Despite a fraud investigation into officials who endorsed the project, Parliament used an extraordinary provision in the Constitution to push the plans through.
Tag: Legislatures and Parliaments
Will the Unmaking of Prince Andrew Be the Making of King Charles?
The decision by King Charles III to strip the title of his brother Prince Andrew showed a level of accountability rarely applied to royals.
Wilders’s Far-Right Party Faces Rebuke in the Netherlands
Geert Wilders suffered a loss of support as a center-left party staged major gains, an election result that could offer lessons for Europe’s far right.
Geert Wilders’s Party for Freedom Loses Seats in Dutch Election
A center-left party was poised to become the country’s largest political party, according to exit polls. The anti-immigrant Party for Freedom, led by Mr. Wilders, was expected to lose 12 seats.
The Netherlands’ Election Is a Referendum on the Far Right
Geert Wilders and his far-right party blew up the Dutch governing coalition this year. Will that cost their party seats in Parliament?
A Tidy Dutch Town Offers a Window Into a Messy Dutch Election
Two years after a shock win for the far-right Geert Wilders, the Netherlands is returning to the polls. His hometown shows the pain points of the country’s volatile politics.
Labour Party Suffers Crushing Defeat in Wales Special Election
The governing party placed a distant third in a special election for a district of Wales it has dominated for a century. Plaid Cymru, a center-left Welsh nationalist party, won.
Trump Says Israeli Annexation of West Bank Land ‘Won’t Happen’
Vice President JD Vance also called symbolic votes in Israel’s Parliament to take territory a “very stupid political stunt.”
Man Is Shot and Tent Set on Fire Outside Serbia’s Parliament
A suspect was arrested after a blaze broke out among structures erected by supporters of President Aleksandar Vucic. Protests against his government have rumbled for months.
As Suspicious Drones Plague Germany, Officials Are Unsure How to Respond
Chancellor Friedrich Merz said, “We suspect that Russia is behind most of these drone flights” around vital sites like ports and airports.