| 单词 | parliamentary |
| 例句 | I learned about Margaret Thatcher and the Thirty-Eighth Parallel and the Cultural Revolution; I learned about parliamentary politics and electoral systems around the world. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z From my reading of Marxist literature and from conversations with Marxists, I have gained the impression that Communists regard the parliamentary system of the West as undemocratic and reactionary. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z On March 8 the committee was prepared to submit its report, thereby assuring that the controversy would not go away or get buried in some parliamentary graveyard. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z We knew early on that the government was fiercely opposed to a winner-takes-all Westminster parliamentary system, and advocated instead a system of proportional representation with built-in structural guarantees for the white minority. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z By the time he in third grade, though, he get to talking better than the President a the United States, coming home using words like conjugation and parliamentary. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z This blame-the-party-in-power approach made sense in Great Britain, where the prime minister is an elected member of Parliament who serves only as long as his or her party holds a majority of the parliamentary seats. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z According to reports Dacca was repairing itself slowly, with a newly formed parliamentary government. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Later, we heard about the obscure white parliamentary messenger who stabbed Verwoerd to death, and we wondered at his motives. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z When I thought of Western democracy and freedom, I thought of the British parliamentary system. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z This was an unparalleled situation in the country’s history: in the South African parliamentary system, the leader of the majority party becomes the head of state. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Does he really think that when you write the history of parliamentary democracy or of the novel that you should not, Whiggishly, tell a story of cumulation? The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z On February 27, 1933, one month after Hitler’s appointment, a known Communist and arsonist set fire to the Reichstag, the parliamentary building. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z He was, if you like, presidential where he should have been parliamentary—a complaint that has not infrequently been made of his successor, the great wartime premier Tony Blair. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z Despite Britain being the home of parliamentary democracy, it was that democracy that had helped inflict a pernicious system of iniquity on my people. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Being in high school, she knew something of parliamentary procedure, and thought it might be a good idea to have the chairman represent the common people. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z Insurgents had sprung up in these camps, and some believed that they were the intelligence behind the bombings that had pounded the country before the parliamentary elections. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z Dr. Dadoo, president of the Transvaal Indian Congress, castigated the restrictions and dismissed the offer of parliamentary representation as “a spurious offer of a sham franchise.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In March, the German parliament endorsed the Enabling Act, granting Hitler unprecedented power to enact laws without parliamentary involvement. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z But the offer was merely a “toy telephone,” as all parliamentary action by Indians and Coloureds was subject to a white veto. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Nor can we leave success out of the history of parliamentary democracy or the novel; but democracies sometimes fail, and sometimes the novels get worse not better. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Abe, whose coalition won parliamentary upper house elections last month, has pledged to revive the economy, bolster Japan's defense posture and revise the constitution. Anime master Miyazaki's new film sounds a warning for Japan 2013-08-06T06:50:35Z With the passing of the Nuremberg Laws in 1935 and a French parliamentary act restricting the movement of refugees, Sybille — part Jewish on her mother’s side — ran the risk of being deported. A World-Class Writer and a World-Class Freeloader 2021-02-04T05:00:00Z In a separate parliamentary hearing on Wednesday, HSBC's chairman and chief executive apologised for "unacceptable" behaviour at the group's Swiss private bank. BBC Trust chair's HSBC role queried 2015-02-25T05:00:00Z So, here we are then, rubbing the sleep from our eyes and blinking into our collective future – Britain, for the moment, in parliamentary limbo. The view: British cinema ? what now? 2010-05-07T09:53:00Z Season 2 is as immersed in the battlegrounds of governing as “The West Wing” was: entitlements, Chinese cyberespionage, anthrax scares, parliamentary procedure, government shutdowns. The TV Watch: ‘House of Cards’ Returns, With More Dark Scheming 2014-02-13T13:00:01Z “So you continue using skinny girls and no one cares,” he said, in comments reinforced by a recent Israeli parliamentary report that revealed the ineffectiveness of the existing law. Israel targets fashion industry over underweight models 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z Wert, an accomplished parliamentary debater, said he was sorely tempted to test wits with Evole on the show, which he says can be original and funny. A hit TV show rises from the ashes of Spain's crisis 2013-04-11T11:39:34Z The piece, with its implied critique of a national symbol, set off such a public furor that it became the subject of two parliamentary debates. Art and Design: Sanja Ivekovic, Croatia?s Monumental Provocateur 2011-12-25T05:07:04Z It is scheduled to occur at around the same time its foes in the South hold a parliamentary election, and just over three weeks after a global nuclear security summit in Seoul. North Korea's plan for rocket launch stirs regional concern 2012-03-16T12:05:06Z A parliamentary committee has also said it will open a probe. Italian president condemns botched British raid in Nigeria 2012-03-09T13:57:06Z "SPY NETWORK" In an apparently separate case, Iran also said on Monday it had broken up a U.S.-linked spy network that planned to "fuel unrest" ahead of the March parliamentary election. Iran sentences American to die for spying 2012-01-09T12:02:00Z "When I received invitation from Latvian government to accept honorary citizenship, my heart quivered," Baryshnikov said during a ceremony in parliament where he was given the Latvian passport by deputy parliamentary speaker Inese Libina-Egnere. Ballet great Baryshnikov granted Latvian citizenship 2017-04-27T04:00:00Z Patrick Braouezec, the president of an agglomeration of suburban cities, denounced the decision as a “parliamentary putsch.” Paris just wants to be Brooklyn: A radical reinvention aims to fix the City of Light 2013-09-14T22:00:00Z He, incidentally, was recently elected uncontested to the parliamentary women and equalities committee. Is removing a condom without permission rape? 2017-01-16T05:00:00Z Otherwise, new political writing was scarce, though the parliamentary parody This House was a big hit at the National. The best theatre of 2012: Susannah Clapp's choice 2012-12-15T21:00:02Z Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik, who frequently threatens Serb secession from Bosnia, sponsored Friday's statue unveiling, an event some analysts saw as part of a political campaign ahead of a parliamentary election in October. Serbs unveil statue to 'hero' who set Europe marching to war 2014-06-27T04:00:00Z Thanks to Canada’s parliamentary style of government, these local yokels determine who the prime minister is based on a majority of that party’s members elected. John Oliver to Canada: Arrest me. “Canada is America’s next-door neighbor. Stephen Harper is her dickhead boyfriend” 2015-10-19T04:00:00Z Mr. Rushdie’s speech addressed the parliamentary election in India and the recent efforts in the country to suppress speech, including the recall of Wendy Doniger’s “The Hindus: An Alternative History.” ArtsBeat: PEN World Voices Festival Opens ‘On the Edge’ 2014-04-29T22:28:21Z Clegg also said a Succession to the Crown Bill would be introduced in Britain's House of Commons as soon as the parliamentary schedule permits. Royal pregnancy highlights succession issues 2012-12-04T22:16:05Z Besides, this kind of mindless stuff is such a waste of the English language, and of the elegance, imagination, wit and erudition that can be brought to bear on a really cracking parliamentary insult. Is it unparliamentary to call someone a 'muttering idiot'? 2012-05-26T17:19:01Z While Moon is constitutionally barred from running again, a key parliamentary election is due to be held in April, posing a test for his ruling party. 'Parasite' reflects deepening social divide in South Korea 2020-02-10T05:00:00Z "Try repeating your lies about me outside of parliamentary privilege and see how you get on." Piers Morgan stands by his man 2011-07-20T16:30:00Z Most Spaniards continued to support a parliamentary monarchy rather than a republic, a second poll in Barcelona-based newspaper La Vanguardia showed. Spaniards want new king to play greater role in politics: poll 2014-06-22T04:00:00Z Dr Yvonne Carmichael is a geneticist so eminent in her field that she is invited to speak at parliamentary select committees, which is where her trouble begins. Apple Tree Yard by Louise Doughty – review 2013-06-16T08:00:01Z More persuasive is Clinton’s contention that presidential politics, especially compared to parliamentary politics, favors arena-filling showmanship rather than the quieter, detail-oriented realism she prefers. Hillary Clinton Opens Up About ‘What Happened,’ With Candor, Defiance and Dark Humor 2017-09-12T04:00:00Z Other parliamentary democracies tend to see it the same way. How the presidential campaign looks through the eyes of a foreign journalist 2016-02-10T05:00:00Z The committee’s move added to mounting legal and parliamentary pressure on Woolf to resign as chair of the inquiry. Fiona Woolf faces new questions from MPs over links with Lord Brittan 2014-10-22T04:00:00Z The protests began last December over allegations of fraud in a parliamentary election won by Putin's party and developed into a movement against him personally, even though he won a presidential election in March. Russia musicians make anti-Putin protest White Album 2012-07-06T12:09:59Z Kerry McCarthy, the Labour MP for Bristol East, tabled a parliamentary question to the government on what the response would be to the findings. MRSA in pork: farming leaders join calls for clampdown on illegal antibiotics use 2015-06-20T04:00:00Z His margin also positions the Socialists strongly to win a left-wing majority in parliamentary elections next month, vital to implement his plans for a swift tax reform. Socialist Hollande ousts Sarkozy in France 2012-05-06T18:33:00Z After Hours | The Filibuster, As Performed by a Scary Clown There’s a performance-art aspect to the strange parliamentary procedure known as the filibuster. | The Filibuster, As Performed by a Scary Clown 2013-07-25T16:09:31Z Fresh U.S. and EU financial sanctions are snarling Iranian payments for staple food and other imports, causing hardship for its 74 million people weeks before a parliamentary election. Iran to announce nuclear progress: Ahmadinejad 2012-02-11T11:45:00Z Mr. Kher’s presence led to scenes rarely seen at a literature festival: The language frequently descended into something less than parliamentary, and Mr. Kher found himself booed and cheered in equal measure. India’s Literary Festivals Multiply Amid Anxiety Over Free Expression 2016-02-23T05:00:00Z The parliamentary government of Alexander Kerensky would survive less than a year. Condoleezza Rice on the 10 Days Still Shaking the World 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z The crimes coincided with the passage of a new parliamentary bill that allows private citizens to enforce "morality" laws. Acid attacks in Iran sharpen row over Islamic dress and vigilantism 2014-11-05T05:00:00Z Magna Carta, authorised on 15 June 1215, is considered one of the first steps towards parliamentary democracy. Churchill Magna Carta plan revealed 2015-03-10T04:00:00Z The filibuster once was an outlaw move in the guise of a parliamentary procedure. No standing, no marathon speeches, no catheter bags: How filibustering got way too easy 2021-07-05T04:00:00Z Hamas, which won Palestinian parliamentary elections in 2006, portrays itself as the “resistance” to military occupation, a view reflected in its media productions. No ‘Fauda’: Hamas TV series glorifies fight against Israel 2022-02-15T05:00:00Z The revised proposal will be considered at a parliamentary committee meeting on Tuesday. Licence fee legal change backed 2014-03-21T17:17:05Z Greater education of frontline workers with children, including teachers and GPs, would help – something that the all-party parliamentary group Children of Alcoholics, which he founded, is working to change. How secondhand drinking ruins lives: ‘Every family has been touched by this’ 2019-07-08T04:00:00Z "This is a big and historic extension to parliamentary scrutiny and I would like to thank Her Majesty for opening up the books," he said. Here's a late royal wedding gift: A pay cut 2011-06-30T16:36:08Z If parliamentary debate descends to mere insults, it dies. Is it unparliamentary to call someone a 'muttering idiot'? 2012-05-26T17:19:01Z Celebrating Turkic historical might is not without its supporters, particularly among nationalists loyal to the ruling AK Party, keen to bolster its support in the run-up to parliamentary elections in June. Chainmailed Turkic warriors to welcome more foreign leaders to Turkey 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z He made sure that these reports of his arrest reached Kaunda, who was in England at the time, sponsored by the British Labour Party to learn about the parliamentary system. The Zambian “Afronaut” Who Wanted to Join the Space Race 2017-03-11T05:00:00Z Dorries was criticized Tuesday for taking up to a month off from her parliamentary duties. UK lawmaker criticized for joining reality TV show 2012-11-06T13:40:09Z The song's video is released on Dec. 1 , three days before the parliamentary elections, which trigger the largest civil protests in Russia since the Soviet collapse. A guide to Pussy Riot's oeuvre 2012-08-18T15:19:07Z It's hardly a glamour gig: we're in a committee room of the House of Commons, with a handful of MPs, some parliamentary researchers and assorted hangers-on. The battle for a free Belarus 2011-04-03T23:05:00Z “Borgen” is almost the exact opposite, a thriller woven around possibly the most boring conflict in Europe: parliamentary elections in Denmark. Television Review: ?Boss,? With Kelsey Grammer on Starz - Review 2011-10-20T20:03:50Z Yet it now looks like a prophetic social document, one that predicted everything from the credit crisis to the parliamentary expenses scandal. A Small Family Business 2010-05-12T21:00:00Z Once, the parliamentary chamber was brightly lit by two large hanging lamps. Has Banksy Monkeyed Around With His Parliament of Chimps? 2019-09-19T04:00:00Z We are losing the sense that it is possible to disagree violently and yet courteously, and that's what the conventions of parliamentary language are trying – however prudishly – to preserve. Is it unparliamentary to call someone a 'muttering idiot'? 2012-05-26T17:19:01Z The law was passed on Tuesday, a parliamentary spokeswoman said, in response to a resurgence in HIV infections in a country that was once hailed as a success in the global fight against AIDS. Uganda makes intentional transmission of HIV a crime 2014-05-14T04:00:00Z Woolf also faces a legal challenge over her appointment and a parliamentary motion calling for her replacement. Fiona Woolf faces new questions from MPs over links with Lord Brittan 2014-10-22T04:00:00Z Or when officials from local election commissions in Samara and St. Petersburg come forward and tell the stories of their own part in the vote-rigging in the December parliamentary election. ArtsBeat: Masha Gessen Talks About the Reign of Vladimir Putin 2012-03-07T18:52:16Z "It's logistically difficult for it to pass in the current session," one political source said, while adding that supporters of the bill were still hoping to start parliamentary debate next month. Japan’s Abe eyes Singapore style casino resorts to boost tourism 2014-05-30T04:00:00Z Addressing a British parliamentary committee on Wednesday, Mark Jones, the museum’s interim director, said that inventory failures contributed to the theft of about 2,000 artifacts, including gems, semiprecious stones and glass items. British Museum Announces Plan to Stop Thefts 2023-10-18T04:00:00Z Reaching nearby Witney, the town at the centre of David Cameron's parliamentary constituency, we found a mutant, cloned centre, all chain stores and charity shops. Will Self walks through Britain's flag-waving heartlands 2013-03-07T11:31:01Z Lawmaker Victor Cristea, a member of Parliament’s education committee, criticized the nomination in a parliamentary debate Tuesday, arguing that bad language in the movie puts Romania in a bad light. Lawmaker: Romania Movie Does Not Deserve Oscar 2013-09-25T13:11:58Z A parliamentary panel later said Rupert and James Murdoch were “unfit” to run a public company — an adjective that could haunt them again if the O’Reilly matter intersects with British approval of the Sky takeover. Is this the end of Bill O’Reilly? That’s a complicated question. 2017-04-05T04:00:00Z Days of street violence also preceded the start of a staggered parliamentary election in November. Eleven killed in Egypt clashes over army rule 2012-05-02T12:45:11Z However, a report last year by a British parliamentary committee noted the agreement's lack of climate ambition, saying: A new trade deal ostensibly delivers cheaper foods — but does little to avert climate change 2023-05-31T04:00:00Z Vucic is expected to sign a decree later Tuesday dissolving parliament so a snap parliamentary election could be held at the same time as the presidential elections and municipal ballots in Belgrade and several towns. Serbia: Mine protesters block roads near Statehood Day event 2022-02-15T05:00:00Z Reading some reports, it was almost as if this was being played out as a parliamentary outing melodrama, which doesn't apply. The David Laws story is nothing to do with gayness. It's about money 2010-05-29T23:06:00Z Among the many strange sights that evening were parliamentary records being flung from windows, while the antiquary Thomas Phillipps ran about picking them up from the cobbles. The Day Parliament Burned Down by Caroline Shenton – review 2012-10-05T21:55:06Z Splash 1: the sting At the weekend, I was more interested in the newspaper stings that revealed the willingness of politicians to accept money for parliamentary work. Tulisa sting by The Sun lacks any journalistic merit 2013-06-07T09:38:00Z In the capital's sprawling hillside barrios jobs are scarce and Chávez's party is looking electorally vulnerable just three months before parliamentary elections. Hugo Ch?vez grants rare interview to western media 2010-06-13T17:09:00Z She refused an invitation to stand as parliamentary candidate in Grimsby in succession to her husband, declined a life peerage and instead resumed her career in journalism. Susan Crosland obituary 2011-02-28T19:00:53Z With so much distrust in change coming from the ruling elite, it’s perhaps unsurprising that voter turnout in the country was significantly lower this year than in the first free parliamentary election in 2014. Don’t Sleep on Tunis, a City That’s More Awake Than Ever Before 2019-10-29T04:00:00Z He could change his mind, but more likely would be an electoral arrangement with the Socialist Party that enables the Left Front to gain a significant number of seats in June’s parliamentary elections. “The Intouchables”: Racial comedy, French style 2012-05-22T20:45:00Z Eighteen constitutional amendments are being proposed to transform the country from a parliamentary democracy to a presidential system. ‘Art is my weapon’: meet the Turkish artist taking on Erdoğan 2017-04-11T04:00:00Z The government’s proposed surcharge on streaming platforms is subject to parliamentary approval. Poland plans revenue surcharge on Netflix and others 2020-04-29T04:00:00Z Though Jennie always, but always, wears the best couture, she’s more than a fashion plate; she tears apart her husband’s parliamentary speeches and reworks them to her own taste. History Lives in Fiction: From Jennie Churchill’s Britain to Jacksonian Cincinnati 2019-01-25T05:00:00Z Brooks agreed Thursday to answer questions next week from a U.K. parliamentary committee. Embattled News Intl CEO Rebekah Brooks resigns 2011-07-15T11:47:08Z Lest we forget, Keith Vaz – the outspoken parliamentary voice of probity as the chairman of the Home Affairs Select committee – has form himself. Could you make it up? Phone hacking in literature 2011-07-20T13:42:13Z In his column this month in El País, he analyzed Venezuela’s recent parliamentary elections. Waiting for Luggage With Vargas Llosa 2010-10-07T18:17:00Z The UK signed in 2012, but has yet to ratify, opposed by the conservative MPs David Nuttall and Philip Davies; Davies derailed it at the end of last year with some warbling parliamentary obstructivism. Is removing a condom without permission rape? 2017-01-16T05:00:00Z The Hansard Monologues: A Matter of Public Importance will premiere at the end of July, and uses parliamentary transcripts to examine Gillard's time in office. Julia Gillard speeches inspire new verbatim play 2013-06-28T08:55:51Z Johnson’s first appearance, in 1998, occurred when he was a journalist and failed Conservative Party parliamentary candidate. A Show That Laughs at Boris Johnson, and May Have Aided His Rise 2019-10-29T04:00:00Z The country was still in the process of stabilizing as it moved away from a Communist government to a new parliamentary system. Ambassador Shirley Temple: Stories From the Crucial Role the Actress Played in Global Politics 2014-02-13T15:00:10Z Appearing on Letterman is admittedly not quite so egregious as dating a Cheeky Girl – a category error that probably lost Lembit Öpik his parliamentary seat. David Cameron on Letterman: politics is not light entertainment 2012-09-28T19:31:01Z In her “Gentlemen” series, for example, she pointed up the “boys’ club” nature of British government by captioning staid portraits of men in swank London gentlemen’s clubs with excerpts from parliamentary speeches. The palaces of Rajasthan serve as backdrop to artist Karen Knorr’s remarkable “India Song” project 2015-01-09T05:00:00Z In Australia, a parliamentary committee last year examined the deal. A new trade deal ostensibly delivers cheaper foods — but does little to avert climate change 2023-05-31T04:00:00Z A recent all-party parliamentary group on women’s health – which also covered the condition endometriosis – found “unacceptable treatment” for women with fibroids. The painful truth about fibroids: why FKA twigs is not alone 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z At the parliamentary hearing he amended this to "With less money, the NHS needs to change." God Bless the NHS by Roger Taylor – review 2013-03-15T10:00:01Z "For the moment we must be prudent and wait to see what Papandreou says before the full parliamentary session to explain the exact reach of his proposal," he told Cadena Ser Radio. Greek referendum ignites German anger 2011-11-01T10:40:00Z Lucas said it was ironic that her teeshirt was deemed inappropriate while The Sun, with its racy page three, was available to buy from eight outlets in the parliamentary buildings. UK's Sun drops topless 'Page Three girls' after campaign 2015-01-20T05:00:00Z He defines his "real politics" in opposition to what he calls "parliamentary cretinism". Alain Badiou: a life in writing 2012-05-18T21:55:11Z It was meant as a comment on recent elections in which Netanyahu's party narrowly won the most seats in the Israeli parliamentary elections. Murdoch apologises for Sunday Times' cartoon depicting Binyamin Netanyahu 2013-01-28T21:04:35Z The percentage of people of working age with no qualifications 2005 parliamentary constituencies. Jessica Shepherd explains: what has happened to education? 2010-04-26T23:05:00Z “Breast-ironing is child abuse and it is illegal,” Lady Williams wrote in an answer to a parliamentary question tabled by Lord Carlile. Breast-ironing: UK government vows to tackle abusive practice 2019-02-13T05:00:00Z I asked Jack Straw to make the parliamentary statement on Europe the next day in place of Tony, and we had a debate on what should happen to the nuclear button while he was indisposed. 'Tony Blair called back to see if I had blown myself up' 2010-10-09T23:06:00Z A parliamentary panel later declared Rupert and James Murdoch to be “unfit” to run a public company — a description they hoped would not be revived by regulators with the O’Reilly matter hanging over them. Bill O’Reilly’s Fox News career comes to a swift end amid growing sexual harassment claims 2017-04-19T04:00:00Z At the initiative of Romania, which holds the EU rotating presidency through June, the issue will be discussed by EU finance ministers at a meeting on Friday, just ahead of European parliamentary elections next week. To your health! Romania, Hungary push for brandy rights ahead of EU... 2019-05-16T04:00:00Z Iceland is due to hold parliamentary elections in April, and the unpopular coalition government could be thrown out. Iceland seeks internet pornography ban 2013-02-25T09:13:52Z He said progress was being made in the UK, particularly in the wake of parliamentary inquiries into body image, but the issue did not appear to be a priority for the current government. Getty Images orders fashion photographers not to alter body shapes 2017-09-30T04:00:00Z Ireland is a parliamentary democracy. During the February election no party achieved a majority within the multi-party House of Representatives, the body that elects the prime minister and other executive branch officials. Finally, an LGBT contingent in New York’s St. Patrick’s Day parade — but that’s not the only reason to celebrate 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z But this year, when the election was called, just after Easter, the parliamentary committee on the arts got back in touch. On the Campaign Trail with Cornelia Parker, the U.K.’s Official Election Artist 2017-06-07T04:00:00Z The election will also enact a new constitution in Burma, one that guarantees 25% of parliamentary seats to the military, as well as control of key ministries. Burma activists say hands up for democracy 2010-10-02T23:06:00Z “So you continue using skinny girls and no one cares,” he said, in comments reinforced by a recent Israeli parliamentary report that revealed the ineffectiveness of the existing law. Israel targets fashion industry over underweight models 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z Prokhorov's presidential bid follows his botched performance before the parliamentary election when he formed a liberal party with the Kremlin's tacit support but abandoned it under what he described as Kremlin pressure. NJ Nets owner wants to buy Russia media holding 2011-12-14T12:15:15Z He has been a parliamentary candidate for the Labour party and more recently the Green party in 2007, and is a prominent campaigner for gay rights. Ricky Martin comes out as gay 2010-03-30T00:36:00Z There should be protests, tormented editorials, parliamentary questions about the monster skyscraper that is unstoppably rising up near London Bridge. Shard attack: why don't we rise up against this monstrosity? 2011-04-12T12:07:04Z Now, while the informal dress code remains restrictive, 25% of parliamentary seats are allocated to women. Bibi Aisha, victim of the Taliban's political strategy 2010-12-05T00:06:00Z Italy’s lower Chamber of Deputies gave final parliamentary approval Wednesday to a package of reforms making it easier to fire workers. FDA approves diet pill 2012-06-27T17:50:00Z There are people who’ve worked in a whole array of industries, but they were very helpful, and showed me the various parliamentary protocols. Ilhan Omar meets Tan Dhesi: ‘We helped to break a glass ceiling' 2019-12-21T05:00:00Z Delineating the differences between the fascist, murderous governments in the "Star Wars" universe and George Lucas' vision of a parliamentary constitutional republic should be simple. "The Mandalorian" shows how a naive reliance on the goodness of democracy can lead the dark side 2023-04-13T04:00:00Z Anderson has had no legal trouble so far with The Heckler and he puts this down to the "communality" of the parliamentary parties' failings. Political satire 2010-04-17T23:08:00Z Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, himself hailing from one of Japan's major whaling areas, told a parliamentary committee on Monday that Tokyo would press ahead with its whaling plans. Japan shrugs off embarrassing court loss, vows resumption of Antarctic whaling 2014-06-10T04:00:00Z For each nationwide vote since 2001, a parliamentary committee has selected an artist to travel throughout the country observing the campaign, and to create works of art in response. The Strange, Still World of Cornelia Parker 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z "It is important for us to regulate this situation so it would create less competition for ... Latvian residents," Dzintars Zakis, parliamentary leader of the ruling Unity party, told Reuters before the law was passed. Want to live in Europe? Money talks 2014-05-13T04:00:00Z The Conservative Party is concerned about Ms Dorries' inability to do parliamentary and constituency business while she is taking part in the programme. MP Dorries suspended over TV show 2012-11-06T21:34:16Z He was active in the union movement, held various posts in the MDC, then stood as parliamentary candidate in Mount Darwin South. Robert Mugabe's brutal 2008 crackdown: torture, death and a stolen election 2010-09-18T23:05:00Z The report said: “Government should consult on the introduction of a new offence in electoral law of intimidating parliamentary candidates and party campaigners.” Theresa May calls abuse in public life 'a threat to democracy' 2018-02-05T05:00:00Z What distinguishes Iranian monarchy and republic, he argues, are not so much the black banners and veils that fascinate and repel the west but old-fashioned parliamentary democracy. Revolutionary Iran: A History of the Islamic Republic by Michael Axworthy – review 2013-03-01T17:30:02Z After Nazi parliamentary victories a week later, the Nazis consolidated power, passing legislation allowing Hitler to rule by decree. The power of ordinary people facing totalitarianism 2017-03-19T04:00:00Z Legislation to bolster privacy protections for members of the FSB, military intelligence and other agencies is making its way through the State Duma, Russia’s lower parliamentary body. Bellingcat breaks stories that newsrooms envy — using methods newsrooms avoid 2021-01-08T05:00:00Z Brazen fraud in the parliamentary vote unexpectedly energized the middle class, which for years had been politically apathetic. Gorbachev to Putin: Leave power peacefully 2011-12-24T17:27:00Z They feel under siege from a highly critical media, which in many cases has moved into an oppositional role in the absence of a strong parliamentary challenge to the ANC. Clash of the Booker titans 2013-05-23T13:57:00Z This ambiguity in the editor's code may partly explain the cavalier attitude shown by Rebekah Brooks, chief executive of Murdoch's News International, when she testified about police payoffs before a parliamentary subcommittee in 2003. Police and press: ties under scrutiny in Britain 2011-07-14T17:33:08Z For years Australia looked to Britain for everything from its legal and parliamentary system to its education, health and cultural programmes. Bring Australian theatre in from the outback 2010-09-07T09:07:00Z Photograph: David Levene for the Guardian Greg Mulholland, chair of the parliamentary Save the Pub group, told me that to consider bottom lines alone, in the matter of pubs, was misguided. The death and life of the great British pub | Tom Lamont 2015-10-13T04:00:00Z Young people struggling to enter the workforce after eight years of austerity will be a significant voice in Sunday’s parliamentary election. Plight of young Greek jobless plays out on stage 2019-07-04T04:00:00Z Often, parliamentary committees are led by the opposition, this provides better oversight. Salon’s comments of the week: What’s “Hollywood’s best-disguised film noir”? 2018-12-14T05:00:00Z Gerard Wallop, Viscount Lymington, used parliamentary questions to make decisive interventions against the possible admittance into Britain of refugees from Germany. Adam Foulds salutes Romantic Moderns, winner of the Guardian first book award 2010-12-02T14:09:00Z Police believe Breivik acted alone after losing faith in mainstream parties, even those that have gained popularity and parliamentary seats on anti-immigration policies in otherwise liberal, tolerant European nations, including affluent Norway. Norway killer wants chance to explain motive 2011-07-25T10:58:00Z A recent parliamentary committee report found prisoners living in squalor with insufficient food, clothing, blankets, towels, soap or other basic necessities. Petroc Trelawny arrested in Zimbabwe 2012-05-26T18:45:57Z Amid wobbling markets and parliamentary instability, all perspective is lost – the government is even asked to supply a visiting foreign secretary with an underage girl. Former special adviser Tom Clark on Yes, Prime Minister 2010-06-06T21:31:00Z The weekly half-hour session is more shouty than any other point of the parliamentary week. Is it unparliamentary to call someone a 'muttering idiot'? 2012-05-26T17:19:01Z But protest leaders say they will continue pushing for a rerun of the parliamentary election and punishment for officials accused of vote fraud. Gorbachev to Putin: Leave power peacefully 2011-12-24T17:27:00Z Shockingly, Sean died suddenly just one day before Murdoch appeared before the parliamentary select committee, never getting to see the fruit of his labours in trying to expose all this. Rupert Murdoch and phone hacking: an insiders' story 2011-07-27T18:24:35Z We beat them in the presidential election and we beat them in the parliamentary elections. Male grooming: The movie 2012-05-18T23:15:00Z "I'm in the camp, and I concede it's a small camp, that underneath all the noise this has been a significant period and a successful period in Australian parliamentary history," he said. Julia Gillard speeches inspire new verbatim play 2013-06-28T08:55:51Z There are numerous faults to this book: it is too hagiographical, offers little sense of the ideology of Thatcherism, or a truthful analysis of the breakdown between prime minister and parliamentary party. The Real Iron Lady: Working with Margaret Thatcher – review 2013-03-15T19:40:01Z France was everything the new Protestant parliamentary state abhorred – Catholic, authoritarian, pleasure loving and effervescent. The lap of luxury 2011-07-29T22:55:02Z Veteran Labour dissenter Marshall-Andrews visited Palestine, too – Gaza, in his case – on a recent parliamentary delegation. Ivor Dembina gives parliament its first standup gig 2010-03-16T21:30:00Z In plays like “This House” and “Labour of Love,” Mr. Graham has focused on parliamentary politics. He’s Playing Rupert Murdoch as More Than a ‘Pantomime Villain’ 2019-04-11T04:00:00Z These anonymised accounts come from scientific studies cited in a report last year to the all-party parliamentary group for prescribed drug dependence and published in the journal Addictive Behaviors. Antidepressants: is there a better way to quit them? 2019-04-22T04:00:00Z The appointment will be the subject of a parliamentary pre-appointment scrutiny hearing in September. Abandoned Severn tidal power project to be reconsidered 2012-08-20T14:09:23Z The protesters are angered by allegations of fraud in a parliamentary election on December 4 that was won by Putin's ruling United Russia party, albeit with a reduced majority in the lower house. Russians stage rival protests over Putin 2012-02-04T11:52:00Z Caroline Lucas, Brighton's Green MP, recently asked Cameron during prime minister's question time whether he would support a request to get parliamentary authorities to stop the Sun being available on the parliamentary estate. Cameron refuses to back ban on Sun's Page 3 topless images 2013-07-22T12:34:20Z At the same time, it’s clear they also wanted a strong executive, not serving at the whim of Congress, or subject, like a prime minister, to a parliamentary vote of “no confidence.” Can Donald Trump Be Impeached? 2018-03-12T04:00:00Z Her bid for a parliamentary role is largely symbolic, with only 48 seats up for grabs in the by-elections, meaning the NLD can only secure a tiny stake in the national legislature. Rock star welcome for Suu Kyi on Myanmar campaign trail 2012-02-11T12:24:05Z Whittingdale did not go as far as calling for Entwistle to quit, but said he would face stern questions when he appears before parliamentary media committee again in two weeks. BBC under fire again after false child sex abuse report 2012-11-10T16:18:47Z In 2011, Britons were surprised to discover that film footage of parliamentary debates is not allowed to be used for satirical purposes. Does the @pippatips legal spat show we're losing our appetite for satire? 2013-07-19T10:22:02Z Like Pearce, she relishes what she calls the "drama" of the bill's passage and quotes extensively from the parliamentary debates to bring out their theatricality. Perilous Question: The Drama of the Great Reform Bill 1832 by Antonia Fraser – review 2013-05-03T07:00:17Z She also faces a legal challenge over her appointment and a parliamentary motion calling for her replacement. Child abuse inquiry: Woolf pressed to quit over ‘dinner parties with Brittan’ 2014-10-22T04:00:00Z A fissure within the constitution of 1979, between parliamentary democracy and ecclesiastical control, now threatens to detonate the revolutionary ruling class known in Persian as the nezam or "system". Revolutionary Iran: A History of the Islamic Republic by Michael Axworthy – review 2013-03-01T17:30:02Z But turning out the vote for European Parliament seats can be tough because that election draws less attention than French parliamentary ones. How French expats in Washington are preparing for an election back home 2019-05-17T04:00:00Z On May 10th, the French government used a parliamentary maneuver to push through the El Khomri law, a series of measures that will reform the conditions under which French people work. The French Counterstrike Against Work E-mail 2016-05-24T04:00:00Z Opinion polls put its support at around 15 percent of all respondents, including don't knows, and the party took 21 percent of the vote in parliamentary elections in April. Anti-Semitism taboo under threat in Hungary 2014-05-21T04:00:00Z With familiar echoes of modern grand construction projects such as Crossrail, it took a decade of lobbying before parliamentary assent was given for the tube in 1854, and construction only started in 1860. Steam train back on tube track for 150-year anniversary celebrations 2012-12-16T19:00:03Z He said his actual objective was to depoliticize the institute's top staff and operations and allow more parliamentary supervision of its expenditures at a time when Romania is undergoing fiscal austerity. ArtsBeat: Romanian Cultural Institute's New Mandate Draws Protests in Europe and United States 2012-06-26T21:26:00Z Fraser takes us from this absurd and awful situation across five decades of British history, which were marked by near-constant parliamentary and public debate and agitation about the rights of Catholics. Antonia Fraser Revisits a Volatile Era in British Catholicism 2018-11-02T04:00:00Z The SNP proudly asserts the multicultural nature of modern Scotland with its MSPs taking the parliamentary oath in Urdu, Gaelic, Italian and English. What's the future of the Union? 2011-08-27T23:05:40Z He was, for instance, committed to de-government and to the dismantling of a parliamentary system he regarded as inherently corrupting. Morris in Iceland 2010-03-27T00:09:00Z Because parliamentary elections in other nations have been crazy too. Trevor Noah talks to Salon about worrying less about Trump’s spelling and more about democracy 2018-10-17T04:00:00Z Arriving in Canberra in 1964, Pitson implemented the recommendations of the joint select committee on parliamentary and government publications on all aspects of design, printing and distribution. John Pitson obituary 2011-02-20T17:57:51Z But Boehner, in his formal reply, said that the House would not return until the day Obama wanted to speak and that logistical and parliamentary issues might be an obstacle. Boehner asks Obama to delay speech 2011-09-01T00:00:00Z Courts, hearings, tribunals and parliamentary proceedings all share many elements of theatrical behaviour and display. Why is theatre such a dirty word in politics? 2011-08-22T15:09:08Z Next, Mr. Fincher said, they had to “find a writer who would do the due diligence to transplant parliamentary politics to Washington.” ‘House of Cards’ Arrives as a Netflix Series 2013-01-18T15:00:00Z In an era darkened by the revelations of the parliamentary expenses scandal, the spectacle of a politician leaving office in protest at his colleagues' plans to spend money on themselves was refreshing indeed. The Northerner: 'I'd like to thank the Bront?s, Michael Palin and ?' 2010-08-04T14:27:00Z Meanwhile, some activists claim the RJI report into FGM was politically motivated as it was released just weeks before the parliamentary elections. Russia orders inquiry into claims of FGM in Dagestan 2016-11-05T04:00:00Z But the wave of protests that followed fraud-tainted parliamentary elections in December generated a lively burst of creativity - from parodies of the Barack Obama "Hope" poster to acts of performance art and satirical online videos. Russia's artists enter political fray in elections 2012-03-01T11:36:13Z Another new area where India would seem to match up well would be training for parliamentary procedures and support, political party organization, and local administration. US embassy cables: How India can help stabilise Afghanistan 2010-12-16T21:30:33Z And yet, unlike Gaelic and Welsh, none of them has the protection of parliamentary acts and an expanding bureaucracy, nor has any been rewarded by a publicly subsidised television channel of its own. Why I'm saddened by Scotland going Gaelic 2010-12-11T08:00:00Z Mr. Gilbert, an appointee to the parliamentary committee investigating Britain’s involvement in the Iraq war, had been in declining health since suffering a heart arrhythmia several years ago. Martin Gilbert, Churchill Biographer With a Populist Bent, Is Dead at 78 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z It's no coincidence that, in the 18th century, satire boomed with the establishment of modern parliamentary democracy, nor that it languished during the later Victorian era, during the mass-hypnosis of imperialist jingoism. Rude Britannia: British Comic Art, at Tate Britain 2010-06-04T23:06:00Z How many reading circles are in the parliamentary complexes? Antjie Krog: Should Should power listen to poetry?| World Writers Conference 2012-09-26T09:47:23Z He updated the range of typefaces held by the printing office, modernised the layout of parliamentary papers, then began the introduction of international paper sizes. John Pitson obituary 2011-02-20T17:57:51Z The current parliamentary rule, for all practical purposes, can be translated only as: "You're not allowed to hump the landlord." Sex and the City 2: What happened to good old Sex?| Victoria Coren 2010-06-05T23:06:00Z “Of course this is all about money,” said Ted Brandsen, the Dutch National Ballet’s artistic director, who spoke in January at the second parliamentary hearing. Critic?s Notebook: Ascendant Ballet Troupe May Trip Over Finances 2011-03-18T21:57:44Z They have borrowed some of the Obama team's tactics for making campaign material available online and raising money for parliamentary candidates over the internet. David Cameron depicted as Gene Hunt in Labour poster 2010-04-02T20:16:00Z Chesterton: “Dullness in government is a good sign, and not a bad one. . . . In particular, dullness in parliamentary government is a test of its excellence, an indication of its success.” Review | In these fractious times, a yearning for Walter Bagehot’s ‘age of discussion’ 2019-07-02T04:00:00Z Following recent changes to this scheme, which helps deaf and disabled people in work, a parliamentary select committee is conducting an inquiry. I can hear after 20 years 2014-08-08T04:00:00Z Dickens started out as a parliamentary reporter, and the Pickwick Papers was originally a book of sartorial and amusing sketches. Charles Dickens bicentenary: Call for online editors to save forgotten journal 2011-08-06T21:28:35Z Meanwhile, Jean-Marie Le Pen, who founded the party his daughter now leads, said the result put the National Front on track for big wins in June parliamentary elections. “The Intouchables”: Racial comedy, French style 2012-05-22T20:45:00Z In January, Socialist lawmakers presented a parliamentary proposal to push the acting conservative government to improve the commemoration plans. In Spain, Catching Up With Cervantes 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z The party failed to win any further parliamentary seats, though it did secure twelve per cent of the vote nationwide. I’m Not Going To Dismaland 2015-08-27T04:00:00Z A parliamentary investigation in 2012 concluded that he “showed wilful ignorance” and an “astonishing lack of curiosity” about the criminal behavior of his subordinates. Rupert Murdoch’s handing the Fox reins to sons, but he’s not going away 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z And unlike Richard Luce, parliamentary under-secretary of state for foreign affairs in 1982, I have never felt even slightly responsibility for the invasion of a sovereign territory by a hostile force. TV review: My Resignation 2011-08-03T21:00:05Z The islands are a self-governing parliamentary democracy but coordinate with New Zealand in international affairs. On the way to New Zealand, a Cook Islands sojourn is an unexpected delight 2020-01-02T05:00:00Z "Italy is not a parliamentary republic any more," she says. Cannes film festival: rebel yells 2010-05-18T20:30:00Z This information arose after an episode of the US political satire programme The Daily Show was pulled from UK television because it contained footage from a parliamentary debate on the phone hacking scandal. Does the @pippatips legal spat show we're losing our appetite for satire? 2013-07-19T10:22:02Z The case has become a touchstone in the political conflict that began in Russia after disputed parliamentary elections last December. Russian Punk Band Is Sentenced to 2 Years for Anti-Putin Protest 2012-08-17T15:28:44Z Here’s the central premise of my framework: Western-style parliamentary or representative democracy, which appeared to be on the way to conquering the world in the 1990s, is in big trouble. Is Trump really building a fascist regime — or is it all just showmanship? Either way the threat to democracy is real 2017-05-06T04:00:00Z Mostly the play is about pragmatic survival and my only complaint is that Graham gives the impression that dodgy parliamentary arithmetic virtually crippled the business of government. This House – review 2012-10-09T22:01:01Z Mass demonstrations against voter fraud in the December parliamentary elections thronged Russian cities and spooked the Kremlin. Does Vladimir Putin Speak for the Russian People? 2018-07-06T04:00:00Z There’s something for everyone: behind-the-scenes tours around galleries, theatres, parliamentary buildings and a warship; dance workshops; concerts in churches; Shakespeare in a graveyard; street theatre, art installations and even a UV hair salon. 10 of the best night-time festivals this autumn 2018-09-21T04:00:00Z The inquiry is due to continue after parliamentary recess at the end of February. Library closures inquiry begins 2012-02-07T15:01:21Z He was a nimble parliamentary tactician, and audacious in his attacks, bluffs, lies and policy somersaults. Disraeli: Or the Two Lives by Douglas Hurd and Edward Young – review 2013-07-17T17:05:21Z But as he demonstrated in his gripping parliamentary procedural docudrama, “This House,” Mr. Graham has a gift for finding the human crackle in ostensibly dry political business. On London Stages, Britain Considers Its Divided Soul 2017-11-13T05:00:00Z In a laconic essay to accompany CGI renderings of his Swiftian bubble in situ, the philosopher noted that some "failed states" among the customer target group might not be ready for the full parliamentary "experience". Bubbles by Peter Sloterdijk, translated by Wieland Hoban - review 2012-02-10T22:55:00Z Anger is high over the perceived corruption and aloofness of elected leaders in the country of 3.8 million people, which will hold presidential and parliamentary elections on Oct. Vanessa Redgrave premiers documentary on Bosnia labor rights 2014-10-04T04:00:00Z She decried the government's increasingly conservative policies as well as a parliamentary vote in December 2011 that was marred by widespread allegations of fraud. Pussy Riot: 'we still burn with desire to take Putin's monopoly on power' 2012-08-27T14:43:50Z Both parties were “negotiating in good faith,” the person added, but they did not expect more progress until after Greece held parliamentary elections later this year. After 220 Years, the Fate of the Parthenon Marbles Rests in Secret Talks 2023-01-17T05:00:00Z This is a future for the printed word that will challenge News International as fiercely as any parliamentary inquiry. E-revolution is a bigger problem for Murdoch than phone-hacking 2011-07-21T10:38:10Z The Moscow demonstration was even bigger than a similar rally two weeks ago, signaling that the protest movement ignited by the fraud-tainted Dec. 4 parliamentary election may be growing. Gorbachev to Putin: Leave power peacefully 2011-12-24T17:27:00Z In 2007, a year after Hamas eclipsed the dominant Palestinian nationalist movement Fatah in parliamentary elections, the two groups waged a civil war for the control of the Gaza Strip. Palestinian director overcomes politics to screen love story 2011-12-14T14:00:18Z Clinton added that governments “rooted in limited, parliamentary democracy” should not “have the power to make its citizens fight and kill and die in a war they may oppose.” An Online Museum Shows Life During Wartime 2021-03-28T04:00:00Z Should an MP phone the parliamentary standards committee if he tumbles into bed once, drunk, with his landlord? Sex and the City 2: What happened to good old Sex?| Victoria Coren 2010-06-05T23:06:00Z The former Methodist meeting hall, now – hurrah – a nightclub, is steps away from the site of the Peterloo massacre, where in 1819 cavalry charged into a crowd assembled to call for parliamentary reform. The Drowned Man: A Hollywood Fable; The Machine; The Masque of Anarchy – review 2013-07-20T23:06:09Z His Cromwell is unfairly maligned, a "pioneer and principled statesman who set the country on the road to parliamentary democracy", and furthermore a "self-educated visionary" motivated by a "yearning to serve his country". TV review: Henry VIII's Enforcer: The Rise and Fall of Thomas Cromwell 2013-05-25T07:00:27Z Supporters of Suu Kyi erupted in euphoric cheers Sunday after her party said she won a parliamentary seat in a landmark election, setting the stage for her to take public office for the first time. Desperate for health care in Myanmar 2012-06-22T14:06:00Z Internal shake-ups eventually followed as Denmark shifted its form of government from absolute monarchy to parliamentary democracy. The Danish Experience: Art That Marries Real and Ideal 2023-03-23T04:00:00Z Her goal, openly discussed, is to win several seats in June’s parliamentary elections and join forces with right-wing UMP defectors in a “Blue Marine Rally” to become leader of the country’s conservative opposition. Euro crisis? vultures 2012-05-17T15:25:00Z Narrowly speaking, this is true: Under that country’s parliamentary system, and especially in a right-wing coalition government such as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s, small settler and religious parties do exert disproportionate influence. George Mitchell wrote 'A Path to Peace' about Israel and Palestine. Is there one? 2017-01-27T05:00:00Z Coffey, who chairs the all-party parliamentary group for runaway and missing children and adults, said the figures were a symptom of a much wider problem. Revealed: less than a third of young men prosecuted for rape are convicted 2018-09-23T04:00:00Z Human Rights Watch said the harassment of BBC Persian staff was part of a wider campaign to stifle freedom of information in Iran ahead of parliamentary elections scheduled for next month. Iranians 'detained for BBC links' 2012-02-07T11:39:52Z Reviewing BBC Parliament, the Trust said audiences view the channel as "unique", and particularly appreciated the chance to see parliamentary proceedings "first hand". BBC warned over News Channel cuts 2012-02-08T12:14:58Z Clegg says police commissioners don't write parliamentary questions for Labour MPs. Grayling's rehabilitation speech and Clegg taking DPMQs: Politics live blog 2012-11-20T16:11:00Z There weren’t a lot of party bosses or parliamentary procedures in 15th-century Rome, and the Borgias, Spanish upstarts in Italy, were more talented than most at scheming, bribing and poisoning their way to the top. Television Review: The Power Brokers: Fathers, Sons, Dynasties 2011-03-31T20:00:05Z With the right deployment of public cash, I'm sure we can turn millions of Britons from bunting-obsessed monarchists into hardcore parliamentary reform anoraks. The Queen's jubilee should be a time of rejoicing for our spoilsports 2012-06-02T23:05:41Z A petition calling for the mandatory wearing of high heels to be made illegal received more than 152,000 signatures, and prompted a parliamentary inquiry into workplace dress codes. 'Why should I have to work on stilts?': the women fighting sexist dress codes 2019-07-11T04:00:00Z The formality of the space also reminded him of “a European parliamentary room and its breaches in decorum.” Ryan McNamara, the Artist Who Dances About the Internet 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z Whatever difficulties Czechoslovakia then faced, it was the only parliamentary democracy in Eastern Europe. Getty's Josef Koudelka retrospective is grim yet riveting 2015-01-24T05:00:00Z The hardship comes just two months before a parliamentary election, Iran's first since a 2009 presidential vote that triggered eight months of angry street demonstrations. Iran sentences American to die for spying 2012-01-09T12:02:00Z “It’s suddenly politically acceptable to see the arts as something not so important,” said Ted Brandsen, the artistic director of Dutch National Ballet, who spoke in January at the second parliamentary hearing on the proposal. Dance: Tough Passage for Flemish Ballet Troupe 2011-03-14T12:00:06Z It was amazing doing the play on the night of the parliamentary act about gay marriage. Rupert Everett: 'Sex is over. I'm not motivated by it any more' 2013-04-21T07:30:01Z Earlier this month it won the Nordic Council Prize for Film, a prestigious annual award given by the region’s parliamentary body, and in his acceptance speech the director laid out his aspirations. A Refugee’s Harrowing Story, Finally Told Through Animation 2021-11-26T05:00:00Z The script is by James Graham, a fair-haired young dramatist of London, who did the sensational study in parliamentary politics “This House” at the National Theater. ‘Finding Neverland’ Opens at American Repertory Theater 2014-08-14T04:00:00Z "New Dawn" is the first abstract artwork created for permanent display in the neo-Gothic parliamentary complex. Artwork marking women's vote battle lights up UK Parliament 2016-06-07T04:00:00Z To wit: Someone dug up Canadian Broadcasting Corp. video footage of a parliamentary candidate for the Conservative Party urinating into someone else’s coffee cup while he was working as a repairman. 11 weeks of campaigning is too long? Oh, Canada! 2015-10-18T04:00:00Z He always meets with his parliamentary group at five in the morning, every day — very rural style. Singer Lila Downs on death, chocolate and a new album that riffs on both 2015-09-15T04:00:00Z Conservative MP Rob Wilson, who is also a parliamentary private secretary to Jeremy Hunt, the Culture Secretary, called for the debate on “respect, good manners and good taste,” the BBC reported. Carpetbagger Blog: What Do 'Dragon Tattoo' and 'Iron Lady' Have in Common? Ask the Grousers 2011-12-23T13:30:35Z Can you identify the parliamentary candidate talking tactics here with characteristic concision? Elections in literature 2010-04-07T08:33:00Z New navigation acts involving these taxes would become part and parcel of tightening Parliament and Crown control over American life, a cause of new colonial resistance to parliamentary and royal authority. An excerpt from William Hogeland’s “Autumn of the Black Snake” excerpt 2017-05-28T04:00:00Z Brand testified to a parliamentary committee on Tuesday about his own experience of addiction, and said society should not "discard people, write them off on methadone and leave them on the sidelines." Russell Brand urges love, compassion for addicts 2012-04-24T12:31:12Z Economist turned parliamentary candidate Gareth Morgan has long proposed wiping out cats from the New Zealand as a way to protect native species from what he called “natural born killers”. Paw outcome? New Zealand council proposes banning all cats 2018-08-30T04:00:00Z In October, Poland’s right-leaning Law and Justice party won the country’s parliamentary elections with a majority victory. Holocaust play causes friction between Santa Monica's City Garage and local Polish officials 2016-06-22T04:00:00Z Still, there are glimmers of hope: in Rwanda, Bolivia, and Andorra, around 50% of the lower parliamentary seats are held by women. Politics Aside, the Data on Women Collected by The Clinton Foundation is Worth a Look 2015-03-09T04:00:00Z Little is left out, not even the shaving-cream pie that a comedian heaved at Mr. Murdoch when he appeared to testify before a parliamentary committee looking into the hacking scandal. A Scandal-Scalded Murdoch as a Song-and-Dance Man 2013-09-03T21:50:31Z In the run up to May's general election, WinkBall reporters interviewed more than 1,000 prospective parliamentary candidates and syndicated the content to various local news providers. Notting Hill Carnival: 20,000 snapshots of colour 2010-08-27T12:40:00Z In the cult of ducismo she saw a betrayal of parliamentary liberalism and the noble Italy of Dante and the Renaissance. The Woman Who Shot Mussolini by Frances Stonor Saunders |Book review 2010-03-28T00:10:00Z The Labour politician, who represents Hampstead and Kilburn, suggested that her parliamentary colleagues lack the discipline that actors need to succeed. Glenda Jackson says MPs wouldn't cut it in the theatre world 2013-01-22T13:32:26Z We saw this during the Prequels, the anger at a senatorial system and the parliamentary process, how is that any different than what we see all around the world? From “Star Wars” to our wars: What the Force has in common with “Thank you for your service” 2018-06-05T04:00:00Z The crisis of parliamentary democracy taking place in Europe is happening in America as well. Student activism, reborn 2012-05-21T12:54:00Z The offences were committed at the party's parliamentary office on Old Glamis Road. Two sentenced for racially abusing FM Humza Yousaf 2023-11-16T05:00:00Z As Haiti's Prime Minister had placed the request for Kenya's officers the request had met requirements under Kenya's laws, a parliamentary committee concluded. Kenya's parliament approves police deployment to Haiti 2023-11-16T05:00:00Z The Israeli embassy did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the ANC's remarks and the parliamentary debate. South Africa's ANC backs motion to close Israeli embassy 2023-11-16T05:00:00Z It's the biggest parliamentary revolt he's suffered in his three and a half years as Labour leader, which is especially unusual because over that time he has generally tightened his grip over the party. Are there positives for Keir Starmer in Gaza MP revolt? 2023-11-16T05:00:00Z He told BBC Scotland News that the matter had already been investigated by a parliamentary IT manager, who had "access to all of the data" associated with the device. Michael Matheson to give statement on £11k iPad data bill 2023-11-16T05:00:00Z O'Brien admitted repeatedly phoning the Dundee SNP parliamentary office to make offensive remarks. Two sentenced for racially abusing FM Humza Yousaf 2023-11-16T05:00:00Z Mr Matheson has always insisted the costs related "solely to parliamentary and constituency related work". Scotland's papers: Matheson's £11k 'own goal' and Rwanda policy 2023-11-16T05:00:00Z There really is a sense of a new era beginning in Dutch politics in next week's snap parliamentary election. Dutch election promises new era and shake-up in politics 2023-11-15T05:00:00Z Ms Moran said it was the "most difficult day" she had endured in her parliamentary career. Layla Moran: MP confirms death of family member in Gaza 2023-11-15T05:00:00Z It also comes ahead of parliamentary elections scheduled for February. Pakistan and IMF reach preliminary deal for releasing $700 million from $3B bailout fund 2023-11-15T05:00:00Z Republican Senator Rand Paul, who in the past has used parliamentary maneuvers to hold up action, said on social media that he would push for deeper spending cuts. US Senate aims for quick vote to avoid shutdown, but possible potholes ahead 2023-11-15T05:00:00Z The Scottish Daily Mail says Mr Matheson yesterday refused to explain what parliamentary duties he was doing on a bank holiday when MSP constituency offices would normally be closed and staff would not be working. Scotland's papers: Matheson's £11k 'own goal' and Rwanda policy 2023-11-16T05:00:00Z Mr Matheson told BBC Scotland News that the matter had already been investigated by a parliamentary IT manager, who had "access to all of the data" associated with the device. Health secretary Michael Matheson racked up £7k data fee in one day 2023-11-15T05:00:00Z The borough has an above average Muslim and Jewish population, and is split into two parliamentary constituencies - Bury North and Bury South. Labour ceasefire stance divides voters in target seats 2023-11-15T05:00:00Z The measures would apply from Jan. 1, Pedro Sanchez told lawmakers during his opening speech in a parliamentary vote to decide on his premiership bid. Spain's Sanchez pledges to extend free public transport for youth, disabled through 2024 2023-11-15T05:00:00Z The issue of China, which views Taiwan as its territory, looms over the Jan. 13 parliamentary and presidential elections. Taiwan's opposition to unite on presidential ticket challenging frontrunner 2023-11-15T05:00:00Z The paper says that despite a three-line whip, eight junior ministers and two parliamentary private secretaries resigned to vote for a Gaza ceasefire call, in what it describes as a "major rebellion". Scotland's papers: Matheson's £11k 'own goal' and Rwanda policy 2023-11-16T05:00:00Z A supplementary budget for its funding recently won parliamentary approval. Japan’s economy sinks into contraction as spending, investment decline 2023-11-14T05:00:00Z As the House of Commons debate on last week's King's Speech comes to an end on Wednesday, some parliamentary shenanigans have come into play. Will SNP motion highlight division in Labour Party? 2023-11-14T05:00:00Z He was backed by the first minister, who said it was a "legitimate parliamentary expense". The unanswered questions in Holyrood's £11,000 iPad bill row 2023-11-14T05:00:00Z The minister insisted the matter had already been fully investigated by parliamentary authorities. Michael Matheson faces no-confidence vote over £11k iPad bill 2023-11-14T05:00:00Z Monday's parliamentary session could also provide a glimpse of the challenges the coalition may face maintaining unity, after the New Left said it would submit two bills to legalise abortion. Polish parliament's first session since election heralds new start 2023-11-13T05:00:00Z He said he'd looked forward to hearing from the government how he would be held "properly accountable" - and had asked his parliamentary officials to draw up some ideas. David Cameron: How will MPs hold the foreign secretary to account? 2023-11-13T05:00:00Z The Scottish health secretary has dismissed a call to hand over his iPad to parliamentary authorities after he racked up an £11,000 data roaming bill. Michael Matheson rejects call to hand in iPad over £11k bill 2023-11-13T05:00:00Z The health secretary says he was engaging in parliamentary and constituency business. The unanswered questions in Holyrood's £11,000 iPad bill row 2023-11-14T05:00:00Z Mr Matheson told BBC Scotland News that the matter had been investigated by a parliamentary IT manager, who had "access to all of the data" associated with the device. Michael Matheson faces no-confidence vote over £11k iPad bill 2023-11-14T05:00:00Z In 2012, he was invited to testify before a parliamentary committee on drug policy, walking the halls in a black tank top and bolero hat. Russell Brand’s Alternate Reality 2023-11-13T05:00:00Z In 2021, he was also criticised by a parliamentary committee after he lobbied ministers and senior officials on behalf of supply chain finance firm Greensill as it collapsed. 'Big hitter' Cameron returns to UK government, as critics call it desperate 2023-11-13T05:00:00Z He told BBC Scotland News it was investigated by a parliamentary IT manager, who had "access to all of the data" associated with the device. Michael Matheson rejects call to hand in iPad over £11k bill 2023-11-13T05:00:00Z There is some context here, in that £11,000 is a relative drop in the ocean of parliamentary expenses. The unanswered questions in Holyrood's £11,000 iPad bill row 2023-11-14T05:00:00Z The Scottish Parliament said senior officials had accepted assurances that all costs incurred were for parliamentary purposes. Michael Matheson faces no-confidence vote over £11k iPad bill 2023-11-14T05:00:00Z Rumble also posted on X, calling the parliamentary letter a “deeply inappropriate” intrusion of the state. Russell Brand’s Alternate Reality 2023-11-13T05:00:00Z "We all learned a lesson," said Representative Ken Buck, one of eight Republicans who voted to oust McCarthy on a parliamentary motion to "vacate the chair." New US House speaker tries to muster his Republicans to avert government shutdown 2023-11-13T05:00:00Z Writing on X, formerly Twitter, Mr Hoy added: "It's time for total transparency and independent verification that the roaming charges related solely to parliamentary and constituency business." Michael Matheson rejects call to hand in iPad over £11k bill 2023-11-13T05:00:00Z There is scrutiny of how the charges were racked up, what Mr Matheson told the parliamentary authorities, and why it was initially paid for from the public purse. The unanswered questions in Holyrood's £11,000 iPad bill row 2023-11-14T05:00:00Z The Scottish Tories have threatened to table a vote of no confidence in the health secretary if he refuses to hand over his parliamentary iPad. Michael Matheson faces no-confidence vote over £11k iPad bill 2023-11-14T05:00:00Z Monday's parliamentary session could also provide a glimpse of the challenges the coalition may face maintaining unity. Parliamentary session heralds new start for Polish politics 2023-11-13T05:00:00Z Johnny Luk, who is the Conservative parliamentary candidate for Milton Keynes Central, said at a council level there was cross-party support for the work being done to tackle homelessness locally. How area once dubbed 'tent city' cut rough sleeping 2023-11-11T05:00:00Z Meanwhile, Law and Justice, the ruling right-wing nationalist party whose leaders joined the march in the past, won the most votes but fell short of a parliamentary majority. Polish nationalists hold Independence Day march in Warsaw after voters reject their worldview 2023-11-11T05:00:00Z He assured staff that the iPad was used for parliamentary business while he was in Morocco. The unanswered questions in Holyrood's £11,000 iPad bill row 2023-11-14T05:00:00Z Just holding the deal together through a full four-year parliamentary term will be a tough challenge, many predict. Down but not out: Spain's PM Sanchez faces country's ire and long road ahead 2023-11-11T05:00:00Z To break the stalemate, the agreement says the amnesty law could be updated following the conclusion of a parliamentary investigation into what separatists call the "dirty war" waged by Madrid against them, including phone wiretaps. Explainer: What does the amnesty for Catalan separatists in Spain mean? 2023-11-10T05:00:00Z A Scottish Parliament spokesman previously said that, following an investigation, senior officials had accepted assurances that all costs incurred were for parliamentary purposes. Health Secretary Michael Matheson agrees to pay back £11k iPad bill 2023-11-10T05:00:00Z He won a parliamentary seat in general elections in May while serving the sentence. Erdogan backtracks after siding with court that defied top court’s ruling on lawmaker’s release 2023-11-10T05:00:00Z Poland's opposition has agreed a coalition deal paving the way for them to form a new government following last month's parliamentary elections. Poland's Tusk-led pro-EU opposition signs deal and waits to govern 2023-11-10T05:00:00Z But it remains to be seen if the group will stay intact for the entire four-year parliamentary term. Spain’s acting prime minister signs deal that secures him the parliamentary support to be reelected 2023-11-10T05:00:00Z Given the winter holiday that in Spain extends into January, the parliamentary process will unlikely be completed before February. Explainer: What does the amnesty for Catalan separatists in Spain mean? 2023-11-10T05:00:00Z With their support, Mr. Sánchez will likely avoid new elections, win parliamentary backing for another stint as prime minister and solidify his place in the European Union as its standard-bearer for progressive politics. Deal Granting Amnesty to Separatists Sets Off Turmoil in Spain 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z "So it was something that was unknown to me, and as the parliament have also confirmed, the parliamentary equipment was used for constituency and parliamentary purposes." Minister's £11,000 iPad bill is legitimate expense - Humza Yousaf 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z On Monday, MPs and parliamentary speakers will be sworn in and Mr Morawiecki and his government will resign, staying on as a caretaker government until a new government has been formed. Poland's Tusk-led pro-EU opposition signs deal and waits to govern 2023-11-10T05:00:00Z "The Constitutional Court continues to make unconstitutional decisions," he said on the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, arguing that its decisions regarding the parliamentary immunity of convicted MPs were unconstitutional. Turkish courts' dispute over jailed MP fuels rule of law concerns 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z And while "misleading parliament" is a dangerous charge from the opposition, that risks sinking into a he-said-she-said parliamentary spat. Yousaf denies misleading parliament over WhatsApps 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z Unlike now, Costa's government then had no parliamentary majority and had just had its budget rejected. Timing seen as crucial as snap election looms in Portugal 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z An £11,000 iPad roaming bill racked up by Scotland's health secretary was a "legitimate parliamentary expense", according to the first minister. Minister's £11,000 iPad bill is legitimate expense - Humza Yousaf 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z That can only happen if he can secure the parliamentary support of Catalan separatists. Spanish fury at Pedro Sánchez' controversial amnesty plan for power 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z It has been pointed out to me that Mr Hussain was the only frontbencher to have signed a fresh parliamentary motion calling for a ceasefire, which was tabled on Tuesday. Hussain departure makes things awkward for Labour frontbench 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z The Socialists have just under three weeks to reach agreement and seek parliamentary support for a new Sanchez government to continue in office before fresh elections are triggered. Spanish judges say Catalan amnesty could help PM Sanchez but imperil rule of law 2023-11-07T05:00:00Z The role of Black Rod at the State Opening of Parliament is one of the most well-known moments in the parliamentary calendar. Who is Black Rod? Centuries-old role at heart of Parliament 2023-11-07T05:00:00Z It's a ceremony dating back to the 15th Century that marks the start of a parliamentary session, bringing together the constituent parts of Parliament - the Crown, peers and MPs. King's Speech: The quirks and crowns of the King's State Opening 2023-11-07T05:00:00Z It is now Mr Sánchez's turn and he is close to securing enough parliamentary support to form a new administration in coalition with left-wing alliance Sumar. Spanish fury at Pedro Sánchez' controversial amnesty plan for power 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z A curious parliamentary technicality - the State Opening of Parliament this week - has meant a previous motion advocating a ceasefire disappeared and had to be re-tabled. Hussain departure makes things awkward for Labour frontbench 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z The parliamentary opening ceremony is a spectacular pageant that reflects the two sides of Britain’s constitutional monarchy: royal pomp and political power. Law and order and the economy are focus of the British government’s King’s Speech 2023-11-07T05:00:00Z Duda has decided to convene the parliamentary session at the latest possible date, Nov. 13, and on Monday he said Morawiecki would get the first shot at forming a government. Poland election: how and when will a new government be formed? 2023-11-07T05:00:00Z His departure after the speech signals the start of a new parliamentary session. King Charles to set out UK PM Sunak's plans on crime, climate before election 2023-11-07T05:00:00Z In peacetime, Ukraine would had held parliamentary elections in October and the first round of presidential vote in early spring 2024. Ukraine's Zelenskiy dismisses talk of wartime election as irresponsible 2023-11-07T05:00:00Z The next parliamentary flashpoint will come if, probably when, Parliament gets to vote on a ceasefire position. Hussain departure makes things awkward for Labour frontbench 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z Under Poland’s Constitution, the first step in forming a government is for the president to choose a prime minister-designate and to task him or her with nominating a Cabinet, which must receive parliamentary approval. President taps Poland’s incumbent prime minister to form a government despite his lack of a majority 2023-11-06T05:00:00Z Morawiecki will have 14 days from the first parliamentary sitting to present his cabinet, and another 14 days to detail his programme to parliament and win its vote of confidence. Poland election: how and when will a new government be formed? 2023-11-07T05:00:00Z The legislation will be laid in Parliament on Tuesday, with ministers hoping it will come into effect by Christmas, subject to parliamentary approval. Plan for 40% of train services to run during strikes 2023-11-06T05:00:00Z The bill already was postponed several times this year due to a lack of support from a parliamentary majority. French parliament starts debating a bill that would make it easier to deport some migrants 2023-11-06T05:00:00Z Two parliamentary inquiries and an Audit Scotland investigation have tried to get to the bottom of what's gone wrong. KC’s ferries report: What questions remain? 2023-11-03T04:00:00Z Ministers backed a Tory MP's bill to ban the practice earlier this year, but it was timed out in the last year-long parliamentary session after running into opposition in the House of Lords. What could be in the 2023 King's Speech? 2023-11-03T04:00:00Z The MP for Middlesbrough was suspended from Labour's parliamentary party earlier this week, pending an investigation, after Labour said he had allegedly made "deeply offensive" comments at a demonstration on Saturday. Andy McDonald threatens to sue Tory MP over Hamas claim 2023-11-02T04:00:00Z A Thai parliamentary delegation last week traveled to Iran, a Hamas ally, to meet with a Hamas representative to try and work on the issue from the other side. Thai workers caught up in Hamas attack faced with the dilemma of whether to flee or stay in Israel 2023-11-02T04:00:00Z In last month's parliamentary elections the right-wing Swiss People's Party campaigned on the slogan "so that Switzerland stays Switzerland", and was rewarded with sizeable gains. Swiss village of Aarwangen in ding-dong over challenge to cowbells 2023-11-02T04:00:00Z The event happened when Mr Mackintosh was the prospective parliamentary candidate for the Northampton South seat, which he won in 2015. David Mackintosh trial: Conservative given £10k after EastEnders visit 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z One bill that will be included is the Renters Reform Bill, which began its journey through Parliament last month and has been carried over into the next parliamentary session. What could be in the 2023 King's Speech? 2023-11-03T04:00:00Z The parliamentary election will coincide with local votes in 65 municipalities, including the capital Belgrade. Serbia's Vucic dissolves parliament, sets snap vote for Dec 17 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z Formally called the Speech from the Throne, it is a key part of the State Opening of Parliament ceremony, which marks the start of the parliamentary year. King's Speech: What is it and why is it important? 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z Only a handful of countries have had government-initiated or parliamentary inquiries into clergy sex abuse, although some independent groups have carried out their own investigations. Spain’s bishops apologize for sex abuses but dispute the estimated number of victims in report 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z Those defending it say Spaniards were able to choose the form of state when they voted for the 1978 constitution enshrining a parliamentary monarchy they describe as symbolic and apolitical. Spain's Princess Leonor swears allegiance to divided nation on her 18th birthday 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z The Norwegian government plans to submit two air defence projects for parliamentary approval this autumn in its forthcoming 2023 state budget revisions, the ministry said. Raytheon, Kongsberg to further develop NASAMS missile system, Norway says 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z A recently formed centrist “Europe Now” coalition that advocates the small Balkan country joining the European Union won early parliamentary elections in June, but without enough support to form a government on its own. Montenegro, an EU hopeful, to vote on a new government backed by anti-Western and pro-Russian groups 2023-10-30T04:00:00Z The country is a parliamentary democracy with a history of violence, especially ahead of elections. Bangladesh’s ruling party holds rally to denounce ‘violent opposition protests’ ahead of elections 2023-10-30T04:00:00Z A Kenyan parliamentary committee is currently investigating the allegations against the British forces. Kenya blocks airing of allegations of UK army abuses before king's visit 2023-10-30T04:00:00Z "I completely understand why people want to see a pause in hostilities," the parliamentary chair of the Conservative Friends of Israel said. Gaza: Mark Drakeford backs humanitarian pause 2023-10-30T04:00:00Z The issue of China, which views self-ruled Taiwan as its territory, looms over the Jan. 13 parliamentary and presidential elections. Taiwan opposition to team up for parliamentary elections 2023-10-30T04:00:00Z Tensions in the South Asian country, a parliamentary democracy, are soaring ahead of the national elections, expected to be held in January. Bangladesh police detain key opposition figure, a day after clashes left one dead and scores injured 2023-10-29T04:00:00Z The BNP wants Hasina to step down and for the next parliamentary election, due in January 2024, to be held under a neutral caretaker government, a demand her government has rejected. Opposition activists held over policeman's death in Bangladesh protest 2023-10-29T04:00:00Z Tensions are high in Bangladesh, a parliamentary democracy with a history of violence during political protests, especially before elections. Bangladesh’s main opposition party plans mass rally as tensions run high ahead of general election 2023-10-27T04:00:00Z Only a handful of countries have had government-initiated or parliamentary inquiries into clergy sex abuse. Spain’s report on Catholic Church sex abuse estimates victims could number in hundreds of thousands 2023-10-27T04:00:00Z Mr. Yoon faces parliamentary elections next April, and a big loss for his party could leave him a political lame duck. One year after South Korean Halloween tragedy, wounds remain raw, accusations fly 2023-10-27T04:00:00Z Fico told a parliamentary committee ahead of the summit that he saw no military solution to the conflict, and said the army's supplies were depleted and the army needed to concentrate on its own stocks. Slovak coalition partner expects commercial military sales to Ukraine to continue 2023-10-27T04:00:00Z In Westminster, 39 Labour MPs - including shadow minister Imran Hussain - have signed a parliamentary petition calling for an "immediate de-escalation and cessation of hostilities". Gaza war: Sadiq Khan breaks with Starmer by urging ceasefire 2023-10-27T04:00:00Z The Islamic militant group won Palestinian parliamentary elections in 2006, and the following year violently seized control of Gaza from the Palestinian Authority. Israel-Hamas war upends years of conventional wisdom. Leaders give few details on what comes next 2023-10-27T04:00:00Z The recent shift from a parliamentary system to a presidential one further eroded checks and balances, consolidating authority in the president’s hands. As the Turkish Republic turns 100, here’s a look at its achievements and challenges ahead 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z The Southeast Asian country is a parliamentary democracy, with the monarch serving as head of state. Malaysia sultans to meet at 0200 GMT to pick next monarch - state media 2023-10-27T04:00:00Z A parliamentary ethics committee started hearing the case on Thursday. Mahua Moitra: The firebrand Indian MP in ‘cash-for-query’ scandal 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z The decision by the Islamabad High Court was a boost for Sharif ahead of parliamentary elections due in January. Pakistan’s ex-leader Nawaz Sharif regains right to appeal convictions, opening a path to election 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z Some lawmakers in Sunak’s Conservative party had called for China’s invitation to be rescinded after the revelation that a parliamentary researcher was arrested on suspicion of spying for Beijing. Harris will attend an AI summit at a UK estate that was a base for World War II codebreakers 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z The Southeast Asian country is a parliamentary democracy, with the monarch as head of the state and playing a largely ceremonial role. Explainer: Malaysia's unique rotational monarchy 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z It also allows the king to appoint a prime minister who he believes has a parliamentary majority, a power never utilised until 2020, as the premier is typically picked through an election. Malaysia sultans to meet at 0200 GMT to pick next monarch - state media 2023-10-27T04:00:00Z He also accused Ms Moitra of having shared her parliamentary login credentials with him so that he "could post questions directly on her behalf when required". Mahua Moitra: The firebrand Indian MP in ‘cash-for-query’ scandal 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z At the time Mr Mackintosh was the prospective Conservative parliamentary candidate and the leader of the then Northampton Borough Council. David Mackintosh trial: Man refused donation request 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z He and other families are pushing for a new, independent investigation, which is currently awaiting parliamentary approval. Itaewon crush: Survivors are still tormented a year on 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z The king is allowed to appoint a prime minister who he believes has a parliamentary majority, a power never utilised until 2020 as the premier is typically picked through an election. Explainer: Malaysia's unique rotational monarchy 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z Lords Speaker Lord McFall paid tribute to parliamentary staff and the London ambulance service for their efforts looking after Lord Elder after he fell ill on Tuesday. Scottish Labour peer Baron Elder dies suddenly aged 73 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z A former parliamentary staff member has described how "physical, emotional and psychological abuse" by the MP he worked for left him a "broken shell of the young man I once was". Peter Bone: Abuse by MP left me broken, former aide says 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z The presidential poll will be held on the same day as a national parliamentary election and voters will also choose executive and legislative representatives at all administrative levels across Indonesia. Explainer: What you need to know about Indonesia's presidential election 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z GOP lawmakers used parliamentary maneuvers to block or vote against Democratic amendments. North Carolina Republicans close in on new districts seeking to fortify GOP in Congress, legislature 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z The next possible time to vote on the ratification will be during the parliamentary session beginning Nov. 6, she said. Hungary in the spotlight after Turkey presses on with Sweden’s bid to join NATO 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z Fico needed coalition partners to form a parliamentary majority and signed a deal with the leftist Hlas, or Voice, party and the Slovak National Party to govern together. Slovakia’s president is ready to swear in a new Cabinet after partner replaces ministry nominee 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z The BBC is not identifying the former parliamentary assistant due to the nature of the allegations. Peter Bone: Abuse by MP left me broken, former aide says 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z Scholz was responding to a letter from the opposition leader, in which Merz offered to cooperate but also demanded a response to the proposals of his parliamentary group. Scholz asks German opposition to support package to cut irregular migration 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z Sharif has returned to lead the election campaign for his Pakistan Muslim League party ahead of the parliamentary elections. Pakistani court extends protection from arrest in graft cases to former premier Nawaz Sharif 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z Mohammad Yasin, Labour MP for Bedford, was travelling with a group of MPs as part of a parliamentary delegation last week and said it was "humiliating". Bedford MP stopped from boarding flight 'because name is Mohammad' 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z Mr Storey, who was northern chairman of Sinn Féin, was named under parliamentary privilege as a former head of intelligence of the IRA. Bobby Storey cremation row cost Belfast City Council almost £100,000 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z This was a year after Hamas won parliamentary elections. BBC correspondents answer your questions on the conflict between Israel and Hamas 2023-10-23T04:00:00Z A Conservative by-election candidate has said he was "not the issue" that lost the party a parliamentary seat it had held since 1931. Mid Bedfordshire by-election Tory Festus Akinbusoye 'not the issue' 2023-10-23T04:00:00Z He faces a possible death sentence in this case and will likely be unable to run in the parliamentary elections. Pakistani court extends protection from arrest in graft cases to former premier Nawaz Sharif 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z Khan said the cable was proof of a U.S. conspiracy to push the Pakistani military to oust him in a parliamentary vote in 2022 because he had visited Moscow just before Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Pakistan's Imran Khan indicted in official secrets case - party 2023-10-23T04:00:00Z The report comes less than three months before Taiwan votes in presidential and parliamentary elections. Foxconn shares drop after report of China tax audit, land use probe 2023-10-23T04:00:00Z He turned backroom 1970s parliamentary machinations into riveting drama in “This House,” charted the rise of media mogul Rupert Murdoch in “Ink” and skewered a TV game-show cheating scandal in “Quiz.” What’s in a game? ‘Dear England’ probes the nation through the lens of its soccer team 2023-10-21T04:00:00Z It has not yet been confirmed whether Ms Harrison will become a parliamentary candidate, nor which constituency she might run in. Georgia Harrison 'had talks' about becoming Labour MP 2023-10-21T04:00:00Z "We will topple the Hamas organisation. We will destroy its military and governing infrastructure. It's a phase that will not be easy. It will have a price," Gallant told a parliamentary committee. Israeli air strikes hammer Gaza anew after Hamas releases two US hostages 2023-10-21T04:00:00Z Israel's Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, speaking in front of a parliamentary committee, said achieving Israel's objectives would not be quick or easy. Israel vows to 'fight until victory' after Hamas releases two US hostages 2023-10-21T04:00:00Z He's been stepping up his political engagements since 2022, when Imran Khan was ousted in a parliamentary vote of no confidence. Nawaz Sharif: The Pakistan army’s one-time arch-rival returns 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z Just months after Israel’s withdrawal, Hamas won parliamentary elections over Fatah, the long-dominant Palestinian political party. Gaza has long been a powder keg. Here’s a look at the history of the embattled region 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z On Friday, Mr Gallant told a parliamentary committee that the first stage of the campaign was meant to destroy Hamas's infrastructure, according to a statement from his office. Israel aims to cut Gaza ties after war with Hamas 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z "We will topple the Hamas organisation. We will destroy its military and governing infrastructure. It's a phase that will not be easy. It will have a price," he told a parliamentary committee. Israel flattens Gaza district, hits Orthodox church as invasion looms 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z A parliamentary committee recommended in 2021 that the then government consider restoring Australian control of the port if the lease were contrary to the national interest. Australia decides against canceling Chinese company’s lease of strategically important port 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z Labour have made history by winning a by-election in the Mid Bedfordshire parliamentary seat which has been held by the Tories since 1931. Mid Bedfordshire by-election sees historic Labour victory 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z Portugal will decide on the size of the stake it will sell in flag carrier TAP once competitors present their proposals, Infrastructure Minister Joao Galamba told a parliamentary committee on Thursday. Wall St ends down as Treasury yields surge, Powell speaks 2023-10-19T04:00:00Z Portugal will decide on the size of the stake it will sell in flag carrier TAP once competitors present their proposals, Infrastructure Minister Joao Galamba told a parliamentary committee on Thursday. Fed's Bostic: Lowering inflation still main US central bank mission 2023-10-19T04:00:00Z The office of Poland's president Andrzej Duda said he will meet parliamentary party leaders next week as the nation waits to see who he will task with forming government. Poland's Tusk to travel to Brussels with eye on unblocking funds 2023-10-19T04:00:00Z The move came after a parliamentary evidence session on Wednesday about the breed, which is set to be banned. Colchester City Council reveals it will not collect XL bully strays 2023-10-19T04:00:00Z Russian parliamentary speaker Vyacheslav Volodin said the treaty move was a justified response to Washington's "cheating and cynicism" and its longstanding failure to ratify the pact. Russian lawmakers vote to scrap ratification of nuclear test ban treaty 2023-10-18T04:00:00Z Currently, Italy’s president asks someone likely able to command a parliamentary majority the task of forming a government. Italy’s far-right Premier Meloni defies fears of harming democracy and clashing with the EU 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z General Kim Seung-kyum, who chairs the South's Joint Chiefs of Staff, said at a parliamentary hearing last week that the three countries were planning to stage joint aerial drills, local media reported. Militaries of S.Korea, Japan and US to hold first joint aerial drill 2023-10-18T04:00:00Z "That is a really serious undermining of parliamentary democracy," he added. Ministers lying to Parliament undermines democracy, ethics chief says 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z "Examples include invitations to events where the purpose or connection to parliamentary work may not be clear, overly frequent calls/messages and at unreasonable hours, and overly familiar behaviour." Westminster drinking culture blamed for bad behaviour 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z North West Leicestershire MP Andrew Bridgen has reported a fellow member to parliamentary authorities for allegedly slapping him on the back of the head. Andrew Bridgen: MP claims he was slapped on the head in Portcullis House 2023-10-16T04:00:00Z Hlas will get to name the parliamentary speaker and seven Cabinet ministers, while the Slovak National Party will have three ministers. Populist Slovak ex-prime minister signs coalition deal with 2 other parties to form a new government 2023-10-16T04:00:00Z The ruling nationalists in Europe's largest emerging economy appeared to have lost their parliamentary majority in the nation's most pivotal election in decades on Sunday, potentially opening the way for opposition parties to seize power. Safe-haven dollar steady near one-week high on Middle East conflict 2023-10-16T04:00:00Z If no cabinet is agreed by then, the president would call another parliamentary election. Explainer: How the next Polish government will be chosen 2023-10-16T04:00:00Z President Duda could also decline to ask Law and Justice to try to form a government given the parliamentary maths. Poland election earthquake: What happens next? 2023-10-16T04:00:00Z According to New Zealand's parliamentary website, a caretaker government can continue the normal business of governing and running the country but cannot make any significant decisions unless there is an emergency or crisis. Explainer: New Zealand voted for change, what happens now? 2023-10-16T04:00:00Z But it has not yet been brought back for the next parliamentary stage. Charities 'concerned' over lack of progress with Renters Reform Bill 2023-10-15T04:00:00Z The incident came a day before Poland holds a high-stakes parliamentary election. Polish police cordon off Warsaw square amid reports of bomb threat 2023-10-14T04:00:00Z That candidate then has a further 14 days from the date he or she is nominated by the president to request and win a parliamentary vote of confidence. Explainer: How the next Polish government will be chosen 2023-10-16T04:00:00Z If that second parliamentary attempt fails, then President Duda selects another candidate for PM, and if that fails, he can call fresh elections. Poland election earthquake: What happens next? 2023-10-16T04:00:00Z Rather, she considers the parliamentary and party system fundamentally flawed, believing it fails to give due weight to social solidarity. Many who struggled against Poland’s communist system feel they are fighting for democracy once again 2023-10-12T04:00:00Z Hamas, a recognized foreign terrorist organization, has ruled the Gaza Strip since winning the 2006 parliamentary elections and seizing control from the main Palestinian Authority, centered in the non-contiguous West Bank area. Democrats pressed to unseat legislator who refused to condemn Hamas at rally 2023-10-12T04:00:00Z A by-election will be held on Nov. 25 and from then, the total number of parliamentary seats will be 121. Explainer: New Zealand election on Saturday: What you need to know 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z Mr Ashmawi continued to shout demands for changes to the UK's parliamentary democracy. Keir Starmer glitter protester Yaz Ashmawi apologises 2023-10-12T04:00:00Z There will, however, be at least one more before the end of this parliamentary session in 2026. Contenders invited in search for Scotland's next national park 2023-10-12T04:00:00Z "I will apologise as many times as I need to to the Australian people," CEO Kevin Burrowes said in his first appearance at a parliamentary inquiry. PwC Australia chief faces senate fury over tax leak scandal 2023-10-12T04:00:00Z Israel's parliamentary finance committee said late on Tuesday it would debate authorising state guarantees for providing war risk insurance for Israeli airlines. Governments join rescue effort as airlines face Israel insurance alert 2023-10-12T04:00:00Z The concept of political representation is so new in Australia that the Voice proposal doesn't even go so far as to ask for parliamentary representation. The Voice: Why Australia trails New Zealand on Indigenous journey 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z The winner of last month's parliamentary elections in Slovakia has agreed to form a coalition government. Slovakia elections: Populist winner signs deal to form coalition government 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z During a highly charged parliamentary debate on Tuesday, MP Lucy Akello questioned whether the age of consent was being lowered from the current 18 years to 15 years, the state-owned New Vision newspaper reported. Ugandan MPs reject birth control for 15-year-old girls 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z Goyder, who became chairman in 2018, in a parliamentary hearing last month fought against pressure to resign, including from the airline's pilots, saying that he had followed "high ethics" throughout his career. Qantas Chairman Richard Goyder to exit late next year 2023-10-10T04:00:00Z Fifteen opposition MPs in Zimbabwe have filed a court appeal saying they were tricked into losing their parliamentary seats. Zimbabwe MPs lose seats because of fake letter 2023-10-10T04:00:00Z Voters will also cast ballots for parliamentary representatives in Tuesday's election. Liberia elections: Voters head to polls as George Weah faces Joseph Boakai 2023-10-10T04:00:00Z As for Westminster, the Labour leader's office has taken an active role in ensuring some on the Left don't get on to parliamentary shortlists. Corbyn supporters may be out of power - but say they're not out of ideas 2023-10-09T04:00:00Z Vyacheslav Volodin, chairman of the State Duma lower house of parliament, discussed the matter with parliamentary leaders on Monday and said revoking ratification would be in the country's national interest. Russian lawmakers given 10 days to study revoking nuclear test ban treaty ratification 2023-10-09T04:00:00Z The bill now requires the approval of a parliamentary committee before it can be submitted for consideration by parliament. Ukraine's parliament registers bill that could lead to ban on Moscow-linked church 2023-10-09T04:00:00Z On receipt of the fake letter, Zimbabwe's parliamentary speaker declared the 15 seats vacant. Zimbabwe MPs lose seats because of fake letter 2023-10-10T04:00:00Z China's Commerce Ministry originally announced the probe into what it says are Taiwan's trade barriers in April, but has now extended the investigation period to Jan. 12, one day before Taiwan's presidential and parliamentary elections. China extends Taiwan trade probe, Taipei cries election interference 2023-10-09T04:00:00Z Today's votes were the first in a string of key German elections over the next two years, culminating in national parliamentary elections in 2025, and the results will embolden the AfD. Bavaria election results: Scholz coalition dealt a blow 2023-10-08T04:00:00Z The former leader is sitting as an independent MP after being removed from Labour's parliamentary party over his response to a report on antisemitism under his leadership. Labour stands with the people of Israel - David Lammy 2023-10-08T04:00:00Z Labour won an emphatic victory over the SNP in a special election Thursday for the parliamentary seat of Rutherglen and Hamilton West, near Glasgow. After years in opposition, Britain’s Labour Party senses it’s on the verge of regaining power 2023-10-07T04:00:00Z The Gaza Strip - a tiny coastal enclave which is home to some 2.3 million Palestinians - was taken over by Hamas in 2007, a year after it won parliamentary elections. Hamas attack shocks Israel, but what comes next? 2023-10-07T04:00:00Z The Hamas takeover of Gaza followed its win in Palestinian parliamentary elections in 2006 – the last time they were held. What is the Palestinian group Hamas? 2023-10-07T04:00:00Z He is angered by what he says are attempts to silence him on the subject with offers of lucrative parliamentary committee positions. Liberia election: George Weah faces demands for war crimes court 2023-10-06T04:00:00Z Next year, three eastern German states will hold parliamentary elections, in which the AfD currently looks set to win the most votes. Bavaria election: Toxic campaign heralds big vote for Germany's populists 2023-10-06T04:00:00Z In Slovakia, former prime minister Robert Fico's party came first in a parliamentary election last weekend after pledging to halt military aid to Ukraine. European leaders to rally around Zelenskiy at Spain summit 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z He may be referencing a rarely used parliamentary procedure to bypass the House Republican leadership and bring a Ukraine vote to the floor. The global consequences of the crisis in Congress 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z "In the absence of the leadership providing interesting policy ideas, the grassroots, the parliamentary party, will propose their own," he says. Tory right lays ground for life after Rishi Sunak 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z According to Khan’s lawyer Naeem Panjutha, authorities wanted to ensure a quick conviction and sentencing of the former premier ahead of parliamentary elections. Lawyers of Imran Khan in Pakistan oppose his closed-door trial over revealing official secrets 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z Along with his role as member of parliament, Mr Fergus, 54, served as parliamentary secretary to the Treasury Board president and to the health minister. Canada MPs elect first black House of Commons Speaker 2023-10-03T04:00:00Z The handful of GOP rebels voted with all Democrats to “vacate the chair,” a parliamentary move that strips Mr. McCarthy of the speakership. GOP rebels eject Speaker Kevin McCarthy 2023-10-03T04:00:00Z The House speaker is meant to be an impartial arbitrator of parliamentary procedure, seeking to maintain order and decorum during debates. Canada to pick new House speaker after fiasco involving former Nazi soldier 2023-10-03T04:00:00Z An online petition got more than 130,000 signatures and triggered a parliamentary debate. Jade Ward: Murdered woman's family pride over law change 2023-10-03T04:00:00Z Khan’s supporters and analysts believe that his party still could win most seats in parliamentary elections, which are expected to be held in the last week of January. Lawyers of Imran Khan in Pakistan oppose his closed-door trial over revealing official secrets 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z Rio's destruction of rock shelters at Juukan Gorge in 2020 prompted a global outcry, the departure of top executives and a parliamentary enquiry that recommended an overhaul of Australia's Aboriginal heritage protection laws. Rio’s latest rock shelter damage highlights need for Aboriginal Voice, advocates say 2023-10-03T04:00:00Z One concession was to allow a single lawmaker to move to vacate the chair, a parliamentary motion that kicks off a vote on the fate of the speaker. Congress buckles up for McCarthy-Gaetz showdown, lawmakers exchange jabs about deals with Dems 2023-10-02T04:00:00Z But his move came while other Democrats were using numerous parliamentary tactics to delay a vote. Rep. Jamaal Bowman claims he was not involved in office’s advice to Dems to call Republicans ‘Nazis’ 2023-10-02T04:00:00Z Mr. Gaetz took center stage in the House as soon as it gaveled in on Monday, threatening to use a parliamentary procedure that would force a vote on whether to dethrone Mr. McCarthy. Gaetz’s House rebellion elicits acclaim and anger, par for the course for the firebrand conservative 2023-10-02T04:00:00Z Fico needs to find coalition partners to rule with a parliamentary majority. Slovakia’s president asks a populist ex-premier to form government after winning early election 2023-10-02T04:00:00Z Top of the group's list of demands is more membership control over the selection of parliamentary and leadership candidates. Tory campaign group urges donors to stop funding the party 2023-10-02T04:00:00Z The EU foreign ministry meeting comes after the pro-Russian candidate of one of its members, Slovakia, won the country's parliamentary elections. Ukraine war: Russia warned EU not weary over war support 2023-10-02T04:00:00Z The blast rattled a district that is home to ministerial buildings and the nearby parliament in what was the first attack in the capital in years, coinciding with the opening of the new parliamentary session. Turkey says "neutralised" many militants in north Iraq air strikes 2023-10-02T04:00:00Z The parliamentary system used by most European democracies ensures that the executive and legislature are controlled by the same party or coalition. Why government shutdowns seem to only happen in US 2023-10-01T04:00:00Z But it theoretically could have and it unquestionably came while other Democrats were using numerous parliamentary tactics to delay a vote. House Republicans want Bowman to be given Jan. 6 treatment over fire alarm 2023-10-01T04:00:00Z Florida Republican Matt Gaetz said on Sunday he’ll file a motion to vacate the chair this week, seizing on a parliamentary process that has not resulted in a speaker removal vote since 1910. McCarthy to Face Far-Right Attempt to Oust Him as House Speaker 2023-10-01T04:00:00Z In a speech at the opening of a new parliamentary session hours later, President Tayyip Erdogan called the morning attack “the latest attempt” to inflict terror on Turks. Attackers set off bomb at Turkish govt building, Erdogan defiant 2023-10-01T04:00:00Z Under the U.K. parliamentary system, an election must be called within five years of the previous one, held in December 2019. Rishi Sunak needs to rally his flagging Conservatives. He hopes a dash of populism will do the trick 2023-09-30T04:00:00Z Those three parties would have a parliamentary majority if they joined forces in a coalition government. Populist, pro-Russia ex-premier leads leftist party to win in Slovakia’s parliamentary elections 2023-09-30T04:00:00Z The first party across the line was expected to get a mandate from President Zuzana Caputova to lead talks on forming a parliamentary majority and, if successful, a government. Former PM Fico on course to win Slovak election as most districts report 2023-10-01T04:00:00Z That power dates from a parliamentary rules manual written by Thomas Jefferson. McCarthy to Face Far-Right Attempt to Oust Him as House Speaker 2023-10-01T04:00:00Z Mr Walker - who has previously said he would like to be prime minister - had been on the Conservatives' approved list of parliamentary candidates. Iceland boss quits Tories labelling party 'out of touch' 2023-09-30T04:00:00Z Mr Walker had been hoping to become a Conservative MP and was on the party's list of approved parliamentary candidates, but announcing his resignation on Saturday, he labelled the Tories "out of touch". Conservatives launch conference with towns funding pledge 2023-09-30T04:00:00Z BRATISLAVA, Slovakia — Voters in Slovakia cast ballots Saturday in an early parliamentary election that pits a populist former prime minister who campaigned on a pro-Russia and anti-American message against a liberal, pro-West newcomer. Slovakia election pits a pro-Russia former prime minister against a liberal pro-West newcomer 2023-09-30T04:00:00Z The Green Party, which boosted its presence at the last parliamentary election but does not have a seat in the ruling cabinet, estimated that more than 60,000 people took part. Tens of thousands demand climate action in Swiss capital 2023-09-30T04:00:00Z Under the Spanish Constitution, Feijóo’s failure to find parliamentary support would mean that acting prime minister Sánchez, whose Socialists placed second in the election, gets a chance to form a government. The leader of Spain’s conservatives makes a 2nd bid to become prime minister 2023-09-29T04:00:00Z Political parties have been banned in Eswatini since 1973, forcing individuals seeking elected positions to run as independent candidates in the parliamentary elections, which happen every five years. Eswatini election: The vote in a kingdom where parties are banned 2023-09-29T04:00:00Z "However, I expect this funding will be able to be provided as part of next year's budget, subject to the usual parliamentary process." Creative Scotland has £6.6m budget cut reimposed 2023-09-28T04:00:00Z The government lost a parliamentary majority after Freedom and Solidarity withdrew from it in September 2022 last year and requested the no-confidence vote. Slovakia election pits a pro-Russia former prime minister against a liberal pro-West newcomer 2023-09-28T04:00:00Z "Mr. Chairman, can I just make a parliamentary inquiry then. Are we not to make points of order on either side during the questioning?" "An unmitigated disaster": House GOP's first impeachment inquiry panned by Republicans 2023-09-28T04:00:00Z A constitutional change would require French parliamentary approval. Macron proposes limited autonomy for France’s Mediterranean island of Corsica 2023-09-28T04:00:00Z People in Eswatini, Africa's last absolute monarchy, are voting in parliamentary elections where candidates are not allowed to run for a political party. Eswatini election: The vote in a kingdom where parties are banned 2023-09-29T04:00:00Z Ambassador Xiao Qian was commenting in Sydney after an Australian parliamentary delegation visited Taiwan this week, and as a former prime minister plans to deliver a speech in Taipei next month. Chinese ambassador says Australian lawmakers who visit Taiwan are being utilized by separatists 2023-09-28T04:00:00Z But it narrowly failed to win parliamentary seats in the 2020 ballot. Slovakia election pits a pro-Russia former prime minister against a liberal pro-West newcomer 2023-09-28T04:00:00Z The parliamentary candidate is also standing as borough councillor in the Amington by-election, on 5 October. Tamworth by-election 2023: The candidates standing 2023-09-26T04:00:00Z Taiwan will hold its next presidential and parliamentary election in January, with Vice President William Lai of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party the favourite to be Taiwan's next leader, according to opinion polls. Taiwan says China knows armed threats backfire on influencing elections 2023-09-28T04:00:00Z It is unclear if the law will be changed before Germany's next parliamentary election in 2025. The German group buying ticket dodgers out of prison 2023-09-27T04:00:00Z Wine is best enjoyed accompanied by parliamentary procedure. Why ‘Frasier,’ now 30, is the great Seattle sitcom 2023-09-27T04:00:00Z Four other political groups and parties might surpass a 5% threshold necessary to win parliamentary seats. Slovakia election pits a pro-Russia former prime minister against a liberal pro-West newcomer 2023-09-28T04:00:00Z Its convention in Katowice on Saturday, billed as its largest ahead of parliamentary elections on Oct. A hard-right party gathers strength in Poland, pushing a new, less friendly course on Ukraine 2023-09-26T04:00:00Z The Australian parliamentary delegation discussed strengthening economic cooperation with Taiwan, particularly in clean energy, and expressed an interest in Taiwan’s semiconductor industry. China accuses Taiwan’s government of using economic and trade issues to seek independence 2023-09-26T04:00:00Z The bill now faces months of parliamentary scrutiny before being voted into law with many of those who campaigned for buffer zones frustrated at the time this is taking. Anger at speed of progress on buffer zones at abortion clinics 2023-09-27T04:00:00Z A post on Telegram — later recycled on Instagram and other sites — suggested that a parliamentary candidate in the country’s coming election had died from a Covid vaccine, though he remains very much alive. E.U. Law Sets the Stage for a Clash Over Disinformation 2023-09-27T04:00:00Z The arrest of a main opposition leader would have been unprecedented and could have crippled Lee's leadership ahead of a parliamentary election next year in which keeping his party's majority is at stake. South Korea opposition leader avoids jail after court rejects warrant 2023-09-27T04:00:00Z Ahead of last week’s parliamentary vote, Lee pleaded with lawmakers to vote against the motion submitted by the government to remove his immunity, saying his arrest would empower a “manipulated” investigation. South Korean court denies arrest warrant for opposition leader Lee in corruption allegations 2023-09-26T04:00:00Z The legal imbroglio underscores the deepening political turmoil in Pakistan since Khan’s ouster and ahead of the next parliamentary elections, due in the last week of January. Pakistan’s Imran Khan remains behind bars as cases pile up. Another court orders he stay in jail 2023-09-26T04:00:00Z "Service accommodation is a personal experience that personnel should be allowed to share with the Committee. Stifling those voices hinders thorough parliamentary scrutiny." Wrong to ban army personnel from giving evidence to housing inquiry - Tory MP 2023-09-26T04:00:00Z Ahead of last week’s parliamentary vote, Lee pleaded with lawmakers to vote against the motion submitted by the government to remove his immunity, saying his arrest would “attach wings to prosecutors’ manipulated investigation.” South Korean opposition leader attends court hearing on arrest warrant for alleged corruption 2023-09-25T04:00:00Z A spokesperson for the German foreign ministry said on Friday Berlin was implementing a parliamentary financial support programme for both civilian sea rescue and projects on land, and had completed the review of two applications. Italian PM Meloni reproaches Germany's Scholz over migration 2023-09-25T04:00:00Z "Press freedom issue has completely vanished," Pezzullo said in a text messages days after appearing at a parliamentary committee on the matter, the media investigation said. Australia says internal security czar to stand aside during influence probe 2023-09-25T04:00:00Z Since Kasselakis is not a lawmaker, he will most likely need to appoint a party deputy to lead Syriza's parliamentary group. Ex-Goldman Sachs trader to lead Greece's leftist Syriza party 2023-09-24T04:00:00Z Here is what you need to know about Feijóo’s investiture bid that begins with his parliamentary speech on Tuesday. Why Spain’s conservative leader is a long shot to become prime minister despite winning election 2023-09-24T04:00:00Z Following reports in Italian media, a spokesperson for the German foreign ministry said on Friday that Berlin was implementing a parliamentary financial support programme for both civilian sea rescue and projects on land. Italy criticises Germany for funding migrant charity groups 2023-09-24T04:00:00Z He denied the party opposes new housing in Tory-run areas where they are trying to win parliamentary and council seats. Lib Dem leader Ed Davey denies housebuilding u-turn 2023-09-24T04:00:00Z If he wins on Sunday, he will most likely need to appoint a lawmaker to lead Syriza's parliamentary group. Ex-Goldman Sachs trader eyes top job in Greece's leftist party 2023-09-24T04:00:00Z Piotr Buras, a Warsaw-based senior fellow at the European Council of Foreign Relations, said, “Polish-Ukrainian relations have become hostage to the Polish electoral campaign,” referring to the country’s parliamentary elections next month. Cracks in Western wall of support for Ukraine emerge as Eastern Europe and US head toward elections 2023-09-22T04:00:00Z South Korea is to hold parliamentary elections in April. South Korea opposition leader ends 24-day hunger strike 2023-09-23T04:00:00Z It's a timely topic, with the Online Safety Bill in its final parliamentary stages and due to become law shortly. DanTDM: How YouTube star went from shy schoolboy to internet sensation 2023-09-22T04:00:00Z "I would love to see the party being much more honest and braver about addressing the elephant in the room," says parliamentary candidate Caroline Voaden. Voters aren’t talking about Brexit, says Lib Dem leader 2023-09-21T04:00:00Z It passed the Commons comfortably - but it is currently facing opposition in the Lords which means it is unlikely to pass before the end of the parliamentary session on 7 November. Call for ministers to make sure hunting trophy ban goes ahead 2023-09-21T04:00:00Z Robert Fico, a two-time prime minister in Slovakia, has returned as a front-runner in that country’s parliamentary elections. Cracks in Western wall of support for Ukraine emerge as Eastern Europe and US head toward elections 2023-09-22T04:00:00Z "Despite the surplus for 2022-23, structural pressures are intensifying rather than easing on the budget and these will take more than one year or one parliamentary term to address." Australia will announce A$22.1 bln budget surplus for year ended June 2023 2023-09-21T04:00:00Z The dueling motions underscored deepening political bickering ahead of parliamentary elections in April next year. South Korean lawmakers vote to lift opposition leader’s immunity against arrest 2023-09-21T04:00:00Z South Korea's next parliamentary elections are scheduled for April next year. South Korea lawmakers vote to pave way for opposition leader's arrest 2023-09-21T04:00:00Z But they have not yet committed to resurrecting it in the King's Speech, which sets out the legislation the government intends to pursue in the next parliamentary session. Call for ministers to make sure hunting trophy ban goes ahead 2023-09-21T04:00:00Z His ruling Fidesz parliamentary group also said in a statement that a police officer was killed in an explosion in the northern city of Esztergom. Two people killed in explosion in northern Hungary -media 2023-09-20T04:00:00Z The Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards said the Ashfield MP broke the rules by using the parliamentary estate without permission. MP Lee Anderson broke rules with Commons rooftop ad, report says 2023-09-19T04:00:00Z Details about the corruption scandal have been coming to light in Poland a month before the country’s parliamentary election on Oct. Germany seeks answers from Poland in a visa fraud scandal involving migrants from Asia and Africa 2023-09-19T04:00:00Z |
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