French government collapses in no-confidence vote, deepening political crisis
- 05-Dec-2024
French lawmakers passed a no-confidence vote against the government on Wednesday, throwing the European Union’s second-biggest economic power deeper into a crisis that threatens its capacity to legislate and tame a massive budget deficit. Far-right and left-wing lawmakers joined forces to back a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Michel Barnier, with a majority 331 votes […]
No-confidence vote: Red zone to be sealed, security tightened
- 08-Apr-2022
ISLAMABAD: The local administration of Islamabad has decided to seal the red zone to maintain foolproof security amid the vote of no-confidence against the Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday (tomorrow), ARY News reported. Islamabad Police and local administration had formed a strategy to ensure peace ahead of the vote of no-confidence against the PM […]
PPP to celebrate end of Imran Khan govt: Bilawal
- 05-Apr-2022
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari said on Tuesday his party would celebrate the opposition’s “success in toppling the Imran Khan government through a democratic struggle”. Speaking at a press conference after a meeting of the PPP central executive committee, Mr Bhutto-Zardari said the party will organise Iftar dinners for the public at […]
No-Confidence Vote: The procedure and aftermath
- 30-Mar-2022
Under the Constitution of Pakistan, the prime minister is elected by a majority of the lower house National Assembly, which has 342 members. A candidate needs a majority of legislators, 172, to vote for him to become prime minister. That is the same number of votes against him in a no-confidence vote needed to oust […]
Pound jumps as BBC forecasts May to win vote
- 12-Dec-2018
LONDON: The British pound jumped Wednesday after the BBC reported that a majority of Conservative Party lawmakers were set to back Prime Minister Theresa May in a no-confidence vote. At about 1330 GMT, sterling advanced to $1.2579, having earlier hit a fresh 20-month low at $1.2478. The pound recovered to 90.18 pence versus the euro. […]
Who has submitted letters of no confidence in UK PM May?
- 16-Nov-2018
LONDON: Some lawmakers in Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservative Party have said they have submitted letters of no confidence in the British leader. A leadership challenge is triggered if 48 Conservatives write such letters to the chairman of the party’s so-called 1922 committee, Graham Brady. May could be toppled if 158 of her 315 lawmakers […]