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Tag: Legislatures and Parliaments
Scotland Is 1st Nation to Make Period Products Free
The Scottish Parliament voted unanimously to pass a measure that makes free period products available to anyone who needs them, the first country to do so.
Margaret Guilfoyle, Trailblazing Australian Lawmaker, Dies at 94
As a member of Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser’s cabinet from 1975 to 1983, Ms. Guilfoyle was the first woman to run an Australian government department.
With Progressive Politics on March in New Zealand, Maori Minister Blazes New Trails
Nanaia Mahuta, the new foreign minister, brings a reputation as an honest broker to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s cabinet, the most diverse in the country’s history.
U.K. Lawmaker With Breast Cancer Excluded From Debate on the Illness
Tracey Crouch was shut out by limits on virtual participation. Several fellow lawmakers lamented her absence, and she pressed for the rules to be relaxed.
China Targets Hong Kong’s Lawmakers as It Squelches Dissent
Four pro-democracy figures were forced out of the legislature, prompting another 15 to vow to resign in solidarity, as Beijing cracks down on one of the city’s few remaining venues for political opposition.
British Peer Criticized for Calling Kamala Harris ‘the Indian’
Lord Kilclooney, a member of the House of Lords, claimed not to know the vice president-elect’s name when he wrote the offending Twitter post.
Strong Turnout in Myanmar Shows Voters’ Support for Nascent Democracy
Despite defections, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s party is expected to remain the strongest force in the Parliament. The military, which ruled for 50 years, still controls much of the government.
Protests in Poland Over Abortion Law Continue for Sixth Day
The leader of Poland’s ruling party, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, accused demonstrators of seeking the destruction of the nation and appealed to supporters to “defend Poland.”
Thailand’s Leader Offers End to Crackdown on Pro-Democracy Protests
Prayuth Chan-ocha, who withdrew an emergency decree on Thursday, has called for mediation by a weakened Parliament. But protesters are demanding his resignation.