Tag: Parliament

The Citizen Revolution Consolidates 67 Seats in the Ecuadorian Assembly
The leftist party supporting presidential candidate Luisa Gonzalez becomes the first parliamentary force. As of Wednesday morning, the National Electoral Council (CNE) had managed to count nearly all the votes cast in the general elections held on Sunday. RELATED: Mexican President Sheinbaum Expresses Hope for a Female President in Ecuador Luisa Gonzalez, the leftist leader […]
February 12, 2025

Greek Parliament Fails to Elect New President in 2nd Round of Voting
A third round is scheduled for Feb. 6, with the threshold lowered to 180 votes in line with the Greek constitution. On Friday, The Greek parliament failed to elect the country’s next president in the second round of voting. A majority of 200 votes in the 300-seat parliament was needed for one of the four […]
February 2, 2025

German President Steinmeier Dissolves Parliament
The most recent instance of early elections in Germany occurred in 2005 during the tenure of Gerhard Schröder. On Friday, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier ordered the dissolution of the lower house of Parliament (Bundestag) and confirmed February 23 as the date for general elections. His decision follows a request from Chancellor Olaf Scholz, who had […]
December 27, 2024

South Korea: Second Impeachment Motion Against President Yoon Suk-yeol
This statement, was repealed a few hours later by the same parliament. However, the implications of this action have led to questions about the legitimacy and political judgment of the president. Related: South Korean Parliament approves disqualification of Minister of Justice and Chief of Police The Parliament of the Republic of Korea today filed a […]
December 13, 2024

South Korean Parliament approves disqualification of Minister of Justice and Chief of Police
The South Korean National Assembly passed a motion to dismiss South Korea’s Justice Minister, Park Sung-jae, and Chief Commissioner of the National Police Agency, Cho Ji-ho, on Thursday. Related:South Korean Opposition Parties Submit 2nd Impeachment Motion Against Yoon The move comes in the context of the recent martial law decreed last week by South Korean […]
December 12, 2024

Zambia: Agreement to Create Southern African Parliament Signed
The Chairperson of the PF-SADC and Speaker of the Seychelles National Assembly, Roger Mancienne, highlighted the addition of the Seychelles, which brings the mechanism to the point of reaching the required number of member states to turn the forum into a parliament (12 are needed).
July 2, 2024

The French Attend the First Round of Early Legislative Elections Today
Each deputy is elected for five years in a constituency, of which Metropolitan France has 539 and the overseas territories 27. On Sunday, the first round of France’s snap legislative elections kicks off in Metropolitan France for voters to elect 577 members for the National Assembly out of over 4,000 candidates. RELATED: Four Detained New […]
June 30, 2024

Jamaica: Attempted Arson Attack on Parliament Building Investigated
According to reports, at 22:00 local time on Saturday, guards detected a strange smell of smoke at Gordon House and later found a half-burnt plastic bottle at the entrance to the premises, which left marks on the doors.
June 3, 2024

Angola: Parliament Begins Debate on Local Self-Government
On Thursday, the Angolan National Assembly (Parliament) is set to begin the fifth ordinary plenary meeting of the second legislative session, during which it will debate the first package of draft laws on local self-governments. Related: Namibia: +200 Street Angolan Children Helped The deputies will discuss and vote on the proposals for the Statute of […]
May 23, 2024

Norway’s Parliament Building Closed After Two Bomb Threats
On Wednesday, Norway’s parliament, known as the Storting, was shut down following two bomb threats. RELATED: Denmark Allows Permanent Presence of US Troops at 3 Air Bases The national broadcaster NRK quoted police as saying that a threatening email was received on Tuesday evening, which was initially dismissed as non-credible. However, a subsequent threat emerged […]