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1 Mexican legislators reelect the head of a human rights agency who failed to address abuses MEXICO CITY (AP) — Legislators from Mexico’s ruling party reelected the head of the National Human Rights Commission on Wednesday despite widespread opposition and her failure to call out the government for abuses. The reelection of Rosario Piedra in […]
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, a political outsider, won September’s presidential election in a country long ruled by family parties. (EPA Images pic) COLOMBO: Sri Lankans handed Anura Kumara Dissanayake a thumping win in a snap general election, giving its new leftist president greater legislative power to pursue policies to alleviate poverty and fight graft as […]
Data: Associated Press; Map: Axios Visuals Republicans will hang on to their narrow House majority, AP projects — a win for House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) after two years of turmoil in Congress’ lower chamber. Why it matters: President-elect Trump will enjoy total control of Congress when he enters office, paving the way for his sweeping […]
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President-elect Donald Trump’s Republican Party will control both houses of Congress when he takes office in January, Decision Desk HQ projected on Monday, enabling him to push an agenda of slashing taxes and shrinking the federal government. Republicans had already secured a U.S. Senate majority of at least 52-46, […]
Japan‘s parliament on Monday narrowly voted for Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba to stay on as leader, after his coalition lost its parliamentary majority in a lower house election last month. Ishiba had called the snap poll immediately after taking office on October 1, following the resignation of his predecessor Fumio Kishida in a party financing […]
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Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News The newly re-elected premier said he hopes to have a cabinet and speaker appointed before the end of the year. Published Oct 29, 2024 • Last updated 22 minutes ago • 4 minute read You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an […]
But it found enough support everywhere else to be elected in 34 seats in the 61-seat legislature, compared with 27 for the NDP. “Thank you once again, Saskatchewan for placing your trust in our party, the Saskatchewan Party,” Moe said as supporters in Shellbrook clapped and whooped. “This was a much closer election than we’ve […]
The make-up of Japan’s future government was in flux on Monday after voters punished Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s scandal-tainted ruling coalition in a weekend election, leaving no party with a clear mandate to lead the world’s fourth-largest economy. The uncertainty sent the yen currency to a three-month low as analysts prepared for days, or possibly […]
Shigeru Ishiba, Japan’s prime minister and president of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), at the party’s headquarters following the lower house election, at the party’s headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Japan’s ruling coalition lost its parliamentary majority, with public broadcaster NHK projecting that the Liberal […]