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The Japanese electorate seemed poised to punish the Liberal Democrats, even if it does not go so far as to hand power to the opposition. Japanese voters are not accustomed [...]

Ms. Gray said intense media scrutiny of her role meant she “risked becoming a distraction” to the new Labour government. Sue Gray, the chief of staff to Britain’s prime minister, [...]

Prague, Oct 1 (CTK) - Minister for Legislation Michal Salomoun (Pirates) handed in his resignation to Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala (Civic Democrats, ODS) this afternoon, Salomoun announced on the [...]

Stocks dropped after Japan's governing party chose Shigeru Ishiba, a critic of the country's longstanding ultralow interest rates, as its leader. Stocks in Japan fell sharply on Monday after the [...]

Byline: Michelle Ye Hee Lee, Julia Mio Inuma TOKYO - Shigeru Ishiba officially takes office as Japan's prime minister Tuesday, replacing Fumio Kishida, who resigned in no small part because [...]

Sir Keir Starmer has launched a fightback against accusations that his government is mired in 'sleaze, nepotism and avarice', with an announcement that the rules on declaring donations and gifts [...]

Shigeru Ishiba, a former defense minister known for his plainspoken opinions, will replace Fumio Kishida next week. The elite power brokers of Japan's governing party appeared to take public sentiment [...]

Byline: Fiona Harvey Environment editor Rachel Kyte, the new UK special representative on climate, advised the UK government as host of the Cop26 summit in Glasgow in 2021, one of [...]

Byline: PHILIP JOHNSTON Which minister will be most responsible for the fate of Sir Keir Starmer's government? Will it be Rachel Reeves, the Chancellor, whose Budget next month will be [...]

The nine candidates vying to become prime minister have been differentiated by their stances on a law requiring married couples to share a family name. Japan's leaders have plenty to [...]

The government still faces two challenges in the coming weeks: the risk of a no-confidence vote and a tight budget deadline. President Emmanuel Macron of France on Saturday appointed a [...]

French President Emmanuel Macron has named a new government, hoping to put an end 11 weeks of political uncertainty after an inconclusive parliamentary election delivered a (https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/8/26/macron-meets-marine-le-pen-amid-france-prime-minister-talks) hung parliament. Conservative [...]

Byline: Peter Walker Senior political correspondent The appointment of a former police chief to head the new border security command shows ministers are making serious attempts to stop unofficial Channel [...]

Jordan's King Abdullah II has accepted the resignation of the government led by Prime Minister Bisher al-Khasawneh after last week's (https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/9/14/posters-to-protests-the-dynamics-of-jordans-recent-elections) parliamentary elections were dominated by frustration over Israel's war [...]

Bangladesh, Sept. 13 -- Frances recent political turbulence reached a temporary resolution with the appointment of Michel Barnier as prime minister, tasked with forming the next government. Barniers selection, though [...]

The Sindh High Court on Wednesday accepted an urgent petition challenging the appointment of Federal Minister Ishaq Dar as deputy prime minister.Chief Justice of the Sindh High Court presided over [...]

Byline: Editorial Michel Barnier, France's new conservative prime minister, has yet to appoint a government, still less lay out its agenda. But three-quarters of voters already believe that he will [...]

Thousands of people have taken to the streets across France to protest president Emmanuel Macron's decision to appoint former Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier as prime minister -- with left-wing parties [...]