Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi reaffirmed on Tuesday that he does not intend to establish a political party to avoid division or polarization, official MENA news agency reported.
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Tuesday that he has no intention to establish a political party, which has been reassuring to politicians in Egypt, especially at a time months ahead of the parliamentary elections.
Nepal's Constituent Assembly has taken up key contentious issues of the new constitution after major parties failed to forge consensus for voting on contentious issues, the constitution drafting body said on Wednesday.
As the countdown is ticking for Egyptian parliamentary elections, experts see that the current political parties are not strong enough to form an influential parliament in the near future.
After a protracted deadlock, Nepal's parties have temporarily removed the obstacles crippling the all-important tasks of constitution drafting, cross-party leaders said on Wednesday.
Nepal's major parties, which were involved in the dispute over constitution drafting, have resumed negotiations on the key contentious issues of new constitution, cross-party leaders said on Sunday.
Indonesian president-elect Joko Widodo is keen to see at least two more parties to join his coalition, expected to support his camp in the parliament.
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Sunday voiced his concern about the reported military coup in Lesotho, and called for a "peaceful and lasting resolution" of all parties' differences.
Nepal's political parties are making little effort to resolve the contentious issues of the new constitution, party leaders and observers said on Monday.
Nepal's major parties have expedited bilateral and multilateral talks in a bid to settle the contentious issues of the new constitution within next three weeks, cross party leaders said on Monday.
With results of presidential election yet to be announced, a breakdown in the coalition nominating ex-general Prabowo Subanto and former key economy minister Hatta Radjasa seems more likely with a major ally, the Golkar party, hinted at a withdraw from the coalition.
Thai political parties started Monday to register their party-list candidates for the upcoming Feb.2 general election amid disruption from anti-government protesters who have besieged the registration venue.
New Zealand government on Tuesday welcomed the announcement of an early election in Thailand as a move to ease tensions that have led to a month of violent protests
Czech Social Democrats is leading the country's parliamentary elections on Saturday, preliminary results showed.
Learning a painful lesson from the past, there is now a glimmer of hope among the Nepalese people to finally promulgate a new constitution within a year as the country's major political parties have committed to work toward this end.
The High Level Political Committee (HLPC), a mechanism of political parties that back the government and CPN-Maoist have agreed to call a all-party conference to meet the demands of poll-opposing parties, leaders said on Thursday.
The CPN-Maoist's decision not to register at the Election Commission will likely derail the government's plan to hold Constituent Assembly Elections in November.
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