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Silvio Berlusconi said the elections brought a "very, very, very bad result." (Photo: thesetides.com)

Brussels takes cautious line on Hamas victory

Brussels has reacted with caution to election results from the Palestinian territories, indicating a huge win for the islamist Hamas faction, branded by the EU as a terrorist organisation.

With a majority of votes counted on Thursday (26 January), Hamas seemed to be heading for a shock win in the Palestinian parliamentary elections.

Palestinian prime minister Ahmed Qurei and his cabinet, belonging to the secular Fatah party early on Thursday morning announced their resignation, ...

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Silvio Berlusconi said the elections brought a "very, very, very bad result." (Photo: thesetides.com)

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