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Protests erupt outside parliament in breakaway Georgian region

Abkhazian lawmakers were set to vote on Friday on the ratification of an investment agreement signed in October in Moscow.

The New York Times · 4h

Māori Haka Protest Erupts in New Zealand Parliament

Member of Parliament Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke led the ceremonial performance of Māori culture, tearing up a controversial bill as other lawmakers joined her in protest.

Māori Lawmakers in New Zealand Disrupt Parliament With Protest ‘Haka’

Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke of Te Pāti Māori stood and began a rhythmic Māori chant of challenge, which swelled to a roar as opposition lawmakers and spectators in the public gallery joined in.

Sri Lanka votes for new parliament

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Party of Sri Lanka's new Marxist-leaning president wins two-thirds majority in parliament

The party of Sri Lanka’s new Marxist-leaning President Anura Kumara Dissanayake won a two-thirds majority in parliament, according to official election results Friday, providing a strong mandate for his program for economic revival.

Bloomberg L.P. · 13h

Sri Lanka President’s Bloc Takes Early Lead in Parliament Polls

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s coalition took an early lead in parliamentary elections seen as a test of the leftist leader’s ambitious pledges to combat corruption and change the terms of an unpopular International Monetary Fund bailout.

How Sri Lanka elects its Parliament and why Dissanayake called for snap elections

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's sweeping coalition election win this week underlined widening support for his leftist policies, but he faces the test of steering the nation's recovery from a financial crisis with an inexperienced set of lawmakers.

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New Zealand MPs disrupt parliament with haka to protest Indigenous treaty bill

New Zealand’s parliament was briefly suspended on Thursday after Maori members staged a haka to disrupt the vote on a ...

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Germany's Scholz wants fractured parliament to act to shield top court from extremists

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said protecting the country's constitutional court from extremists and populists was a priority ...

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Parliament cleaners to earn more than police officers after 100% salary hike

Parliament's lowest paid workers including cleaners and those in the catering services will receive a 100% salary increase.

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Lawmakers stage Māori protest in New Zealand’s parliament during fraught race relations debate

A vote in New Zealand’s parliament was suspended and two lawmakers ejected Thursday amid debate over a controversial proposed ...

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Austrian prosecutors ask parliament to lift far-right leader's immunity

Austrian prosecutors have asked parliament to lift far-right leader Herbert Kickl's immunity over an allegation that he ...

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New Zealand parliament members cry out against bill threatening Maori communities

New Zealand's indigenous community is rallying against a proposed bill that could strangle state support and stoke anti-Maori ...

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EU Parliament Demands Further Changes to Deforestation Rules

The European Parliament demanded further changes to a landmark law to tackle global deforestation, adding complications to a ...

Japan's parliament convenes after prime minister elected

Japan's parliament convened the 215th Diet on Thursday after the ruling Liberal Democratic Party-Komeito coalition lost its ...

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