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English tabloid, The News of the World is closing following a political storm over its journalism practices. The 168-year-old tabloid is accused of hacking into the mobile phones of crime victims, celebrities and politicians. The Met Police say there are 4,000 possible targets named in seized documents.

The newspaper and its executive are closely allied to the Conservative Party in the UK and disgraced former eidtor Andy Coulson was formerly David Cameron’s director of communications.

Will the scandal grow to engulf the government?

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Russia accused Western powers of trying to influence the outcome of Mikhail Khodorkovsky’s fraud trial. Russia says the rest of the world should “mind its own business.”

The U.S. White House and other foreign governments said that the trial was an abuse of Russia’s legal system for improper ends that threatened Russia’s relationships with the rest of the world and international business community. The U.S. State Department has defended its right to speak out on the issue.

A new Politics/Elections poll has been created.

Moldova Parliamentary Election 2010 – November 21

A new Politics/Elections poll has been created.

Belgium is holding parliamentary elections which could bring the country closer to a constitutional split. The Flemish separatist party, the New Flemish Alliance (NVA), is expected to do well in the vote. Belgium is in effect two separate communities held together by a bi-lingual political system: 4 million French speakers in Wallonia, 6.5 million Dutch speakers in Flanders for a total of just 7.7 million voters. What do you think – would you support a vote for two separate countries? Vote in the poll here.

From the BBC at 01:02 GMT, Monday, 14 June 2010: Belgium’s Flemish separatist party, the New Flemish Alliance (NVA), has emerged as the largest force in parliament, near-complete election results show. The NVA took 27 seats in the 150-member assembly, bringing the country closer to a split. The party, led by Bart De Wever, wants to more fully divide the country between Dutch-speaking Flanders and French-speaking Wallonia. But the NVA would have to form a coalition with Wallonian parties. Click here for full article.

UPDATE June 2st 1200 Warsaw time
Early results show interim president and parliament speaker Bronislaw Komorowski has won the most votes in Poland’s presidential election but not enough to avoid a run-off in two weeks. Click to read Deutsche-Welle article.

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Poland’s parliament speaker has set June 20, 2010 as the date for an early presidential election after the death of President Lech Kaczynski in a plane crash. Preliminary Candidates listed. More to follow when officially announced. Deadline for candidacy submissions: May 6.

A new Politics/Elections poll has been created.

The Labour Party won the 2005 UK general election with 35.3% of the popular British vote. The Conservative Party was just a few points behind with 32.3% of the votes. In contest: 650 Seats.

A new Politics/Elections poll has been created.

After 16 years in power, the UK’s Labour Government faces an uphill battle against growing Conservative and Liberal Democrat Support. What do you think will be a key issue in deciding this election?