BEIJING, June 27 (Reuters) – China on Friday stripped six military lawmakers, former financial regulator head Li Yunze and recently probed Politburo member Ma Xingrui of their posts in the National People’s Congress, the country’s top legislative body, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported. The report cited a notice from the National People’s Congress Standing … Read more
Former Polish lawmaker Piotr Fogler said on June 20 that he had returned his state honor, the Golden Cross of Merit, in protest over Polish President Karol Nawrocki’s decision to strip President Volodymyr Zelensky of the Order of the White Eagle. “I am symbolically returning my decoration to this president in protest against the foolish … Read more
Former Ukrainian lawmaker Iryna Farion was shot in the head on Friday outside her home in Lviv. Farion later succumbed to her injuries and died at the hospital, doctors told the news outlet RBC-Ukraine. She was 60 years old. Iryna Farion, May 8, 2023 Roman Baluk / Reuters / Scanpix / LETA Commenting on the … Read more
Daniel Halemba, 22, was part of a fraternity that was raided in September on suspicion of having Nazi symbols. A newly elected lawmaker for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has been arrested on suspicion of owning Nazi symbols. Prosecutors said Daniel Halemba, 22, was arrested in the Stuttgart area and is under investigation … Read more