Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated a new parliament building in New Delhi in a grand ceremony boycotted by more than a dozen opposition parties. Modi opened the new parliament house, which he called “a cradle of empowerment”, on…
Peña elected Paraguay president as right-wing party remains in power
Santiago Peña, the candidate of the governing conservative Colorado party, has won the presidential election in Paraguay. The 44-year-old had 42.8 per cent of votes with nearly all ballots counted, the national electoral authority said on Sunday. Peña, a former…
Malaysia ends mandatory death penalty for serious crimes
Malaysia’s parliament has voted to remove the country’s mandatory death penalty, potentially sparing more than 1,300 prisoners on death row. The country has had a moratorium on executions since 2018. But the abolition now removes the death penalty as the…
Gandhi ousted from Indian Parliament
Rahul Gandhi, leader of India’s main opposition Congress Party, was ousted from his parliament seat Friday. Gandhi was expelled from his lower house seat a day after a court ordered a two-year jail term for him in a defamation case…
France pension protests: Clashes after Macron orders rise in pension age without vote
Police in Paris have clashed with protesters after the French government decided to force through pension reforms without a vote in parliament. Crowds converged on Place de la Concorde in response to raising the retirement age from 62 to 64.…
Young Georgians shun Moscow, push for EU dream
Georgia’s young protesters, having forced parliament into a U-turn on controversial new legislation, are determined to maintain the pressure on the government, which they believe is steering the country away from Europe. Thousands of young and mainly peaceful protesters flooded…
Kuwait cabinet resigns after disputes with parliament
The Kuwait cabinet has resigned after disputes with opposition-led parliament. Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmed Nawaf al-Ahmed Al-Sabah submitted the cabinet’s resignation to Crown Prince Sheikh Meshal al-Ahmad al-Jaber Al-Sabah on Monday. The resignation was sparked by a deadlock between the…
Chris Hipkins set to be new New Zealand PM
New Zealand Labour MP Chris Hipkins is set to replace Jacinda Ardern as prime minister after becoming the only nominee for the party’s leadership. He was first elected to parliament in 2008 and was appointed minister for Covid-19 in November…
Conservatives remove whip from MP Julian Knight after complaint to Met
The Conservatives have removed the whip from Julian Knight after a complaint was made to the Metropolitan police. The chief whip, Simon Hart, removed the Tory whip, meaning Knight no longer sits in the Commons as a Conservative, after the…
Indonesia passes criminal code banning sex outside marriage
Indonesia’s parliament has approved a new criminal code that bans anyone in the country from having extramarital sex and restricts political freedoms. Sex outside marriage will carry a jail term of up to a year under the new laws, which…