Mandela Defines Ties With De Klerk Amid Amnesty Row
Nelson Mandela said the relationship with Deputy President F W de Klerk is one of necessity with mutual need. He denied bias while acknowledging the political tension over amnesty for apartheid era murders, as De Klerk’s National Party called him a con artist for withholding the same amnesty.
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African National Congress
Ireland vote a blow to family in divorce referendum
The Vatican newspaper said Ireland's vote to legalize divorce is a defeat for the family, not the church. Papal officials declined to call it a defeat for Catholicism, noting Ireland's deep division. A recount showed 9,114 yes votes amid 1.6 million ballots.
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Israeli opposition party accepts peace accord amid reassessment
The National Religious Party said it will back Labor from outside the coalition after Rabin's assassination. It to abstain on no confidence votes in exchange for Labor consulting before redeployments from the West Bank. The NRP still opposes the 1993 accord in principle and must win its central committee and Meretz approval.
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Aristide says elections will proceed in Haiti
President Aristide pledged to heed elections set for December 17 amid calls to stay in office. He said he would leave on February 7 and bashed by a cabinet vote over canceling the vote, while U.S. officials urged a peaceful democratic transfer. The unrest follows a coup that toppled him in 1991 and an exodus of Haitians seeking to reach the United States, including a boat tragedy near La Tortue with dozens feared dead.
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Government offers Quebec distinct society status and veto
Prime Minister Jean Chretien announced a plan to recognize Quebec as a distinct society within Canada and grant a four-region veto over constitutional change while shifting job training powers to provinces. The Liberal package avoids constitutional entrenchment and aims to reassure voters after Quebec’s independence referendum loss.
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