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Video Shows Chaotic Brawl Inside Italian Parliament

A chaotic melee between lawmakers was captured on video inside the Italian parliament on Wednesday, just one day before the annual Group of Seven summit in the Italian region of Puglia. A video posted to Twitter on Thursday shows one man trying to step forward to unfurl the Italian flag, with several people confronting him. […]

Macron stands by move to dissolve parliament, trigger snap elections

French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday defended his decision to call early parliamentary elections following last weekend’s European Parliament elections, in which his centre-right parties suffered a crushing defeat to the right-wing National Rally. Macron argued that voters in the elections he just called would buck current trends and choose so-called “progressives.” “I think the […]

Right-Wing Parties Gain Multiple Seats In Major European Parliament Elections

(Photo by Maya Hitidji/Getty Images) James Myers of OANMonday, June 10, 2024 1:43 PM After four days of voting, more than 400 million European voters in 27 countries have pushed the 720-seat European Parliament “further to the right than ever before”, according to international political analysts. advertisement Right-wing parties in Europe have dominated European Union […]

Antifa Activist Accused of Hammer Attack Elected to EU Parliament

A radical Italian Antifa activist accused of attacking people with a hammer in Budapest has been elected to the European Parliament, potentially paving the way for his release from detention in Hungary. Ilaria Salis, a 39-year-old teacher and “anti-fascist” activist currently under house arrest in Hungary, has won a seat in the European Parliament representing […]

Nigel Farage Tipped to Win Parliament Seat After Shock Return to Politics

Nigel Farage, the Brexit supporter who has recently returned to British politics, is expected to win his seaside constituency of Clacton and secure his seat in the general election on July 4. Veteran populist Nigel Farage initially claimed Chancellor Rishi Sunak had made a mistake by deciding to call an early general election in the […]

Nigel Farage announces run for Parliament

British politician Nigel Farage has announced that he will stand for parliamentary elections and lead the Reform UK Party. “Britain has been failed by two parties conspiring to accelerate its decline. There is not a shred of paper between Labour and the Conservatives in this election,” Mr Farage said in the post. Telegraph“Both are trapped […]

Controversial ‘Russian law’ signed by Georgia’s parliament speaker

Speaker of Georgia’s parliament, Shalva Papuashvili, signed the controversial “foreign agents” bill into law after parliament overrode President Salome Zourabishvili’s veto. The bill, dubbed a “Russian law” by critics, would require certain media and non-profit organisations to register as organisations “serving the interests of foreign powers” if they receive more than 20 percent of their […]

Lawmaker Who Lost Arms and Legs Returns to Parliament

A Conservative lawmaker who lost all of his limbs due to sepsis last year returned to parliament for the first time and was greeted with standing applause. British Conservative MP Craig McKinlay said he felt unwell on September 27 last year and within 24 hours his arm lost a pulse and turned “very strangely blue”. […]

Member of Taiwan’s parliament steals bill to prevent its passage

Lawmakers in Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan were thrown into chaos this week, with members tackled and punched after trying to steal a bill to prevent its passage. Deputies were seen jumping over tables and dragging other colleagues to the floor. Reuters reported. The main opposition party, the Kuomintang (KMT), is working with the Taiwan People’s Party […]