Jan 31 Greek opposition party says it won’t participate in parliamentary votes over wiretap scandal By Associated Press It made the move on Tuesday in response to the alleged wiretapping of senior officials by the state intelligence service. Continue reading
Dec 15 Slovak coalition government collapses after losing no-confidence vote in parliament By Karel Janicek, Associated Press Slovakia's coalition government has fallen after losing a parliamentary no-confidence vote. Continue reading
Nov 19 Malaysia faces new political crisis as election delivers hung Parliament By Eileen Ng, Associated Press Malaysia tumbled into fresh political turmoil Sunday after a tightly contested general election delivered a hung Parliament with no clear winner and a surprising surge of support for an Islamist party. Continue reading
Jul 28 What’s behind the storming of Iraq’s parliament? By Samya Kullab, Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Associated Press Followers of Iraq's influential Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr came by the thousands to storm the country's parliament at his command, and they rapidly dispersed with little violence. Continue reading
Jun 30 Israeli parliament votes to dissolve itself, triggering fifth election in under four years By Josef Federman, Associated Press Israel's parliament has voted to dissolve itself, triggering the country's fifth election in just over three years. Continue reading
Apr 25 Women across British politics slam sexism of ‘Basic Instinct’ slur against lawmaker By Jill Lawless, Associated Press Women from across British politics called Monday for action to tackle misogyny after a newspaper ran a story accusing the deputy opposition leader of trying to "distract" the prime minister during debates by crossing and uncrossing her legs. Continue reading
Apr 05 Kuwait’s government resigns for a third time in recent period as political crisis intensifies By Isabel Debre, Associated Press Kuwait's government has resigned, just months after its formation, opening up new uncertainty. It marks Kuwait's third collective government resignation in the past year and a half. Continue reading
Jan 02 Fire ravages South Africa’s historic Parliament complex By Andrew Meldrum, Gerald Imray, Associated Press Around 70 firefighters were still battling the fire hours after it started in the early morning, Cape Town's Fire and Rescue Service spokesman Jermaine Carelse said. Some were lifted up on a crane to spray water on the blaze from… Continue reading
Nov 04 Climate activists block roads outside British Parliament By Associated Press About 60 supporters of the group Insulate Britain sat on the ground holding banners, blocking two roads around Parliament. Continue reading
Jul 31 U.K. Prime Minister Johnson names brother and Brexiteers to House of Lords By Associated Press British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has named 36 new members to Parliament's unelected House of Lords. They included his brother, several prominent Brexit supporters and a Russian-born newspaper owner whose father was a KGB agent. Continue reading