It is the second straight win for the DLP, following 14 years of government by the Barbados Labour Party under the leadership of former Prime Minister Owen Arthur, the current opposition leader.

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Should a working majority emerge under the leadership of the New Democracy Party, Greece may follow through with the next tranche of public spending cuts demanded by its "troika" of creditors: the European Commission, the International Monetary Fund and the European Central Bank.

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The national Republican Party, under the leadership of Chairman George H.

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Egypt's uprising and transition after the ouster of Hosni Mubarak is a high stakes experiment in democracy under the leadership of the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party.

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Unfortunately for Labour, Glasgow is only the latest in a string of woeful electoral performances for the party under Mr Brown's leadership.

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Mr Hilton, who was seen as a driving force behind the modernisation of the Conservative Party under Mr Cameron's leadership, left Downing Street for a sabbatical in the US after reportedly becoming frustrated at life in government.

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Mr Hilton was seen as a driving force behind the modernisation of the Conservative Party under Mr Cameron's leadership.

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