Nimish Kumar, The International Parliament Journal (IPJ)
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.
Arab Parliament has strongly condemned Israel’s recent decision to build 22 new settlements in the occupied West Bank. It also denounced Israeli airstrikes near Syria’s Presidential Palace and escalating violence in Gaza.
Voters in Suriname went to the polls on Sunday in a closely watched Suriname Parliament Election that could redefine the country’s future. With the promise of massive offshore oil wealth, the Suriname Parliament Election outcome will determine who leads the nation through what many hope will be a transformative economic boom.
In a historic shift, Portugal’s far-right Chega party has emerged as the main opposition in Portugal Parliament. The final results of the May 18 Portugal Parliament election pushed Chega ahead of the Socialist Party (PS), marking a dramatic transformation in the country’s political landscape.
Samoa will head to early general elections after its Parliament failed to pass the national budget. Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata’afa confirmed the dissolution of Parliament in a live address on Wednesday.
Taiwan Foreign Minister Lin Chia-Lung welcomed a delegation of Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) on Monday. The group included MEPs Reinis Pozņaks from Latvia, Beatrice Timgren, and European Parliament Policy Advisor Jens Vornøe.