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Umno seeks early Malaysian election to cement conservative Malay bloc

Malaysia’s Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi on Friday called for the general election to be held immediately, in the once-dominant Malay party’s clearest indication yet that it was looking beyond the country’s current governing alliance ahead of the next election. The call comes as Umno deepens ties with opposition Islamist party the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), buoyed by recent state…

Umno seeks early Malaysian election to cement conservative Malay bloc

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Western Sahara: Spanish Lawmakers Back Citizenship for Sahrawis

[DW] Spanish lawmakers approved a bill that could give citizenship to tens of thousands of Sahrawis and their descendants, amid tense ties with Morocco. The legislation must now pass the senate.

  • Spanish lawmakers approve bill for Sahrawi citizenship.
  • Bill grants nationality to those born in Western Sahara before 1977.
  • Eligibility for descendants through naturalization.

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