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New petition likely in both Houses of Parliament even as an earlier Rajya Sabha notice against Gyanesh Kumar remains pending; TMC urges swift and united Opposition response
Sri Lanka’s main opposition took to the streets on Thursday to protest against judicial reforms, including raising the retirement age for judges, that the government says are needed to reduce legal delays. Opposition leader Sajith Premadasa told thousands of supporters outside parliament that the legislation proposed by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s left-wing administration would “annihilate” judicial independence. The government unveiled two bills last month to increase the number of...
Rodriguez says Venezuela is transitioning to full democracy and has opened dialogue with opposition sectors.
Equatorial Guinea opposition coalition CORED has been declared a terrorist group, with about US$11.5 million offered for the return of 12 exiled leaders. The post Equatorial Guinea Opposition Coalition Branded Terrorist, With Bounties on 12 Exiles appeared first on The Rio Times.
The party’s PAC also decides to constitute a three-member committee to finalise possible alliances with the INDIA bloc, like-minded parties and organisations opposed to the BJP and NDA
Russians on Friday began three days of voting in the country’s first wartime parliamentary election, which features virtually no opposition and is all but certain to secure the Kremlin’s political dominance. France 24's Douglas Herbert takes a closer look.
PRESS REVIEW – Friday, September 18: Russia holds its first parliamentary elections since the Ukraine war. Since only parties loyal to Vladimir Putin are running, the elections are seen as nothing but a veneer of democracy. In sports: Zinedine Zidane will unveil his first selection as coach of the French football team. Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic organisers approve a croc-infested river to hold canoe and rowing events. Finally, the first new feline species in a century has been discovered.
Ghana's opposition New Patriotic Party set out its position on the constitution review on 17 September 2026, backing several changes while rejecting the process as partisan. The post Ghana’s Opposition Backs Some Constitutional Changes and Rejects the Process That Produced Them appeared first on The Rio Times.
Sweden's centre-left opposition has defeated the incumbent right-wing governing bloc by the slimmest of margins, public broadcaster SVT said on Wednesday, after 99% of the votes in Sunday's parliamentary election had been counted. FRANCE 24's Paul Rhys reports.
Tensions erupted in Kinshasa on Tuesday as an opposition-led demonstration against plans to change the Democratic Republic of Congo’s constitution was abruptly dispersed by security forces.
The CBA has put forth the argument that the people of Hasdeo have protected these forests for generations and are not an expendable coal reserve. They have called the auction of Tara a grave step backwards for Chhattisgarh and for India’s environmental governance
Police fired tear gas as clashes erupted in Kinshasa on Tuesday between opposition supporters and pro-government activists during a rally against a proposed constitutional change, AFP journalists saw.
While MP Vemireddy Prabhakar Reddy, who was facing criticism from the opposition, remains silent, his spouse and Kovur MLA Vemireddy Prashanthi Reddy has taken up the cudgels against the allegations
Zambia · POLITICS Key Facts —What happened Zambian police formally arrested Brian Mundubile and Makebi Zulu on 11 September 2026 at Kabwe Central Police Station and charged them with seditious practices under Section 57 of the Penal Code, Chapter 87. —Where they are held The two men were returned to Mukobeko Maximum Correctional Facility after […] The post Zambia Charges an Opposition Presidential Candidate With Sedition Over an Election Claim appeared first on The Rio Times.
Kenya · POLITICS Key Facts —What happened President William Ruto is consolidating his political base in Nairobi and other opposition-leaning areas ahead of the August 10, 2027 election. —The test Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna’s Linda Mwananchi movement is holding a major rally at Jacaranda Grounds in Embakasi East on Sunday 13 September 2026. —The talks […] The post Kenya’s Opposition Tests Its Strength in Nairobi as President William Ruto Locks Down His Base appeared first on The Rio Times.
Malaysia’s Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi on Friday called for the general election to be held immediately, in the once-dominant Malay party’s clearest indication yet that it was looking beyond the country’s current governing alliance ahead of the next election. The call comes as Umno deepens ties with opposition Islamist party the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), buoyed by recent state victories and growing talk of a new alignment to consolidate the Malay vote. “The time has come for the...
Makwana, who visited the deceased man’s home village of Toor Banjara, said Gulzar had spoken out against the drug menace, which was ruining the lives of youth in the area
The Union Minister said those opposing reservation should engage in dialogue and put forward their demands
The BJP leaders raised the issue of land in the prohibited properties list immediately as the House assembled for the day
Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado says Venezuela oil wealth belongs to the people, not to what she calls an illegitimate regime in Caracas. The post Venezuela Oil Is Not the Government’s to Sell, Machado Says appeared first on The Rio Times.
Urasoe, Okinawa Pref., Sept. 4 (Jiji Press)--A majority of residents in Okinawa Prefecture are constantly opposed to the planned relocation of the U.S. Futenma base in the Okinawa city of Ginowan to the Henoko coastal district in Nago, another city in the southernmost Japan prefecture, former Okinawa Governor Keiichi Inamine has said in an interview. Inamine, a former businessman, was first...
A Tunisian court started hearing on Thursday the final appeal of scores of opposition figures accused of plotting against the state.
A coalition of Ugandan and Kenyan activists on Tuesday blamed Kenya for the plight of Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye, whose health is deteriorating as he faces treason charges.
Opposition groups in the DR Congo have rejected President Felix Tshisekedi’s offer of a national dialogue aimed at reconciling the conflict-wracked country.