Irish Parliament Dissolved, Election to Be Held This Month
LONDON (AP) — Irish President Michael Higgins dissolved parliament on Friday, paving the way for a Nov. 29 election to decide who will take control. Prime Minister Simon Harris had been required to hold a general election by March, but announced the date on Wednesday. A historic coalition led by Ms Harris' centre-right Fine Gael […]
Italian Parliament Approves Law Making It Illegal To Travel Abroad To Have Baby Via Surrogacy
Former Italian MEP Marco Cappato speaks at a rally in support of surrogacy organized by families and LGBTQ associations at Piazza Torre Argentina in Rome, April 5, 2024. (Photo by ANDREAS SOLARO/ AFP, Getty Images) OAN Staff Brooke Mallory4:41pm – Thursday, October 17, 2024 A bill banning surrogate mothers from traveling abroad was passed by […]
Mel B among Britons taking fight against afro hair discrimination to parliament | Race
Labour MP Paulette Hamilton and singer Mel B are among leading black Britons lobbying MPs to make Britain the first Western country to introduce anti-afro hair legislation. The World Afro Day (WAD) campaign has written an open letter to MPs calling on them to vote in favour of amending the Equality Act 2010 to include […]
Turkey parliament descends into chaos as dozens of MPs take part in fistfight | Turkey
Dozens of lawmakers were involved in fist fights in Turkey’s parliament on Friday after arguing over opposition lawmakers who have been jailed and stripped of their parliamentary immunity this year. At least two lawmakers were injured during the 30-minute riot, which forced the hearing to be halted, before lawmakers eventually reconvened to vote down an […]
Turkey’s parliament descends into chaotic, bloody brawl over jailed opposition leader
Turkey’s parliament was thrown into chaos on Friday after opposition lawmakers called President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s party a “terrorist organisation”. Members of President Erdogan’s party approached Ahmet Cik, a representative of the Turkish Workers’ Party who was imprisoned for political reasons, and attacked him after claiming that he was a “terrorist.” “I am not surprised […]
Thailand parliament set to vote on new PM with Thaksin’s daughter nominated for top job | Thailand
Thailand’s parliament will vote on Friday whether to recognize Paethonthan Shinawatra, the billionaire daughter of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, as its future leader after more than a week of political turmoil. Paethonthan, 37, was chosen as prime ministerial candidate after 24 hours of frantic negotiations triggered by a court ruling that removed former prime […]
Nigel Farage MP and Reform Colleagues Sworn Into Parliament
Nigel Farage’s election as MP for Clacton in last week’s general election was a matter of red tape. Nigel Farage and the four Reform Party election winners were sworn in this week to the House of Commons, the lower house of Britain’s bicameral parliament. Farage was one of the last of the new MPs to […]
‘Patriots for Europe’ — Le Pen-Orbán Group Third Largest in EU Parliament
The new European Parliamentary coalition of Marine Le Pen, Viktor Orbán and other leading populists, known as “European Patriots”, is now the third-largest group in the EU Parliament and the largest populist group in the EU’s history. Following major gains across the continent in last month’s European Parliament elections, a new populist group has overtaken […]
French parliament divided among far-left, center, far-right after elections
The French parliament is divided between the far left, center and far right, with no political faction even approaching the majority needed to form a government. President Emmanuel Macron, who has three years left in his term, predicted the decision to call early elections would give the country a “moment of clarity,” the paper reported. […]
Pro-Palestinian Independents Enter Parliament After Beating Labour Party
Sectarian politics have officially taken hold in Britain, where a split on the left saw several independent candidates with pro-Palestinian platforms win against the Labour Party in Thursday’s general election. The left-wing Labour party has traditionally relied on overwhelming support from Britain’s Muslim community, but this support appears to be fragmenting as new Prime Minister […]