"legislative challenges"

#13250244

29 January 2026

Broken glasses and remains of furniture lie on the ground of the torched and vandalized federal parliament building of Nepal, as pictured in Nepal, on January 28, 2026. The Parliament Secretariat worries about where to administer the oath of office to the newly elected lawmakers. The International Convention Center in New Baneshwor, which has been used as the Parliament building since the first Constituent Assembly, was destroyed due to arson on September 8 and 9, 2025. The parliamentary party offices used by political parties, including Nepali Congress and CPN-UML inside the Singha Durbar, are also affected by fire. Currently, the secretariat does not have any building capable of accommodating 275 lawmakers in a single hall for the swearing-in ceremony. The secretariat intensifies its search for a hall to hold the HoR meetings. It urges the Ministry of Urban Development to quickly complete construction of the new Parliament building within the Singha Durbar complex.

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#13250248

29 January 2026

Broken glasses and remains of furniture lie on the ground of the torched and vandalized federal parliament building of Nepal, as pictured in Nepal, on January 28, 2026. The Parliament Secretariat worries about where to administer the oath of office to the newly elected lawmakers. The International Convention Center in New Baneshwor, which has been used as the Parliament building since the first Constituent Assembly, was destroyed due to arson on September 8 and 9, 2025. The parliamentary party offices used by political parties, including Nepali Congress and CPN-UML inside the Singha Durbar, are also affected by fire. Currently, the secretariat does not have any building capable of accommodating 275 lawmakers in a single hall for the swearing-in ceremony. The secretariat intensifies its search for a hall to hold the HoR meetings. It urges the Ministry of Urban Development to quickly complete construction of the new Parliament building within the Singha Durbar complex.

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#13250249

29 January 2026

Broken glasses and remains of furniture lie on the ground of the torched and vandalized federal parliament building of Nepal, as pictured in Nepal, on January 28, 2026. The Parliament Secretariat worries about where to administer the oath of office to the newly elected lawmakers. The International Convention Center in New Baneshwor, which has been used as the Parliament building since the first Constituent Assembly, was destroyed due to arson on September 8 and 9, 2025. The parliamentary party offices used by political parties, including Nepali Congress and CPN-UML inside the Singha Durbar, are also affected by fire. Currently, the secretariat does not have any building capable of accommodating 275 lawmakers in a single hall for the swearing-in ceremony. The secretariat intensifies its search for a hall to hold the HoR meetings. It urges the Ministry of Urban Development to quickly complete construction of the new Parliament building within the Singha Durbar complex.

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#13250250

29 January 2026

Broken glasses and remains of furniture lie on the ground of the torched and vandalized federal parliament building of Nepal, as pictured in Nepal, on January 28, 2026. The Parliament Secretariat worries about where to administer the oath of office to the newly elected lawmakers. The International Convention Center in New Baneshwor, which has been used as the Parliament building since the first Constituent Assembly, was destroyed due to arson on September 8 and 9, 2025. The parliamentary party offices used by political parties, including Nepali Congress and CPN-UML inside the Singha Durbar, are also affected by fire. Currently, the secretariat does not have any building capable of accommodating 275 lawmakers in a single hall for the swearing-in ceremony. The secretariat intensifies its search for a hall to hold the HoR meetings. It urges the Ministry of Urban Development to quickly complete construction of the new Parliament building within the Singha Durbar complex.

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#13250251

29 January 2026

Broken glasses and remains of furniture lie on the ground of the torched and vandalized federal parliament building of Nepal, as pictured in Nepal, on January 28, 2026. The Parliament Secretariat worries about where to administer the oath of office to the newly elected lawmakers. The International Convention Center in New Baneshwor, which has been used as the Parliament building since the first Constituent Assembly, was destroyed due to arson on September 8 and 9, 2025. The parliamentary party offices used by political parties, including Nepali Congress and CPN-UML inside the Singha Durbar, are also affected by fire. Currently, the secretariat does not have any building capable of accommodating 275 lawmakers in a single hall for the swearing-in ceremony. The secretariat intensifies its search for a hall to hold the HoR meetings. It urges the Ministry of Urban Development to quickly complete construction of the new Parliament building within the Singha Durbar complex.

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#13250252

29 January 2026

Broken glasses and remains of furniture lie on the ground of the torched and vandalized federal parliament building of Nepal, as pictured in Nepal, on January 28, 2026. The Parliament Secretariat worries about where to administer the oath of office to the newly elected lawmakers. The International Convention Center in New Baneshwor, which has been used as the Parliament building since the first Constituent Assembly, was destroyed due to arson on September 8 and 9, 2025. The parliamentary party offices used by political parties, including Nepali Congress and CPN-UML inside the Singha Durbar, are also affected by fire. Currently, the secretariat does not have any building capable of accommodating 275 lawmakers in a single hall for the swearing-in ceremony. The secretariat intensifies its search for a hall to hold the HoR meetings. It urges the Ministry of Urban Development to quickly complete construction of the new Parliament building within the Singha Durbar complex.

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#13250255

29 January 2026

Broken glasses and remains of furniture lie on the ground of the torched and vandalized federal parliament building of Nepal, as pictured in Nepal, on January 28, 2026. The Parliament Secretariat worries about where to administer the oath of office to the newly elected lawmakers. The International Convention Center in New Baneshwor, which has been used as the Parliament building since the first Constituent Assembly, was destroyed due to arson on September 8 and 9, 2025. The parliamentary party offices used by political parties, including Nepali Congress and CPN-UML inside the Singha Durbar, are also affected by fire. Currently, the secretariat does not have any building capable of accommodating 275 lawmakers in a single hall for the swearing-in ceremony. The secretariat intensifies its search for a hall to hold the HoR meetings. It urges the Ministry of Urban Development to quickly complete construction of the new Parliament building within the Singha Durbar complex.

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#13221701

20 January 2026

France's Interior Minister Laurent Nunez attends a session of questions to the government just before the use of Article 49.3 of the Constitution at the National Assembly, France's lower house of parliament, in Paris, France, on January 20, 2026. Article 49.3 of the Constitution allows the government to push through legislation without a vote in the National Assembly. However, the use of 49.3 allows opposition parties to put forward no-confidence motions

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#13221704

20 January 2026

France's Interior Minister Laurent Nunez attends a session of questions to the government just before the use of Article 49.3 of the Constitution at the National Assembly, France's lower house of parliament, in Paris, France, on January 20, 2026. Article 49.3 of the Constitution allows the government to push through legislation without a vote in the National Assembly. However, the use of 49.3 allows opposition parties to put forward no-confidence motions

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#13221705

20 January 2026

France's Interior Minister Laurent Nunez attends a session of questions to the government just before the use of Article 49.3 of the Constitution at the National Assembly, France's lower house of parliament, in Paris, France, on January 20, 2026. Article 49.3 of the Constitution allows the government to push through legislation without a vote in the National Assembly. However, the use of 49.3 allows opposition parties to put forward no-confidence motions

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#13218583

20 January 2026

Spanish fishermen demonstrate in Madrid, Spain, on Monday, called by the National Federation of Fishermen's Associations (FNCP), to protest the European Union's new control regulations.

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#13218588

20 January 2026

Spanish fishermen demonstrate in Madrid, Spain, on Monday, called by the National Federation of Fishermen's Associations (FNCP), to protest the European Union's new control regulations.

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#13218584

20 January 2026

Spanish fishermen demonstrate in Madrid, Spain, on Monday, called by the National Federation of Fishermen's Associations (FNCP), to protest the European Union's new control regulations.

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#13218585

20 January 2026

Spanish fishermen demonstrate in Madrid, Spain, on Monday, called by the National Federation of Fishermen's Associations (FNCP), to protest the European Union's new control regulations.

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#13218586

20 January 2026

Spanish fishermen demonstrate in Madrid, Spain, on Monday, called by the National Federation of Fishermen's Associations (FNCP), to protest the European Union's new control regulations.

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#13218587

20 January 2026

Spanish fishermen demonstrate in Madrid, Spain, on Monday, called by the National Federation of Fishermen's Associations (FNCP), to protest the European Union's new control regulations.

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