#JAPAN: Prime Minister Survives Oppo. Confidence Vote

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Japan's lower house of parliament voted down a no-confidence motion submitted against the cabinet of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Friday.

It was submitted by the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDPJ) a day after the prime minister said he was unequivocally not planning to imminently dissolve the lower house of parliament and call a snap election.

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#PAKISTAN: PM Sharif Wins Confidence Vote

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Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has won a vote of confidence from the national assembly, in a major victory for the country’s governing coalition amid persistent opposition calls for a general election.

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#FRANCE: Macron Survives Two Confidence Votes

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The French government has narrowly survived two votes of no-confidence in parliament after President Emmanuel Macron pushed through a pension reform that was met with fierce opposition from workers and some politicians.

The motions on Monday were tabled by lawmakers who were infuriated by Macron’s decision last week to bypass parliament and raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 by using special constitutional powers.

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#FRANCE: Macron Faces Confidence Vote Over Pension Executive Order

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The French government will face a no-confidence vote on Monday, as MPs said they feared for their safety, strike action intensified and police banned demonstrators from parts of central Paris after Emmanuel Macron’s decision to push through an unpopular rise in the pension age without a parliament vote sparked widespread and often violent demonstrations.

It is a dramatic turnaround for Macaron, who just last year was overwhelmingly re-elected president for a 7-year term.

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#STLUCIA: House Speaker Will Face Confidence Vote

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Speaker of the House of Parliament Claudius Francis welcomes the Micoud South MP, Opposition Leader Allen Chastanet, to table a no-confidence motion against him, calling the Presiding Officer's actions irresponsible.

In October 2022, Francis announced that Chastanet should appear before the Privileges Committee of the House to answer contempt complaints by two government Ministers, Tourism and Investment Minister Dr Ernest Hilaire and Housing Minister Richard Frederick.

Francis,64, is a former television talk show host, former president of the Senate, and was previously leader of the Labour Party.

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#PERU: Violence Continues As PM Seeks Confidence Vote

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A three-day mourning period began in southern Peru on Tuesday after 17 more people were killed in the most violent day of protests since they began in December over the ousting of former President Pedro Castillo.

The mourning period in the southeastern region of Puno came as Prime Minister Alberto Otarola was set to appear in the opposition-dominated Congress, seeking a vote of confidence in his cabinet - a constitutional requirement to lead a new government.

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#DENMARK: Embattled PM Calls New Elections

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Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen called Wednesday for general elections in Denmark, an expected move from the leader of the Social Democratic Party only days ahead of a vote of no confidence against her, driven by a loss of political faith in Frederiksen from her main supporters, the Danish Social Liberal Party, over the government's handling of its mink scandal.

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#MONTENEGRO: Parliament Votes No Confidence in Cabinet

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Montenegro's parliament passed a no-confidence motion on the cabinet of Prime Minister Dritan Abazovic, proposed by 36 deputies to protest the signing of a long-disputed deal regulating ties with the powerful Serbian Orthodox Church.

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#UK: PM Johnson Survives Confidence Vote

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Prime Minister Boris Johnson said his Government can now “move on” following a “convincing” and “decisive” result in a Monday vote of confidence among conservative members of parliament.

He told broadcasters: “I think this is a very good result for politics and for the country.”

Johnson added that it was “a convincing result, a decisive result, and what it means is that as a Government we can move on and focus on the stuff that I think really matters to people."

The vote was 211 stating they had confidence in Johnson's leadership, with  148 saying they did not.

Had Johnson lost the confidence of his party, he would likely have stepped down as prime minister and head of the party, facilitating new elections.

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#SRILANKA: Gov't Wins Key Vote In Face Of Confidence Vote Threat

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Sri Lanka's parliament Thursday elected a ruling party-backed candidate as deputy speaker, signaling that it may have enough legislative support to sail through impending no-confidence motions against President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his government.

Ranjith Siyambalapitiya was re-elected with 148 votes in the 225-member house.

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#PAKISTAN: Imran Khan Ousted After Losing Confidence Vote

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Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan has been ousted from power after losing a no-confidence vote in his leadership.

The vote was held past midnight after opposition parties brought a motion against him, which was upheld by the Supreme Court.

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#PAKISTAN: PM Khan Avoids Confidence Vote: New Elections Called

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Prime minister Imran Khan has avoided a no confidence vote in Parliament, but the president of Pakistan dissolved the parliament and called for new elections after the vote, which follows a period of turbulence in Pakistan's government.

The former cricket star, who famously once urged his team to victory by telling them to "fight like cornered tigers", claims a "conspiracy" has failed, but opponents brand the decision to block their challenge "illegal" and claim Khan's actions are "tantamount to treason."

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#CANADA: New Democrats Enter Three-Year Accord With Liberals To Support It's Majority

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New Democratic Party has entered into a confidence-and-supply agreement with the ruling Liberal Party to support its legislation and vote "yes" in any no confidence votes for the next three years, in exchange for Liberals pushing through NDP legislation and programs.

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he would be willing to pull out of the new deal if it doesn't work as planned, but he said that he is confident his party can secure the social programs and other policies Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has promised to implement in their accord.

“We’re not going to let the Liberal government off the hook,” Singh told reporters near Parliament Hill on Tuesday, shortly after details of the Liberal-NDP deal were published.

Despite campaigning in the past two elections with rhetoric that attacked Trudeau as untrustworthy and beholden to corporate interests, Singh said he has faith the Liberals will abide by the deal, which is now a public document that Singh described as a new tool for New Democrats to secure their policy priorities in Canada’s minority Parliament.

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#SOLOMONISLANDS: PM Survives No Confidence Vote After November Riots

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Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has survived a no confidence motion in parliament after accusing “agents of Taiwan” of orchestrating the bid to remove him.

The pro-China leader won the support of 32 legislators, while 15 voted against him.

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#CANADA: NDP, Liberals in Talks To Avoid Confidence Votes For Three Years

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Senior Liberals and New Democrats are quietly kicking around the idea of reaching a deal that would allow the government to go three years without falling on a confidence vote.

Justin Trudeau and Jagmeet Singh have met secretly to discuss the parliamentary session ahead.

If the NDP, with 25 MPs, agrees to support the government, the Liberals, who have 159 MPs, they would together have 184 MPs, more than enough to avoid defeat in the Commons during a vote of "no confidence."

When such a vote is lost, a new, snap, election is called. Having just held an election in September, all parties are eager to avoid that situation.

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#ROMANIA: Gov't Of PM Citu Falls After No-Confidence Vote

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The Romanian government of liberal Prime Minister Florin Citu was ousted by a no-confidence vote among MPs Tuesday, threatening fresh political instability in one of the EU’s poorest states.

Former banker Citu had only been prime minister since December, but the center-right USR party withdrew from his coalition last month complaining about his “dictatorial attitude."

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#ISRAEL: Netanyahu Loses Confidence Vote, Naftali Bennett Becomes Prime Minister

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Yamina Party chairman Naftali Bennett was sworn in as Israel's 13th prime minister, ending Benjamin Netanyahu's 12 consecutive years in office Sunday. Yair Lapid of Yesh Atid Party was sworn in as the alternate prime minister. They will switch positions after 2 years.

The new Bennett-Lapid government narrowly won a Knesset confidence vote, with 60 voting for, 59 against and one abstaining. 

Netanyahu reportedly vowed to make it a short coalition and come back into power quickly.

President Joe Biden rushed to congratulate Bennett, as did many other world leaders.

Bennett, 49, has made pitches to hard-right voters throughout his career, leads the Yamina Party, which has called for Israel to annex parts of the occupied West Bank.

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#CZECHIA: Pres. Babis Survives Confidence Vote

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The Czech government headed by Prime Minister Andrej Babis on Thursday survived a no-confidence vote in the Chamber of Deputies.

A total of 171 deputies cast their votes on Thursday night, including 89 voting in favor of the no-confidence motion, and 82 against. At least 101 votes are needed in the 200-member lower house to pass the motion against the government.

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#THENETHERLANDS: PM Rutte Faces Confidence Vote After Botched Cabinet Talks

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A debate that could seal the political fate of recently re-elected Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte went on well past midnight

on Friday, after politicians from all sides of parliament accused him of lying over remarks made during talks to form a cabinet.

Rutte faced the biggest challenge to his leadership in a decade as the opposition presented a no-confidence motion, with a vote to directly follow the debate.Rutte was the clear winner of last month’s parliamentary elections, seen as a referendum on his handling of the coronavirus pandemic. 

Losing a vote of confidence would force him to tender his resignation to King Willem-Alexander.

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#CANADA: PM Trudeau Survives Confidence Vote After Throne Speech

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's minority Liberal government has survived a key confidence vote.

The Liberals survived the vote with the support of the opposition NDP, avoiding a possible snap election.

Parliamentarians voted 177-152 in support of Trudeau's Throne Speech, which laid out his party's agenda.

The NDP had secured an agreement on new Covid relief measures and had been expected to support the Liberals.

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