Fragmente preluate de pe site-ul BBC Paul Ivan BBC ,Tuesday, 22 November 2005 Merkel becomes German chancellor
There were warm words and flowers between old adversaries Angela Merkel, leader of the Christian Democrats (CDU), has been sworn in as Germany's first woman chancellor at a ceremony in the country's parliament. Mrs Merkel, a conservative, will head a coalition with the centre- left Social Democrats (SPD), who ruled before. She is also the first chancellor to have grown up in the former communist eastern part of the country. In the Bundestag 397 MPs voted for her, but 51 members of the governing coalition voted against her. The BBC Berlin correspondent says this is a sign of the problems she will face in the future. ........... BBC Monday, 16 January 2006 Chile gets first woman president Centre-left candidate Michelle Bachelet has become Chile's first woman president, taking 53.5% of the poll with almost all the votes counted. Her rival, conservative businessman Sebastian Pinera, has admitted defeat. Giving a victory speech to cheering supporters, Ms Bachelet said: "Who would have said, 10, 15 years ago, that a woman would be elected president?" The election is the fourth since Chile returned to democracy in 1990 after 17 years of military rule. Outgoing President Ricardo Lagos hailed the election of Chile's first woman leader as a "historic triumph". ................. BBC, Monday, 16 January 2006 First female leader for Africa The president-elect has pledged to fight corruption and create jobs Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf is being sworn in as Liberia's president, making her Africa's first elected female leader. Senior figures from Africa and around the world will attend the inauguration ceremony in the capital, Monrovia. Mrs Johnson-Sirleaf told supporters she wanted to restore hope after 14 years of civil war. She says law and order is the main challenge facing the nation. UN peacekeepers and Liberian police have stepped up security in and around Monrovia ahead of the ceremony. .............. BBC, Sunday, 15 January 2006 Presidential run-off for Finland Incumbent President Tarja Halonen has easily won the first round of Finland's presidential poll but faces a run-off after failing to take 50% of the vote. The left-leaning Social Democrat leader Ms Halonen won 46.3% of the vote. Conservative Sauli Niinisto came second with 24.1%, and will face her in a run-off ballot in two weeks time. [...] Ms Halonen, a 62-year-old former lawyer and foreign minister, became the country's first woman president in the year 2000. The powers of the Finnish head of state are largely focused on foreign policy - an area where there has been broad agreement between the president and government. ....... *** sustineti [romania_eu_list] prin 1% din impozitul pe 2005 - detalii la http://www.europe.org.ro/euroatlantic_club/unulasuta.php *** Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/romania_eu_list/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
