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Switzerland’s presidency rotates every year among the seven members of the executive Federal Council.

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Under the coalition agreement, Romania will rotate its prime minister every 18 months before the next parliamentary elections.

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A number of British politicians have demanded changes to parliamentary rules after Labour MP Stella Creasy was told she couldn’t bring her baby into Parliament.

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Andersson, the current finance minister, will replace Stefan Löfven.

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The parliament of North Macedonia was due to meet on Thursday to vote on a motion of no confidence in the government.

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Parliament passed the first version of the bill in January, but President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa had asked the Constitutional Court to review it.

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Federal prosecutors said the suspect had sent details and floor plans of the Bundestag building in Berlin to Russian military intelligence.

28/10/2021

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Britain’s parliamentary standards watchdog said that the Tory MP Owen Paterson should be suspended from the House of Commons.

26/10/2021

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The German parliament is expected to elect Baerbel Bas of the centre-left Social Democrats as its new speaker.

26/10/2021

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The vote result risks prolonging Romania's ongoing political crisis amid an acute surge of coronavirus cases.

20/10/2021

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How do France and Italy protect their elected officials?

After the murder of Sir David Amess in the UK, Euronews journalists looked at how France and Italy guarantee the safety of their elected officials.

19/10/2021

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Spotlight on politicians' safety after fatal stabbing of British MP

Amess was stabbed at a constituent meeting known as a surgery in Leigh-on-Sea on Friday and died at the scene. In 2016, MP Jo Cox was shot and stabbed while on her way to a surgery.

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Belarus will refuse to take back migrants until the EU lifts sanctions

The vote on Monday formalises the move that was announced by Belarus’ President Alexander Lukashenko in June.

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Queen speaks of 'deep affection' for Scotland as she opens parliament

The party of First Minister Nicola Sturgeon wants independence from Britain and, if it is ever secured, it's unclear whether the Queen would remain head of state.

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Dutch King Willem-Alexander outlined a pared-back government plan for the coming year in his traditional speech opening the new parliamentary term.

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Russians voters express their views

Russians vote in a three-day parliamentary election in which most vocal Kremlin critics have been barred from running following a historic crackdown on the opposition.

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Estonia fails to elect President after rejecting sole candidate

Estonia’s Parliament on Monday failed to elect a new president to the Baltic country after lawmakers rejected the only candidate in the first round of voting.

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Two weeks after President Kais Saied ousted the government and froze the activities of parliament, Tunisia is still facing its biggest crisis in a decade of democracy.

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South Sudan swears in new parliament vowed under peace deal

Hundreds of legislators were sworn into a newly created national parliament, a long-awaited condition of a fragile peace agreement.

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