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Japan PM vows to change constitution amid scandal

JapanesePrimeMinisterShinzoAbesayshewon'tletapoliticalscandalthathasdamagedhimpoliticallygetinthewayofhiscontentiousplantoamendthenation'spacifistconstitution.D

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Will Japan throw away its leadership role for short-term economic gain?

PrimeMinisterShinzoAbehasbeenbusytryingtoconvincetheJapanesepeoplethattheymustcompletelyrevisetheirconstitutionandabovealldisposeofarticleninewhichprohibitsthem

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Iraqi federal court annuls Kurdish independence referendum

BAGHDAD,Nov.20(Xinhua)--TheIraqifederalcourtonMondayinvalidatedtheindependencereferendumofthesemi-autonomousregionofKurdistanandthedisputedareas,acourtspokesman

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Venezuelans suffer as power struggle paralyzes gov't, say observers

ThepowerstrugglebetweenVenezuela'sleftandrightwingpoliticalforcesisconsumingtime,energyandmoneythatcouldotherwisebespentonmeetingtheneedsofthepeople,sayobserver

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Two U.S. Attorneys General to sue over foreign payments to Trump hotels

TheattorneysgeneralofMarylandandtheDistrictofColumbiaplantofilealawsuitonMondayallegingthatforeignpaymentstoPresidentDonaldTrump'sbusinessesviolatetheU.S.consti

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Venezuela: attorney-general asks High Court to nullify President 's ANC

Venezuela'sattorney-generalonThursdayurgedtheSupremeCourttosuspendtheNationalConstituentAssembly(ANC)calledbyPresidentNicolasMadurotodraftanewconstitution,sayin

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Venezuela pushing ahead with new congress despite unrest

Venezuela’sNationalElectoralCouncilhasbeguntheprocessofelectinganewcongresstorewritetheconstitutionamidnear-dailydemonstrationsthathaveresultedindozensofdeaths.

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Draft constitution to be amended under King's request: Thai PM

Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn, through his privy council, has requested that provisions of a draft constitution regarding royal powers be amended, Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said on Tuesday.

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Turkey begins debate on new Erdogan powers

Turkey's parliament on Monday began debating a controversial new draft constitution aimed at expanding the powers of the presidency under Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

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Afghan leaders call for national unity and peace on constitution anniversary

​Afghanistan's President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani on Thursday called for further public awareness of the constitution and its implementation as the country was observing the anniversary of its constitution.

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Junta-backed Thai draft constitution overwhelmingly approved in referendum

The majority of voters across Thailand approved a junta-backed new draft constitution and an additional question in Sunday's referendum, paving the way for the formation of a civilian government supported by the military.

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Strange bedfellows: Shinzo Abe forced to rely on coalition partner despite deep-rooted differences

On the face of it, Shinzo Abe and Natsuo Yamaguchi are the very best of political allies. The front pages of Japan’s newspapers were last week dominated by pictures of the two party leaders smiling and embracing at the scale of their shared victory in the previous day’s election for the Upper House of the Diet.

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How Abe's new security laws violate constitution

​"The new security laws are in violation of the pacifist constitution. They and Abe's attempts to amend the constitution, could see Japan return to militarism and are absolutely unacceptable to the people," said constitutional scholar Makoto Ito in a recent interview with Xinhua.

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Nepalese PM says gov't not in crisis, stresses on reconstruction

​Nepalese Prime Minister Sharma Oli said on Wednesday that his government was not in crisis.

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Abe's constitutional reform comments draw flak from coalition heavyweight

​Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's recent statement regarding his eagerness to amend the nation's constitution while he is in office, drew flak Thursday from a senior lawmaker from within the ruling coalition.

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Merger of opposition parties in Japan slated for approval this week

A planned merger of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) and the Japan Innovation Party (JIP) may be approved as early as Friday, representatives from both parties confirmed Wednesday.

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nepalese people celebrate for the promulgation of Nepal's new constitution

Nepal formally adopted a new constitution on Sunday, the first full-fledged one in the Himalayan nation after it became a democratic republic in 2008.