The prime minister hopes his handling of the pandemic will help his Liberal Party win a majority in the House of Commons. Opponents say voting amid a Covid surge is dangerous.
Tag: Legislatures and Parliaments
How Beijing Has Buried Hong Kong’s Last Vestige of Democracy
The landslide victory of pro-democracy politicians in local elections in 2019 was a stunning rebuke of Beijing. Now, fear of retaliation has driven them to quit.
Australian Police to Charge Man in Brittany Higgins Rape Case
Brittany Higgins had sent shock waves through the country when she said she was attacked by a co-worker in 2019.
With Gatherings Banned Amid Turmoil, Tunisians Can Only Watch. And Wait.
Days after their president staged a power grab, threatening their young democracy, many Tunisians are banking on the hope that things cannot get much worse.
Lebanon Turns to Billionaire Tycoon to Form Next Government
Najib Mikati, who has served as prime minister twice before, will try to form a government that can please Lebanon’s politicians and address its financial meltdown. His two predecessors failed.
Poland Escalates Fight With Europe Over the Rule of Law
Hungary and Poland are fighting with Brussels over values and rule of law. So, after a fashion, is Germany.
Nepal Court Replaces K.P. Sharma Oli as Prime Minister
Supporters of the recent prime minister, K.P. Sharma Oli, said they would not accept the ruling. But nearly two dozen members of his own party wanted him out.
France Drops Plans to Enshrine Climate Fight in Constitution
The announcement marked a setback for President Emmanuel Macron, who had framed the constitutional change as the symbolic backbone of his environmental policies.
Member of Greece’s Neo-Nazi Golden Dawn Arrested After 9 Months on the Run
Christos Pappas, the party’s deputy leader who was taken into custody in Athens, will join the rest of the party’s leadership in prison.
Labour’s Kim Leadbeater Wins U.K. By-Election in Batley and Spen
The election this week of the sister of Jo Cox, a lawmaker who was killed in 2016, was seen as a victory for Labour’s leader in a region where Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservatives had made big inroads.