Venezuela’s opposition said on Sunday it will return to Barbados to continue talks with the government of President Nicolas Maduro as part of efforts to resolve the South American nation’s political crisis. The two sides met in the Caribbean island last week as part of talks being mediated by Norway but returned on Thursday for […]
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Japan’s biggest opposition party shuns rival merger ahead of election
The leader of Japan’s main opposition party said on Wednesday he was happy to cooperate with other opposition groups in a July 21 upper house election, but brushed aside calls from a rival party to merge to fight Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ruling bloc. The idea of a merger “is objectively mistaken … If we […]
Opposition protests against ‘secrecy’ of govt’s references
The opposition has voiced strong concerns over government’s apparently secret action against the judges. The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on Friday decided to protest in Parliament against the government’s decision to file reference against judges in the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC). The PML-N’s parliamentary group which was presided over by PML-N Vice President […]
Maduro hails start of Norway-brokered talks with opposition
President Nicolas Maduro welcomed Friday the “beginning of talks” with the Venezuelan opposition in Norway, after months of bloody clashes between the two sides. “The talks have begun nicely to move toward agreements of peace, agreement and harmony, and I ask for the support of all Venezuelan people to advance on the path of peace,” […]
Ugandan pop star and opposition MP arrested over 2018 protest
Ugandan police arrested pop star turned MP Bobi Wine on Monday, barely two days after lifting the house arrest of a potential challenger to veteran President Yoweri Museveni, and placed him in custody over a protest he organised last year, his lawyer said. Wine, at 37, is the figurehead of a new generation who grew […]
Nicaragua opposition defies ban to march on deadly protest anniversary
Nicaragua’s opposition said at least 67 people were arrested after defying a protest ban and a heavy riot police presence on the streets of Managua to mark the first anniversary of a deadly uprising against President Daniel Ortega. The opposition National Unity Blue and White (UNAB) coalition gathered in the south of the capital, planning […]
Turkey’s opposition party takes narrow lead in Ankara mayor race
Turkey’s main opposition party candidate took a narrow lead in the capital Ankara in Sunday’s local elections, early results showed, with President Tayyip Erdogan’s AK Party leading the race in Istanbul. Mansur Yavas of the secularist opposition Republican People’s Party had 49.1 percent of the vote in Ankara, one percentage point more than AKP former […]
Thailand’s opposition forms alliance, claims lower house majority
Thailand’s Pheu Thai party said on Wednesday it has formed a “democratic front” with other parties after a disputed election, and claimed that the alliance’s 255 seats gave it a majority in the lower house of parliament and the right to try to form a government. However, the coalition would likely fall short of electing […]
Opposition stresses upon joint parliamentary session over Indian LoC violation
ISLAMABAD: Opposition called for a joint parliamentary session after Indian violation of Line of Control (LoC) on early Tuesday. In today’s National Assembly sessions Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader and former defence minister Khwaja Asif and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Khursheed Shah demanded a joint parliamentary session on emergency basis. Khwaja Asif while speaking […]
Sahiwal incident: Opposition demands judicial commission for transparent investigation
LAHORE: Opposition strongly condemned the Joint Investigation Teams’s (JIT) report and the government’s stance on Sahiwal incident and demanded the formation of a judicial commission to probe the matter transparently. Additional Chief Secretary Home Punjab Fazeel Asghar briefed the provincial assembly on Sahiwal incident and the progress on the ongoing investigation by JIT. Leader of […]