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Pakistan election 2024: Which are the major political parties?

From the left to the right, mapping the major stakeholders in the general election on February 8.

Al Jazeera

France Takes Steps to Recognize Woman's Right to Abortion

France's National Assembly considers a bill to constitutionalize a woman's right to abortion, inspired by recent developments in the United States.

Top News

The pros and cons of simultaneous elections | Explained

A High-Level Committee is examining the proposal of simultaneous elections in India, considering cost, governance, and social cohesion.

The Hindu

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France debates plan to enshrine abortion as constitutional right

Impetus for change was US supreme court overturning Roe v Wade, while Germany passes law banning harassment of women at abortion clinics

The Guardian - UK

Does France's hard-line immigration law breach the constitution?

A top French court is reviewing the government's controversial immigration reform to check that measures toughening the treatment of non-EU migrants do not breach France's constitution. RFI looks at what the legal experts will be considering – and what they might rule has to change.

Radio France Internationale

Riots, protests and climate uprisings: 2023 was a tumultuous year in France

France encountered severe turbulence over the past 12 months, roiled by a long and bitter battle over pension reform as well as crippling droughts, sizzling heatwaves and nationwide rioting. FRANCE 24 takes a look at some of the top stories from a year of turmoil.

France 24

Pakistan Election Commission notifies appointment of 24 judges for election tribunals

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) notified the appointment of 24 judges as appellate tribunals who will dispose of the appeals filed against rejection or acceptance of nomination papers of candidates for the upcoming elections. Read further on Dynamite News:

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French health minister resigns over contentious immigration law

France's health minister has resigned over the adoption of a controversial immigration law backed by the far-right, a government spokesman said on Wednesday, while denying there was any rebellion within President Emmanuel Macron's cabinet.

Radio France Internationale

Emmanuel Macron to make TV address after France passes tough new migration law

The measures in the new legislation include limiting foreigners' access to social benefits

Evening Standard

French parliament adopts toughened immigration law backed by far right

France's lower house of parliament on Tuesday passed a government bill tightening rules for immigration, despite a rebellion within the ranks of President Emmanuel Macron's governing party after it was backed by the far right.

France 24

Macron faces party rebellion as French lawmakers advance tougher immigration bill

French President Emmanuel Macron was facing a rebellion within his own party from left-leaning deputies on Tuesday after a tougher immigration bill won the support of the far right under Marine Le Pen as it advanced through parliament. NGOs have slammed the measure as the "most regressive" immigration law in…

France 24

France Seeks To Break Deadlock Over Controversial Immigration Law

French lawmakers and senators sought on Monday to hammer out a compromise over a beleaguered immigration bill as President Emmanuel Macron's government hoped to salvage what is seen as a flagship reform of his second term.

International Business Times

French lawmakers to decide future of contentious immigration bill

A joint committee comprised of MPs and senators will attempt to reach an "intelligent compromise" demanded by French President Emmanuel Macron in an attempt to pass a crucial immigration law, which has been the subject of heated debate across the country's political class.

Radio France Internationale

Macron's government to send controversial immigration bill back to a parliamentary committee

France's government insisted Tuesday it would implement tough measures against illegal migrants as it battled a political crisis following the rejection of its flagship immigration bill in the lower house of parliament on Monday.

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France 24

'Contradictions of Macronism’: French government fights to save face after immigration bill debacle

President Emmanuel Macron’s government vowed on Tuesday to press ahead with a controversial immigration bill, a day after its flagship reform was rejected by lawmakers in a humiliating setback. The political crisis has heaped further pressure on a government that has struggled to pass reforms without a parliamentary majority.

International Business Times

Macron's Govt Defiant After Immigration Bill Rejection

Radio France Internationale

Macron mulls next steps after French lawmakers reject controversial immigration bill

French President Emmanuel Macron and his government are regrouping after the National Assembly rejected his flagship immigration bill without even bringing it up for debate. Macron has asked for the legislative process to continue, and refused to accept the resignation of Interior minister Gerald Darmanin who offered to step down…

International Business Times

French Lower House Rejects Macron's Immigration Bill

The French lower house of parliament on Monday adopted a motion to reject a highly controversial immigration bill, dealing a major blow to the government of President Emmanuel Macron.

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Macron defends France's 'tradition of asylum' ahead of immigration bill debate

The French lower house of parliament will on Monday continue debating a bill seeking to tighten immigration rules criticised by both the far-right and hard-left in what will be a major test for the government of President Emmanuel Macron.

Radio France Internationale

Macron's opponents snub cross-party talks on tackling political deadlock

French President Emmanuel Macron has lashed out at the heads of France’s opposition parties who refused his invitation to participate in a second meeting on Friday aimed at breaking the deadlock in parliament. His opponents say they doubt the sincerity or effectiveness of the effort.

France 24

DR Congo faces logistical, security challenges before pivotal December poll

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is gearing up for high-stakes elections on December 20, with incumbent President Felix Tshisekedi facing a crowded field of challengers that includes the runner-up in the disputed 2018 vote and a Nobel Peace Prize laureate. With five weeks to go before polls open, organisers…

Al Jazeera

What’s at stake in Madagascar’s upcoming presidential election?

The impoverished country goes to the polls on Thursday after weeks of protests over alleged electoral irregularities.

France 24

French doctors vow to ‘disobey’ bill stripping undocumented migrants of healthcare rights

A push by France’s conservative-led Senate to strip undocumented migrants of their access to free healthcare has sparked a public outcry among workers across the medical profession, many of whom have pledged to ignore a measure they describe as an ethical, sanitary and financial aberration.

Radio France Internationale

French lawmakers start debating controversial immigration bill

The French upper house Senate has begun debating a controversial immigration bill that the government says will bolster security for legal migrants. But opponents see it as new evidence of a move to the right by President Emmanuel Macron.

Radio France Internationale

French PM once again sidesteps parliamentary debate to pass budget

French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne has invoked article 49.3 of the Constitution to pass the first part of the government’s 2024 budget. The move skips debate in the National Assembly, where lawmakers had introduced hundreds of amendments. This is the first time she has used 49.3 since it was used…

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