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Niger’s military leadership asks French ambassador to leave country
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Niger’s military leadership has asked the French ambassador to depart the country. The move further escalates the international crisis in the West African nation after a coup that deposed the democratically elected president, Al Jazeera reported.
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Guatemala prepares to hold its troubled presidential election
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Current momentum appears to be behind the former diplomat. Arévalo is seen as a pragmatist from the centre-left Movimiento Semilla party, which he co-founded in 2017, and may be able to tap into widespread discontent against the current political class. His father, Juan José Arévalo, was Gua
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Niger: Acting US deputy secretary of state Victoria Nuland meets junta mem
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Nuland is the highest level US official to meet in person with the military putschists. Her trip to the capital city of Niamey – made at the request of Secretary of State Antony Blinken – comes less than two weeks after members of Niger’s presidential guard seized power and a day after the d
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"Hope to see President restored to leadership of country:" US on Bazoum's
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Speaking on the current situation in coup-hit Niger and the ouster of the President of the West African nation, Mohamed Bazoum, the United States on Tuesday (local time) said that he is a democratically elected leader and all of the work at present is to see him restored.
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Aung San Suu Kyi gets partial pardon from Myanmar's military
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The Myanmar military has announced clemency for imprisoned democratically elected civilian leaders Aung San Suu Kyi and President Win Myint. Both have been incarcerated since February 2021 coup with Suu Kyi having been convicted of 19 offences that carried a total prison sentence of 33 years
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Niger: Pro-coup protestors attack French Embassy, shout "long live Putin"
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Despite requests from the Kremlin to release the nation's democratically elected president, Mohamed Bazoum, protesters chanted support for Russian leader Vladimir Putin.
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Pak: Election Act to be amended to empower caretaker govt, Finance Ministe
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Pakistan's Finance Minister Ishaq Dar confirmed on Sunday that the Election Act 2017 is set to be amended in order to empower the upcoming caretaker government to take important decisions until a democratically elected government takes over.
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"Want discussion on Manipur situation...": Jairam Ramesh ahead of Monsoon
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
"We want to have a discussion on the Manipur situation in the upcoming session of Parliament. The second issue is the assault on democratically elected state governments through Governors and LGs, Delhi ordinance is one such example," the Congress leader said.
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Don't think US can or should lecture India any other country on democracy,
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Kurt Campbell called Prime Minister Narendra Modi one of the "most effective successful, popular and democratically elected leaders" on the planet."
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Hong Kong to cut democratically elected seats on local councils
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The decision is yet another major setback for the city's pro-democracy movement, which has been under pressure since Beijing's enactment of a national security law in 2020.
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"Do not agree with most of what he says..." Chidambaram on George Soros' I
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Chidambaram tweeted, "I did not agree with most of what George Soros had said in the past and I do not agree with most of what he says now. But to label his remarks as an "attempt to topple the democratically elected government in India" is a puerile statement."
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US negates legitimacy of Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro as interim president
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
In the statement, State Department spokesperson Ned Price said, "The United States continues to recognize the democratically elected 2015 National Assembly as the last remaining democratic institution in Venezuela, and we welcome the agreement reached to extend its authority."
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