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Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu has formed a taskforce to come up with emergency solutions to try and fix the country's ailing economy ... Show more
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  • Police in Togo dispersed an opposition press conference convened to discuss a controversial constitutional reform. Concerns exist that shifting from a presidential to a parliamentary system could lead to the long-standing President, Faure Gnassingbe, staying in power indefinitely.

  • Uganda's President, Yoweri Museveni, formally inaugurated the nation's inaugural interest-free commercial Islamic bank. This financial institution is expected to play a substantial role in advancing the country's financial sector.

  • A South African entrepreneur has been implicated in the murder of renowned rapper AKA. Allegedly, the individual transferred a significant sum of money to one of the current suspects on trial for the rapper's homicide.

  • A French court commuted the life sentence of former Liberian rebel leader Kunti Kamara to 30 years. He was convicted of crimes against humanity and violence against civilians during Liberia's civil war.
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Venezuelan opposition forced to register unknown candidate for July vote: Venezuela's main opposition coalition said Tuesday it had managed to register a proxy ...
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Venezuelan opposition forced to register unknown candidate for July vote
Quick Glance: Obstacle in Registering Opposition Candidate for Venezuelan Presidency
  • Venezuela's main opposition coalition stated they were unable to register their candidate to challenge President Nicolas Maduro in the upcoming July elections.

  • The deadline for registration had been set for midnight at the end of Monday.

  • The inability of Yoris to register sparked renewed discussions about President Maduro's approach and handling of political adversaries. Countries like Brazil and the United States expressed concerns about the potential voting process.

  • Despite Yoris's difficulties, the National Electoral Council announced early Tuesday that Manuel Rosales, governor of the northwest Zulia state, had officially registered for the election 'by automated means'.
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O’Neil ducks questions after Senate blocks deportation bill: Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil has accused the opposition of playing politics but repeatedly ...
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O’Neil ducks questions after Senate blocks deportation bill
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Togo adopts new Constitution moving nation from presidential to parliamentary system | Africanews
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Togo adopts new Constitution moving nation from presidential to ...
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The 2024 Financial Statement and Budgetary Proposals by Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley. Coverage is brought to you by First Citizens Bank – We Put You First ...
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Gov’t spokesman denies Tempe railway disaster cover-up: A day ahead of a debate and vote on the findings of a parliamentary committee probe into the Tempe train ...
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Gov’t spokesman denies Tempe railway disaster cover-up
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The Unveiling of the Sir Charles Griffith statue at Kensington Oval in Barbados on March 25, 2024 - 4:30 p.m. local time. We hear from Sir Wes Hall ... Show more
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Esteemed Barbados and West Indies’ fast bowler Sir Charles Griffith will once again make his presence felt at the world-famous Kensington Oval. Sir Charles ... Show more
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Vladimir Putin widely expected to win a fifth term at upcoming election: With no opposition figures allowed to run against him, the Russian president looks set ...
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Vladimir Putin widely expected to win a fifth term at upcoming election
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Will Workers' Party chief Pritam Singh lose his parliamentary seat due to his criminal charges? The likelihood of that happening is very low ... Show more
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India’s opposition slams gov’t as top election official quits ahead of vote: Arun Goel’s resignation leaves poll body with only one of three mandated officials ...
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Federal opposition to support immigration laws less than a day after delaying vote
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Finance Minister Dr Nigel Clarke issues several ‘red cards’ to the parliamentary Opposition during his closing budget presentation ... Show more
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Analysis: Why top PAP leaders issued reserves challenge to the opposition and will they take it up?
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Drama continued to unfold on Friday around the Speaker, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, with the official opposition launching a motion of no confidence against her ... Show more
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Debt not out of hand, says Mia - nationnews.com: Barbados’ debt is not galloping out of control, declared Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley ...
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Debt not out of hand, says Mia - nationnews.com
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Following Tuesday’s parliamentary debacle, occasioned by a government walkout led by Prime Minister Andrew Holness, one political analyst is suggesting that ... Show more
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Kosovo Edges Closer to Council of Europe Membership: The Council of Europe’s Parliamentary Assembly Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy voted to ...
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Kosovo Edges Closer to Council of Europe Membership
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Indian opposition denounces arrest of Kejriwal: India's opposition parties joined a chorus in denouncing the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a ...
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Indian opposition denounces arrest of Kejriwal
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Looming political crises send Bulgarian institutions into uncharted territory: Bulgaria is heading for its sixth parliamentary election in three years after ...
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Looming political crises send Bulgarian institutions into uncharted ...
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1 in 3 candidates up for April elections possess criminal record: civic group : Nearly one in three candidates for the April 10 parliamentary elections possess a ...
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1 in 3 candidates up for April elections possess criminal record: civic ...
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No-confidence debate comes to a head: The three-day parliamentary debate on a no-confidence motion against the government will be concluded on Thursday night ...
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No-confidence debate comes to a head
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Polarization fueled ahead of Euro election: Greece’s political scene is being enveloped with further polarization ahead of June’s European elections with ...
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Polarization fueled ahead of Euro election
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MPs vote to examine security breach at Winnipeg infectious disease lab: Liberals MPs on the committee tried to curtail the parliamentary examination
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MPs vote to examine security breach at Winnipeg infectious disease lab
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Will India’s Election Commission Provide All Parties a Level Playing Field?: Two of the commissioners in the three-member body that will conduct elections have ...
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Will India’s Election Commission Provide All Parties a Level Playing ...
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Breakaway parties roil South Korea’s two-party system: Contemporary South Korean politics has traditionally been dominated by just two main parties – in common ...
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Breakaway parties roil South Korea’s two-party system
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And the election winner will be… Vladimir Putin: Anyone else who might be a focus for opposition is either in jail, dead or exiled.
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And the election winner will be… Vladimir Putin
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Gov’t ‘accepts’ opposition’s challenge of a no confidence motion: The government accepts the challenge of a motion of no confidence by opposition parties ...
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Gov’t ‘accepts’ opposition’s challenge of a no confidence motion
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Kosovo opposition parties have verbally accepted an offer from PM Albin Kurti to ‘join’ in preparing for new parliamentary elections – reminding him that the ... Show more
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Iran: Meet the ultra-conservative election winners taking over parliament: Iran's recent parliamentary elections have seen prominent ultra-conservatives secure ...
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Iran: Meet the ultra-conservative election winners taking over parliament
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AK Party to seek opposition's input for new constitution after Eid: The governing Justice and Development Party (AK Party) is preparing to hold talks with ...
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AK Party to seek opposition's input for new constitution after Eid
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Govt, opposition MPs clash over time allotted for debate: Chaos ensued in the House of Assembly yesterday after government members moved to end debate early on ...
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Govt, opposition MPs clash over time allotted for debate
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Train crash debate mired in acrimony: As expected, the parliamentary debate on Wednesday on the findings of the committee of inquiry into the deadly February ...
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Train crash debate mired in acrimony
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Candidate registration opens for April 10 parliamentary elections: SEOUL, March 21 (Yonhap) -- Candidate registration opened Thursday for the April...
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Candidate registration opens for April 10 parliamentary elections
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LDP heavyweights urged to speak as sworn witnesses over funds scandal: Japan's opposition bloc on Monday urged heavyweights of the Liberal Democratic Party ...
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LDP heavyweights urged to speak as sworn witnesses over funds scandal
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Nod for Budget - nationnews.com: Monday’s Budget delivered by Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has been met with much optimism by the business community ...
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Nod for Budget - nationnews.com
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With the Opposition raising several concerns about Snr Supt Suzette Martin’s suitability for Deputy Commissioner of Police position ... Show more
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#Singapore 's opposition leader Pritam Singh has been charged with lying under oath over a case involving a former lawmaker in his party.saudigazette.com.sa/article/641355
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Kyrgyzstan Is Copying Russia’s Dictatorship. I Fear It Could Get Worse: Opinion | The recent death of Alexei Navalny has ramifications that go well beyond ...
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Kyrgyzstan Is Copying Russia’s Dictatorship. I Fear It Could Get Worse
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HS: Finnish opposition welcomes border bill as necessary but problematic: Li Andersson, the chairperson of the Left Alliance, on Friday told Helsingin Sanomat ...
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HS: Finnish opposition welcomes border bill as necessary but problematic
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Tempe rail crash to dominate this week’s political scene: The Tempe train collision in February 2023, which killed 57 people and the possible responsibilities of ...
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Tempe rail crash to dominate this week’s political scene
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Nepal PM wins parliamentary vote of confidence, third in 14 months: Nepal's Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal won a parliamentary vote of confidence on Wednesday ...
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Nepal PM wins parliamentary vote of confidence, third in 14 months
Quick Glance: Prachanda wins third confidence vote in Nepal
  • Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda has won a vote of confidence in Parliament for the third time, as the Himalayan country struggles with political stability due to frequent alliance shifts.

  • Prachanda received 157 out of 268 votes cast, needing 138 for the confidence vote.

  • After the Maoist leader's departure from the Nepali Congress, he formed a new alliance with the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist).

  • The confidence vote was a result of the split with the Nepali Congress, leading to the formation of a new coalition with the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist).
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Wads of cash raise vote-buying questions for Türkiye’s CHP: The Chief Prosecutor’s Office in Istanbul launched an investigation into a security camera footage ...
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Wads of cash raise vote-buying questions for Türkiye’s CHP
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Reporting Democracy : The coalition’s push to legalize postal voting for Czech citizens abroad has sparked heated debate, with the government and opposition both portraying ... Show more
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The cabinet can't tell the speaker what to do, says Fahmi: Communications minister Fahmi Fadzil said it is common practice for anyone, including MPs in the ...
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The cabinet can't tell the speaker what to do, says Fahmi
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I've met Fadillah 4 times over allocations, says Shahidan: Arau MP Shahidan Kassim has called on the government not to overlook opposition constituencies in its ...
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I've met Fadillah 4 times over allocations, says Shahidan
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Somalia: Lessons From the Missed Opportunity in Puntland's Polls: Elections in the Somali state of Puntland were a mixed bag. The vote was peaceful ...
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Somalia: Lessons From the Missed Opportunity in Puntland's Polls
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Portugal shifts to the right in Sunday's national elections: In Sunday's general elections in Portugal, the centre-right won a very narrow victory over the ...
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Portugal shifts to the right in Sunday's national elections
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Reporting Democracy : Robert Fico might have managed to get rid of a hated anti-corruption body, but other criminal law changes have run up against the Constitutional Court ... Show more
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📸Chairman of CARICOM, President Dr Irfaan Ali leads Heads in a preparatory meeting, gearing up for crucial talks with the USA on the Haiti situation.
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How deep is the crisis in Poland's Law and Justice party?: PiS is facing its most serious crisis for many years and may not survive in its current form.
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How deep is the crisis in Poland's Law and Justice party?
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Modi’s southward surge continues unabated: Initiative suggests an endeavour to broaden BJP’s influence beyond its customary bastions
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Modi’s southward surge continues unabated
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President Paul Kagame has been selected as the presidential candidate for Rwanda's ruling party in the upcoming July election ... Show more
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Mia Mottley, Prime Minister of Barbados, calls for a Marshall Plan for the Global South. A conversation about climate diplomacy and climate finance. 👉 taz.de/!5994100/
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Museveni prepares for 7th term as opposition leaders maul each other: The Muhoozi candidature seems to have been buried with the leader’s new move
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Museveni prepares for 7th term as opposition leaders maul each other
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Russia’s presidential election: Putin, power, the possibility of protests: The 71-year-old president is all but certain to win another term in a vote that begins ...
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Russia’s presidential election: Putin, power, the possibility of protests
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Budget day is March 18 - nationnews.com: Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley will deliver her 2024 Financial Statement and Budgetary Proposals on Monday March 18 ...
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Budget day is March 18 - nationnews.com
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Nepal coalition in crisis, PM in talks with opposition for new alliance: Nepal’s Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal was in talks with two opposition parties to ...
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Nepal coalition in crisis, PM in talks with opposition for new alliance
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Iran's parliamentary election turnout was the lowest since the country's 1979 Islamic revolution that swept the clerical rulers into power reut.rs/3V3gDxN
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Hear me out: Demolish Premier House and make all the MPs live together: A radical proposal to develop Premier House.
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Hear me out: Demolish Premier House and make all the MPs live together
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Barbados to host Global Supply Chain Forum - nationnews.com: Barbados will host the inaugural Global Supply Chain Forum from May 21 to 24 at the Lloyd Erskine ...
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Farhash Wafa Salvador is seeking RM10 million in compensation from Machang MP Wan Ahmad Fayhsal Wan Ahmad Kamal over an allegation that the former Perak PKR ... Show more
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‘A message for mainland’: In Kashmir, few expectations ahead of Modi’s first visit after August 2019
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‘A message for mainland’: In Kashmir, few expectations ahead of Modi’s ...