnessed throughout the State on Wednesday, against ministers who watched pornography during the Assembly session. The two ministers as also Minister Krishna Palemar have since resigned from their posts. N-K, H-K regions Protest
The Social Democratic Party (Portuguese: Partido Social Democrata, pron. IPA: [pɐɾ'tidu susi'aɫ dɨmu'kɾatɐ]) is a political party in Portugal. It is commonly known by its initials, PSD, however in voting ballots its acronym appears as PPD/PSD, the first three letters coming from the party's first name Partido Popular Democrático (Democratic... Full Article
Janez Jansa, leader of the Social Democratic Party (SDS), speaks in front of his ministers at a news conference after the Slovenian parliament confirmed his cabinet, in Ljubljana February 10, 2012. Slovenia's parliament confirmed the cabinet of centre-right Prime Minister Jansa on...
View Photo »Peer Steinbrueck, Social Democratic Party (SPD) MP and member of the advisory board of German steelmaker ThyssenKrupp AG attends a plenary session during the 48th Munich Security Conference at the Bayerischer Hof hotel in Munich, southern Germany, on February 4, 2012. The Security...
View Photo »European Parliament President Martin Schulz (R) talks to Social Democratic Party (SPD) parliamentary faction leader Frank-Walter Steinmeier during the opening of the 48th Conference on Security Policy in Munich February 3, 2012. World leaders including U.S. Secretary of State Hillary...
View Photo »The leader of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) Sigmar Gabriel (R) and Torsten Albig, top candidate in the upcoming Schleswig Holstein state election attend a news conference after a meeting of the SPD party board in Potsdam near Berlin, January 30, 2012.
View Photo »The leader of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) Sigmar Gabriel (L) and Saarland regional party leader Heiko Maas attend a news conference after a meeting of the SPD party board in Potsdam near Berlin, January 30, 2012.
View Photo »Torsten Albig, Social Democratic Party (SPD) top candidate in the upcoming Schleswig Holstein state election, speaks during a news conference after a meeting of the SPD party board in Potsdam near Berlin, January 30, 2012.
View Photo »The leader of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) Sigmar Gabriel speaks during a news conference after a meeting of the SPD party board in Potsdam near Berlin, January 30, 2012.
View Photo »The leader of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) Sigmar Gabriel (R) talks with parliamentary faction leader Frank-Walter Steinmeier (C) and German Council of Economic Experts member Peter Bofinger before a meeting of the SPD party board in Potsdam near Berlin, January 30, 2012.
View Photo »Peer Steinbrueck (L) of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) walks past SPD party leader Sigmar Gabriel before a meeting of the SPD party board in Potsdam near Berlin, January 30, 2012.
View Photo »The leader of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) Sigmar Gabriel (R) talks with the member of the German Council of Economic Experts, Peter Bofinger, before a meeting of the SPD party board in Potsdam near Berlin, January 30, 2012.
View Photo »The leader of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) Sigmar Gabriel (R) shakes hands with parliamentary faction leader Frank-Walter Steinmeier (C) as German Council of Economic Experts member Peter Bofinger watches before a meeting of the SPD party board in Potsdam near Berlin, January 30, 2012...
View Photo »The leader of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) Sigmar Gabriel (R) shakes hands with the Saarland regional party leader Heiko Maas (C) as German Council of Economic Experts member Peter Bofinger watches before a meeting of the SPD party board in Potsdam near Berlin, January 30, 2012.
View Photo »Secretary General of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) Andrea Nahles talks to the media during a break in a meeting of SPD party leaders in Potsdam near Berlin, January 29, 2012.
View Photo »Secretary General of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) Andrea Nahles is seen through a window as she talks to the media during a break in a meeting of SPD party leaders in Potsdam near Berlin, January 29, 2012.
View Photo »The head of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) Sigmar Gabriel (R) talks with fellow party member Manuela Schwesig before a meeting of SPD party leaders in Potsdam near Berlin, January 29, 2012.
View Photo »The head of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) Sigmar Gabriel speaks to journalists before a meeting of SPD party leaders in Potsdam near Berlin, January 29, 2012.
View Photo »The head of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) Sigmar Gabriel (L) talks with SPD Secretary General Andrea Nahles before a meeting of SPD party leaders in Potsdam near Berlin, January 29, 2012.
View Photo »The head of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) Sigmar Gabriel (C), State Premier of Northrhine-Westphalia and fellow party member Hannelore Kraft (L) and SPD Secretary General Andrea Nahles attend a meeting of SPD party leaders in Potsdam near Berlin, January 29, 2012.
View Photo »The head of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) Sigmar Gabriel (R) talks with State Premier of Northrhine-Westphalia and fellow party member Hannelore Kraft before a meeting of SPD party leaders in Potsdam near Berlin, January 29, 2012.
View Photo »The head of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) Sigmar Gabriel gestures before a meeting of SPD party leaders in Potsdam near Berlin, January 29, 2012.
View Photo »The head of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) Sigmar Gabriel takes his seat at a meeting of SPD party leaders in Potsdam near Berlin, January 29, 2012.
View Photo »Kazakhstan's opposition leaders, Amirzhan Kosanov, secretary-general of the Social Democrats (L), and Bolat Abilov, co-chairman of the All-National Social Democratic Party (2nd R), encourage people during a rally against Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev on the fringes of...
View Photo »Bolat Abilov, co-chair of the All-National Social Democratic Party, speaks into a megaphone along with other opposition leaders to address the crowd during a rally in Almaty January 28, 2012. Kazakh opposition leaders called on Saturday for the release of colleagues jailed on charges of...
View Photo »All-National Social Democratic Party, or OSDP, deputy leader Amirzhan Kosanov speaks at a rally organized in protest at the results of recent elections and the violent suppression of an oil workers protest last month, in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012. Hundreds of...
View Photo »(LtorR) Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti, Chairman of the Management Board of the Deutsche Bank AG Josef Ackermann, President of the World Bank Group Robert Zoellick, Peer Steinbrueck of the German Social Democratic Party SPD and George Soros, chairman of Soros Fund Management ...
View Photo »Janez Jansa, leader of the Social Democratic Party (SDS), speaks in front of his ministers at a news conference after the Slovenian parliament confirmed his cabinet, in Ljubljana February 10, 2012. Slovenia's parliament confirmed the cabinet of centre-right Prime Minister Jansa on...
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