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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in World

French PM survives no-confidence votes after making pension concession

French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu survived two no-confidence votes in parliament on Thursday, winning crucial backing from the Socialist Party thanks to his pledge to suspend President Emmanuel Macron’s contested pension reform. The two motions presented by the hard-left France Unbowed and the far-right National Rally (RN) secured just 271 and 144 votes respectively, well short of the 289 votes needed to bring down Lecornu's days-old government. Lecornu's offer to mothball the pension reform until after the 2027 presidential election helped sway the Socialists, giving the government a lifeline in… Read More…

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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in World

Macron's government survives no-confidence vote

The French government has narrowly survived a vote of no-confidence, which was triggered when it forced through an increase in the pension age to 64. It sparked new anti-government protests in Paris, where 101 people were arrested after stand-offs with police. The vote, tabled by centrist MPs, had 278 votes in favour, falling short of the 287 votes needed. Read More…

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Alina Hashmi Posted in Politics

PTI, PML-Q allied against no-confidence vote: PTI

PTI Vice President Fawad Chaudhry said on Tuesday that his party and the PML-Q had decided to remain allies, and face the matters of the vote of confidence and no-trust resolution against Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Parvez Elahi together. In a double-edged move, Punjab Governor Balighur Rehman asked the chief minister to obtain a vote of confidence from the Punjab Assembly (PA) on Wednesday (tomorrow). On the other hand, PML-N and PPP lawmakers submitted a separate no-trust resolution against him in a bid to bar him from dissolving the assembly. Read More…

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Alina Hashmi Posted in Politics

"Was approached before no-trust vote": Asad Umar

Islamabad: On Monday, PTI Secretary-General Asad Umar claimed that he was approached for a minus-Imran Khan formula ahead of the no-confidence vote against the then-prime minister. "This is an incident that took place two or three days before the vote of no-confidence. I received a call from Bani Gala, asking me to reach there immediately," Umar said. The former federal minister said some people, whom he refrained from naming, called him towards them upon his arrival at Bani Gala. Read More…

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Sanniah Hassan Posted in Uncategorized

PTI govt. threatens Bilawal Bhutto of martial law a day before no-confidence vote

Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari claimed on Thursday that the PTI-led government had threatened him with martial law if the PDM did not agree to immediate elections in the country just a day before the no-confidence vote against then-Prime Minister Imran Khan. Bilawal Bhutto stated the threatening message was sent to him by a PTI minister during a National Assembly session today. The foreign minister, although criticising the previous government, stated that the new coalition government believed in democracy and fair elections. Read More…

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Sanniah Hassan Posted in Uncategorized

Shehbaz Sharif likely to become new PM today

The National Assembly (NA) is scheduled to elect Pakistan's 23rd prime minister today (Monday), after Imran Khan was removed from office in a no-confidence vote on Saturday night. Shehbaz Sharif of the PML-N and Shah Mahmood Qureshi of the PTI are the two candidates running for prime minister, with the former having a better chance of winning. The NA session to elect the new House leader, which was scheduled to begin at 11 a.m., will now begin at 2 p.m. Read More…

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