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...Gyurcsany, 43, who's moving up from Youth and Sports Minister, made his fortune by buying state enterprises at fire-sale prices in the early 1990s. In a party vote, he beat an old-guard politician named Peter Kiss by a margin of 40% after Peter Medgyessy, the former PM, officially quit. Although lacking in experience, Gyurcsany is not lacking in confidence. "He believes in himself and he believes he can win, and maybe that will make others believe," a senior party organizer told TIME after the ballot. "He's a risk, but he is the only chance...
...grand old man himself recognizes that Singapore has to change, repeatedly stressing the need for a more open, risk-friendly environment to encourage entrepreneurship. "We need a cultural change and it can't be bureaucratized," he told TIME last year, or else "we'll come a cropper." Meanwhile, ex-PM Goh will take over Lee's former title (and No. 2 position in protocol) of Senior Minister. Goh's continued presence may reassure some Singaporeans that the changes he initiated won't be rolled back. In fact, says Cherian George, author of the book Singapore: The Air-Conditioned Nation, those...
...many times, the house has lived up to its promise. My room is at least three times the size of my entire Dunster suite. Dinner is sometimes served—gasp—after 7:15 pm. The place is still luxurious, and the neighborhood is safe and student-friendly. Many of the parties have been fantastic. And the high points of living with my friends have been every bit as good as I imagined...
...giving two seats to a list led by whistle-blower Hans-Peter Martin The far-right Freedom Party lost four of its five seats, sparking an emergency change in leadership Belgium Popular with Flemish voters but vilified by the mainstream parties, the far-right Vlaams Blok won second place PM Guy Verhofstadt's liberals lagged behind the Christian Democratic opposition and Vlaams Blok Czech Republic The Civic Democrats and Communists tapped Euro-skeptic sentiment and won big The ruling coalition's parties won just four seats; PM Vladimir Spidla called an emergency meeting of the Social Democrats' leadership Denmark...
...people of North African and Iraqi Kurd origin on suspicion of terrorism. Authorities refused to comment on reports that the 10 were planning a bomb attack on soccer club Manchester United's stadium, but stepped up security at the ground. First Week SPAIN Just days after taking office, new PM José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero arrived in Casablanca for discussions on terrorism and illegal immigration with his Moroccan counterpart, Driss Jettou. "This visit is much more significant than just going to eat a bowl of couscous," Spain 's new director general of communications, Javier Valenzuela, told TIME...