Explainer-What's at stake in Austrian parliamentary election?
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VIENNA - Austrians elect a new parliament on Sept. 29 in a vote that could put the far-right Freedom Party (FPO) in pole position to form...
- 2 days ago
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Georgian parliament approves law curbing LGBT rights
TBILISI - Georgian lawmakers on Tuesday approved the third and final reading of a law on "family values and the protection of minors"...
- 7 days ago
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Thailand's new PM outlines policies to parliament as consumer mood drops
BANGKOK - Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra on Thursday outlined her government's policy agenda to parliament, headlined by...
- Sep 12
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Factbox-What's at stake in Jordan's parliamentary election?
AMMAN - Jordanians vote on Tuesday for a 138-seat parliament, with tribal, centrist and pro-government deputies expected to remain...
- Sep 12
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Factbox-Michel Barnier's first challenges as France's new PM
PARIS - French conservative Michel Barnier, named prime minister by President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday, faces an overflowing in-tray...
- Aug 27
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France's Macron won't name leftist prime minister, prolonging political crisis
PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron ruled out naming a prime minister from the leftist New Popular Front alliance and will instead...
- Aug 19
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Parties backing Indonesia's Prabowo close ranks to thwart rival's Jakarta governor bid
JAKARTA - Parties backing President-elect Prabowo Subianto on Monday rallied behind a single candidate for governor of the capital...
- Aug 17
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Turkish MPs brawl during debate on jailed opposition lawmaker
ANKARA - A fistfight broke out in Turkey's parliament on Friday when an opposition deputy was attacked after calling for his colleague,...
- Aug 16
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Indonesia's president-elect Prabowo secures parliamentary majority
JAKARTA - Indonesia's president-elect Prabowo Subianto has secured a parliamentary majority after the party that backed his rival in the...
- Aug 16
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Thailand's Paetongtarn Shinawatra nominated for PM in parliamentary vote
BANGKOK - Paetongtarn Shinawatra was nominated to become Thailand's prime minister in a parliamentary vote on Friday by Pheu Thai party...
- Aug 14
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Thai politics braces for shakeup after court dismisses PM Srettha Thavisin
BANGKOK - Thailand's Constitutional Court on Wednesday dismissed Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin and ruled he "grossly" violated ethics...
- Aug 14
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Srettha Thavisin's dramatic rise and fall in Thai politics
BANGKOK - Srettha Thavisin won a parliamentary vote to become Thailand's prime minister last August, after a closely-fought election...
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