Rival parties have agreed to submit a removal motion for the interior minister to a vote on Sunday

The ruling and opposition parties decided Saturday to submit a resolution asking for the removal of Interior Minister Lee Sang-min for the botched government reaction to the Itaewon disaster to a vote the following day in a plenary session.

According to Joo, the agreement was made at a ...

Jean-Baptiste Belley: French socialist parties want a public homage to France's first black legislator

A coalition of socialist parties in France's National Assembly has suggested a public homage to Jean-Baptiste Belley, the country's first black lawmaker.

After a racist incident happened during a parliamentary session last week, the Democratic and Republican Left group (GDR), a ...

'Not a bellwether' vote in the capital

According to academics, Chadchart Sittipunt's victory in Bangkok's gubernatorial election and the Pheu Thai and Move Forward parties' gains in the capital's councillor elections only represent the political mood in major cities.

According to unofficial city council elect...

The EU Election Observation Mission to Meet with Political Parties to Discuss How the Elections can be Conducted Fairly

The European Union Election Observation Mission, EU EOM, that is way ahead of the general elections of the year 2023 happening in the country, had a meeting with the many political parties under the umbrella of Inter Party Advisory Council, IPAC, where the emphasis was on the need for conduction ...

Despite protests, Nepal's parliament approves a disputed US assistance agreement

Despite popular demonstrations and resistance from the Communist parties, Nepal's parliament has accepted a disputed $500 million US handout.

Nepal signed the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) deal with the US government in 2017 to fund infrastructure projects, but it has yet t...

The Senator to Object the Proposal of the Political Parties' Law

A change was proposed to the political parties’ law and it has caught under fire from the side of a senator and an academic as it was implementing the removal of restrictions that were imposed against a non-member, who was practicing control over a political party.

On Tuesday, sen...

Pheu Thai Party defended its draft amendment to the Political Parties Act

On Sunday, the major opposition Pheu Thai Party defended its proposed modification to the Political Parties Act, which has been widely interpreted as a ploy to allow former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra to wield control over the party.

Cholnan Srikaew, the party's leader, stated...

Thailand is the Only Southeast Asian Country Seeing the Rise of Green Parties

Southeast Asia might eventually see a rise in the green movement. 

Analysts expect to see several interesting contests take place in the democracies of Southeast Asia in 2022. 

Although several political debates are ongoing in the region, one major thing that it lack...

TikTok Warns Australian Political Parties to Stop Advertising on the Platform

Tiktok has sent a warning to political parties in Australia after it found that a marketing agency was offering 300 dollars to users for making videos that criticize the current Prime Minister Scott Morrison.

The social media platform wrote to them in November 2021 to warn them to stop ...

Japanese political parties pledge on LGBT rights during election campaigns

Most of the political parties in Japan before the lower house elections have made promises regarding protecting the rights of sexual minorities and deepening their understanding of legislation.

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• Major political parties promise to protect righ...

Japanese political parties pledge to enhance child support

Seiko Noda the Japanese minister in charge of children's policies, visited a restaurant which is designed to serve free food for children belonging to low-income families in Tokyo from October 12, 2021.

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• Japanese political parties a...

Nearly 1000 candidates are contesting in Japan’s lower house elections 2021

The 49th general elections for the House of Representatives, of Japan are going to be conducted soon. All the political parties are eagerly eyeing the dissolution of the House of Representatives.

The dissolution of the lower house is scheduled to take place after the Olympics and Paraly...

OPPOSITION PARTY IN JAPAN SEEKS EXTENSION OF DIET SESSION BY 3 MONTHS

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• Opposition party in Japan seeks extension of diet session by 3 months.
• The country’s main opposition party plans conduct further debate on the govt.'s COVID-19 response.
• The CDPJ's head of Diet affairs Jun A...

JAPAN TO DROP REVISION OF IMMIGRATION LAW OVER PARLIAMENTARY OPPOSITION

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• Japan to drop revision of immigration law over parliamentary opposition.
• Opposition parties ask govt. to look into the death of a Sri Lankan woman detained in an immigration facility.
• The woman had died after complaining ...

JAPAN PASSES BILL TO TIGHTEN REGULATIONS ON FOREIGNERS PURCHASING LAND

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• Japan passes bill to tighten regulations on foreigners purchasing land.
• Japan Cabinet approved a bill on the same on Friday.
• The government aims to turn the bill into law during the current Diet session through June.
...

ABE’S CASE AGAINST DINNER FUNCTIONS LIKELY TO BE DROPPED BY TOKYO PROSECUTORS

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• Abe’s case against dinner functions likely to be dropped by Tokyo Prosecutors.
• Around 660 lawyers and other parties had lodged a criminal complaint against the ex-PM.
• The final decision on Abe’s criminal respo...

JAPAN’S FIRING RANGE OF SURFACE-TO-SHIP MISSILES NOT AIMED TO STRIKE ENEMY BASES

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• Japan’s firing range of surface-to-ship missiles not aimed to strike enemy bases.
• The firing range is to strengthen standoff defense capability for the country.
• Japan opposition lawmakers have raised concerns over b...

A BILL TO GIVE RECOGNITION TO USERS OF DONATED EGGS AS PARENTS SUBMITTED IN JAPAN

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• A bill to give recognition to users of donated eggs as parents submitted in Japan.
• Japan’s ruling and opposition parties jointly submitted the bill on Monday.
• The bill doesn’t recognize the rights of such chil...

OPPOSITION PARTIES IN JAPAN MONITOR BIDEN’S POSSIBLE FOREIGN POLICY CHANGES

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• Opposition parties in Japan monitor Biden’s possible foreign policy changes.
• Head of CDPJ, Yukio Edano commented on Biden’s win may shift U.S relations with Russia and North Korea.
• Japanese Communist Party chi...

JAPAN’S OPPOSITION PARTY CDP AND OTHERS CRITICIZE THE CENTRAL GOVT. ‘GO TO EAT’ PROGRAM

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• Japan’s opposition party CDP and others criticize the central govt. ‘Go to Eat’ program.
• The central government of Japan had introduced the reward system program to increase restaurant demands.
• The gover...