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Iranians Vote in Elections as Voting Extended until Midnight

par This Is Beirut, 01/03 21:19 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Iranians voted on Friday in elections for parliament and a key clerical body, amid fears of a low turnout and with conservatives expected to tighten their grip on power. Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who has called for a strong turnout, was the first to cast his ballot, at a polling station in central Tehran, state television ...

Iranian Legislative Elections: Bittersweet Victory for Conservatives

par This Is Beirut, 03/03 18:17 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Iranian conservatives secured the bulk of seats in elections for a key clerical body and the national legislature, local media reported on Sunday, estimating a record low turnout. Authorities were still counting ballots two days after Friday's vote for members of parliament and for the Assembly of Experts, which selects the Islamic republic's ...

France to Be First Country to Enshrine Abortion in Its Constitution

par This Is Beirut, 05/03 13:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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France became the first country to explicitly enshrine abortion in its Constitution on Monday March 4, marking a clear step forward at a time when this right is under threat around the world. The French parliament on Monday voted to anchor the right to abortion in the constitution, making France the first country in the world to offer explicit ...

Kuwait: Elections to be Held, Third Time's the Charm

par This Is Beirut, 04/04 14:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Kuwaitis are voting on Thursday to elect the first parliament of Emir Sheikh Mechaal al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah's reign, in the third parliamentary elections in three years in this rich Gulf oil state mired in repeated political crises. Some 835,000 voters were called upon to choose 50 deputies from 200 candidates, including 13 women, after the ...

France: Emmanuel Macron Dissolves Parliament

par This Is Beirut, 09/06 22:24 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday announced he was dissolving parliament and called snap legislative elections after the far-right trounced his centrist alliance in EU polls. The first round of elections for the lower house National Assembly will take place on June 30, with the second round on July 7, Macron announced in an address to ...

King Abdullah Dissolves Jordanian Parliament

par This Is Beirut, 25/07 16:28 - Reading : less than a minute

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King Abdullah II has issued a royal decree to dissolve Jordan's parliament on Thursday, Jordanian media reports. A royal decree has been issued to dissolve the Chamber of Deputies, effective today, Thursday, July 25, 2024, according to the Petra Agency. “I, Abdullah II ibn al-Hussein, King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, pursuant to ...

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