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Denmark’s Social Democrats Lead in Parliamentary Election, No Majority Secured

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Copenhagen, March 25 (IANS) Denmark’s Social Democrats remained the largest party in Tuesday’s parliamentary election, according to preliminary results from Denmark proper early Wednesday.But neither the left-leaning red bloc nor the right-leaning blue bloc secured an outright majority in the Folketing, the unicameral Danish parliament, Xinhua news agency reported.The Folketing comprises 179 seats in total — 175 elected in Denmark proper, plus two each from Greenland and the Faroe Islands. Resu…

Slovenia’s Ruling Freedom Movement Wins Narrow Victory in Parliamentary Election

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Ljubljana, March 23 (IANS) Slovenia’s ruling Freedom Movement (FM), led by Prime Minister Robert Golob, secured a narrow victory in the country’s parliamentary election, according to preliminary results.With 99 per cent of votes counted on Sunday (local time), the centre-left FM won 28.6 per cent, narrowly ahead of the opposition Slovenian Democratic Party (SDS), led by Janez Jansa, which garnered 28.2 per cent, data from the State Election Commission showed. Voter turnout stood at around 68 per…