Tag: Parliamentarism
Spain’s opposition leader Feijóo tasked with forming government – Politics
The Spanish King Felipe VI. has tasked conservative opposition leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo with forming a new government. The head of state announced this, said House President Francina Armengol on…
A small cultural history of the mutton leap – politics
In the end, Aydan Özoğuz only has one thing left: to end the session. For the second time that day, the Bundestag has undergone a mutton leap, this time at…
Bundestag: bullying before the summer break – politics
The day starts differently than planned. At nine sharp the gong sounds in the Bundestag, but the heating law is no longer on the agenda. The coalition actually wanted to…
Every ninth member of the Bundestag has a migration background – politics
According to a study, the number of MPs with a migration background in German parliaments has increased steadily since 1990. According to a study by researchers at Munich University of…
Bavaria: Members of the state parliament get higher “compensation” – Bavaria
Bavaria’s state parliamentarians will receive 3.7 percent more money from July 1st. The monthly so-called diets then amount to 9215 euros. The adjustment follows the general income development with a…
Politics in Berlin: There will soon be fewer MPs in the Bundestag – politics
From Boris Herrmann and Robert Rossmann, Berlin A large Bundestag can also have advantages. The company Ohning Innenausbau from Schwabach in Middle Franconia even knows how to use it for…
Aigner considers Striebl’s attack against the traffic light coalition to be borderline – Bavaria
From Andrew Glass A questionable remark in a plenary debate in the state parliament has no consequences for the Free Voters parliamentary group leader Florian Streibl. “For me, Streibl’s statement…
South Korea: allegations voted down – politics
The most important news for South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung after the parliamentary vote was that he does not have to go to prison. The result was not good…
Israel passes controversial law on judicial reform – politics
Despite mass protests, the Israeli parliament on Monday cleared the way for a controversial overhaul of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s judicial system. “A great night and a great day,” Netanyahu…
Parliament in Austria: Reopening after renovation with ceremony – culture
The renovation is contemporary, everything else is somehow retro: in Vienna, the reopening of the modernized parliament was celebrated with a big, cheerful, very Austrian ceremony. from Catherine Kahlweit As…