"Reading Sessions"

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13 December 2025

A cadre of the Communist Party of Nepal- Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) holds a banner reading the slogan of the party as she enters the venue for the inauguration ceremony of the party's General Convention in Bhaktapur, Nepal, on December 13, 2025. The party claims the gathering to be its largest so far, mobilizing supporters from across the country by reserving vehicles to bring cadres to the Valley. Over 2,200 delegates, including elected and nominated representatives, and 309 observers participate in the convention, which elects the party's new leadership. Around 10,000 volunteers are mobilized for organizational management, according to the organizer. The convention elects 15 office-bearers, including the party chair and 251 central committee members. Another 10 percent of members are nominated. Although the party statute mandates a general convention every five years, this one is convened a year early. The 10th convention is held in Chitwan, Nepal, in December 2021. As the statute and policy convention concludes in September, the gathering focuses mainly on leadership selection. In the closed-door session, Oli is scheduled to present the political report, while General Secretary Shankar Pokhrel tables the organizational report. Senior Vice Chairman Ishwar Pokhrel registers a concept paper criticizing Oli's leadership style and raising concerns over internal party democracy, and announces a challenge to Oli for the party chair.

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#13079170

10 December 2025

A Deputy Votes During A Session Devoted To The Second Reading Of The 2026 Social Security Budget Bill , PLFSS , At The National Assembly, The French Parliament Lower House, In Paris, France, On December 9, 2025

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10 December 2025

A Deputy Votes During A Session Devoted To The Second Reading Of The 2026 Social Security Budget Bill , PLFSS , At The National Assembly, The French Parliament Lower House, In Paris, France, On December 9, 2025

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#13076448

9 December 2025

President of the Centre-right Horizons Party, Edouard Philippe, is seen in front of the National Assembly just before a session devoted to the second reading of the 2026 Social Security Budget Bill (PLFSS) at the National Assembly, the French Parliament's lower house, in Paris, France, on December 9, 2025.

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#13074406

8 December 2025

A man reads a book during the 39th Guadalajara International Book Fair at Expo Guadalajara in Guadalajara, Mexico, on December 6, 2025.

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8 December 2025

A man reads a book during the 39th Guadalajara International Book Fair at Expo Guadalajara in Guadalajara, Mexico, on December 6, 2025.

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#13062583

6 December 2025

A general view of the hemicycle during a public session for the new reading of the social security financing bill for 2026, PLFSS 2026, at the National Assembly in Paris, France, on December 5, 2025.

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#13062584

6 December 2025

Amelie de Montchalin, the minister of public action and accounts, leaves the hemicycle with Laurent Wauquiez, a French MP, deputy, and president of the right-wing group Republican Right (DR), during a public session for the new reading of the social security financing bill for 2026, PLFSS 2026, at the National Assembly in Paris, France, on December 5, 2025.

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6 December 2025

An illustration photo shows the result of a scrutiny on a screen during a public session for the new reading of the social security financing bill for 2026, PLFSS 2026, at the National Assembly, in Paris, France, on December 5, 2025.

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#13062586

6 December 2025

Amelie de Montchalin, the minister of public action and accounts, talks with Laurent Wauquiez, a French MP, deputy, and president of the right-wing group Republican Right (DR), during a public session for the new reading of the social security financing bill for 2026, PLFSS 2026, at the National Assembly in Paris, France, on December 5, 2025.

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6 December 2025

A general view of the hemicycle during a public session for the new reading of the social security financing bill for 2026, PLFSS 2026, at the National Assembly in Paris, France, on December 5, 2025.

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#13062588

6 December 2025

Thibault Bazin, a member of the Republican Right group, DR, Les Republicains LR, and general rapporteur of the Social Affairs Committee, speaks during the public session for the new reading of the social security financing bill for 2026, PLFSS 2026, at the National Assembly in Paris, France, on December 5, 2025.

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#13062589

6 December 2025

Stephanie Rist, Minister of Health, Families, Autonomy, and Disabled Persons, speaks during the public session for the new reading of the social security financing bill for 2026, PLFSS 2026, at the National Assembly in Paris, France, on December 5, 2025.

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#13062590

6 December 2025

Stephanie Rist, Minister of Health, Families, Autonomy, and Disabled Persons, speaks during the public session for the new reading of the social security financing bill for 2026, PLFSS 2026, at the National Assembly in Paris, France, on December 5, 2025.

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#13062591

6 December 2025

Boris Vallaud, deputy and president of the Socialist Party group, member of the NFP group, is seen during the public session for the new reading of the social security financing bill for 2026, PLFSS 2026, at the National Assembly in Paris, France, on December 5, 2025.

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#13062592

6 December 2025

Stephanie Rist, Minister of Health, Families, Autonomy, and Disabled Persons, speaks during the public session for the new reading of the social security financing bill for 2026, PLFSS 2026, at the National Assembly in Paris, France, on December 5, 2025.

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