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Australian voters have delivered a stark rebuke to both of the major political parties, awarding votes to a raft of new independent MPs who will take seats in the new lower house of the Australian parliament. Both major parties – the Liberal/National conservative coalition and the centre-left Australian Labor Party – lost their way in a sea of big changes to the shape of the … [Read more...] about Australian voters sweep conservative government out of power

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -Opposition politician Shehbaz Sharif submitted his nomination to be Pakistan's next prime minister to the legislature on Sunday, his party said, after incumbent Imran Khan lost a no-confidence vote in parliament after nearly four years in power. The younger brother of three-times prime minister Nawaz Sharif, Shehbaz, 70, has led a bid by the opposition in … [Read more...] about Political change in Pakistan as Shehbaz Sharif seeks to become PM

BANGKOK (Reuters) - A former transport minister in the Thai government ousted by a 2014 military coup won Bangkok's first governor election for nine years on Sunday in what some observers say is a sign of the waning popularity of Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha. Independent candidate Chadchart Sittipunt, 55, won the election by a record 1.3 million votes while his … [Read more...] about Bangkok votes in new governor for first time in nine years

KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistan’s opposition leader and former prime minister Imran Khan on Sunday announced the date of a march to Islamabad to demand dissolution of assemblies and a date for elections, as the South Asian nation continues to slide into political and economic crisis. Former premier Imran Khan, who was ousted in a confidence vote last month was … [Read more...] about Pakistan opposition leader Khan calls for march to Islamabad