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Ranil Wickremesinghe to be sworn in as Sri Lanka's new President tomorrow
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 20 (ANI): Ranil Wickremesinghe will take oath as the President of Sri Lanka at the parliament complex on Thursday after his victory in a parliament vote to choose a new president for the South Asian country.
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Iraq's parliament postpones vote on new president to March 30
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], March 26 (ANI/Xinhua): Iraq's parliament decided on Saturday to postpone the vote on a new president to March 30 after failing to reach a quorum due to political disputes among parliamentary political blocs, a state-run TV channel has reported.
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Austrian Parliament votes to introduce mandatory COVID vaccination from Fe
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Vienna [Austria], January 21 (ANI/Sputnik): The Austrian National Council, the parliament's lower house, voted on Thursday to make coronavirus vaccination mandatory from February.
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Protest against COVID-19 vaccine pass in Paris
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Paris [France], January 17 (ANI/Sputnik): The French parliament voted on Sunday to back COVID-19 vaccine passes after two weeks of debates, in a move that will further limit access to public services and transport.
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Swiss Parliament names top diplomat Cassis Federal President
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Zurich [Switzerland] December 8 (ANI/Sputnik): The Swiss parliament voted on Wednesday to appoint foreign minister Ignazio Cassis as the confederation's new president for what is a largely symbolic 12-month tenure.
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Will Mikati's government stop Lebanon's economic and political paralysis?
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Nicosia [Cyprus], September 27 (ANI): Last Monday, Lebanese billionaire Najib Mikati, succeeded in winning in parliament a vote of confidence for his 24-member government.
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Pashinyan's party wins Armenian Parliamentary election with nearly 54 pc
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Yerevan [Armenia], June 21 (ANI/Sputnik): The Civil Contract Party of Armenia's Acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan won in the Sunday snap parliamentary election with nearly 54 per cent, according to the Central Electoral Commission.
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European Parliament votes to 'freeze' investment deal with China
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], May 21 (ANI): Members of the European Parliament on Thursday voted to freeze the legislative process for ratifying the EU's investment pact with China, until Beijing lifts sanctions against EU lawmakers, in retaliation for the condemnation of human rights abuses in Xin
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26 Nepal MPs diagnosed with COVID-19 ahead of PM's vote of confidence
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], May 8 (ANI): A total of 26 Members of Parliament have tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli's vote of confidence scheduled for next Monday, the Parliament Secretariat confirmed.
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French Parliament votes to include climate change clause in constitution
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Paris [France], March 17 (ANI/Sputnik): The lower house of the French parliament, the National Assembly, on Tuesday voted in favor of amending the country's constitution with provisions that include climate and biodiversity protection.
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Azerbaijan's Parliament lifts martial law
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Baku [Azerbaijan], December 11 (ANI/Sputnik): The Azerbaijani parliament voted on Friday to enact a presidential decree to lift the martial law, which was imposed on September 28 due to escalation in Nagorno-Karabakh, a Sputnik correspondent reported.
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Ukrainian Parliament schedules local elections for October 25
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Kiev [Ukraine], July 15 (Sputnik/ANI): The Ukrainian Parliament voted on Wednesday to set the next local elections for October 25, as the initiative gained the support of 326 parliamentarians and passed the threshold of the required minimum of 226 votes.
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