Japan’s parliament has begun official deliberations on public pension reform legislation, while also passing a controversial cyber defense bill aimed at strengthening the nation’s digital security posture.
Political instability continues as centre-right Democratic Alliance (AD) wins parliamentary Portugal Election, but falls short of majority.
Amid rising military tensions between India and Pakistan, a Pakistani senator emotionally broke down during in Pak National Assembly, while another Pak MP quipped, “If the war escalates, I will go to England.”
Maldives Parliament impeached two Supreme Court judges, intensifying a political crisis linked to President Muizzu’s anti-defection measures.
Philippines midterm elections concluded on May 12, over 68 million voters participated for the selection of more than 18,000 representatives.
Friedrich Merz is the newly elected Chancellor of Germany, officially taking office in May 2025 after a tense and unprecedented second-round vote in the Bundestag. At 69 years old, he is the oldest post-war German chancellor to assume office, and his rise marks a significant shift in German politics.
George Simion, leader of Romania’s far-right Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR), has won the first round of the country’s rerun presidential election, securing 40.96% of the vote, with nearly all ballots counted.
Anthony grew up with his mother, Maryanne, in a council house in Sydney. As he watched his mum juggling the challenges of life on a disability pension, Anthony came to understand the power of a parent’s love in the face of hardship – and the power of government to change lives for the better.
Re-elected Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese declared that voters had chosen “unity rather than division” after his center-left Labor Party secured a rare second-term victory, gaining additional seats in a result not seen in decades of Australian politics.
The Arab Parliament inaugurated its fourth session of the first legislative year of the fourth parliamentary term, held at Iraq’s Council of Representatives in Baghdad. In a statement, the parliament praised Iraq’s hosting of the upcoming 34th regular session of the Arab League Council at the summit level.