Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan jailed for 14 years a day after 10-year sentence
Islamabad, Pakistan Reuters A Pakistani anti-graft court jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Khan for 14 years each on charges of illegally selling state gifts, his party said on Wednesday, a day after Khan was jailed for 10 years in another case. The sentence, after the third conviction handed down to […]
Donald Tusk appointed Polish PM, setting stage for warmer EU ties
Warsaw, PolandReuters Poland’s parliament backed Donald Tusk to become Prime Minister on Monday, ending eight years of nationalist rule and putting the country on track for a thawing of relations with the European Union. Poland has seen tens of billions of euros of European Union funds frozen due to a dispute with Brussels over democratic […]
All eyes on Polish parliament as Tusk set to become PM
Warsaw, PolandReuters Former European Council President Donald Tusk is expected to be appointed Prime Minister of Poland on Monday, during a parliament sitting set to captivate the nation. Poland, a European Union and NATO member, has seen an unprecedented level of interest in the workings of the legislature since a 15th October election gave a […]
Spain’s Sanchez secures another term, ending four-month deadlock
Madrid, SpainReuters Spain’s parliament voted to make Pedro Sanchez prime minister for another term on Thursday, ending a protracted deadlock after an inconclusive general election in July. His Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE) reached separate deals with a number of regional parties to earn their backing, including a contentious bill on amnesty for Catalan separatists […]
Thai court rejects election winners’ challenge to derailed PM bid
Bangkok, ThailandReuters Thailand’s Constitutional Court on Wednesday rejected a request from the election winning Move Forward Party to review a parliamentary decision that blocked its prime ministerial candidate from being re-nominated. The move all but kills off any hope of the progressive Move Forward leading the next government and paves the way for the legislature […]
Cambodia’s King approves nomination of Hun Manet as next PM
Phnom Penh, CambodiaReuters Cambodia’s King has approved the nomination of the eldest son of Prime Minister Hun Sen to become the next premier, according to a decree published on Monday, confirming a long-awaited transition of power. Hun Manet, son of Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen is seen at a polling station on the day of […]
Thailand election winners make way for allies after PM bid fails
Bangkok, ThailandReuters Thailand’s election-winning Move Forward party on Friday made way for runner-up and alliance partner Pheu Thai to try to form the next government, after its leader’s bid was twice thwarted this month by a military-backed Senate. The progressive Move Forward and populist Pheu Thai have the lion’s share of the 500 lower house […]
“No surrender” – Thailand’s Pita vows to fight on after blow to PM bid
Bangkok, ThailandReuters Thailand’s Pita Limjaroenrat vowed on Thursday not to quit in his quest to become prime minister, after suffering defeat in a parliamentary vote fraught by abstentions and no-shows as conservative forces closed ranks to keep him at bay. The leader of the progressive Move Forward Party, the surprise winners of the 14th May […]
Thailand PM Prayuth retires from politics, nine years after his coup
Bangkok, Thailand Reuters Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha announced on Tuesday his retirement from politics, nine years after he took power in a military coup, and promised to stay in charge only temporarily. His announcement was widely expected after his military-backed United Thai Nation party was thumped in a 14th May election, in which it […]
Silvio Berlusconi, former Italian Prime Minister and media mogul, dies at 86
Milan, ItalyReuters Silvio Berlusconi, the billionaire media mogul and former Italian Prime Minister who transformed the nation’s politics with polarising policies and often alarmed his allies with his brazen remarks, died on Monday aged 86. Berlusconi, Italy’s longest-serving premier who counted Russian President Vladimir Putin as a close friend and gained notoriety for his “bunga […]