Tag: Government appointments and nominations
Estonia's new government is formally appointed. Its first priority is to improve state finances
HELSINKI -- Estonia’s president formally appointed the Baltic country’s new government on Monday after lawmakers gave the green light to Prime Minister-designate Kristen...
Nepal’s new prime minister seeks vote of confidence in parliament, secure more than two-third votes
KATHMANDU, Nepal -- Nepal’s newly appointed prime minister secured overwhelming support in parliament on Sunday with more than two-thirds of members voting in...
From a media perspective, it was a tale of two Trump speeches — and long enough for both
From a media perspective, Donald Trump failed to stick the landing at the Republican convention that nominated him as its presidential candidate for...
Trump uses false claim about Chinese auto plants in Mexico to call for UAW president to be fired
DETROIT -- DETROIT (AP) — Donald Trump made a pitch for votes from key swing state autoworkers during his acceptance speech for the...
Kenya president retains 6 former Cabinet ministers in first batch of appointments
NAIROBI, Kenya -- Kenyan President William Ruto on Friday appointed the first 11 members of his Cabinet, retaining six former ministers in the...
France's divided National Assembly votes to keep centrist speaker as political turmoil persists
PARIS -- France’s divided National Assembly on Thursday kept a centrist member of President Emmanuel Macron’s party as speaker after a chaotic early...