Catalonia separatist groups win absolute majority
Catalonia win absolute majority
A coalition of secessionist parties has won an absolute majority in the Catalan regional parliament. The single party with the most seats, however, was the pro-Madrid Citizens party.
Ousted regional President Carles Puigdemont is set to regain power in Catalonia after his Together for Catalonia (Junts per Catalonia) party captured 34 seats in Thursday's election. Together with the 36 seats of the two other pro-independence parties, the separatists are headed for an absolute majority in the 135-seat regional parliament.
Puigdemont's bloc had fared slightly better in the last regional elections in 2015, however, when the pro-independence parties earned 72 seats.
The secessionist parties garnered only 48 percent of the popular vote. The pro-Madrid Citizens party won the most seats outright with 37, but will not be able to form as substantial a coalition as the secessionists.
Speaking from exile in Brussels, Puigdemont called the election a victory for the "Catalan Republic" as well as a "slap in the face" to Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy.
"I think we have earned the right to be listened to," he added.
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Canada: Justin Trudeau's majority greeted with optimism by provincial premiers
October 20, 2015 by administrator
After nearly a decade of a prime minister notorious for public tussles with premiers who challenged his policies, Canada's provincial leaders reacted Tuesday to the electoral victory of a Liberal leader who has promised to work harmoniously to advance their interests.
During his time as prime minister, outgoing Prime Minister Stephen Harper was not shy about aggressively engaging premiers who spoke out against his government and displayed an outward contempt for first ministers' meetings.
Perhaps most infamous was his battle with former Newfoundland and Labrador premier and fellow Tory Danny Williams, with whom Harper clashed almost immediately after assuming office in early 2006. At the core of their high-profile spat was Harper's decision to incorporate non-renewable energy resources into the federal equalization formula.
More recently, Harper has sparred with Ontario's Liberal Premier Kathleen Wynne, particularly over her government's proposed provincial pension plan, which Harper said would amount to tax grab and mean higher taxes for Ontarians.
He has also battled verbally with Alberta Premier Rachel Notley, who led the NDP's victorious charge in a province long considered an unbreachable Tory fortress. Her government opposes some energy projects championed by the federal and provincial Conservatives.
Just days after the 42nd federal election was called, Harper called Notley's government "a disaster." Notley quickly fired back, saying that the people of Alberta had roundly rejected and had "had enough" of the Alberta Conservatives.
On Tuesday, Notley said in a written statement that Albertans had demonstrated "the importance of democracy" by electing Justin Trudeau and the Liberals.
"I look forward to working collaboratively with him to build a strong Alberta within a strong Canada," said Notley.
The surname Trudeau evokes varying reactions in Notley's province, where the energy policies of former prime minister and Justin's father Pierre Elliott Trudeau enraged voters. Many considered the National Energy Program a betrayal of the Canadian West in a bid to appease voters in the East.
Justin Trudeau visited Alberta multiple times on the campaign trail. In the days before the election, he openly acknowledged the unfavourable legacy of his father in the province, vowing that he wouldn't sell western resources — namely oil and gas — to buy eastern votes.
Notley's message was largely in line with that of Calgary Mayor Nasheed Nenshi, who said that his city has prospered under Liberal governments in the past. Nenshi is among the group of big city mayors that includes Toronto's John Tory and Vancouver's Gregor Robertson who have repeatedly called for greater support from the federal government for transit and infrastructure projects.
Source: CBC
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BELGIUM Federal Account majority recognize the Armenian Genocide
June 1, 2015 by administrator
The head of R. Denis Ducarme group said that the initiative was taken before the Kir Ozdemir and polemics.
The four political groups in the federal majority (N-VA, MR, CD & V, VLD) currently discussing a resolution to be tabled in the House for recognizing the Armenian Genocide by the assembly. "The text is being finalized," says Denis Ducarme us. It should however not be debated in plenary before the end of the year. The MR group leader said that the initiative was taken before the Kir Ozdemir and polemics.
The N-VA is at the initiative of this resolution, co-signed by the MR, the CD & V and VLD. On the side of the CD & V, we stressed the need "to also talk with the opposition: our ambition is to involve the opposition."
Stéphane © armenews.com
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