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Protesters Storm Parliament in Abkhazia

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Abkhazia: Leader ready to quit if protesters exit parliament

The president of Georgia's breakaway region says he will call fresh elections to end a standoff with protesters who stormed the parliament building. Locals are angry over a deal with Moscow allowing Russians to buy land.

Protesters storm parliament in breakaway Georgia region of Abkhazia over Russia deal

Protesters stormed the parliament of the Russian-backed breakaway Georgian region of Abkhazia on Friday and opposition politicians demanded the resignation of the self-styled president over an unpopular investment agreement with Moscow.

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In Georgian breakaway Abkhazia, protesters refuse to leave parliament

Protesters in Georgia's Russia-backed breakaway region of Abkhazia declined on Saturday to leave the parliament building which they stormed the previous day, a departure proposed by the region's president as a condition for resigning.

New Zealand, Haka and Māori

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Māori lawmakers take New Zealand parliament by storm with viral Haka protest dance

Māori lawmakers have performed an emotive 'Haka' protest dance in opposition to a contentious race relations bill which has triggered nation-wide protests.

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New Zealand MPs disrupt parliament with haka to protest Indigenous treaty bill

New Zealand’s parliament was briefly suspended on Thursday after Maori members staged a haka to disrupt the vote on a contentious bill that would reinterpret a 184-year-old treaty between the British and Indigenous Maori.

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Lawmakers stage Māori protest in New Zealand’s parliament during fraught race relations debate

A vote in New Zealand’s parliament was suspended and two lawmakers ejected Thursday amid debate over a controversial proposed law redefining the country’s founding agreement between Indigenous Māori and the British Crown.

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Marxist-Leaning Party Wins Two-Thirds Majority in Sri Lanka's Parliament

Sri Lanka defaulted on $50 billion in external debt in 2022, pushing the populace towards an alternative candidate.

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EU Parliament Demands Further Changes to Deforestation Rules

The European Parliament demanded further changes to a landmark law to tackle global deforestation, adding complications to a ...

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Hīkoi to Parliament: Close to 10,000 people march through Hastings

Close to 10,000 people marched on central Hastings and then down State Highway 2 through Hawke’s Bay as the Hīkoi mō te ...

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Party of Sri Lanka’s new Marxist-leaning president wins two-thirds majority in parliament

Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s National People’s Power Party won at least 123 of the 225 seats in parliament, according to ...

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Parliament majority fractured in stand-off over commissioner hearings

Parliamentary confirmation of Ursula von der Leyen’s new team of Commissioners has spiralled into a political drama, ...

Parliamentary Politics — Lessons from the 8th Parliament

IN 2008, after the first round, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) won the parliamentary elections. The presidential ...

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Campaigners take aim at EU Parliament amendments to EUDR

Advocacy groups have criticised the European Parliament’s request to make changes to the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR).

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AfD call for Donald Trump to address European Parliament

Far-right party Alternative for Germany (AfD) has called for US President-elect Donald Trump to address the European ...

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