French prosecutors launched an investigation on Thursday into comedian Dieudonne Mbala Mbala, leader of an "anti-Zionist" party in this week's European elections, after he was filmed insulting Jews... [...];
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Friday,June 5, 2009

The marathon four-day EU parliament election starts Thursday in Britain and the Netherlands with the whole continent braced for a massive abstention and a protest vote by those who take part which could boost extremist parties... [...];
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Thursday,June 4, 2009

On the eve of the European elections all the parties in Wales are making a final effort to get their vote out... [...];
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Wednesday,June 3, 2009

Three Le Monde writers, Elise Vincent, Laurence Monnot and Jean-Pierre Stroobants, examine why Ireland suddenly needs the comfort of Belgium, the Austrian far right is becoming more extreme - and how MPs' sleaze is now the main issue in Belgium... [...];
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Thursday,May 28, 2009

Elections will take place in all 27 member countries of the EU from 4-7 June. It is the largest supranational election in the world... [...];
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Tuesday,May 26, 2009

A black comedian has allied himself with France's extreme-right in a bid to exploit the European elections to get his Anti-Zionist Party's message across to a public increasingly frustrated with established politicians... [...];
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Monday,May 25, 2009

European Parliament President German Hans-Gert Poettering warned in an interview published Saturday that a low turnout in next month's European elections would favour "extremist" parties... [...];
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Monday,May 25, 2009

French authorities were hunting Monday for a means to ban a stand-up comic turned "anti-Zionist" militant from fielding lists of candidates in European elections next month... [...];
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Tuesday,May 5, 2009

You can't blame Bernard Kouchner, the foreign minister of France, for being confused. A Socialist in the cabinet of a center-right government, Mr. Kouchner hesitated when asked what party would get his vote in next month's elections for the European Parliament... [...];
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