Pacific news in brief for 30 January
A round-up of news in brief from around the region, including the autonomous Papua New Guinea region preparing for its ...
What You Need To Know About Samoa's Political Crisis
Samoa is facing a political crisis due to deep divisions within government factions. The termination of Laauli Leuatea Schmidt, who is facing several criminal charges, from the Cabinet and the removal ...
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Lynda Tabuya likely to continue as People’s Alliance MP
People’s Alliance Party Member of Parliament, Lynda Tabuya is likely to continue as an MP. There are indications coming through that the party ...
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Rabuka dismisses Lynda Tabuya for alleged misconduct
Fijian Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has dismissed Minister for Women, Children and Social Protection Lynda Tabuya from his Cabinet saying that his decision was ‘in the light of the recent events ...
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Speaker has no authority to set up a committee – Suame MP
This comes after the Speaker of Parliament has set up an ad-hoc committee to investigate the chaos that occurred during the Appointments Committee's sitting on Thursday, 30th January.
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Speaker suspends Dafeamekpor, Annoh-Dompreh and 2 others over Appointments Committee chaos
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has suspended four Members of Parliament (MPs) for two weeks effective immediately following a chaotic incident that occurred during Thursday’s sitting ...
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Speaker's suspension of four MPs setting a bad precedent - Oppong Nkrumah warns
The Member of Parliament for Ofoase-Ayirebi, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has warned of serious consequences for the country's democratic future following Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin's decision to ...
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Greek PM Chooses Parliament Speaker as Ruling Party’s Presidential Candidate
In 2019, he was elected speaker of parliament. He was re-elected in May and July 2023. The left-wing SYRIZA opposition party has meanwhile chosen Louka Katseli, 72, an academic and politician as ...
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Parliament speaker, advocate for return of sculptures from Britain, tapped to be Greece’s president
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s conservative government on Wednesday nominated Parliament Speaker Constantine Tassoulas, a leading advocate for the return of disputed Parthenon sculptures from ...
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GD Parliament Speaker Papuashvili Visits Hungary
Shalva Papuashvili, Chair of the Georgian Dream Parliament, arrived in Hungary on January 26, leading a delegation for a series of high-level meetings. On January 27, he met with László Kövér, Speaker ...
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Algerian parliament speaker calls for passing bill to criminalize French colonialism
Algerian Parliament Speaker Ibrahim Boughali called Thursday for passing a law criminalizing French colonialism amid growing tensions between Algeria and France. Boughali, Speaker of the National ...