Tag: houses of Parliament
Poland’s parliament is in favor of more liberal abortion rights
As of: April 12, 2024 4:55 p.m Poland has one of the strictest abortion laws in Europe. The new government wants to change that: in the first reading, Parliament voted…
First Catholic at the head of government in Northern Ireland
As of: February 3, 2024 5:21 p.m After two years of political deadlock, the parties in Northern Ireland have agreed on a government. With Michelle O’Neill from Sinn Fein, it…
Government crisis in Northern Ireland is set to end after two years
As of: February 3, 2024 3:55 a.m For two years, the main Protestant party boycotted the formation of a government in Northern Ireland. Now she is giving up her veto.…
One year after the congress storm: How Brazil is coming to terms with the attempted coup
As of: January 8, 2024 3:14 a.m A year ago, supporters of the elected President Bolsonaro stormed the Brazilian Congress. Since then, the political and legal processing of the events…
Netherlands: New parliament is sworn in – government formation continues
As of: December 6th, 2023 5:01 a.m Today the new Dutch parliament meets for the first time. But the formation of a government is ongoing: so far only one party…
SPD: Rolf Mützenich re-elected as parliamentary group leader in the Bundestag. – Politics
With an approval of 94.7 percent, Rolf Mützenich was re-elected chairman of the SPD parliamentary group and should help to lead the coalition into calmer waters. In the election in…
President of Ecuador dissolves parliament
Status: 05/18/2023 05:53 The Ecuadorian parliament wanted to impeach President Lasso for embezzlement. Now he has dissolved the National Assembly without further ado and can govern by decree for up…
Fear of censorship from the new disinformation law – Media
Concerns about online censorship have been growing since the Turkish parliament passed the much-criticized law to “combat disinformation.” In the near future you will see many arbitrary investigations and court…
Bulgaria: Civic Party ahead in parliamentary elections in Bulgaria – Politics
In the early parliamentary elections in Bulgaria, the pro-Western, bourgeois opposition party GERB emerged as the strongest party, according to initial forecasts. The GERB, which was voted out in April…
Khan loses no-confidence vote: Parliament overthrows Pakistan’s president
Khan loses no-confidence vote Parliament overthrows Pakistan’s president 04/09/2022, 11:58 p.m Pakistan is about to change power: in a vote of no confidence, the parliament speaks out against the incumbent…