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France

France to miss 2026 budget deadline as lawmakers fail to reach deal

French lawmakers failed Friday to agree a 2026 budget in joint committee talks, forcing government to seek emergency legislation to roll over 2025 budget.

Thailand

Thailand dissolves parliament amid continued fighting with Cambodia

Thailand’s Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul dissolved the House of Representatives after getting approval from the King on Friday. The country is now set to hold elections early next year despite an ongoing armed conflict with neighbouring Cambodia.

Culture news

'It's a huge scandal': Polish MP hits out over delay for GTA VI

A Polish MP has made the headlines by voicing 'concern' about the latest delay of Grand Theft Auto 6, arguably the most anticipated video game of the decade.

Latvia

Latvian parliament votes to exit Istanbul Convention on women's rights

The Latvian parliament decided to withdraw from the Istanbul Convention after a heated 13-hour debate, potentially making Latvia the first EU state to renounce it.

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Japan

Sanae Takaichi elected as Japan’s first female prime minister

Takaichi replaces Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, ending a three-month political vacuum and wrangling since the Liberal Democratic Party’s disastrous election loss in July.

World News

Portuguese parliament approves ban on wearing face veils in public spaces

The bill, proposed by Portugal's far-right Chega party, would prohibit coverings such as burqas and niqabs from being worn in most public places. It received support from centre-right parties.

France

France's PM proposes suspending retirement age law until 2027

With his government hanging by a thread, France's newly reappointed prime minister must make concessions to avoid a no-confidence vote this week.

France

French President re-appoints Sébastien Lecornu as PM in shock move

Lecornu’s comeback was as a major surprise following comments by him on Wednesday that he was not “chasing the job” and that his “mission is over.”

Tech News

A UK politician turned himself into an AI chatbot. Here’s how it works

The British MP said his digital twin will enable constituents to reach him 24/7.

Europe News

Kosovo court faces deadline to end six-month parliamentary deadlock

Kosovo's Constitutional Court must clarify the voting method for the parliament speaker by next Friday, after numerous failed attempts and an ongoing political standoff.

Japan

Ishiba's coalition loses majority in Japan's upper house election

Ishiba said the coalition's poor showing was because his government’s measures to combat price increases had yet to reach many people.

Europe News

Portugal’s parliament votes to reclassify rape as public crime

Several Socialist Party (PS) MPs voted in favour of the reclassification, despite their party's official abstention on some proposals.

Europe News

Poland's PM Donald Tusk survives parliamentary confidence vote

Tusk, who previously served as Polish prime minister from 2007 to 2014, returned to office in December 2023 in a country hit by the pandemic and inflation and facing significant political divisions.

New Zealand

New Zealand Parliament suspends lawmakers who performed Māori haka

The three politicians from New Zealand's Te Pāti Māori party performed the haka when asked if they supported a controversial bill looking to redefine the country's founding treaty with Māori people.

Europe News

Left Party MP expelled from German parliament over Palestine t-shirt

Bundestag president Julia Klöckner explained that political statements expressed through clothing are not allowed, before asking Köktürk to leave.

Hungary

Hungary delays vote on 'transparency law' until autumn

The "Transparency in Public Life" bill would impose strict regulations on foreign-funded NGOs that are deemed a risk to Hungary's sovereignty.

Europe News

Kosovo's Albin Kurti faces questions of legality over assembly impasse

After the parliamentary elections of 9 February, Kosovo still does not have a constituted assembly, something political analysts say raises questions of legality over the activities of the acting government, which is functioning under a technical mandate.

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Supporters rally with haka as Māori MPs face sanctions

A protest haka by Māori Party MPs in New Zealand’s parliament has sparked deep political division and could lead to record suspensions.

Europe in Motion

Which European countries have most and least female MPs and ministers?

Female representation is making progress in European parliaments as well as governments.

Europe News

Velichie's parliament entry puts Bulgaria's coalition majority at risk

After the Bulgarian Constitutional Court ordered a partial recount of October's election results, the ultranationalist, pro-Russian Velichie party now has 10 seats in parliament.