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A ‘coup’ in Gabon: Who, what and why?

Soldiers in Gabon announced the cancellation of recent election results and the dissolution of state institutions.

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France’s Macron aims to push economic and immigration reforms despite political challenges

French President Emmanuel Macron is vowing to make key economic, immigration and education reforms

The Independent UK

France's Macron aims to push economic and immigration reforms despite political challenges

French President Emmanuel Macron is vowing to make key economic, immigration and education reforms

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Pakistan's parliament is dissolved to pave way for elections

Pakistan's president on Wednesday dissolved the lower house of parliament as the country's top opposition leader is fighting to overturn a corruption conviction.

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Pakistan’s parliament dissolved for elections amid ex-PM Khan's imprisonment

Pakistan’s president on Wednesday dissolved the National Assembly, or lower house of parliament, a first step in the countdown to a general election by mid-November. The move came as the country’s top opposition leader is fighting to overturn a corruption conviction that landed him in a high-security prison over the…

France 24

Timeline: A week after the coup, how has the Niger crisis unfolded?

Here is a roundup of the key events since a military coup took place in Niger on Wednesday, July 26.

Al Jazeera

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Bill apparently aimed at halting criticism of Pakistani intelligence figures expected to become law

Pakistan’s lower house has passed a bill that recommends a three-year prison term for anyone found guilty of disclosing the identity of an intelligence official, a move apparently aimed at stifling criticism of military-backed spy chiefs and agents

The Independent UK

France's FM says attempted coup in Niger not 'final' as putschists win army backing

Putschists in Niger said Thursday they had won broad army support and called for calm in the troubled country, but former colonial power France said it did not consider the attempted coup to be "final".

France 24

Zimbabwean women are reduced to cheerleaders in the upcoming election, activists say

In Zimbabwe, the low number of women standing as candidates in general elections scheduled for Aug. 23 is viewed as perpetuating decades-old domination of politics by men

The Independent UK

Pakistan coalition government decides to dissolve Parliament on August 8

The two major stakeholders in ruling coalitoon government -Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) - have agreed to dissolve the National Assembly on August 8. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

Four priorities for Nigeria’s newly elected national assembly

Nigeria’s National Assembly – the 10th since independence – was inaugurated on 13 June 2023. It has two arms: the Senate and the House of Representatives. The 109 senators and 360 representatives were elected on 25 February 2023. Godswill Akpabio was elected Senate president and Tajudeen Abass House of Representatives…

The Conversation

Cambodia ruling party victory a sure bet as campaigning begins for general election

Campaigning for Cambodia’s general election has officially begun

The Independent UK

Cambodian lawmakers approve changes to election law that disqualify candidates who don't vote

Pro-government Cambodian lawmakers have unanimously approved changes to the country’s election law that will ban anyone who fails to vote from running as a candidate in future elections

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Cambodian leader says people who don't vote will be barred from being candidates in future elections

Cambodia’s long-serving leader says his government will amend the country’s election law to bar anyone who fails to vote from running as a candidate in future elections, in his latest move to marginalize his political foes

Radio France Internationale

French government survives 17th vote of no-confidence since pensions overhaul

The latest vote of no-confidence against the French government, tabled by the left-wing opposition, was rejected by the parliament on Monday evening. It's the latest development in the pension reform battle which has shaken the country since January.

The Independent UK

French pension reform opponents push for repeal bill but are unlikely to succeed

Opponents of French President Emmanuel Macron’s retirement reform are pushing for a new bill to repeal it

Reuters

Party backing Ecuador's Lasso will not field candidates in elections

Ecuadorean President Guillermo Lasso's political movement Creating Opportunities will not field candidates for the country's early presidential or legislative elections, it said on Tuesday.

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Why Macron is reading sci-fi thrillers to prepare for the wars of the future

As parliament gears up for a vote Wednesday on plans to boost military spending, the French Armed Forces look set to continue hiring science fiction authors to imagine future threats to national security. So far, sci-fi novelists from the Red Team Defense project have written more than a dozen stories…

The Independent UK

Ecuador's president declines to run in snap elections after he disbands National Assembly

Ecuador’s president Guillermo Lasso says he will not run for presidential reelection in the early elections that were called after his decision to dissolve the National Assembly two weeks ago

The Independent UK

UN chief implicitly criticizes Cambodia's upcoming elections after top opposition party ban

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has implicitly criticized Cambodia’s upcoming elections for failing to be inclusive, after the top opposition party was not allowed to register

The Guardian - AU

South Korea’s first ever same-sex marriage bill goes to parliament

Symbolic bill sponsored by cross-party group of lawmakers is hailed a ‘historic moment’ in fight for marriage equality

The Independent UK

Top Cambodian opposition party loses appeal over registration, barred from contesting July elections

Cambodia’s top opposition party has been barred from participating in elections set for July after the Constitutional Council refused to overturn a decision not to register the party over a paperwork issue

Reuters

Ecuador's Lasso seeks 'national agreement' in August elections

Ecuador's President Guillermo Lasso on Wednesday described coming early elections as an opportunity to unite the country as it grapples with gang violence and political instability after Lasso dissolved the legislature earlier in May.

The Independent UK

Ecuador election council sets presidential vote for Aug. 20

Ecuador’s National Electoral Council has announced that early presidential elections would be held on Aug. 20 after President Guillermo Lasso dissolved the National Assembly by decree last week and brought forward the vote scheduled for 2025

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