All Africa (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
The National Assembly (Angolan Parliament) speaker, Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos, returned home Monday, after attending the 31st conference of the African Parliamentary Union, held from November 29-30 in Kampala, Uganda.
All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday
The speaker of National Assembly (Angolan Parliament), Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos, Monday in Kampala, Uganda, received a parliamentary delegation of the Equatorial Guinea, with whom he discussed the bilateral cooperation.
People Daily (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
Canada's Conservative government hinted Monday that it may suspend Parliament in order to prevent an opposition attempt to oust it, after the opposition signed an unprecedented agreement to form a coalition government if the Conservatives collapse. Prime Minister Stephen Harper dispatched Environment Minister Jim Prentice to a news conference, who said Canada is in a "very, very serious" situation....
Slog (Free subscription) | yesterday
So how come Canada has a conservative Prime Minister? Because Canada's two big liberal/left parties couldn't agree to work together to topple the conservatives— until now . Canadian opposition party leaders agreed to try and oust Prime Minister Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s minority Conservative government, signing an accord to work as an alliance until June 30, 2011. Harper is a little George Bush...
euronews24 (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
LONDON, Dec. 1 -- A decision by London's anti-terrorism police to arrest a lawmaker and raid his offices in an inquiry into the leaking of sensitive documents has triggered a passionate debate about democracy and the historic rights of Parliament in
Washington Post (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
LONDON, Dec. 1 -- A decision by London's anti-terrorism police to arrest a lawmaker and raid his offices in an inquiry into the leaking of sensitive documents has triggered a passionate debate about democracy and the historic rights of Parliament in Britain.
All Africa (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
A Somali delegation led by the country's parliament Speaker, Sheikh Adan "Madobe" Mohamed, has postponed an expected trip to the northeastern region of Puntland, sources told Garowe Online.
euronews24 (Free subscription) | yesterday
LONDON – A decision by London's anti-terror police to arrest a lawmaker and raid his offices in an inquiry into the leaking of sensitive documents has triggered a passionate debate about democracy and the historic rights of Parliament in Brita
FRESH MEAT (Free subscription) | yesterday
James Laxer: If Harper Prorogues the Short Parliament They have delayed the vote on a Liberal motion of non-confidence, in the hope that over the next seven days the nascent coalition will self-destruct. In the background lurks the suggestion that the Conservatives might attempt to prorogue Parliament until late January. This would allow the Harperites to return with a budget as the first...
The Seferm Post (Free subscription) | yesterday
PRAGUE - Czech lawmakers will meet in a special session next week to debate ratification of the European Union's Lisbon Treaty, a top official said Monday, after Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek warned it might be rejected. The head of parliament's lower house, Miloslav Vlcek, told reporters enough votes had been cast to enable the session to be held Dec. 9 at the request of the opposition Social...
Nepean Mix (Free subscription) | yesterday
The antics going on in our federal Parliament right now are very interesting. I believe that no matter the outcome this is very healthy for democracy in Canada. In this article I will attempt to explain why I hold this view. I say this from a somewhat detached viewpoint since I am not a partisan; I hold all our political parties in some degree of contempt. First, the media is unsurprisingly...
Politics for People (Free subscription) | yesterday
Following our call for the former building societies now in state hands to be remutualised , Parliament considered an amendment to the Banking Bill led by Labour Co-op MPs to facilitate exactly that reconversion. David Taylor and Adrian Bailey both spoke eloquently on the benefits of mutual organisations in the debate - a particularly strong passage by David Taylor is reproduced below. The minister,...
Heresy Corner (Free subscription) | yesterday
One of the heartening aspects of Greengate, as I suppose one may call it, has been the unexpected chorus of voices speaking out on behalf of the ancient privileges of Parliament, so little considered by the Metropolitan Police (or, indeed, the Commons authorities themselves). The sainted name of Mr Speaker Lenthall, who told Charles I to get lost (though in rather more elegant language) has...
Ukrainian News Agency - Agency news (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Communist Party faction's leader Petro Symonenko announced this to journalists after the leaders of parliamentary factions met with the leadership of the parliament.
All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday
Sheikh Adan Mohamed Nor (Madoobe), speaker of the Somali national parliament, welcomed Djibouti peace deal on Monday after he held a press conference in Baidoa, the seat of the Somali parliament.
