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France moves to ban smoking in woodlands to combat growing climate-related risk of mega fires

French lawmakers have voted to ban smoking in all forests and woods during the fire season

The Independent UK

Explainer-Ecuador's Lasso dissolved the legislature. What comes next?

Ecuador's President Guillermo Lasso dissolved the National Assembly by decree on Wednesday, bringing forward legislative and presidential elections, a day after he defended himself in an impeachment hearing.

Reuters

Ecuadorian president dissolves National Assembly, puts end to impeachment proceedings

Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso has put an end to impeachment proceedings against him by dissolving the opposition-led National Assembly which had accused him of embezzlement

The Independent UK

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Turkey’s first multi-party elections – archive, 1946

The new National Assembly, chosen by universal suffrage and secret ballot, will also include opposition parties

The Guardian - UK

Stage set for Ecuadorian president or lawmakers to be booted out of office

A showdown between Ecuador’s President Guillermo Lasso and the opposition-led National Assembly could result on either side being booted out of office before the end of the week

The Independent UK

Ecuador legislature moves forward on president's impeachment

Ecuador’s opposition-led National Assembly has voted to move forward with impeachment proceedings against President Guillermo Lasso over embezzlement allegations, while his defense team argues that the procedure violates the legislative body’s own rules

The Independent UK

Venezuelan parliament passes law to seize assets linked to corruption cases

Venezuela's ruling party-controlled National Assembly on Thursday approved a law allowing the government to seize assets linked to corruption cases, as it investigates irregularities at state oil company PDVSA and other state companies.

Reuters

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Kuwait Crown Prince Reinstates Parliament to be Dissolved, Elections to be Held in Months

Kuwait's crown prince said on Monday that the parliament reinstated based on a Constitutional Court ruling last month would be dissolved and that new legislative elections would be called in coming months. "We decided to dissolve the 2020 National Assembly, which was reinstated by the Constitutional Court ...

Asharq Al-Awsat

Kuwait Crown Prince to New Cabinet: Your Task Is to Eliminate Corruption

Kuwaiti Crown Prince Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah affirmed that the new government, which was sworn in on Monday, must deal with “essential issues and numerous files that require utmost attention.” He called on government members to cooperate in achieving security and eliminating corruption. The Kuwaiti Crown Prince had received Sheikh…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Kuwait Speaker Slams PM, Appeals to Leadership for Intervention

The political crisis in Kuwait intensified on Tuesday after National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanim launched an unprecedented attack on the Gulf state’s prime minister, accusing him of obstructing progress and causing the current predicament. Al-Ghanim urged political leaders to intervene immediately to stop what he called “mischief” by the premier.…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Venezuela opposition envoy urges Biden to ease oil sanctions

Fernando Blasi’s call reflects a sharp break from the opposition’s maximum pressure campaign of the past four years.

Al Jazeera

Ecuador court says congress can pursue impeaching president

Ecuador’s Constitutional Court has ruled the opposition-dominated National Assembly can take up the question of whether to impeach President Guillermo Lasso over allegations of crimes against state security and corruption

The Independent UK

Lawmakers Vote on Paris Olympic Law with Surveillance Fears

A proposed French law for the 2024 Paris Olympics that critics contend will open the door for privacy-busting video surveillance technology in France and elsewhere in Europe faces an important hurdle on Tuesday with lawmakers set to vote on it. The bill would legalize the temporary use of so-called intelligent…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lawmakers vote on Paris Olympic law with surveillance fears

A proposed French law for the 2024 Paris Olympics that critics contend will open the door for privacy-busting video surveillance technology in Europe faces an important hurdle with French lawmakers set to vote on it

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Voter abstention rises in Cuban National Assembly election

Cuba’s government is reported that abstention in National Assembly elections was just over 24%, a figure some analysts say reflects discontent with the island's economic crisis as well as a rise in apathy

The Independent UK

Eyes on abstention as Cubans vote for National Assembly

Cubans are voting in National Assembly elections with attention focused on voter turnout amid a deep economic and migratory crisis

Reuters

Strong turnout in Cuba's national legislative elections -government

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The Independent UK

Cuba holds national elections with no opposition candidates

Cuba holds National Assembly elections Sunday, but there are only 470 candidates running for the 470 seats, with no opposition challengers and no campaigning

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Miami Herald

Once cherished in Miami, Elián González is set to become a legislator in Cuba

Elián González, the Cuban boy found clinging to an inner tube near Florida shores who became the center of an international child custody dispute as well as a political battle between Cuba’s late leader Fidel Castro and Cuban exiles in Miami, is set to become a member of the island’s…

Reuters

Explainer-Cubans vote this week for 470 lawmakers. Here's how it works

Cubans head to the polls Sunday to vote for the 470 lawmakers who will represent them for the next five years in the country's National Assembly.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Kuwait: Al-Ghanim Backs Electoral Commission Formation Ahead of Elections

Speaker of the Kuwaiti National Assembly Marzouq Al-Ghanim has backed the establishment of a higher electoral commission to supervise the organization of fair elections. In a press conference on Tuesday, Al-Ghanim said: “My message, which a majority of MPs share with me, is the call to return to the people,…

Reuters

Venezuelan legislature removes lawmaker's immunity amid corruption probe

Venezuela's ruling party-controlled National Assembly unanimously revoked a legislator's immunity from prosecution on Tuesday, amid a widespread corruption scandal.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Kuwait: Calls for Formation of Higher Electoral Commission amid Parliamentary Disputes

Kuwait’s National Assembly Office held a meeting on Monday, chaired by Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanim, following a decision by the constitutional court to scrap last year’s election process and reinstate the previous Assembly. The meeting was attended by Deputy Speaker Ahmad Al-Shuhoumi, Secretary MP Faraz Al-Daihani, head of the legislative and…

Radio France Internationale

Macron to give television interview as anger simmers over pension reform

French President Emmanuel Macron will give a televised interview on Wednesday, his office announced, just a day after his controversial pensions reform is to be signed into law. The government fended off two no-confidence votes in parliament on Monday evening, prompting angry protests in Paris and other cities.

France 24

French government faces make-or-break vote after pension reform uproar

French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne on Monday faces two motions of no confidence in the National Assembly lower house, after forcing through an unpopular pension reform last week without a vote.

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