Government resigns

Estonia

Estonian PM gets mandate from parliament to form new government

MPs voted 52-26 in favour at an extraordinary sitting of Estonia's parliament Riigikogu on Friday afternoon.

15/07/2022

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Solomon Islands Tension

Three bodies were found in a burnt out building in Honiara amid this week's violence in the capital of the Solomon Islands,

27/11/2021

Cinema

Romanian documentary about deadly club fire nominated for awards

A documentary about investigative reporting after a nightclub fire in Romania is described as one of the best films ever made about journalism

21/11/2020

Finland

Finland's government collapses

Finland's entire centre-right coalition government has resigned over its failure to push healthcare reforms through parliament.

08/03/2019

World News

Protesters attack Albanian prime minister's office, demand he resigns

According to the opposition Decmoratic Party which organised the protest around 50,000 people were bussed in from across the Balkan state.

16/02/2019

Czech Republic

Czech PM says government to resign in row over finance minister

The Czech prime minister is to submit his government's resignation this week amid a disagreement over his finance minister's business dealings.

02/05/2017

USA

Mass resignations upend the US State Department

The US State Department has witnessed what has been called the largest staff exodus in recent memory, as high-ranking department officials resign

27/01/2017

Portugal

Portugal's centre-right coalition government ousted

Portugal’s centre-right coalition government has fallen less than two weeks after it was sworn in. A group of left-wing parties rejected Passos

10/11/2015

Portugal

Portugal's government falls

Portugal’s centre-right coalition government has fallen less than two weeks after it was sworn in. A group of left-wing parties rejected the

10/11/2015

Romania

Mounting pressure sees Romanian PM Victor Ponta resign

Romania’s Prime Minister Victor Ponta has resigned. A tax fraud scandal saw him lose the Social Democrat Party leadership in October 2015 and he

04/11/2015

Egypt

Egypt's government resigns as Ismail asked to form new cabinet

Egyptians are bewildered at the sudden resignation of the government and prime minister with a general election looming in October. President Abdel

12/09/2015

West Bank

Palestinian unity government resigns Hamas blasts unilateral decision

The Palestinian national unity government, formed to heal the split between Fatah and Hamas has resigned. An inability to exert any influence in the

17/06/2015

World

Red lines crossed in Kyiv, opposition still pursuing government resignation

03/12/2013