Migrant politician has rocky start in Italian parliament
By Crispian Balmer ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s only Black lawmaker suspended himself from his left-wing party on Thursday after his family was accused of mismanaging …
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Portugal’s parliament approves budget bill on first reading
LISBON (Reuters) – Portugal’s parliament easily approved the majority Socialist government’s 2023 budget bill on its first reading on Thursday, paving the way for planned …
Czech parliament locks in 2023 deficit at $12 billion as war, energy crisis bite
PRAGUE (Reuters) – The Czech parliament gave its initial nod to the 2023 state budget bill, setting the deficit at 295 billion crowns ($12.1 billion) …
Berlusconi bounces back with return to Italy’s parliament
By Alvise Armellini ROME (Reuters) – The Italian right-wing coalition’s resounding victory in Sunday’s general election marks a return to parliament for former premier Silvio …
Russian parliament to consider summoning defence minister
LONDON (Reuters) – Russia’s lower house of parliament will consider summoning Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu to face questioning in a closed session, senior lawmaker Sergei …
Spain’s parliament backs NATO membership for Finland and Sweden
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s parliament ratified the entry of Finland and Sweden to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) on Thursday, bringing the two Nordic …
Scuffles, bottles fly as Senegal’s MPs argue over parliament leadership
By Diadie Ba DAKAR (Reuters) – Senegal’s security forces were called on Monday to secure a voting process in parliament and hold back rowdy opposition …
Climate Activists Superglued Themselves Inside UK Parliament Using A Petroleum-Based Product
Climate Activists Superglued Themselves Inside UK Parliament Using A Petroleum-Based Product Jack McEvoy on September 2, 2022 Extinction Rebellion, an international group of climate activists, …
Indonesia parliament approves membership of China-backed regional trade deal
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s parliament on Tuesday passed a law cementing the country’s membership of the China-backed Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), making it the …
Greek parliament sets up inquiry commission to probe phone tapping scandal
By George Georgiopoulos ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek lawmakers on Monday voted in favour of setting up an inquiry commission to probe the phone tapping of …
Italy parliament approves competition bill to unlock European funds
ROME – The Italian parliament has given its final approval to a highly contested bill to promote competition in product and services markets, required to …
Climate change in focus as Australia’s parliament opens
SYDNEY – Australia’s parliament sat on Tuesday in Canberra for the first time since Labor won office in an election that also saw the Greens …
Sri Lankan Parliament Elects Allegedly Corrupt Former Prime Minister As President
Sri Lankan Parliament Elects Allegedly Corrupt Former Prime Minister As President Micaela Burrow on July 20, 2022 Sri Lanka’s parliament elected former prime minister Ranil …
Ukraine parliament removes security chief, Zelenskiy fires another top official
KYIV -Ukraine’s parliament dismissed the domestic security chief and prosecutor general on Tuesday, two days after President Volodymyr Zelenskiy suspended them for failing to root …
Thai opposition grills PM in parliament as censure debate begins
BANGKOK – Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha fended off accusations of corruption and economic mismanagement in a televised session of parliament on Tuesday, as a …
Macron’s inflation-relief bill faces narrow path to compromise in parliament
By Elizabeth Pineau and Leigh Thomas PARIS – President Emmanuel Macron’s French government, hunting for votes to enact a cost-of-living relief bill after losing its …
Israeli Parliament Bargains With Netanyahu To Ease Government Collapse
Israeli Parliament Bargains With Netanyahu To Ease Government Collapse Micaela Burrow on June 27, 2022 The doomed Israeli government has reportedly offered to bargain with …
Israeli Lawmakers Will Vote To Dissolve Parliament, Hold New Elections
Israeli Lawmakers Will Vote To Dissolve Parliament, Hold New Elections Micaela Burrow on June 20, 2022 Israel’s coalition government will dissolve next week as the …
What awaits Macron? Ruling majority, hung parliament, or cohabitation
By Michel Rose PARIS – French President Emmanuel Macron may find himself without a ruling majority during his second term and unable to push through …
Canadian police probe possible bomb threat to parliament – source
By Steve Scherer OTTAWA – Canadian police are investigating a possible risk to national security that forced parliament to lock down for several hours on …
Sri Lanka tycoon Dhammika Perera to replace president’s brother in parliament
By Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO – One of Sri Lanka’s richest businessmen will replace the president’s brother in parliament, a ruling party official said on Friday, …
Macron’s camp could miss absolute majority in parliament, polls show
PARIS – The centrist camp of French President Emmanuel Macron is not guaranteed to win an absolute majority in this month’s legislative elections, two polls …
Russian parliament votes to scrap parallel import penalties
LONDON – Russia’s lower house of parliament on Tuesday approved a bill in the first reading that removes legal liability for parallel imports of a …
French government to draft bill on purchasing power before June parliament elections
PARIS – The new French government will draft a bill on how to protect consumers’ purchasing power before the start of parliamentary elections in June, …
Lebanon’s emboldened opposition goes from protest to parliament
By Timour Azhari and Maya Gebeily BEIRUT – When Halime El Kaakour enters Lebanon’s parliament as a newly elected lawmaker next week, she will step …
Russian parliament to consider ban on exchanging Ukrainian Azov prisoners
(Reuters) -Russia’s parliament will consider banning the exchange of Russian prisoners of war for captured members of Ukraine’s Azov Regiment, the speaker said on Tuesday, …
Pakistan’s new ruling alliance takes control of parliament with new speaker
By Syed Raza Hassan ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – Pakistan’s new ruling alliance took control of the lower house of parliament on Saturday with the election of …
Iraq parliament fails to elect new state president over lack of quorum
By Ahmed Rasheed and Amina Ismail BAGHDAD – Iraq’s parliament failed again on Saturday to vote for a president after Iran-backed groups boycotted the session, …
Hospital Admits Trans Patient May Have Raped Woman After Denying Any Men Were There, UK Parliament Member Says
Hospital Admits Trans Patient May Have Raped Woman After Denying Any Men Were There, UK Parliament Member Says Laurel Duggan on March 18, 2022 A …
Berlin wants to buy 35 Lockheed F-35 fighter jets, def min tells parliament
BERLIN – Berlin aims to purchase 35 F-35 fighter jets built by Lockheed Martin to replace its ageing Tornado aircraft in the role of nuclear …
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy to address British parliament
LONDON – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy will address British lawmakers via videolink in the House of Commons on Tuesday, the first time a president of …
Bulgaria parliament approves 2022 budget with 4.1% deficit target
SOFIA – Bulgaria’s parliament on Friday rubber-stamped the 2022 budget bill that targets a fiscal deficit of 4.1% of economic output this year, planning for …
South Korea parliament approves $14 billion extra budget before election
SEOUL – South Korea’s National Assembly approved a 16.9-trillion-won ($14.2 billion) supplementary budget on Monday aimed partly at funding the response to COVID-19 and supporting …
Lebanon parliament extends lifting of bank secrecy to audit cenbank
BEIRUT – Lebanon’s parliament on Monday extended a law that lifts banking secrecy regulations to facilitate a forensic audit of the country’s central bank, a …
Japan’s record $940 billion budget set for parliament approval in March
TOKYO – A key Japanese parliamentary committee on Monday approved the government’s record $940 billion initial spending plan for the next fiscal year, setting the …
Chinese Spy Suspected To Have Infiltrated UK Parliament
The U.K.’s domestic spy service, MI5, informed the House of Commons speaker that a woman is suspected to have been used by China to exert …
‘He Knew How To Fight’: European Parliament President Dies At 65
David Sassoli, president of the European Union’s parliament, died in a hospital on Tuesday at the age of 65 after months of poor health, the …
Fire That ‘Completely’ Burned Down South Africa’s Parliament Building Reignites
A fire that devastated South Africa’s Houses of Parliament in Cape Town reignited on Monday after it was said to be under control, multiple sources …