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Kuwait’s National Assembly (parliament) on Tuesday elected lawmaker Ahmad al-Saadoun as a new speaker. Al-Saadoun, 87, was elected unchallenged during Tuesday’s vote. During Kuwait’s September 29 parliamentary elections, al-Saadoun swept to victory with more than 12,000 votes, the highest number in the country’s history. Before entering the world of politics,…

Kuwait's Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal al-Ahmad al-Jaber Al Sabah stressed that the new cabinet would work to implement the law, consolidate the principle of integrity and transparency, combat corruption, and prosecute the corrupt. The Crown Prince will inaugurate the National Assembly's first regular session for the 17th legislative term. The…

Since the French government lost its absolute majority in parliament, it's becoming harder to get legislation passed. However France has a handy tool called article 49.3 – and it appears increasingly likely the Prime Minister will be using it. RFI looks at how this “nuclear legislative weapon” actually works and…

As the French National Assembly gets younger and more female, some lawmakers say it's time MPs on maternity leave were replaced. Opera singers bring love, tragedy and dialogue to French city streets with free concerts in unexpected places. And the man behind Paris' Wallace fountains, which turn 150 this year.

France's National Assembly resumed its work on Monday with a debate on the war in Ukraine and its consequences for France, with a call from Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne to "continue the sanctions" to "make the cost of the war unbearable for Russia".

The Kuwaiti government held an extraordinary session on Saturday to set the date for the first meeting of the newly-elected National Assembly. The parliament will meet for the first time on October 11. The government then submitted its resignation following the announcement of this week’s elections results. The results were…

The unofficial results of Kuwait’s parliamentary elections, which were announced in the early hours of Friday, showed that the Change movement had swept the National Assembly, by winning more than half of the 50 parliamentary seats. The voter turnout reached around 50 percent across the country, while the fifth electoral…

As geopolitical tensions from Russian aggression in Ukraine and the ongoing United States-China rivalry intensify, Southeast Asia will be hard-pressed to maintain peace and security. Despite their relatively small size, Cambodia and Laos are two countries whose political trajectories will shape regional outcomes. While Cambodia has consolidated domestic political power…

Campaigning for Nigeria's presidential election in February to choose Muhammadu Buhari's successor officially started this week and candidates on Thursday signed a pledge to ensure a peaceful vote after previous ballots were marred by violence.