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Australia's opposition urged Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to resign, calling him the 'David Cameron of the southern hemisphere'.

• 04 июля 2016, 13:30

Kyrgyzstan's parliament unanimously endorsed a new government led by the country's sixth prime minister.

• 13 апреля 2016, 19:56

Israel's parliament passed a law capping the annual salaries of bank executives at $658,000, among the world's toughest such restrictions.

• 29 марта 2016, 15:56

Nur Otan, the ruling party of energy-rich Kazakhstan, secured a landslide victory in parliamentary elections.

• 24 марта 2016, 15:38

After consulting with Speakers of both chambers of the Parliament and Prime Minister of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev dissolved the Majilis.

• 22 января 2016, 16:32

Kazakh MPs' proposal to dissolve the Majilis (Lower Chamber) and call for snap elections awaits approval of President Nazarbayev.

• 20 января 2016, 16:21

Tajikistan's parliament on Wednesday unanimously voted to grant President Emomali Rakhmon the title 'Leader of the Nation' for life.

• 09 декабря 2015, 18:33

Kazakh Senate, the upper house of Kazakhstan’s Parliament, has passed a bill on non-performing loans and assets of second-tier banks.

• 17 ноября 2015, 16:27

Catalonia's pro-independence regional parliament is expected to launch a secession process in Spain's wealthiest region, in a showdown with the central government in Madrid.

• 09 ноября 2015, 15:45

The British government denied it was abandoning plans for a parliamentary vote to join air strikes in Syria as an influential committee of MPs advised against action.

• 03 ноября 2015, 16:28

The EU, desperate for help to solve the migrant crisis, has little option but to deal with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on his own terms after a stunning election victory.

• 03 ноября 2015, 10:46

The European Union said it looked forward to working with the new Turkish government after elections showed the people's "strong commitment" to democracy.

• 02 ноября 2015, 16:51

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan rose from humble beginnings to become Turkey's most powerful politician since Ataturk.

• 02 ноября 2015, 14:52

Former Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer disclosed that he has taken a four percent stake in Twitter, expressing confidence in the messaging platform's new management team.

• 17 октября 2015, 15:58

Greece's parliament narrowly adopted further reforms demanded by the country's international creditors in return for further bailout funds.

• 17 октября 2015, 14:38

Russian President Vladimir Putin won permission from parliament to carry out air strikes in Syria.

• 30 сентября 2015, 17:41

Dariga Nazarbayev has been appointed Vice Prime Minister of Kazakhstan.

• 15 сентября 2015, 20:26

Kazakhstan's ex State Secretary and Foreign Minister Kanat Saudabayev became a member of the Majilis, the lower Chamber of the Parliament.

• 02 сентября 2015, 16:39

Rebels from Greece's Syriza party on Friday formed a breakaway parliamentary group after Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras resigned.

• 22 августа 2015, 13:31

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras asked that the European Parliament (EP) join the group of creditors overseeing the recently-approved bailout deal.

• 20 августа 2015, 11:46