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Senate Approves Deputies’ Plenary Pause, Next Session Set for Feb. 10

Parliamentary leaders say the break lets committees prepare priority bills, drawing criticism over lost floor time so soon after the period opened.

Egypt Opens Two-Phase Parliamentary Vote

Henry Hamra Becomes First Jewish Candidate for Syria’s New Parliament in Decades

Meghalaya Deputy Speaker Timothy D. Shira Resigns With Successor Vote Set for Sept. 12

Spain Moves to Enforce Proof of Politicians’ Academic Qualifications

People Power Party Floor Leader Resigns as Overhaul Plan Unfolds

Philippine Midterms to Decide Marcos’s Reforms and Duterte’s Impeachment Fate

Texas House Bans Democrats from Leading Committees in Major Power Shift