#FRANCE: Macron Appoints PM From National Rally Party

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French President Emmanuel Macron appointed veteran politician Michel Barnie, 73, as prime minister on Thursday, after almost two months of deadlock following legislative elections that produced no clear majority in Parliament.

With its 126 MPs, plus 16 allies, Marine Le Pen's Rassemblement National carried more weight than the others in the eyes of the president in his selection of a new prime minister, eager to ensure the stability of the future government.

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#UK: PM Sunak Calls July 4 Election

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British Prime Minister (PM) Rishi Sunak has announced a snap general election to be held in the United Kingdom on July 4, despite having until January next year to hold one. 

Sunak, who is leader of the Conservative Party, and leaders of other political parties began their election campaigns on Thursday.

The Conservative Party, which has been in power for 14 years, is widely expected to lose hold on Parliament and 10 Downing Street.

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#THENETHERLANDS: Wilders Says He Doesn't Have Support To Be PM... Yet

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Geert Wilders, whose anti-Islam, anti-immigration rhetoric swept his Party for Freedom to a stunning victory in the November election, said earlier this week that he doesn’t have the support of his prospective coalition partners to become the next Dutch prime minister.

Wilders took to X, formerly Twitter, to say that “I can only become premier if ALL parties in the coalition support that. That wasn’t the case.” Later, however, he took to X to say that one day, he will have enough support.

His coalition consists of 88 seats in the 150-seat parliament. His Freedom Party continues to gain support in the polls.

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#CROATIA: Parliament Dissolved Ahead of National Election

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 Croatia's parliament has been dissolved to pave the way for a parliamentary election later this year.

All 143 of a total of 151 lawmakers who were present at the session voted in favor of the move.

The date of the election is yet to be set. Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic has suggested it should be held before the vote for the European Parliament, which will be held on June 6-9.

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#SLOVAKIA: Pro-Russia Ex-PM Win Majority in Parliament

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Slovakia’s populist former prime minister, Robert Fico, who campaigned on a pledge to end military aid to Ukraine, has said his position “has not changed” after his party’s clear election win made him favourite to lead the country for a fourth time.

Fico told reporters he was waiting for Slovakia’s president to give him a mandate to start forming a government – expected on Monday – after officials said on Sunday that Smer-SD had scored 22.9% in Saturday’s vote with 99.98% of ballots counted.

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#LEBANON: Parliament Fails To Elect President For 12th Time

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A months-long crisis continues as Lebanon’s parliament has – for the 12th time – failed to elect a president and break a political deadlock that has gripped the country many times before.

Lawmakers in the Middle Eastern democracy's legislature held a session last Wednesday to pick a replacement for former Pres. Michel Aoun, whose term ended last October, but disagreements prevented them from reaching the required thresholds.

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#GREECE: PM May Seek New Election, Despite Landslide

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The New Democracy party (ND) of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has won a landslide victory over its main rival, the left-wing Syriza party of Alexis Tsipras in Greece's national elections on Sunday, according to official preliminary results.  

With most polling stations processed, the ND reportedly had a 21-point lead over Syriza, but still no absolute majority.  

Greek Prime Minister Mitsotakis hailed the outcome as a "political earthquake" and a strong mandate for the ND.

But even if the ND has won the most seats, the lack of an outright victory means Mitsotakis will either have to seek coalition partners or choose to head to a new election.

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#FIJI: Parliament Elects New Prime Minister After Elections

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People's Alliance Party Leader Sitiveni Rabuka was elected Fiji's next Prime Minister on Saturday after receiving 28 votes in a secret ballot in parliament.

The vote ends coup leader Frank Bainimarama's reign as leader of the country after 16 years. Bainimarama received 27 votes on Saturday.

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#SOUTHAFRICA: Parliament Votes Against Impeaching President

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South Africa's parliament voted against starting impeachment proceedings against President Cyril Ramaphosa over a report that says he held undeclared foreign currency at his farm in 2020.

The lawmakers voted 214 to 148 against the move to impeach Ramaphosa. The ruling African National Congress party, which holds a majority in the parliament, largely stood with Ramaphosa, preventing the motion from getting the two-thirds vote needed to proceed with impeachment.

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#PAPUANEWGUINEA: Parliament Returns PM To Power Following Election

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Parliament has returned Prime Minister James Marape to power following elections marred by violence  in the South Pacific island nation.

Marape was sworn in as prime minister for a second time on Tuesday after legislators in the new parliament returned him unopposed to the post, according to media and election authorities.

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#SLOVENIA: Robert Golob Forms Government

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Parliament elected Robert Golob prime minister by a 54 to 30 vote on Wednesday, just over a month after his green Freedom Movement won the general election in a landslide on a pledge to reform politics in the country.

Immediately after being sworn in, Golob submitted his cabinet line-up to parliament with hearings of ministerial candidates before the parliamentary working bodies set to start this weekend.

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#ISRAEL: Knesset Dissolved, New Elections Planned, As Coalition Fails

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Israel is heading to its fifth election in three and a half years, after Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Alternate Prime Minister Yair Lapid gave up Monday on their efforts to stabilize the coalition. 

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#EU: European Parliament Introduces Election Reforms: Younger People Voting, At-Large Seats

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European lawmakers have backed a proposal to reform the way they are elected which they say would allow citizens to have a greater say in how the European Union is run.

The draft legislation plans for European voters to cast two votes, one to elect MEPs in national constituencies and another to elect 28 additional MEPs that would have the whole EU as their constituency.

They also want voters to be able to elect the European Commission president with each political group in the parliament putting forward a candidate during the election. The top job would then be given to the nominee from the group that secured the most seats.

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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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#ISRAEL: Religious Zionist Party's Withdrawal From Coalition May Force New Elections

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Religious Zionist Party leader Betzalel Smotrich sent a request to Knesset speaker Mickey Levy on Monday to hold a special plenum session after the Passover holiday next week in order to vote on dissolving parliament and holding new elections.

Parliament is currently in recess and is not due to reconvene until May 9.

The far-right opposition lawmaker’s request came after the Islamist Ra’am party’s temporary withdrawal from the government and parliament on Sunday, which left the beleaguered coalition in a minority in the Knesset.

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#PAKISTAN: Parliament Appoints Sharif As New Prime Minister Following Khan Ouster

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Shahbaz Sharif, leader of the Pakistan Muslim League – North and little brother of three-time Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has been elected prime minister by parliament. With 174 out of 342 votes in Parliament’s vote on Monday, he is set to serve as prime minister until the next general election, which is expected to take place in 2023.

In a speech to Parliament before being sworn in, Sharif spoke of unity across the country, including in his coalition government. He said he would introduce a 10% increase in pensions and raise the minimum monthly wage rate to 25,000 rupees – equivalent to $136 a month.

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#TURKEY: Parliamentary Threshold For Parties Lowered To 7%

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The Turkish parliament on March 31 approved amendments to the election law, lowering the election threshold for political parties to earn seats in Parliament from 10 to 7 percent.

The military government in the aftermath of the 1980 coup d’état had introduced the 10% election barrier, which is the highest in the European continent, in a bid to maintain political stability.

The alliance the opposition are part of already garners more than 7%.

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#TUNISIA: President Refuses To Set Election Date After Dissolving Parliament

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Tunisia's president, Kais Saied, says he will not hold elections within three months after he dissolved parliament this week, the latest step in a march to one-man rule after brushing aside most of the democratic constitution.

Saied issued a decree on Wednesday dissolving parliament, which has been suspended since last year, after it defied him by voting online to repeal decrees that he used to assume near total power.

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#SOMALIA: Presidential Election Delayed

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Somali leaders agreed to extend parliamentary elections until March 15, once more postponing a long-delayed presidential vote.

The government had set a deadline for the parliamentary ballot to be completed by Friday. Lawmakers failed to meet the deadline because of a lack of funding and insecurity, the prime minister’s office said in a statement

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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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