Tag: parliament
Nelson Mandela’s legacy party ANC suffers historic defeat – loses majority in South African parliament | Foreign countries
After the dismantling of apartheid, the party that ruled alone for 30 years has to look for support from other parties for the first time. The task is not easy.…
In the European Parliament, the RN’s negotiations to found a sovereignist “supergroup” – L’Express
“You know, even we have trouble keeping up.” The strategy of the National Rally towards its European allies is best discussed internally. For years the far-right party has brandished with…
Parliament approves amnesty law for Catalan separatists
This Thursday, May 30, the Spanish government led by the Socialists definitively approved the very controversial amnesty law which grants pardons to dozens of Catalan separatist leaders. After six months…
Predictions: Nelson Mandela’s legacy ANC to lose absolute majority in South African parliament | Foreign countries
The first predictions about the election result were published in the afternoon in the South African media. 13:17•Updated 13:25 The private news channel eNCA is the first South African media…
searches at the European Parliament in Brussels and Strasbourg
One week before the opening of the European election (the Dutch vote on Thursday), cases of foreign interference in the European Union are coming back to the forefront with searches…
Parliament circumvents presidential veto – L’Express
This Tuesday, May 28, the Georgian Parliament circumvented the presidential veto and definitively adopted a controversial law on foreign influence, a text which provoked very significant demonstrations and Western criticism.…
Tension is rising again in Georgia: The controversial law on foreign funding will get the seal in the parliament today | Foreign countries
Opponents of the law started gathering at the parliament building already in the morning, and a larger demonstration is expected in the evening. 14:40•Updated 14:40 In the Georgian capital, Tbilisi,…
Follow the plenary session of the Sami Parliament in Stockholm
The Sámi Parliament gathers on Tuesday morning in the Riksdag House for the second plenary session of the year. The meeting opens at 09:15 with the speaker of the Riksdag,…
In the shadow of the European Parliament, this very secret committee where all compromises are negotiated – L’Express
Spring 2020, in Brussels. Covid is bringing Europe to a standstill. While ministers, commissioners and MEPs are discovering virtual meetings, a few diehards are resisting. In the largest room of…
The Sámi Parliament must save money – propose cuts
The fact that finances are strained at the Sami Parliament is nothing new, but now they can be forced to give notice and cutbacks. In a savings proposal, they want…