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| | Issue 15 - Newsletters |
 | | The Labour Party is set to govern after winning the elections and appears to form a centre-left coalition together with Socialistisk Venstre and Senterpartiet. |
 | | Results: Arbeiderpartiet 32.7%, Fremskrittspartiet 22.1%, Hoeyre (rightwing) 14.1%, Socialistisk Venstre (socialist leftwing) 8.8%, Kristelig Folkepartiet (Christian democratic) 6.8%, Senterpartiet (agrarian) 6.5%, Venstre 5.9%. |
 | | The Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) surprised many observers, including many of its own members, by electing Seiji Maehara, 43, as its new president on Saturday 17 September 2005. |
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