In Burundi Parliament Election, Burundi’s ruling party, CNDD-FDD, has won 100% of the seats in the National Assembly following a controversial election held on June 5. The electoral commission announced the provisional results on June 11, confirming that the party secured 96.51% of the vote nationwide.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry announced that the Iran Parliament is preparing a bill to withdraw from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). This move follows increasing tensions with Israel and a recent resolution by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which declared Tehran in violation of its NPT commitments.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s fragile coalition narrowly escaped collapse. A crucial vote in the Knesset to dissolve parliament failed by a 61-53 margin. The vote, triggered by the growing crisis over military conscription for ultra-Orthodox Jews, could have forced early elections.
José Pedro Aguiar-Branco of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) secured re-election as Portugal Parliament President with a decisive 202 votes. The election took place during the first plenary session of the 16th Legislature.
Justice and Development Party (AK Party) MP for Istanbul, Numan Kurtulmuş, has been re-elected Speaker of the Turkish Grand National Assembly (TBMM). He clinched 329 votes in the third round of parliamentary voting held on Tuesday, securing a clear mandate for his second term.
Dutch government has collapsed after far-right leader Geert Wilders pulled his Party for Freedom (PVV) out of the coalition. In response, Prime Minister Dick Schoof announced his resignation and plans to continue in a caretaker role.
Mongolia PM Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene has resigned after losing a parliamentary confidence vote, ending his four-year tenure in office.
The decision followed weeks of nationwide protests sparked by viral social media images showing his 23-year-old son’s lavish lifestyle.
At 44 years old, Baerbock is one of the youngest presidents ever elected to lead the Assembly. She is also the first woman from the Western European and Others Group (WEOG) to take the gavel and only the fifth woman overall.
Iran Parliament, the Islamic Consultative Assembly, has re-elected Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf as Speaker of Iran Parliament, extending his leadership for the sixth consecutive year.
The 36th meeting of the Interim Parliament Secretariat Commission was held today at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban, the Bangladesh Parliament. National Parliamentary Affairs Adviser Dr. Asif Nazrul chaired the session.