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Greece's president has handed conservative leader Antonis Samaras the mandate to start coalition-building talks, a day after a national election resulted in a hung parliament.
Russia's newly-inaugurated President Vladimir Putin on Monday signed a decree "about long-term state economic policy", the Kremlin press service said.
New French President Francois Hollande will officially take power in May 15.
Russia's new President Vladimir Putin nominates former President Dmitry Medvedev as prime minister.
Putin vowed on Monday to lead his country through a new stage of national development.
Socialist candidate Francois Hollande told his supporters: "Finally, austerity can no longer be the only option."
Vladimir Putin was sworn in on Monday as Russian president, starting his third term in the Kremlin following the two consecutive terms from 2000 to 2008.
Chinese president congratulates Putin
The new French president Francois Hollande is going to face the eurozone crisis but is unlikely to derail the region's public finances.
European leaders scrambled to congratulate Francois Hollande following the French socialist party leader's victory in the country's presidential runoff on Sunday.
US President Barack Obama congratulated Francois Hollande on his victory, saying the US would collaborate with France on global issues.
Socialist Hollande won France's presidential election in a swing to the left and promised to start a pushback against German-led austerity policies.
As Greeks went to the polls debating the best way to tackle their economic crisis, politicians agreed that international investment will play a key role.
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