Showing posts with label confidence vote. Show all posts
Showing posts with label confidence vote. Show all posts

Friday, March 17, 2023

Opposition lawmakers file no-confidence motion over French pension reform

French opposition lawmakers Friday filed a no-confidence motion against President Emmanuel Macron’s government after it imposed a contested pensions reform by decree, the leader of an independent parliamentary group said.

Monday, October 17, 2022

100 Conservatives Asking 1922 Committee Chair For No Confidence Vote In Truss

Letters demanding a vote of no confidence in British Prime Minister Liz Truss may have been written by as many as 100 Conservative backbenchers, The i newspaper (inews) reports.

Sunday, April 10, 2022

Pakistan PM Imran Khan gone after losing no-confidence vote| Al Jazeera

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan has been deposed by a no-confidence vote in parliament, days after he blocked a similar attempt.

Wednesday, June 6, 2018

Italian new gov't wins Senate confidence vote

Italian new gov't wins Senate
The new Italian government led by Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on Tuesday won the confidence vote in Senate.

Friday, June 1, 2018

Spain's Rajoy ousted in no-confidence vote, Pedro Sánchez of socialist party to become new PM

Pedro Sánchez of socialist party to become new PM
Pedro Sanchez has arrived in Spain's parliament, set to become the country's new prime minister after his socialist party yesterday secured enough votes to topple Mariano Rajoy in a confidence vote over a corruption case.

Wednesday, February 14, 2018

Zuma resigns as President of South Africa

Jacob Zuma
Jacob Zuma has bowed to political pressure and announced his resignation as President of South Africa.

Zuma says ANC efforts to unseat him are 'unfair'

Jacob Zuma
South African President Jacob Zuma said ongoing efforts to unseat him by the ruling ANC party were unfair, adding that he had been given no reason by the party why he should resign.

Wednesday, October 18, 2017

Portugal government faces no-confidence motion over wildfires response

Portugal wildfires
A no-confidence motion against Portugal's Socialist Party government over the loss of life in disastrous wildfires that have ravaged the nation in recent months gained traction on Wednesday when the main opposition party signaled its backing.

Wednesday, June 21, 2017

Romanian prime minister removed in no-confidence vote

Romania's Parliament ousted the country's prime minister Wednesday in a no-confidence vote, six months after he assumed office.

Saturday, October 29, 2016

Rajoy returned as PM in confidence vote, ending Spain’s political crisis

Spain's parliament voted Saturday to approve acting Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy's bid to form a new minority government, putting an end to the country's 10-month political deadlock.

Monday, August 22, 2016

Libya's Eastern Parliament Votes Against UN-backed Government in Tripoli

Opponents of Libya's U.N.-backed government voted on Monday against a motion of confidence in the Tripoli-based administration, in a rare session of the parliament based in the east of the country.

Friday, November 6, 2015

British MPs to Debate a No-Confidence Vote in UK Prime Minister Cameron

British MPs will come together to debate a no confidence vote in Prime Minister David Cameron after an online petition, accusing him of causing "devastation for the poorest in society for the last 5 years," reached enough public support to trigger a discussion.

Wednesday, August 19, 2015

Oh the Drachma! Syriza Splits, Dutch Divide, Germans Say 'Yes'

In the final act of the Greek economic drama that has dragged on for more than six months the German parliament, the Bundestag, has approved the Greek bailout package.

Wednesday, February 11, 2015

Greek PM easily wins confidence vote, EU showdown looms

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras comfortably won a confidence vote on his plan to cancel a deeply unpopular bailout programme and challenge European leaders as both sides prepare for a showdown at meetings in Brussels this week...

Saturday, October 11, 2014

Greek PM narrowly wins parliamentary confidence vote

ATHENS: Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras late Friday won a parliamentary confidence vote, which he called in a bid to rally support, but which provided him with only a narrow majority.

The conservative prime minister secured the support of 155 of the 300 elected deputies, with not a single independent or opposition member backing him.

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