Tag: parliament
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North Korea elects new parliament
North Koreans on Sunday elects a new parliament for the second time under leader Kim Jong Un, though the process is merely a formality and no real competition is allowed. Only one candidate from the ruling Korean Workers’ Party contests each constituency, with voters asked to tick either “yes’’ or “no’’ on the ballot. The…
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Ex-Australian PM resigns from parliament, govt loses majority
Australia’s former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull on Friday resigned from parliament, a source familiar with the matter said, stripping the government of its one-seat parliamentary majority. Turnbull last week said he would resign from parliament after he was ousted from office in a bitter party-room contest which ushered in the country’s sixth leader in the…
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Facebook’s Zuckerberg faces EU Parliament grilling
Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg will meet with leaders of the European Parliament on Tuesday. He meets them to answer questions about how the data of millions of Facebook users ended up in the hands of a political consultancy. The meeting comes three days before tough new European Union rules on data protection take effect.…
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IPI World Congress: Saraki Seeks Partnership between the Press and Parliament
Ahead of the International Press Institute (IPI) World Congress being hosted by Nigeria in June this year, the President of the Senate Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, on Thursday called for a closer collaboration between the press and the parliament in the overall interest of the nation’s democracy and better dividends for the people. Saraki, according…
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Let me come back home, Catalan leader tells Spain
Catalonia’s separatist leader Carles Puigdemont called on Spain’s government on Saturday to allow him to return home in time for the opening session of the Catalan parliament so that he can become the region’s next president. Puigdemont, who ruled in Catalonia until October and faces arrest in Spain for his role in organizing an illegal…
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Queen Elizabeth to inaugurate new session of parliament June 21
UK Queen Elizabeth is to inaugurate the new session of parliament on June 21. The leader of the House of Commons, Andrea Leadsom, made this known in a statement on Thursday. Leadsom said: “the government has agreed with Buckingham Palace that the State Opening of Parliament will take place on June 21.” Leadson, however did…
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UK General Elections: Buhari congratulates seven Nigerians elected into parliament
The presidency has congratulated seven British-Nigerian nationals for their victory at the United Kingdom’s Parliamentary elections held on Thursday. The candidates are: Chi Onwurah (Newcastle), Kate Osamor (Edmonton), Kemi Badenock (Saffron Walden) and Bim Afolani (Hitchin & Harpenden). Others are: Chuka Umunna (Streatham), Fiona Onasanya (Peterborough) and Helen Grant (Maidstone & The Weald). The Senior…
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12 dead, several injured as suicide bombers attack parliament building in Iran
Twin attacks on the Iranian parliament and Ayatollah Khomeini’s mausoleum in the capital, Tehran, have killed at least 12 people and injured many more. The assault on the parliament building appears to be over, after hours of intermittent, audible gunfire there. A suicide bomber died at the mausoleum. Iranian officials say they managed to foil…