"House speaker election"

#13031735

27 November 2025

Former Nepali House Speaker Krishna Bahadur Mahara is escorted in a police van from the central jail in Kathmandu, Nepal, to the district court following a court order to release him on bail in a gold smuggling case on November 27, 2025. Former Speaker and CPN (Maoist Centre) Vice-chair Krishna Bahadur Mahara is arrested by the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) in connection with a gold smuggling case. The Patan High Court orders his release on a bail amount of NRs 2 million. Mahara is arrested on October 12, 2025, following fresh instructions from the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA), which conducts an inquiry into his alleged involvement in smuggling gold concealed inside electronic cigarettes (vapes) in collaboration with a Chinese organized group. According to police, the CIAA seeks his detention to move forward with a renewed probe into his role in facilitating the entry of smuggled gold through the vape-import channel. Mahara is questioned by the CIAA only days earlier, on October 9, 2025. Although his name surfaces in the gold smuggling case three years ago, both the District Government Attorney's Office and Nepal Police previously free him during earlier rounds of investigation. Authorities now allege that Mahara uses his political influence to help a smuggling racket bring gold into Nepal in 2022, an operation that also leads to the arrest of his son, Rahul Mahara, on suspicion of involvement. In March 2024, Mahara is arrested from Kapilvastu and brought to Kathmandu for questioning related to the case. The Kathmandu District Court later remands him to custody, but he is allowed to stay at Norvic Hospital citing health complications. A high-level government commission led by former High Court Chief Judge Dilli Raj Acharya earlier criticizes the CIB for ''intentionally avoiding'' a full investigation into Mahara and other senior officials allegedly linked to large-scale gold smuggling.

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#13031738

27 November 2025

Former Nepali House Speaker Krishna Bahadur Mahara is escorted in a police van from the central jail in Kathmandu, Nepal, to the district court following a court order to release him on bail in a gold smuggling case on November 27, 2025. Former Speaker and CPN (Maoist Centre) Vice-chair Krishna Bahadur Mahara is arrested by the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) in connection with a gold smuggling case. The Patan High Court orders his release on a bail amount of NRs 2 million. Mahara is arrested on October 12, 2025, following fresh instructions from the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA), which conducts an inquiry into his alleged involvement in smuggling gold concealed inside electronic cigarettes (vapes) in collaboration with a Chinese organized group. According to police, the CIAA seeks his detention to move forward with a renewed probe into his role in facilitating the entry of smuggled gold through the vape-import channel. Mahara is questioned by the CIAA only days earlier, on October 9, 2025. Although his name surfaces in the gold smuggling case three years ago, both the District Government Attorney's Office and Nepal Police previously free him during earlier rounds of investigation. Authorities now allege that Mahara uses his political influence to help a smuggling racket bring gold into Nepal in 2022, an operation that also leads to the arrest of his son, Rahul Mahara, on suspicion of involvement. In March 2024, Mahara is arrested from Kapilvastu and brought to Kathmandu for questioning related to the case. The Kathmandu District Court later remands him to custody, but he is allowed to stay at Norvic Hospital citing health complications. A high-level government commission led by former High Court Chief Judge Dilli Raj Acharya earlier criticizes the CIB for ''intentionally avoiding'' a full investigation into Mahara and other senior officials allegedly linked to large-scale gold smuggling.

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#12573533

22 July 2025

The exterior of the German Bundesrat, the legislative body that represents the sixteen Lander (federated states) of Germany, is in Berlin, Germany, on July 19, 2025.

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#12573534

22 July 2025

The exterior of the German Bundesrat, the legislative body that represents the sixteen Lander (federated states) of Germany, is in Berlin, Germany, on July 19, 2025.

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#12573535

22 July 2025

The exterior of the German Bundesrat, the legislative body that represents the sixteen Lander (federated states) of Germany, is in Berlin, Germany, on July 19, 2025.

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#12573536

22 July 2025

The exterior of the German Bundesrat, the legislative body that represents the sixteen Lander (federated states) of Germany, is in Berlin, Germany, on July 19, 2025.

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#12573537

22 July 2025

A construction site is on the sidewalk at the German Bundesrat, the legislative body that represents the sixteen Lander (federated states) of Germany, in Berlin, Germany, on July 19, 2025.

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#12573538

22 July 2025

A man takes pictures of the German Bundesrat, the legislative body that represents the sixteen Lander (federated states) of Germany, from the Mall of Berlin, in Berlin, Germany, on July 19, 2025.

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#12573539

22 July 2025

The exterior of the German Bundesrat, the legislative body that represents the sixteen Lander (federated states) of Germany, is in Berlin, Germany, on July 19, 2025.

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#12573540

22 July 2025

The exterior of the German Bundesrat, the legislative body that represents the sixteen Lander (federated states) of Germany, is in Berlin, Germany, on July 19, 2025.

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#12573541

22 July 2025

View of the German Bundesrat, the legislative body that represents the sixteen Lander (federated states) of Germany, seen from the Mall of Berlin, in Berlin, Germany, on July 19, 2025.

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22 July 2025

The exterior of the German Bundesrat, the legislative body that represents the sixteen Lander (federated states) of Germany, is in Berlin, Germany, on July 19, 2025.

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#12358685

12 May 2025

Supporters of the Marshal of the Polish Sejm (Speaker of the Lower House of the Polish Parliament) and an independent candidate in the 2025 presidential election, Szymon Holownia, hold banners and wave flags during the last presidential debate before election day in Warsaw, Poland, on May 12, 2025. People gather outside the public broadcaster TVP headquarters to show support for the presidential election candidates during the last televised presidential debate before the elections, which take place on May 18, 2025.

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#12358688

12 May 2025

Supporters of the Marshal of the Polish Sejm (Speaker of the Lower House of the Polish Parliament) and an independent candidate in the 2025 presidential election, Szymon Holownia, shout slogans during the last presidential debate before election day in Warsaw, Poland, on May 12, 2025. People gather outside the public broadcaster TVP headquarters to show support for the presidential election candidates during the last televised presidential debate before the elections, which take place on May 18, 2025.

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#12358689

12 May 2025

Supporters of the Marshal of the Polish Sejm (Speaker of the Lower House of the Polish Parliament) and an independent candidate in the 2025 presidential election, Szymon Holownia, shout slogans during the last presidential debate before election day in Warsaw, Poland, on May 12, 2025. People gather outside the public broadcaster TVP headquarters to show support for the presidential election candidates during the last televised presidential debate before the elections, which take place on May 18, 2025.

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#12358686

12 May 2025

Supporters of the Marshal of the Polish Sejm and an independent candidate in the 2025 presidential election, Szymon Holownia, ride on a bus during the last presidential debate before election day in Warsaw, Poland, on May 12, 2025. People gather outside the public broadcaster TVP headquarters to show support for the presidential election candidates during the last televised presidential debate before the elections, which take place on May 18, 2025.

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