Mongolian parliament elects new speaker
ULAN BATOR, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) -- The Mongolian parliament on Friday elected Gombojav Zandanshatar as its new speaker through a vote of 95.2 percent in the country's 76-seat parliament. The former head
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Mongolian parliament elects new speaker
ULAN BATOR, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) -- The Mongolian parliament on Friday elected Gombojav Zandanshatar as its new speaker through a vote of 95.2 percent in the country's 76-seat parliament. The former head
Indian parliament's last session under M...
NEW DELHI, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- The Indian Parliament's last session under the current government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi ended on Wednesday. In the past five years, the parliament witness
Arab Parliament to present demands to 1s...
CAIRO, Feb. 17 (Xinhua) -- The Arab Parliament said on Sunday that it would present its demands to the Arab and EU leaders during their coming summit, which will be held in the Egyptian resort city o
Riga mayor, his former deputy to run in ...
RIGA, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- With three months remaining to the European Parliament elections, Latvia's left-wing Harmony party has changed its plans and decided to field Riga Mayor Nils Usakovs as its
Mongolian parliament to hold extraordina...
ULAN BATOR, March 6 (Xinhua) -- The Council under the Mongolian parliament speaker Gombojav Zandanshatar has decided to call an extraordinary session of the parliament on March 18-29, the parliament'
Hezbollah's influence on Lebanon limited...
BEIRUT, March 7 (Xinhua) -- President Michel Aoun said Thursday that Hezbollah has an impact on Lebanese politics because it is represented in the parliament and the government, Lebanon's Presidency
Libyan parliament stresses importance of...
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Malaysia's parliament convenes amid shif...
KUALA LUMPUR, March 11 (Xinhua) -- Malaysia's first parliament session of the year convened on Monday amid changes in the balance of the ruling Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition and the opposition. The
Sri Lanka's parliament passes second rea...
COLOMBO, March 12 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lanka's parliament on Tuesday passed the second reading of the government's budget for 2019 with 119 legislators in the 225-member parliament voting in favor of the
UK Parliament vetoes Brexit deal again i...
LONDON, March 12 (Xinhua) -- British Parliament on Tuesday voted against the Brexit deal again by 391-242 in a fresh vote, increasing the possibility of a no-deal Brexit or a delayed Brexit.
S. African parliamentary committee on la...
CAPE TOWN, March 13 (Xinhua)-- South African parliament's Ad Hoc Committee, tasked with amending the Constitution to pave the way for land expropriation without compensation, decided on Wednesday to
Mongolian parliament to use fingerprint ...
ULAN BATOR, March 14 (Xinhua) -- The Mongolian parliament will use a fingerprint voting system starting from the upcoming regular spring session to make lawmakers more accountable, local media report
MEPs from Croatia seek resignation of An...
ZAGREB, March 14 (Xinhua) -- Members of the European Parliament (MEP) from Croatia have called for the resignation of European Parliament President Antonio Tajani on Thursday following his statements
Iraqi parliament votes to sack Nineveh g...
BAGHDAD, March 24 (Xinhua) -- The Iraqi parliament on Sunday voted to sack the governor of Nineveh Province after the ferry sinking in the provincial capital Mosul that killed 96 people, the official
S. African Parliament Speaker rejects re...
CAPE TOWN, March 26 (Xinhua) -- Parliament Speaker Baleka Mbete on Tuesday rejected a request to reconvene Parliament to address a worsening power crisis. In reply to the request from the opposition
Maltese parliament approves George Vella...
VALLETTA, April 2 (Xinhua) -- The Maltese parliament approved the nomination of George Vella as the tenth President of the Republic on Tuesday. Vella will be sworn in on April 4 and will replace outg
Estonian gov't resigns as per procedure ...
TALLINN, April 4 (Xinhua) -- Estonia's outgoing coalition government stepped down as per procedure after the country's 14th Riigikogu (parliament) convened on Thursday. However, under Estonian law th