Sergio Mattarella re-elected as Italy's president with wide majority
SUNDAY, JANUARY 30, 2022
Italian President Sergio Mattarella was elected to a second term, Lower House Speaker Roberto Fico announced late Saturday, after the parliament gathered in a joint session and concluded its eighth round of voting.
Ruling Liberal Democratic Party President Fumio Kishida intends to dissolve the House of Representatives on Oct. 14 after taking office as prime minister at an extraordinary Diet session to be convened on Monday, according to sources.
Unofficial results show Pheu Thai a winner in Lower House
MONDAY, MARCH 25, 2019
The Election Commission (EC) has just announced the official tally for constituency MPs, showing that Pheu Thai Party has won 137 of the 350 seats on offer.
THE ELECTION Commissioner yesterday suggested the Lower House selecting the prime minister from political parties’ lists of PM candidates was the best chance to avoid Parliament’s dissolution and the high cost of a staging a re-election.