At least three lawmakers were injured on Tuesday, one of them seriously, after chaotic scenes in Serbia's parliament, during which smoke bombs and flares were thrown, further fueling political tensions in the Balkan country. Lawmakers were scheduled to vote on a law that would increase funding f...
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — At least three lawmakers were injured on Tuesday, one of them seriously, after chaotic scenes in Serbia ’s parliament, during which smoke bombs and flares were thrown, further fueling political tensions in the Balkan country....
The Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw (CRPH) was formed by former parliament members of the National League for Democracy (NLD) in the wake of themilitary takeoveron February 1. In a statement published on social media, the CRPH said the army's action "violated the constitution and ...
He had been sentenced the previous year to 18 years' imprisonment for his role inanti-government protests in 2013, which challenged the rule of Erdogan, then Turkey's prime minister. Since being elected, Atalay has been fighting to take his seat in parliament, which comes with immunity from ...
Lawmakers present in the 300-seat parliament voted 159-129 in favor of the bill. Announcement of the result was delayed until after midnight by three lawmakers from a small leftwing party, who remained seated and studied a printout of the draft law for over two hours after ...
Kenya’s controversial tax hike bill which sparked street protests, resulting in the shooting of a frontline AFP photojournalist in Nairobi and protesters storming the parliament, has been adopted by parliament amid accusation that some MPs were bribed t
Juma said elected representatives have a duty to promote open trade in goods and services and technology transfer in critical sectors like agriculture, manufacturing and health. "Parliaments have an obligation to promote deepening of trade ties and issues of peace, energy, environmental management, in...
Thousands of protesters returned to the streets of Thailand's capital on Wednesday, hours after a protest outside the parliament led to clashes with police that left 55 people injured. The pro-democracy protesters are demanding reforms of the country's military-backed governm...
At least three lawmakers were injured on Tuesday, one of them seriously, after chaotic scenes in Serbia's parliament, during which smoke bombs and flares were thrown, further fueling political tensions in the Balkan country. Lawmakers were scheduled to vote on a law that would increase ...
“This uncivilized manner is not how conflicts are addressed in a democracy,” he said, according to comments posted on the party’s website. “The right wing, even if they were elected to be lawmakers, cannot use the halls of parliament to spread the winds of war, to attack the peace...