Fall election unlikely in Canada after opposition party says it will prop up government

September 15th, 2009 Canada to avoid immediate electionTORONTO — One of Canada's opposition parties said Tuesday it will prop up Prime Minister Stephen Harper's minority Conservative government in a no-confidence vote this week, averting an immediate election. Bloc Quebecois Leader Gilles Duceppe said his party will vote for the government's key budget bill Friday because there is nothing inherently wrong with it.

September 14th, 2009 Opposition party may back governmentTORONTO — One of Canada's opposition parties is signaling it might be willing to prop up Prime Minister Stephen Harper's minority government and avert a fall election. New Democratic Party lawmaker Paul Dewar said Monday his party may be willing to support the Conservative government's proposed unemployment insurance legislation.

September 10th, 2009 Canada to run deficit until at least 2015VICTORIA, British Columbia — Canada's finance minister says the government will run deficits for two years longer than originally forecast, and the country will be in the red at least until 2015. Finance Minister Jim Flaherty says the deficit for this year will be over $4.6 billion more than originally thought, moving up to a projected $51.9 billion from $46.5 billion Flaherty told an audience in Victoria on Thursday that Canada is showing signs of a fragile economic recovery, but returning to balanced budgets will not be easy.

September 1st, 2009 TORONTO - Canada, which has not seen a majority government since 2004, faces the prospect of its fourth general election in five years. In his statements Monday, opposition Liberal Party leader Michael Ignatieff didn't rule out the possibility of a snap election to end the minority rule of the Conservative Party.

September 1st, 2009 Election talk heats up in CanadaTORONTO — Canada's main opposition party vowed Tuesday to try to topple Prime Minister Stephen Harper's minority government at the first opportunity, which could force a fourth election in the last five years and the second in just a year. Liberal opposition leader Michael Ignatieff's announcement means the Conservative government could be toppled in a confidence vote if Canada's two other opposition parties also vote to bring down the government.

August 30th, 2009 Polls open in Japanese parliamentary electionTOKYO — Polls have opened in Japan's nationwide parliamentary election. Opinion polls have overwhelmingly predicted that the opposition Democratic Party of Japan will unseat the conservative and long-ruling Liberal Democratic Party in a landslide.

July 15th, 2009 Japanese poll: More voters favor opposition partyTOKYO — A poll published Wednesday by Japan's largest newspaper indicated that Prime Minister Taro Aso's ruling party is headed for big losses in the upcoming national election — the latest sign that a surging opposition could grab control of the country for the first time in more than a decade. The Yomiuri Shimbun's poll showed that 45 percent of respondents think Yukio Hatoyama, the leader of the opposition Democratic Party of Japan, should lead the country, compared to 25 percent for Aso.

July 6th, 2009 Bulgarian conservatives win election by big marginSOFIA, Bulgaria — Official results confirm Bulgaria's conservative opposition has won parliamentary elections by a wide margin. Outgoing Socialist Prime Minister Sergei Stanishev conceded defeat hours after polls closed late Sunday, clearing the way for Sofia Mayor Boiko Borisov to form the next government.

June 17th, 2009 Canada avoids summer electionTORONTO — Canada's prime minister reached a deal Wednesday with one of three opposition parties allowing him to avoid early elections. The opposition Liberals had been threatening to join two other opposition parties in toppling Prime Minister Stephen Harper's minority government on Friday if Harper didn't unveil planned changes for unemployment insurance.

June 11th, 2009 Canada's leader says stimulus effort under wayTORONTO — Canada's prime minister said Thursday that 80 percent of the country's stimulus package has been committed and 3,000 projects are getting under way. Prime Minister Stephen Harper delivered a progress report on how the economic rescue program was going.

June 11th, 2009 Canada's leader says stimulus effort well underwayTORONTO — Canada's prime minister said Thursday 80 percent of the country's stimulus package has been committed and 3,000 projects are getting under way. Prime Minister Stephen Harper delivered a progress report on how the economic rescue program was going.

May 18th, 2009 LONDON - Britain's Conservatives Monday called for an immediate general election to end the 'paralysis' of the government of Prime Minister Gordon Brown. Conservative leader David Cameron said a nationwide poll should be held 'as soon as possible after the European elections' June 4.

May 5th, 2009 KOLKATA - West Bengal's ruling Left Front Tuesday said it apprehended violence in Thursday's fourth phase of polling in the state. 'I've got specific information that some untoward incidents might take place on that day,' Left Front chairman Biman Bose said at a press conference here.

April 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Left parties will not prop up a Congress-led government, Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) general secretary Prakash Karat reiterated Wednesday. Though Prime Minister Manmohan Singh two days ago hinted at tying up with them after polls, Karat said the Left parties would prefer to sit in opposition in case the Third Front fails to form the government.

April 8th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati Wednesday accused the Election Commission of being biased in favour of the state's opposition parties. Addressing a press conference here, the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief alleged that the constitutional body has removed state officials on baseless complaints by political rivals.