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Issued on: 02/05/2023 - 13:15 People attend the traditional May Day labour march, a day of mobilisation against the French pension reform law in Nantes on May 1, 2023 Stephane Mahe, Reuters French trade unions on Tuesday announced a new nationwide day of protests on June 6 against President Emmanuel Macron's decision to increase the retirement age by two years to 64.

Germany's domestic security agency said Wednesday it has classed the youth wing of the far-right AfD party as a "confirmed" extremist organisation, allowing it to be placed under intensive surveillance.Published: 26 April 2023 16:31 CEST The Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV) said it had made the move after four years of investigations into the group.

As teargas and smoke wafted through the streets of central Paris and riot police clashed with protesters, many demonstrators felt President Emmanuel Macron only had himself to blame for the seething public anger over his pension reform.Published: 23 March 2023 21:09 CET Among the crowd of tens of thousands of mostly young people, protesters said Macron's defiance and abrasive ruling style had motivated them to hit the streets.

Among the crowd of tens of thousands of mostly young people, protesters said Macron's defiance and abrasive ruling style had motivated them to hit the streets.Chief among the complaints was his decision last Thursday to ram the pensions legislation through parliament without a vote after it emerged that his minority government did not have enough support among MPs.

Protesters angry with president Emmanuel Macron and his plan to raise the pension age clashed with police across France on Thursday as demonstrations and strikes threaten to overshadow King Charles' official visit this weekend.In central Paris, police used tear gas after protesters threw projectiles and set fire to uncollected rubbish piled high in the streets.

The facade of the National Assembly is seen as protesters gather for a demonstration on Place de la Concorde in Paris after the French government pushed a pension reform bill through parliament without a vote, using Article 49.3 of the constitution, on March 16, 2023.Thomas Samson, AFP French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne on Monday faces two motions of no confidence in the National Assembly lower house, after forcing through an unpopular pension reform last week without a vote.

Millions of Turkish citizens living abroad began voting Thursday in national elections that will decide whether President Recep Tayyip Erdogan can govern Turkey for another term.The overseas balloting began amid concerns over Erdogan's health, after he was forced to cancel election rallies on Wednesday and Thursday.

Turkish nationals living in Germany started casting their votes for Turkey's presidential and parliamentary elections on Thursday.The elections, with the first round of voting on May 14 in Turkey, pose what some observers say is the toughest test so far for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has been in power for 20 years.

A man at a bar watches French President Emmanuel Macron speaking during an interview with journalists on television in Marseille, southern France, on March 22, 2023.Daniel Cole (AP) French President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday that the pension bill he pushed through without a vote in parliament needs to be implemented by the end of the year, sticking to his decision to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 despite mass protests.

2022 has been an extraordinary year for British politics, with three prime ministers, cabinet reshuffles, and resignations galore.But move away from the photo-op moment and look at the non-staged images as history unfolds, what does it tell us?Every prime minister faces a weekly grilling in the House of Commons - here, former PM Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street to face MPs and the leader of the opposition, Sir Keir Starmer.

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails President Emmanuel Macron's government has used special constitutional powers to force an unpopular pensions bill through France's parliament without a vote, triggering boos and shouts of "Resign!" in chaotic scenes.

The Senate and lower house National Assembly are set to hold ballots on the legislation to raise the retirement age to 64, with Macron's minority government dependent on the opposition Republicans (LR) party for support.After months of negotiations, everyone wants a moment of truth, a senior figure in Macron's Renaissance party told AFP on condition of anonymity.

The Senate and lower house National Assembly are set to hold ballots on the legislation to raise the retirement age to 64, with Macron's minority government dependent on the opposition Republicans (LR) party for support.After months of negotiations, everyone wants a moment of truth, a senior figure in Macron's Renaissance party told AFP on condition of anonymity.

A demonstrator holds a sign with an image of French President Emmanuel Macron at a protest against the government's pension reform plan in Paris, France, on March 11, 2023.Benoit Tessier, Reuters A proposed reform of France's pension system, which has sparked massive protests and strikes since the start of the year, is to be put to a vote in parliament on Thursday in a decisive moment for President Emmanuel Macron.

France faces another day of strikes on Wednesday over contested pension reforms that President Emmanuel Macron appears on the verge of pushing through, despite months of protests.Published: 15 March 2023 08:59 CET As the legislation enters the final stretch in parliament, trade unions are set to make another attempt to pressure the government and lawmakers into rejecting the proposed hike in the retirement age to 64.

Mounted French police officers intervene during a protest by local council employees against the government's retirement reform as they hold a banner that reads, 'Do not touch my retirment', in front on the prefecture in Seine Saint-Denis, in Bobigny, a surburb of Paris, on March 14, 2023.Thomas Samson, AFP France faces another day of strikes on Wednesday over highly contested pension reforms which President Emmanuel Macron appears on the verge of pushing through despite months of protests.

French unions have called for a show of force with a final day of strikes and protests in the run-up to a crucial vote on Emmanuel Macron's fiercely contest pensions overhaul in parliament.The call for an eighth day of national mobilisation on Wednesday comes as rubbish piles up in Paris and a number of other French cities after continuing strikes by refuse collectors who oppose the bill that will increase the official retirement age from 62 to 64.

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails New Zealand's new Prime Minister Chris Hipkins on Wednesday said he was axing or delaying many of his government's more contentious policy plans as he looked to refocus on priorities like the rising cost of living.

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails The SNP's vote share in opinion polls in Scotland has dipped in recent months, though the party remains ahead of its rivals.In polls of people's voting intention in a general election, the SNP enjoyed ratings in the high 40s or low 50s for much of the period after the December 2019 election, particularly during the early months of the Covid-19 pandemic, with the average share peaking at 54% in autumn 2020.

Rubbish collectors, utility workers and train drivers are among those taking strike action across France to show their anger at a bill raising the retirement age to 64.
ore than 250 protests are expected in Paris and around the country in what organisers hope is their biggest show of force yet against President Emmanuel Macron's legislation, after nearly two months of demonstrations.

Bertie Ahern's return to the Fianna Fail party is like resolving a row between family, a junior minister has said, while ruling out any senior role for its former leader.When serving as leader of Fianna Fail, the Dublin politician won three back-to-back elections for the party, and was Irish premier from 1997-2008.

Chris Hipkins was confirmed Sunday as New Zealand's next prime minister and he chose Carmel Sepuloni as his deputy, marking the first time a person with Pacific Island heritage has risen to that rank.Hipkins got the unanimous support of lawmakers from his Labour Party after he was the only candidate to enter the contest to replace Jacinda Ardern, who shocked the nation Thursday when she announced she was resigning after more than five years as leader.

The Paris transport network RATP has warned of severe disruptions as workers down tools in a nationwide strike on January 19, 2023.Benoit Tessier, Reuters Trains ground to a halt in France on Thursday, schools were shut and businesses disrupted as workers walked off their jobs in an attempt to derail a planned pension reform that would see the retirement age pushed up by two years to 64.

A veteran Conservative has become the latest of Rishi Sunak's MPs to announce they will not run at the next election as the Tories struggle to recover from a polling slump.Sir Gary Streeter, who has comfortably won in South West Devon since its conception in 1997, said he believes the Prime Minister will recover strongly from recent challenges.

Rishi Sunak will unveil plans to make it compulsory to study some form of maths until the age of 18, in a drive to ensure the UK rivals the best education systems in the world.However, the change will not come about until after the next election, which opinion polls currently suggest the Conservatives will lose to Labour.

Boris Johnson will stand again as an MP at the next general election, a source close to the former prime minister has confirmed.Mr Johnson will run for re-election in Uxbridge and South Ruislip at the next poll, expected to be held in 2024.He has been an MP in the west London constituency since 2015, winning it with a majority of 5,034 in 2017 and 7,210 in 2019, by which time he was prime minister.

Rishi Sunak's net zero tsar Chris Skidmore has become the latest Conservative MP to announce he will not be running again for parliament.The former minister said he would not be fighting to find another constituency when expected boundary changes abolish his Kingswood constituency in Gloucestershire.

Rishi Sunak's net-zero tsar Chris Skidmore has become the latest in a steady stream of Conservative MPs to announce they will not be running again for Parliament.The former minister said he would not be fighting to find another constituency when expected boundary changes abolish his Kingswood constituency.

Rishi Sunak is set to face Sir Keir Starmer in Prime Minister's Questions as he struggles with a Tory rebellion over policy, MP departures and lingering questions over his judgement.A month after taking office vowing stability and unity, trouble is brewing for the Prime Minister on multiple fronts.He reportedly pulled a vote due next Monday on Government plans to build 300,000 homes a year as dozens of Conservative MPs threatened a rebellion, dealing a blow to his authority.

Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey will step up calls for an immediate general election, accusing the Conservatives of unleashing chaos on the economy.In a keynote address on Sunday, Sir Ed will say that after the turmoil of past weeks  with many families facing crippling increases in mortgage repayments  the Tories can never again claim to be the party of homeowners.