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Parliament, Assembly of Experts elections kicks off in Iran

country’s election headquarters

The parliamentary elections and the election for the Assembly of Experts started in Iran on Friday. A total of 61,172,298 individuals are eligible to vote in the elections, 30,945,133 of whom are men and the rest 30,227,165 are women, according to an announcement by the country’s election headquarters.

Horizon scandal: hundreds of post office operators to have convictions quashed

post office operators

Hundreds of post office operators are to have their convictions quashed by parliament within months in an unprecedented move designed to draw a line under one of the biggest miscarriages of justice in British history.

Ex-Austrian leader Kurz charged with giving false testimony — prosecutors

false testimony

Former Austrian chancellor Sebastian Kurz has been charged with giving false testimony before parliament, the Austrian prosecutor’s office for economic crimes and corruption said.

Iraq gets new president, PM after months of political gridlock

Iraq's newly elected president

Iraq now has new president and prime minister after a year of political gridlock and violence in the war-scarred nation.

Ivory Coast votes for parliament as Ouattara opponents join forces

The poll comes only months after Ouattara won a third term in an election marred by unrest that killed at least 85 people, the country’s worst violence since a 2010-2011 civil war. After boycotting the presidential election in October to protest Ouattara’s decision to seek a third term, the parties of former presidents Henri Konan […]

Pakistan PM Imran Khan wins confidence vote in parliament

Pakistan PM Imran Khan has won confidence vote in Pakistan parliament. He secured 178 votes. The special session of Pakistan’s National Assembly was a show of strength for Imran Khan who on Thursday had said that he would seek vote of confidence for his government. Khan declared his intention to seek vote of confidence in parliament after […]