Moldovan Parliament backs bid to join EU, but divisions remain
By Alexander Tanas CHISINAU (Reuters) – Moldova’s Parliament on Thursday endorsed an appeal to press on with a drive to join the European Union, but the opposition walked out of the vote…
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 Mironov was cited as saying by Kommersant…
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 countries one step closer to joining the…
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 members of parliament (MP) who tried to…
Climate Activists Superglued Themselves Inside UK Parliament Using A Petroleum-Based Product
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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 latest Southeast Asian nation to join 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 an opposition leader that led Prime Minister…
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 help secure a new tranche worth 19…
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 party win record seats, reflecting Australians’ concern…
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 Wickremesinghe, a figure seen by many as…
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 out Russian spies. Ivan Bakanov was fired…
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 censure debate got under way seeking to…
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 majority in parliament, is open to amendments…
Israeli Parliament Bargains With Netanyahu To Ease Government Collapse
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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 country heads a new round of elections…
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 his economic reform agenda with a free…
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 Saturday after border agents warned of a…
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, as the cash-strapped country moves forward on…
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 showed on Tuesday. Macron won a second…
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 range of goods and intellectual property after…
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, government spokeswoman Olivia Gregoire said on Monday.…
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 past the same concrete barriers that security…
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, after the last Ukrainian defenders of Mariupol’s…
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 a new speaker, cementing control of the…
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, in a setback to an alliance led…
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 member of parliament in the U.K. said…
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