Iraqi parliament elects former environment minister Nizar Amedi as country’s new president
Baghdad, April 12 (IANS) The Iraqi Parliament elected former environment minister Nizar Amedi as the country’s new president, following a decisive voting session held in the capital Baghdad. Parliament Speaker Haibet al-Halbousi officially announced Amedi as the winner after he secured 227 votes in the runoff vote. Following the announcement, the president-elect took the constitutional […]
Far-right candidate Jose Antonio Kast elected Chile’s new President
Santiago, Dec 15 (IANS) Jose Antonio Kast, presidential candidate of the far-right Republican Party, won the Chilean presidential run-off election, becoming the country’s new president, said the electoral authorities on Sunday. According to Chile’s Electoral Service, with 99.33 per cent of the votes counted in the run-off, Kast won 58.18 per cent, compared with 41.82 […]
Greek parliament fails to elect new President in 2nd round of voting
Athens, Feb 1 (IANS) The Greek parliament failed to elect the country’s next President in the second round of voting. A majority of 200 votes in the 300-seat parliament was needed for one of the four candidates to assume the post. All 300 members of parliament participated in the voting on Friday. Today’s attempt followed […]
