Vote of Confidence

French Left Protests Over New PM Michel Barnier

Protests have erupted in France following the appointment of Michel Barnier as the new prime minister. Left-wing political parties, whose candidate Lucie Castets was rejected by President Emmanuel Macron, are leading the demonstrations. The protests stem from frustration over Macron's choice of Barnier, a former EU Brexit negotiator from the...

Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli to Seek Vote of Confidence on July 21st

Nepal's newly appointed Prime Minister, KP Sharma Oli, is scheduled to seek a vote of confidence on July 21, just a week after assuming office. Oli, 72, who leads the CPN-UML (Communist Party of Nepal--Unified Marxist Leninist), was appointed Prime Minister by President Ram Chandra Paudel on July 14 following...