Austria: 2024 federal election
Austria held legislative elections on 29 September 2024. 183 members of the National Council were elected. As no party gained a majority of seats in the legislature, coalition talks to form a government continue.
Paul Kagame and the Rwandan Patriotic Front remain in a dominant position domestically, with parliamentary elections due in September 2013 and presidential elections set for 2017. President Kagame has indicated that he may step down then. But criticism continues of the government's intolerance of open dissent. Rwanda's role in in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo remains controversial too and there is virtually complete consensus across the international community that it has been providing support to rebel groups, including most recently M23.
Rwanda: recent political and security developments (73 KB , PDF)
Paul Kagame and the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) remain in a dominant political position domestically. While this is in part due to the country’s considerable economic and development progress over the past decade, some argue that it also reflects a political culture in which open dissent is often not tolerated. Parliamentary elections are due in September 2013. Kagame has given indications that he may step down at the next presidential election, which is due in 2017.
Rwanda’s role in the African Great Lakes region remains controversial. Despite repeated denials on the part of its government, there is now virtually complete consensus across the international community that it has been providing military and political support to the largest rebel group in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the M23. This led donors, including the UK, to freeze some aid in late 2012, although there has been some resumption in recent months. There is general agreement that peace there will be impossible to achieve without Rwandan engagement. In recent months, another fragile peace process has been under way.
Rwanda: recent political and security developments (73 KB , PDF)
Austria held legislative elections on 29 September 2024. 183 members of the National Council were elected. As no party gained a majority of seats in the legislature, coalition talks to form a government continue.
The NATO Parliamentary Assembly provides a forum for parliamentarians from the NATO Member States to debate key defence and security challenges.
A Westminster Hall debate on police use of live facial recognition technology is scheduled for Wednesday 13 November 2024, opened by Sir John Whittingdale MP.