However, this arrangement is central to France’s semi-presidential system, designed to balance power and ensure effective governance. The system was established under the Constitution of the ...

Guyana might consider a Semi-Presidential System as an upgrade. This system mixes presidential and parliamentary elements, with the president handling foreign policy and defense, while a prime ...

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia’s President Peter Pellegrini swore in a new minister of investments and regional development on Wednesday, completing a reshuffle that keeps a parliamentary… ...

"The only thing I can say for sure is that I do not support holding both presidential and parliamentary elections at the same time. We have a Constitution. Its idea is that presidential and ...

Following a unanimous decision by the NATO Parliamentary Assembly (NATO PA) Bureau, Congressman Gerald E. Connolly has been elected Acting President of the Assembly to fulfill the remainder of the ...

FILE - In this photo provided by the Azerbaijan's Presidential Press Office, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev speaks at a parade in Khankendi, capital of the former breakaway territory of ...

BUCHAREST, Romania — Romanians cast ballots Sunday in a parliamentary election sandwiched between a two-round presidential race, the first of which has plunged the European Union and NATO member ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s new President Anura Kumara Dissanayake dissolved Parliament late Tuesday and called for a parliamentary election in less than two months in an effort to ...

Parliamentary elections in France are held every five years, or sooner if the president chooses to call one. Until 2002, this used to be every seven years and they are always held on a Sunday.

Sri Lanka's new President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has dissolved parliament and called for a parliamentary election in an effort to consolidate his mandate following his weekend election victory.