The Burundian ruling party, the National Council for the Defense of Democracy-Forces for the Defense of Democracy (CNDD-FDD), has won the legislative poll held on June 29, with 77 seats, the Electoral Commission Chairman announced Tuesday.
China's top legislator Zhang Dejiang on Monday met with visiting Australian Governor-General Sir Peter Cosgrove.
Student protest leaders Monday announced that they would retreat from the chamber of Taiwan's legislative building at 6 p.m. Thursday.
Over 100,000 people on Sunday afternoon flocked to streets in Taipei to protest a cross-Strait service trade pact, while businesses executives called for an end to the protest.
Over a week into the students' occupation of Taiwan's legislative building, both the ruling party and its opposition have shown intent on finding a peaceful end to the standoff over a cross-Strait service pact.
Taiwan leader Ma Ying-jeou on Sunday defended the cross-Strait service trade pact.
Hundreds of students continued a protest on Wednesday after they stormed into the assembly hall of Taiwan's legislative body on Tuesday evening to demand a "proper review" of a cross-Strait agreement.
An attempt by Taiwan's major opposition party to impeach Jiang Yi-huah, chief of the island's administrative authority, failed on Tuesday as it was not supported by enough members of the legislative body.
The legislative body of Taiwan on Monday held a meeting to review a no-confidence motion initiated by the opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) against Jiang Yi-huah, chief of Taiwan's administrative authority.
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