Chinese state media say a high -ranking official sanctioned by the West for alleged human rights violations in the country’s northwestern province of Xinjiang has been chosen by the ruling Communist Party to oversee Tibet. Wang Junzheng became head of the Tibetan Communist Party after serving as deputy party secretary …
Read More »Al-Sadr Party Supporters Celebrate Interim Results of Iraqi Elections
Hundreds of supporters of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr in Baghdad, Monday (11/10) celebrated the early results of Iraq’s legislative elections, in which al-Sadr emerged as the leading candidate. Crowds marched around Baghdad’s iconic Tahrir Square, dancing and carrying Iraqi flags and posters of al-Sadr. A tally based on partial results …
Read More »Al-Sadr Party Wins Most Iraqi Parliament Seats
The party led by cleric Moqtada al-Sadr won the most votes in Iraq’s parliamentary elections, according to preliminary results released Monday. Counts based on partial results show the Shia cleric won more than 70 seats in the 329-seat parliament. Al-Sadr’s party said it had won 73 seats, up from 54, …
Read More »German Social Democratic Party Discusses Coalition Forming
The German Social Democratic Party (SPD), the winner of last month’s national parliamentary election, said Wednesday they are holding talks with the Greens and the Free Democratic Party (FDP), who are third and fourth winners, respectively, to form a ruling coalition. While still far from an agreement, the announcement brings …
Read More »Georgia’s ruling party wins election after arrest of former president Saakashvili
Georgia’s ruling party is ahead in elections held a day after the arrest of former President Mikheil Saakashvili, who returned from exile to support the opposition. The Georgian Dream Party (Dream Party) won 46.7 percent of the vote, while the United National Movement (UNM) founded by Saakashvili won 30.7 percent, …
Read More »‘New’ Labor Party Prepares to Run for 2024 Election
FLY — President of the Confederation of Indonesian Trade Unions (KSPI) Said Iqbal said the workers agreed to revive the Labor Party which was founded by the late Muchtar Pakpahan. There are at least four major confederations that will revive this party, namely KSPI, the Confederation of All-Indonesian Trade Unions …
Read More »Japan’s new leader vows to reform ruling party
The newly -appointed leader of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), Fumio Kishida, on Wednesday (29/9) said he would maintain a “determination” to reform the ruling party as it prepares to become the next prime minister. “My determination to reform the LDP Party has not changed, not a millimeter. I will …
Read More »Japan’s ruling party elects new leader and candidate for next prime minister
Fumio Kishida, Wednesday (29/9), is one step closer to becoming Japan’s new prime minister after he was elected chairman of Japan’s long-ruling party. Kishida, 64, a former foreign minister, defeated vaccination minister Taro Kono in the second round of the election for chairman of the conservative-leaning Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), …
Read More »Angela Merkel’s party loses, Germany’s future is uncertain
The preliminary results of Germany’s legislative elections show the centre-left Social Democrats won the highest number of votes in the election that will determine Germany’s future after Chancellor Angela Merkel resigned after 16 years in power. Germany has embarked on a bid to form a new government, which could take …
Read More »More than 100 Tunisia’s Leading Islamist Party Officials Resigned as a Form of Protest
More than 100 officials of the Tunisian Islamist Party, Ennahdha, announced their resignation on Saturday (25/9) to protest the movement’s choice of leadership in the face of the North African country’s political crisis. The split within Ennahdha’s ranks comes amid a deep political crisis in Tunisia. In July, President Kaïs …
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