A unanimous vote for a more inclusive national assembly

A unanimous vote for a more inclusive national assembly

It was a secular tradition, but also an aberration for accessibility. On Wednesday, the deputies voted unanimously the abolition of the seated vote in the National Assembly, a procedure deemed obsolete and discriminating for elected officials with disabilities. A reform that makes consensus, but which also raises the broader question of inclusiveness within institutions, reports … Read more

Elections in Syria: how long does it take to organize a ballot after a war?

Elections in Syria: how long does it take to organize a ballot after a war?

Syrians will have to wait to vote. Syria’s temporary president Ahmad Al Charaa said on Monday, February 3 in a television interview that should be waited before organizing elections. According to him, the country must first recover from half a century of dictatorship and thirteen years of a civil war which made more than half … Read more