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4:33am, 27th April, 2019

Putin wants to know Ukraine president-elect's position on Eastern Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday he wanted to know the position of Ukrainian President-elect Volodymyr Zelenskiy on the conflict in Eastern Ukraine.

Russia offers passports to east Ukraine, president-elect decries 'aggressor state'

7:45pm, 24th April, 2019

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Russia offers passports to east Ukraine, president-elect decries 'aggressor state'

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed an order on Wednesday simplifying the procedure for obtaining a Russian passport for residents of separatist-controlled eastern Ukraine, prompting calls from Kiev for more international sanctions.

Responding to El Salvador president-elect, China denies it meddles

6:12pm, 14th March, 2019

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Responding to El Salvador president-elect, China denies it meddles

China on Thursday rejected comments by Salvadoran President-elect Nayib Bukele, who accused the Asian power of not playing by the rules and intervening in other nations' affairs.

Mexican president-elect pulls plug on new airport, peso sinks

7:33pm, 29th October, 2018

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Mexican president-elect pulls plug on new airport, peso sinks

Mexican President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Monday his government would ditch a partially-built $13 billion new airport for Mexico City, sending Mexican financial markets into a nosedive.

Mexico president-elect says will look at legalizing some drugs

2:15pm, 7th October, 2018

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Mexico president-elect says will look at legalizing some drugs

Mexico's President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Sunday that he would consider legalizing certain drugs as part of a broader strategy to fight poverty and crime.

Mexico president-elect hails passage of public sector pay cuts

2:54pm, 14th September, 2018

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Mexico president-elect hails passage of public sector pay cuts

Mexico's President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Friday hailed steps by the new Congress to cut the salaries of government officials, part of a raft of measures he promised to battle corruption and inequality.

Eleven found killed in Mexico border town ahead of president-elect's visit

6:49pm, 3rd August, 2018

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Eleven found killed in Mexico border town ahead of president-elect's visit

Eleven bodies were discovered on Friday in a Mexican town close to the U.S. border, days before president-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is due to visit for a series of forums seeking to stem the violence in the country.

Factbox: Colombia President-elect Duque names cabinet members

11:27pm, 13th July, 2018

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Factbox: Colombia President-elect Duque names cabinet members

Colombia's president-elect, Ivan Duque, named key ministers to his cabinet this week, announcing Carlos Holmes as foreign minister and Andres Valencia as agriculture minister on Friday.

Trump envoys visit Mexico president-elect to talk border issues, trade

2:40pm, 13th July, 2018

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Trump envoys visit Mexico president-elect to talk border issues, trade

Top U.S. officials led by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo landed in Mexico on Friday to discuss the border and trade with leftist President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, who has said he wants to reduce the flow of migrants north in return for hel...

Mexico president-elect to meet top U.S. officials this week: aide

4:40pm, 10th July, 2018

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Mexico president-elect to meet top U.S. officials this week: aide

Mexico's President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador will meet with U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and other U.S. officials at a meeting on Friday, a senior aide said on Tuesda...

Colombia president-elect vows to unite nation, alter peace deal

9:27pm, 17th June, 2018

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Colombia president-elect vows to unite nation, alter peace deal

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia's President-elect Ivan Duque, who swept aside leftist Gustavo Petro in Sunday's election, pledged to unite his South American nation after a divisive campaign but insisted he would change a landmark peace accord...