Japan’s Conservative Party Returns to Power
Stockbyte/Thinkstock(TOKYO) — Japan’s conservative Liberal Democratic Party staged a dramatic comeback Sunday, winning a landslide victory in the powerful lower house of Parliament, just three years after it was ousted from power.Exit polls show…
Power Struggle Continues in Egypt
AFP/GettyImages(CAIRO) — The tug of war for power in Egypt intensified on Tuesday when the country’s High Constitutional Court blocked a decree by the newly-elected Islamic president to reconvene the nation’s parliament.Parliament did reco…
Egyptian President Mursi Demands the Parliament to be Reinstated
Stockbyte/ThinkStock(CAIRO) — After a month since the Egyptian parliament was dissolved, President Mohammed Mursi has demanded the parliament to be re-established, according to the BBC.The military disbanded the parliament after the Supreme Court rule…
Greek Election Results Could Spur Global Financial Crisis
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(ATHENS, Greece) — Greek voters may hold the future of global banks and the single currency euro in their hands when they head to the polls on Sunday for the country’s Parliamentary election.One of the two leading parties is oppo…
Egyptian ‘Coup’ Dissolves Parliament
Egyptian presidential candidate Ahmed Shafiq attends a press conference in Cairo. (AFP/GettyImages)(CAIRO) — In the final days before this weekend’s landmark presidential run-off election, Thursday brought a pair of decisions that threw Egypt’s fledgl…
Greek President Quits Attempts to Form Coalition Government
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(ATHENS, Greece) — Ten days after the general election held on May 6, Greek President Karolos Papoulias has decided to quit trying to cobble together a coalition government as no combination of parties with the required minimum o…
Disputes Continue over Syria’s Parliamentary Elections
Stockbyte/Thinkstock(DAMASCUS, Syria) — Syria’s parliamentary elections nearly 10 days ago spurred just over half of all eligible voters to head to the polls, government officials in Damascus claimed Tuesday.Syrian election committee chairman Khalaf a…
Lawmakers’ Drunken Brawls Mean New Rules at Parliament’s Bars
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(LONDON) — It just got a little bit harder for British lawmakers to drink on the job at the House of Commons.The House of Commons’ four bars, which open every day and stay open well into the night when Parliament is in sess…
Queen Elizabeth Delivers Diamond Jubilee Speech to Parliament
(LONDON) — Britain’s second-longest serving monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, praised the British virtues of “resilience, ingenuity and tolerance” and vowed to rededicate herself to the service of her country in a speech on Tuesday before…
Iranians Head to the Polls to Vote on Parliament
BEHROUZ MEHRI/AFP/Getty Images(TEHRAN, Iran) — Iranians are headed to the polls on Friday to vote in a major parliamentary election that could reset the political power balance in Tehran.Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the country’s highest power, is urging p…
‘Take Your Daughter to Work Day’ for Italian EU Parliament Member
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(STRASBOURG) — Italian MEP Licia Ronzulli brought her 18-month-old daughter Victoria to work at the European Parliament in Strasbourg Wednesday.According to The Mirror, Little Victoria enthusiastically wore a headset, played with…