French conservatives claim victory over leftist coalition
Paris reports show Gaullist and UDF groups winning an estimated 51.5 percent of the vote in the first round, a sharp setback for President François Mitterrand and his Socialist Communist coalition ten months after they took power. Bernard Pons and Michel Pinton framed the result as a clear majority return for the opposition and a warning signal to the government. Jacques Chirac called the outcome a notable opposition victory amid fears of deficit financing.
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UPI
Bernard Pons
Gaullist
Rally For the People Party
Francois Mitterrand
Union For French Democracy
UDF
Socialist
Michel Pinton
Jacques Chirac
Mitterrand
Liberals Lead Early in Colombia Elections Amid Attacks
Colombia's Liberal Party held an early lead as millions voted in a festival like turnout. Security forces killed seven M 19 guerrillas attempting attacks near San Pedro and Medellin while bombs caused property damage but no injuries. broadcasters reported delayed counts and snared unofficial tallies.
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Bogota
Colombia
UPI
Liberal Party
San Pedro
M-19
Medellin
Three East Germans escape to West Germany from Bavaria
Three East Germans including a 12 year old boy slipped through a wooded border area from East Germany via a Czechoslovak spur into Bavaria. The group, a 32 year old mother and 21 year old man, crossed late yesterday after starting in East German territory. West German border police reported a separate incident where a 24 year old East German guard crossed over near Coburg after disarming a partner on a two man patrol.
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West Germany
Czechoslovakia
Bavaria
Germany
Coburg
Mubarak delays Israel trip over Jerusalem issue
President Hosni Mubarak blamed the postponement of his planned visit to Israel on Israeli insistence that he stop in Jerusalem. He told Al-Siyassah that pressing a particular city itinerary violates diplomatic norms and that visiting Jerusalem became a matter of principle after Israel suggested cancelling the trip if he refused the city. Cairo papers reprinted the interview.
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CATRO
Egypt
Hosni Mubarak
Israel
Holy
Jerusalem
Mubarak
Kuwait
Al-Siyassah
Cairo
Walesa Prayer Appeal Spurs Polish Catholics Rally
In Warsaw 20000 Catholics joined Primate Archbishop Jozef Glemp in Ursus to pray for Lech Walesa's release while Soviet bloc troops conducted maneuvers in northwest Poland. Ursus hosts the Solidarity stronghold at the Ursus tractor plant amid tensions.
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Poland
Solidarity
Lech Walesa
Jozef Glemp
Spir
Itual
Walesa
Ursus
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