Johannesburg, May 12 (IANS) South Africa’s National Assembly will reopen impeachment-related proceedings against President Cyril Ramaphosa following a Constitutional Court ruling, local media reported.The Constitutional Court on earlier ruled that the country’s parliament acted unconstitutionally when it rejected an independent panel report on the Phala Phala matter involving Ramaphosa, reopening the possibility of impeachment proceedings against the head of state, Xinhua news agency reported.Ci…
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Budapest, May 9 (IANS) Peter Magyar was sworn in as Hungary’s Prime Minister on Saturday after winning a parliamentary vote at the inaugural session of the new National Assembly, pledging to “change the system.”A total of 195 out of the 199 members of parliament cast votes, with 140 in favour, 54 against and 1 abstention. Magyar, leader of Hungary’s Tisza Party, secured the required majority to be elected prime minister, marking the start of his four-year term.Magyar said in his inaugural speech…
Seoul, April 28 (IANS) An appeals court in South Korea on Tuesday sentenced Rep. Kweon Seong-dong of the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) to a two-year prison term on charges of accepting illegal political funds from the Unification Church. The Seoul High Court handed down the sentence after finding him guilty of accepting 100 million won (US$68,000) in January 2022 from a church official seeking favours from the former administration of President Yoon Suk Yeol, reports Yonhap news agenc…
Seoul, April 27 (IANS) Agriculture Minister Song Mi-ryung said on Monday the government will continue efforts to stabilise supplies of key agricultural inputs amid the ongoing Middle East crisis.Song stressed at a press conference that sufficient supplies of major agricultural goods, such as fertilisers and agricultural films, needed during the spring planting season have already been secured, reports Yonhap news agency.The agricultural ministry will swiftly execute the 377.5 billion-won (US$256…
Seoul, April 26 (IANS) South Korean President Lee Jae Myung plans to host a luncheon meeting with lawmakers from minor parties and independent members of the National Assembly this week, Cheong Wa Dae said Sunday. The meeting will take place on Wednesday, with participants to include lawmakers from five non-negotiating parties, including the Rebuilding Korea Party and New Reform Party, as well as independents, according to presidential spokesperson Kang Yu-jung.The exact time and venue will be a…
Caracas, April 21 (IANS) A nationwide mobilisation against US sanctions continued in Venezuela, with National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez leading a rally calling for political and social unity. “We have to put an end to the sanctions,” Rodriguez said at Cerro El Gallo in San Felix, where the rally took place on Monday (local time). He said the campaign aims to build consensus and push for the lifting of economic sanctions, urging Venezuelans to set aside differences and focus on shared in…
Seoul, April 19 (IANS) South Korean President Lee Jae Myung renewed his calls for the National Assembly to swiftly begin procedures to appoint a special inspector general tasked with investigating corruption involving the presidential family and other officials, a senior aide said on Sunday. In a press briefing, presidential chief of staff Kang Hoon-sik said that Lee stressed the need to appoint the independent inspector general to oversee misconduct by the president’s spouse and close relatives…
Sofia, April 18 (IANS) Bulgarians went to the polls on Sunday to vote in the country’s early parliamentary election, the eighth vote for the legislature in five years. Nearly 6.6 million voters are eligible to elect 240 lawmakers among more than 4,700 candidates from 14 political parties and 10 coalitions, as well as one independent candidate, according to the Central Election Commission, reported Xinhua news agency.The commission said that the polling stations in the country opened nationwide a…
Seoul, April 15 (IANS) The Korean won has remained relatively weak in recent months, but the country has sufficient dollar liquidity to respond to external shocks, Shin Hyun-song, nominee for the head of South Korea’s central bank, said on Wednesday.Shin made the remarks during a confirmation hearing at the National Assembly in Seoul, as he has been tapped to replace outgoing Bank of Korea (BOK) Gov. Rhee Chang-yong, reports Yonhap news agency.”It is not appropriate to comment on the specific le…
Seoul, April 11 (IANS) Cash assistance for the bottom 70 per cent of income earners will begin being rolled out later this month, the government announced on Saturday, as part of efforts to ease the financial strain caused by rising oil prices.The aid will first reach the most vulnerable within that income bracket starting April 27 and expand to the broader eligible group May 18, reports Yonhap news agency.Approximately 32.5 million people are eligible for the aid, with payments ranging from 100…