Parliament of Singapore

Marathon sessions scheduled for no confidence debate

The first and second day of the debate on the no confidence motion tabled by the opposition PASOK party (socialist) will last well past midnight, Parliament speaker Konstantinos Tassoulas announced Tuesday.

Tassoulas said the session will be expended because nearly every one of the 300 MPs have expressed interest in taking part on the debate.

New Serbian parliament to elect speaker on Monday

BELGRADE - Serbia's new parliament will continue its constitutive session on Monday, March 11, to elect its speaker.

The sitting was called by temporary speaker Stojan Radenovic, the oldest MP.

It is scheduled for 11 am.

The Presidency of Serbia's ruling Serbian Progressive Party decided on Wednesday to put outgoing PM Ana Brnabic forward as new parliament speaker.

Constituent session of the Serbian Parliament's in progress, opposition creates chaos

After the singing of the national anthem, the opposition already started disrupting the session, and they got up from their seats and started blowing whistles and showing banners.
The new convocation of the parliament will be constituted by the confirmation of at least two thirds of the parliamentary mandates.

Bill on same-sex marriage to be submitted in Parliament, vote on February 15

A long-awaited government bill legalizing same-sex marriage is expected to be introduced in Parliament on Thursday, Parliament Speaker Kostas Tasoulas said.

The legislation will be tabled to the relevant parliamentary committee on February 5 and on February 7, the relevant bodies will be invited to the committee to comment on it.

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