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Weakened British PM reaches out to rivals

British Prime Minister Theresa May acknowledged the "reality" of her weakened position on July 10 by appealing to other parties to help implement Brexit, as she sought to relaunch her year-old premiership.

One month after losing her parliamentary majority in a snap election, the Conservative leader said she was still committed to "bold action" to fulfil her promises of change.

Is May 'a dead woman walking?'

"I would like to say how very pleased I am with the result and how very pleased I am to have had the overwhelming support of my colleagues in the House [of Commons] and the people from the party in the country," she said, standing outside her official residence at Number 10 Downing Street, but refusing to answer any questions from the crowd of journalists and photographers.

Austria Centre-Right Calls For Snap Elections

Austria's new centre-right leader Sebastian Kurz called for snap elections on Sunday, heralding the imminent collapse of the ruling coalition after months of in-fighting, reported AFP.

"In my view the first step is a joint proposal for early elections," Kurz said at a news conference in Vienna after he was unanimously voted head of the People's Party (OeVP).

Half of Brits back PM ahead of election

Half of Britons back Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservatives ahead of a snap general election in June, according to a new opinion poll published on April 23.

Polling company ComRes, which conducted the survey for the Sunday Mirror tabloid, said it was the first time the Conservatives had reached the symbolic 50 percent support mark since January 1991.

A new leader emerges

In the quagmire that is European politics, a new dominant political figure is beginning to emerge strongly: British Prime Minister Theresa May. This is, perhaps, because all leaders appear during times of crisis.

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