The Conservatives narrowly won the Nationalists are making inroads

AFP - The Conservative members of the alliance outgoing government won a narrow victory in Sunday's parliamentary Finland, where nationalists have achieved a historic breakthrough by becoming the third political force.

Of the 200 parliamentary seats, the Election Commission has granted 44 to the National Coalition (Conservative), 42 Social Democratic party (SDP) which was in opposition and 39 to right-wing nationalist True Finns who are much better though what they had been led to expect the polls.

In terms of votes, the National Coalition won 20.4%, 19.1% before the SDP and the True Finns 19.0%, according to the electoral commission has registered a high turnout of 70.4% against 67.9 % during the 2007 legislative elections.

The fourth largest party, the Center led by outgoing Prime Minister Mari Kiviniemi, won 35 seats with 15.8% of votes.

"My dear friends, we wrote the story!" Ignited the head of the National Coalition Jyrki Katainen, which should become the next prime minister.

The True Finns won them 34 seats compared to the outgoing Parliament. From the smallest parliamentary party, they become the third largest.

This result is a personal victory for their charismatic leader Timo Soini has proposed a populist, eurosceptic who has managed the controversial debate on immigration.

"Sometimes it pays to keep his conviction, even if it runs into an obstacle and if it is mocked," he told Mr.Soini his supporters.

"The True Finns have now a deputy in every riding!", He was welcomed.

The True Finns are the only party to have improved over the last legislative elections.

The decline most cooking is the center becomes the fourth political force in the new Parliament, losing 16 seats.

"Of course it's a disappointment, but people have told us what they wanted and we must listen," said Ms Kiviniemi."The conclusion is obvious, with such results, we find ourselves in the opposition," she lamented on air on national television YLE.

She will probably leave the head of government to his Minister of Finance Jyrki Katainen because "traditionally, training agree that the leader of the party best represented in terms of seats forms the government," he told AFP political analyst Ilkka Ruostetsaari , University of Tampere.

The National Coalition has been at the helm of several governments in Finland, but until then she has never represented the first force in Parliament.

Mr.Katainen focused during the campaign a very pro-European, particularly on financial aid to members of the EU hit by the crisis. However, the True Finns have made this topic an impassable barrier, insisting that "everything else was negotiable," but not this.

If he becomes Prime Minister, Mr Katainen must therefore be a coalition government, including the SDP would be for business.

For the Socialist leader Jutta Urpilainen, which was so disparaged because of a lack of image and difficulty to appear natural and sincere in public, this result also constitutes a victory.She had been instructed to straighten a party losing ground after he slipped into opposition in 2007.

"I am pleased that our message on employment and justice has been heard by the voters," she said.

"Let's all have fun tonight because tomorrow we go back to work, Finland needs of the Social Democrats!", She proposed to his followers.

The new government should be formed before the end of May.

At least 126 bodies found in mass graves in the north-east

AFP - Ten more corpses arrived Wednesday at the mortuary of Matamoros from mass graves in the town of San Fernando, north-eastern Mexico, bringing the total to 126 temporary body unearthed since April 1, announced the Justice the State of Tamaulipas.

According to Pedro Efrain Gonzalez, Tamaulipas prosecutors, some of the bodies found were buried for over a year.

The Mexican government awarded Tuesday the responsibility for the crimes and mass graves discovered Zetas cartel.

Another source of prosecutors who requested anonymity, it is likely that the number of bodies found continues to increase as and when research.

"Do not be surprised, we can come to exceed the figure of 180 bodies as research continues and new discoveries are possible," said the source told AFP.

According to the same charge, mass graves, often located several kilometers from each other in the large town of San Fernando, correspond to different cases of violence, not one.

AUTOMOTIVE: The scrapping benefits still to French carmakers

AFP - New car registrations in France jumped 8.9% in the first quarter, taking advantage of the latest effects of scrapping, but new orders began to decline in March, said Friday the Committee of French Automobile (CCFA).

"We have generally done better than expected first quarter, welcomed the President of the CCFA Patrick Blain at a press conference.

In the single month of March, new car registrations rose 6.1% unadjusted.

French carmakers have seen this month on very different trajectories.PSA Peugeot Citroen has reported a 13.5% jump in registrations, especially from his Citroen, while the Renault group fell 12.4% due to supply problems on models of its brand low-cost Dacia.

In the first quarter, registrations yet benefited from the boost from the scrapping. Initially set at 1,000 euros and then gradually reduced to 500 euros last July, this premium ended December 31, but manufacturers had until March to deliver the ordered vehicles.

The market has also benefited from "the good performance of orders" in January and February, "said Blain, but started to weaken in March.

UNITED STATES: Boeing wins the tanker contract from U.S. Army

AFP - Boeing won Thursday for the second time the mega-tanker contract from the U.S. Air Force, crushing rival Airbus, which was nevertheless given favorite after years of political and legal twists.

"Today, on the basis of criteria evaluated (...) we announce that the Air Force has selected a proposal by the Boeing Company," said Secretary of the Army of the Air, Michael Donley, during a press briefing at the Pentagon.

Mr. Donley said the contract on 179 units, was valued at "more than 30 billion dollars."Eighteen aircraft will be delivered by 2017.

"Boeing wins hands down," noted Assistant Secretary of Defense William Lynn, when asked if it was difficult to decide between the two aircraft manufacturers for the contract, one of the most disputed of history of aviation.

Mr. Donley has ensured that the order was issued after a selection process "fair, open and transparent". He hoped that "both parties will respect this decision and allow this important acquisition to proceed without hindrance."

Industry experts expect indeed to make this call that EADS, which would block the contract.Before the announcement, Michael Boyd, president of a consulting firm specializing in aviation, had predicted that, regardless of the Pentagon's decision, one of the two groups would appeal, as the American states who would feel aggrieved.

Noting that the aircraft never flew Boeing, EADS said he was "disappointed" and "worried" the U.S. decision, without indicating whether he planned to appeal, as he has the chance.

Boeing said he was "honored" by the Pentagon's decision and "ready" to produce devices that will allow the U.S. Air Force to continue to deploy worldwide.

The contract is intended to replace the aging fleet of KC-135 dating from the '50s.

The story of the tender is peppered with twists, including a conflict of interest scandal. The contract was canceled twice, having been awarded to Boeing for the first time in 2003 and a second in 2008 to Airbus and its American ally Northrop Grumman.

EADS, Airbus' parent company, was launched this time without a major trading partner, but with the support of hundreds of U.S. equipment.

EADS praised the military version of its Airbus A330, the KC-45, as "the only real-tanker aircraft already in operation.The European, who had reviewed last week's price decline, suggested that its production in the United States would generate 48,000 jobs in the country.

Boeing said on his part that his aircraft was offering "a fuel consumption 24% lower than the unit proposed by EADS," and he would support 50,000 jobs in the United States.

The battle between the two giant aircraft was dubbed a political fight in Washington.

Patty Murray, Senator for the State of Washington (northwest), where Boeing planned to build the tankers at its plant in Everett, hailed "a major victory for American workers, the aerospace industry and the U.S. U.S. Army. "

However, elected officials in Alabama (south), where the tanker would have been assembled at Airbus, the European supporters.

The president of the AFL-CIO, Richard Trumka, hailed "a tremendous boost to American workers and the goal of President Obama create jobs in the country"

The Defence Committee of the House of Representatives has announced it will hold a hearing to ensure that assessments made by the Pentagon has been "transparent and fair for each competitor."

BAHRAIN: Important deployment of security forces in the capital Manama

The Bahrain Police dismantled by force during the night of Wednesday to Thursday, a camp of protesters demanding political change in the kingdom, during an operation that killed two people, witnesses and opposition.

The Ministry of Interior wrote on Twitter that security forces had "emptied the place of the Pearl" in Manama and a grand avenue of the capital was partially closed.

Fifty armored vehicles were sighted Thursday morning trying to move towards the Place de la Perle.

More than a dozen tanks, military vehicles and army ambulances were seen in central Manama.

Inspired by revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt, thousands of Bahrainis, mainly from the Shiite majority, protested since Monday to demand political and social reforms in the kingdom ruled by a Sunni family.

Hundreds of them had begun to camp on the Place de la Perle, hoping to transform it into a rallying point of protest to the image of what the Egyptians did on Tahrir Square in Cairo until the fall of "Hosni Mubarak.

"They are killing us"

"The police are to intervene, she launched tear gas," said one demonstrator reached by telephone in the night by Reuters.

Another said: "I am wounded, I bleed.They are killing us. "

One protester said he evacuated two wounded by car by rubber bullets.

"I was there (...) The men fled but women and children could not run as fast," said Ibrahim Mattar, a member of Wefaq, the main Shiite opposition.

"Two people are dead, it's confirmed," he added. "Others are in serious condition."

About 200 people gathered in a major city hospitals.

Place de la Perle, on which lay a strong smell of tear gas, seemed deserted in the early hours of Thursday.Abandoned tents, blankets and trash littered the ground.

Two ambulances were seen trying to leave suddenly in the night.

Poverty and unemployment

"There was no any warning. We had the impression of an offensive against the enemy. People were sleeping quietly, "said a protester who requested anonymity.

The Wefaq, which suspended its parliamentary activities, Wednesday called for adopting a new constitution more democratic.

"We do not want to establish a religious state.We want a civil democracy (...) in which the people are the source of power, and for this we need a new constitution, "said party secretary general, Sheikh Ali Salman, during a press conference.

The protesters' main demand is the resignation of Prime Minister, Shaikh Khalifa bin Salman al Khalifa, who ruled the country since its independence in 1971. Uncle of King Hamad bin Isa al Khalifa, he is seen as a symbol of wealth the ruling family.

The demonstrators also denounced poverty and unemployment.They were also concerned about the benefits accorded to foreign Sunni from settling in the small kingdom (citizenship, employment in the security forces, housing) that tend to alter the demographic balance.

In the 1990s, Bahrain has already been the scene of unrest.The adoption in 2002 of a new constitution and organize elections had helped restore calm, but the opposition considers these reforms now insufficient.

The angry demonstrators had been pronounced dead Wednesday by two of them on Monday and Tuesday in clashes with security forces.

"The people calling the fall of the regime," shouted protesters Wednesday, beating his chest, a gesture of mourning for Shiites.

CAMBODIA: New clashes on the border between Thailand and Cambodia

AFP - New clashes erupted Sunday near a disputed temple on the border between Cambodia and Thailand, the day after a cease-fire between the two countries, said a Cambodian military commander at the AFP.

"We're beating us at this time, they started shooting at us," the official said, referring to the Thai soldiers.

The new clashes broke out around 6:35 p.m. local time (11:35 GMT).

After fighting with heavy weapons Friday for about two hours, firefights had occurred again at dawn on Saturday for about thirty minutes.Before the two neighbors herald a cease-fire.

During the fighting, the most violent since 2008, at least five people were killed: a soldier and a villager Thai and two Cambodian soldiers and one civilian.

The border between the two countries has never been fully demarcated.

TUNISIA: Opposition Islamist Ghannouchi in Tunis after 20 years of exile

AFP - The Tunisian Islamist opposition Ghannouchi was scheduled to return Sunday afternoon in London after his country for over 20 years of exile, through the fall of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, who had harshly mate Islamists in the early 90s.

A spokesman for the old opponent, aged 69, said that this return, feared by some sectors of Tunisian society, including feminists and secular circles, will not be "triumphant" and on the contrary Rached Ghannouchi who wants to hand over to young people in the lead, simply wants to return as a "free man".

During a demonstration, hundreds of women screamed Saturday at Tunis their determination to defend the emancipation gained over half a century on the eve of the return of Rached Ghannouchi.

"We are here to affirm the rights acquired by women and prevent any backsliding, to say that we are not prepared to negotiate our freedom with the Islamists," said Amel Betaib, a lawyer.

Rached Ghannouchi founded in 1981 Nahda (Renaissance), with intellectuals inspired by the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood, and said today represent a moderate form of Islam close to the AKP in Turkey.

Tolerated, including the coming to power of Ben Ali in 1987, the party was suppressed after the 1989 elections, which he claimed the list had received at least 17% of the vote.

Mr. Ghannouchi had then left Tunisia to Algeria, then to London. In 1992 he was sentenced in absentia to life imprisonment with other religious leaders for a plot against the president.

The Tunisian government transition, set up after the fall of Ben Ali on January 14, adopted a draft amnesty law that will concern the Islamists, and must be voted by Parliament.What is not yet done but should not however be an obstacle to his return.

Ghannouchi, who no longer president of the Islamist movement, says he also will not be a presidential candidate in the forthcoming elections and wants to transform his movement into a legal political party to participate in upcoming legislative transition team in power since the fall of Ben Ali's task was to organize.

A law still in effect prohibited from forming a political party on a strictly religious.