This came after the African National Congress lost its parliamentary majority for the first time in 30 years since ending apartheid in 1994. The situation forced it to partner with the opposition Democratic Alliance, once considered ANC's fiercest rival.
Geert Wilders, known for his outspoken anti-immigration and anti-Islam views, secured a massive victory in last year's elections but failed to secure the majority required to form the government. The coalition deal marks the most far-right government in the Netherlands in decades.
At least 23 PML-N members, two PPP members and others elected in the reserved seats were suspended and barred from House proceedings after a ruling by Pakistan's Supreme Court. The ruling coalition is expected to lose almost two dozen members in the National Assembly.
The split came after JSP-N chair and deputy PM Upendra Yadav was rumoured to ally with the opposition to topple the Prachanda government. As many as 29 central committee members and seven lawmakers jointly applied to the Election Commission to form a new party.
Shehbaz Sharif was nominated as the PM candidate after PML-N's poor performance in the February 8 elections forced his elder brother Nawaz to withdraw his plans and form a coalition with other parties. He became the 24th Prime Minister of Pakistan after securing 201 votes in the National Assembly.
Leaders of both parties noted that progress had been made in the talks between Nawaz and Fazl, but the JUI-F remained adamant about remaining in the opposition. The JUI-F, which played a vital role in Imran Khan's poll, rejected the results of Feb 8 elections and decided to stay in the opposition.
Foreign countries including the UK and European Union had also expressed concerns over alleged rigging in elections, an internet shutdown and unusual delay in results. Pakistan is heading for a coalition government with Shehbaz Sharif expected to become the next premier.
PTI leaders Gohar Khan and Omar Ayub have deliberately not filed their affidavits to join the Sunni Ittehad Council as they plan to contest the party's internal elections. The Imran Khan-led party has rejected the coalition announcement as 'PDM 2.0' and vowed to form the government.
The PML-N and PPP joined hands to form Pakistan's federal government in 2008 and 2022. The leaders of these two parties - Nawaz Sharif and Benazir Bhutto- were locked in intense rivalries for power in the 1990s that ended with Nawaz's ouster by Pervez Musharraf.
This comes after Nawaz Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari's Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) agreed to form a coalition government with other parties. The PML-N on Tuesday nominated 72-year-old Shehbaz Sharif as the prime ministerial candidate instead of Nawaz.
PML-N president Shehbaz Sharif met PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto and former president Asif Ali Zardari and invited them to work together for Pakistan. Imran Khan's party-backed independent candidates have won the most seats in the turbulent elections.
Bilawal's Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and Nawaz Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) were major partners of the Pakistan Democratic Movement's 16-month government. However, the PPP chairman has slammed PML-N for rising inflation and economic mismanagement.
Fico's win is expected to strain a fragile unity in the European Union and North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) concerning the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war. The 59-year-old has warned to withdraw Slovakia’s military support for Ukraine if he is elected to power.
Jharkhand Congress Working President Sanjay Paswan has claimed that the 'Mahagathbandhan' will come to power in the mineral-rich state as the people have witnessed that the BJP-ruled government has not been able to deliver on any front in the last five years.
Rahul Gandhi also alleged that present Narendra Modi government is working for the rich of the country.
As per the coalition agreement on June 1, Congress was allocated 22 ministerial berths and 12 to JD(S), among which nine MLA's will be inducted in the first phase of cabinet expansion
Jammu: A new coalition government headed by PDP veteran Mufti Mohammed Sayeed today took over the reins of power in Jammu and Kashmir, marking the maiden entry of BJP in the state government which promised
New Delhi: The Army is apprehensive about any move to dilute controversial AFSPA in Jammu and Kashmir, where BJP and PDP are set to form a coalition government, and this has been conveyed to the
Mumbai: RPI chief Ramdas Athawale on Friday claimed that Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray was "very keen" on forming coalition with the estranged ally BJP for formation of government in Maharashtra."Uddhav Thackeray told me that
Mumbai: The Shiv Sena may support a Bharatiya Janata Party-led government in Maharashtra, a top Sena leader said yesterday."The election results indicate that no single party can form the government. However, both (Shiv Sena, BJP)
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