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NEWS ABOUT: Socialist Party

Socialist Party stories: 17 news summaries

 Socialists Win Big 
 in Greek Election 

Left-wing government set for power as voters turn on conservatives

Oct 5, 09 3:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - Socialists won a thumping victory in a snap Greek election yesterday as voters threw out a conservative government after corruption scandals and poor response to a string of devastating wildfires. The socialists won 43% of the vote, 9 points ahead of the ruling party, and will have an absolute majority... More »

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socialism • Greece • Socialist Party • election • George Papandreou • left wing

OPINION

Ooops: Socialist Quote Sure to Dog Sotomayor

Princeton yearbook cites would-be prez Norman Thomas

May 27, 09 8:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - Conservatives are likely to go crazy any second now, when they realize that Sonia Sotomayor is a (gasp) socialist. Sotomayor’s Princeton yearbook quote—“I am not a champion of lost causes, but of causes not yet won”—is from Norman Thomas, a six-time presidential candidate of the... More »

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White House • socialism • Socialist Party • US Supreme Court • Obama administration • President Obama • Sonia Sotomayor • Norman Thomas

 Merde! French 
 Rapper Sparks 
 Feminist Fury 

Lyrics threaten to break lovers arm, legs

Mar 30, 09 5:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - A French musician's rap about beating his girlfriend has so enraged activists that they're lobbying to have him banned from an upcoming rock festival, the Guardian reports. OrelSan sings about a broken arm, broken legs, and a wished-for miscarriage and "slow death" for his lover in his song Sale ... More »

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music • France • sexism • domestic violence • Socialist Party • rapper • rap music • feminists • Communists

(Newser) - Hungary’s Socialist prime minister will step down so that a leader more adept at managing the country’s dire economic straits can take over, Reuters reports. “I hear that I am the obstacle to the cooperation required for changes,” Ferenc Gyurcsany told a meeting of his party.... More »

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resignation • recession • global economy • Socialist Party • Hungary • prime minister • Ferenc Gyurcsany

Aubry Will Lead French Socialist Party After Vote

Rival Royal refuses to accept outcome of contentious recount

Nov 25, 08 2:54 PM CST
(Newser) - Martine Aubry has edged out rival Ségolène Royal to become the leader of France’s Socialist Party, the BBC reports. A recount of last week’s vote, requested by Royal, actually widened Aubry’s winning margin. Royal, the party’s presidential candidate last year, said she would not... More »

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Segolene Royal • Nicolas Sarkozy • France • Socialist Party • vote • election • recount • Martine Aubry

Royal Ahead as French Left Picks Leader

Defeated presidential candidate goes into runoff with big lead

Nov 21, 08 7:07 AM CST
(Newser) - Ségolène Royal has emerged as the strongest candidate to take over France's Socialist Party as a bitter leadership contest goes to a runoff today, Reuters reports. Royal, defeated by Nicolas Sarkozy in last year's presidential race, will face Martine Aubry, the mayor of Lille who as a minister... More »

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Segolene Royal • France • French politics • Socialist Party • Martine Aubry

Gay Paris Mayor Sets Sights on Presidency

Delanoë, ahead in opposition polls, says France is ready

May 22, 08 12:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - The battle is on for the leadership of France's opposition Socialist Party, and a man who says the nation is ready for a gay president is the surprise leader, the Telegraph reports. Bertrand Delanoë, the popular mayor of Paris, is the early favorite, outpolling Ségolène Royal, who lost... More »

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Segolene Royal • Nicolas Sarkozy • France • homosexuality • Paris • Socialist Party • Bertrand Delanoe • gays

UPDATED

Socialist Party Wins in Spain

But ruling party will fall short of majority in parliament

Mar 9, 08 4:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Spain's Socialist Party overcame a sputtering economy and the murder of a former councilor to win today's national election, the BBC reports. "The Spanish people have spoken clearly and have decided to open a new period without tension, without confrontation," Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero told a... More »

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gay marriage • Spain • Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero • Socialist Party • Madrid • gender bias • election • economy • Popular Party

Spain Divided Ahead of Big Vote

Nasty campaign will weigh in on Zapatero era

Mar 8, 08 6:37 PM CST
(Newser) - Spaniards are bitterly divided between the ruling Socialist Party and right-wing Popular Party as they head for the polls tomorrow, the Washington Post reports. Polls do not predict a majority for Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero's socialists or the Mariano Rajoy-led Popular Party, but much will depend on the... More »

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Madrid bombings • Catholic Church • Spain • Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero • Socialist Party • Spanish elections • Mariano Rajoy • Popular Party

Ségolène Royal Blasts Ex-Lover in New Book

French prez candidate blames her party for
her election loss

Dec 4, 07 9:43 AM CST
(Newser) - A new book by Ségolène Royal hits stores in France today, writes the Times of London, and the unsuccessful presidential candidate apologizes for nothing in a fierce, at times vengeful 330 pages. Royal directs much of the blame for her defeat at her own Socialist party and particularly... More »

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Segolene Royal • Nicolas Sarkozy • France • Socialist Party • Francois Hollande

France Passes Controversial DNA Immigration Bill

DNA testing has citizens up in arms

Oct 24, 07 6:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - France's hotly contested immigration bill that includes provisions for DNA testing passed the legislature yesterday. The bill tightens restrictions on would-be immigrants applying for entry to reunite with family members already in the country, and could include DNA testing to prove they're related to people living in France. More »

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immigration • Nicolas Sarkozy • France • DNA • French Parliament • Socialist Party

French Lefty
Makes an Unlikely Hawk

Kouchner pleases US with Iran rumblings,
but he's no sure thing

Sep 17, 07 4:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - The founder of Doctors Without Borders might seem a peculiar mouthpiece for the new law-and-order regime of Nicolas Sarkozy, but Bernard Kouchner actually fits right in with France’s more muscular foreign policy tone. The surprise choice for foreign minister,  Kouchner is an anomaly, a Socialist who supports the... More »

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Iran • Nicolas Sarkozy • France • United States • Socialist Party • Bernard Kouchner • Doctors Without Borders • Iraq war

Royal, Now Solo, Comes Back to Politics

Defeated candidate forgives her ex but goes after his job

Sep 7, 07 4:47 PM CDT
(Newser) - Defeated for the French presidency and newly single, Ségolène Royal is relaunching her political career with a tell-all in one of the country's mass-market celebrity mags. And not just any celebrity mag: She's on the cover of Paris Match, employer of the other woman in her relationship with... More »

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Segolene Royal • France • Socialist Party • Francois Hollande • Paris Match

Fires Are 'National Humiliation'

Officials say blazes are contained, but critics condemn 'national humiliation'

Aug 29, 07 5:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - Firefighters in Greece said today they have tamed the wildfires that have ravaged the countryside, the BBC reports, but the political tempest over the handling of the crisis is just heating up. As protesters demonstrated in Athens against the government, crews said the fires that have claimed 63 lives are... More »

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firefighters • Greece • Socialist Party • wildfires • Costas Karamanlis • Peloponnese • Athens • Greece fires

Royal and Hollande Part Ways

Socialist candidate tosses out partner over affair, plans to pursue his job

Jun 18, 07 9:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - Segolene Royal, the glamorous Socialist candidate who made a failed run at the French presidency, announced today that she's splitting with her partner of 28 years and the father of her four children, Francois Hollande. The cause of the rift, which has been rumored for months: his "love story"... More »

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divorce • Segolene Royal • affair • Socialist Party • Francois Hollande • Paris Match

Sarkozy's Party Loses Ground to Socialists

Parliamentary elections show left is alive, but Sarkozy's  majority still solid

Jun 18, 07 6:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - The French left refused to roll over and play dead in parliamentary elections yesterday, giving Nicolas Sarkozy a smaller majority than expected. Sarkozy's Conservative Party won a strong enough mandate to push through its ambitious tax cuts and easing of labor restrictions, the New York Times reports, but loses some... More »

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Nicolas Sarkozy • France • French Parliament • Conservative Party • Socialist Party • Alain Juppé • election • French elections

Sarkozy Preps for Landslide in Parliament

Projected majority for UMP could signal mandate for new Prez

Jun 11, 07 8:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - More Paris news: Nicolas Sarkozy's UMP party is making a beeline towards a landslide in the French parliamentary election, according to first round polls. UMP could win at least 383 of 577 seats, meaning a serious mandate for Sarko to push through rightish economic reforms. But the election is anyone's... More »

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Nicolas Sarkozy • France • French Parliament • UMP • Socialist Party • French elections

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