Archiv: Rücktritte / resignations


12.12.2025 - 08:44 [ Radio Bulgarien ]

Regierung reicht Rücktritt im Parlament ein – wie fallen die Reaktionen aus?

Nach einer Serie massiver Proteste in Bulgarien, ausgelöst durch den vom Kabinett vorgelegten Haushaltsentwurf für 2026, hat Premierminister Rossen Scheljaskow den Rücktritt seiner Regierung im Büro der Volksversammlung eingereicht. Die Abstimmung darüber wird morgen, am 12. Dezember, erwartet.

Wird der Rücktritt angenommen, sieht die Verfassung die Übergabe von Sondierungsmandaten durch den Präsidenten zur Bildung eines neuen Kabinetts innerhalb der 51. Volksversammlung vor.

Scheitern diese Versuche, werden vorgezogene Parlamentswahlen anberaumt und eine Übergangsregierung eingesetzt.

11.12.2025 - 21:43 [ Radio Bulgaria ]

Government resigns without waiting for vote of no confidence

The vote was scheduled for 13.30, but the group of ITN, which is coalition partner in the government, requested a 30-minute break, without explaining why. After that, Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov gave a briefing at which he announced the resignation of the government.

After Prime Minister Zhelyazkov‘s briefing in parliament, the vote of no confidence followed. Due to lack of quorum, the vote of no confidence was declared unsuccessful and the session was closed.

11.12.2025 - 21:17 [ Tagesschau.de ]

Nach Massenprotesten: Bulgariens Regierungschef reicht Rücktritt ein

Der Druck von der Straße war offenbar zu groß: Der bulgarische Ministerpräsident Scheljaskow und seine Regierung treten zurück. Seit Tagen gab es Demonstrationen im Land. Dabei kommt Bulgarien politisch seit Jahren nicht zur Ruhe.

11.12.2025 - 21:12 [ Radio Bulgarien ]

Regierung trat zurück, ohne Misstrauensvotum abzuwarten

Auf einem Briefing nach einem Treffen der Koalitionspartner und kurz vor der Abstimmung über den sechsten Misstrauensantrag gegen das Kabinett gab Ministerpräsident Rossen Scheljaskow bekannt, dass die Regierung zurücktritt.

„Wir haben keinen Zweifel, dass die Regierung bei der anstehenden Misstrauensabstimmung Unterstützung erhalten hätte.

11.12.2025 - 21:03 [ Radio Bulgarien ]

Bulgaren demonstrieren massiv gegen das bestehende Regierungsmodell

Die Regierungsparteien GERB, BSP und ITN, unterstützt von DPS–Neuanfang, betonen jedoch, sie würden keine Destabilisierung „nur wenige Meter vor der Ziellinie“ zulassen, nämlich vor der Einführung des Euro.

Bojko Borissow sagte vor Journalisten im Parlament:

„Der Beitritt zur Eurozone ist eine geostrategische Aufgabe. Ich werde nicht zulassen, dass dies wegen innenpolitischen Auseinandersetzungen gefährdet wird.“

04.12.2025 - 10:25 [ Associated Press ]

Pete Hegseth faces deepening scrutiny from Congress over boat strikes

Trump, a Republican, has largely stood by his defense secretary, among the most important Cabinet-level positions. But the decisions by Wicker, alongside House Armed Services Chair Mike Rogers of Alabama and the top Democrats on the committees, to open investigations provide a rare moment of Congress asserting itself and its authority to conduct oversight of the Trump administration.

22.11.2025 - 05:00 [ CNN ]

GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene will leave Congress after five turbulent years

Greene dropped the news in a post on social media just days after her public falling out with Trump, who called her a “traitor” and said he’d support a GOP challenge to her House seat next year.

In her statement, Greene said she wanted to avoid a nasty primary — while predicting that the GOP would lose its House majority in the midterms.

10.11.2025 - 23:20 [ theConservation.com ]

Arrest of top whistleblower shows extent of Israeli impunity over torture of Palestinian detainees

The arrest of Tomer-Yerushalmi, who was, until her resignation last week, Israel’s military advocate general, is the latest development in a dramatic scandal that has been unfolding since February 2024.

It started with a complaint filed by a doctor who had served in the medical facility next to the Sde Teiman detention camp in the Negev desert in southern Israel. Professor Yoel Donchin reported that a detainee appeared to have been a victim of a severe assault. The detainee arrived at the hospital showing signs of beating and possible brutal sexual assault.

10.11.2025 - 21:28 [ Ori Goldberg / +972 Magazine ]

Both sides of the Sde Teiman leak debate reflect Israel’s moral decay

(November 7, 2025)

Over the past two years, Maj. Gen. Tomer-Yerushalmi — the official responsible for all internal investigations and legal enforcement in the Israeli army — has almost entirely refrained from probing the countless, well-documented allegations against its soldiers. The Sde Teiman guards’ crime, however, as captured in the leaked video, was apparently so blatant and grotesque that authorities had no choice but to issue indictments.

When Israeli military police arrived at Sde Teiman to arrest the suspects, however, they were met by right-wing rioters and soldiers, including several members of Knesset hiding behind their immunity. Attempting to block the arrests, they insisted that the perpetrators did nothing wrong and that their actions were merely part of the Israeli war effort.

Tomer-Yerushalmi leaked the video of the rape soon after, and it quickly spread online. Protests by right-wing Israelis in support of the abusers grew in turn. But while many around the world were aghast at what could only be described as “right to rape” protests, the discussion in Israel quickly faded in favor of daily news of “successes” on the Gazan front. The case was largely forgotten for months, until the investigation into the video’s leak was announced last week.

10.11.2025 - 21:24 [ theGuardian.com ]

Israeli media airs footage showing alleged sexual abuse of Palestinian detainee – video

(August 8, 2024)

A spokesperson for Israel’s embassy in Washington did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Reuters.

The Israeli daily newspaper Haaretz spoke to Yoel Donchin, the doctor who treated the prisoner in the incident who said he suffered from „a ruptured bowel, a severe injury to his anus, lung damage and broken ribs“.

10.11.2025 - 21:15 [ BBC ]

Israeli military‘s top lawyer resigns over leak of video allegedly showing abuse of Palestinian detainee

(October 31, 2025)

After her resignation was accepted by the chief of staff of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Katz put out a statement welcoming the decision.

„Anyone who spreads blood libels against IDF troops is unfit to wear the army‘s uniform,“ he said.

The leaked video was broadcast on the Israeli Channel 12 news in August 2024.

The footage shows soldiers at Sde Teiman taking aside a detainee, then surrounding him with riot shields to block visibility while he was stabbed in the rectum with a sharp object. The detainee was treated for severe injuries.

10.11.2025 - 18:33 [ Associated Press ]

Top BBC bosses resign after criticism of the broadcaster’s editing of a Trump speech

The head of the BBC and the British broadcaster’s top news executive both resigned Sunday after criticism of the way the organization edited a speech by U.S. President Donald Trump.

The BBC said Director-General Tim Davie and news CEO Deborah Turness had both decided to leave the corporation.

28.07.2025 - 00:12 [ DRM News / Youtube ]

Tel Aviv LIVE: Thousands Rally in Habima Square Against Israeli Government | AC1Z

(July 26, 2025)

Thousands of anti-government protesters flooded Habima Square in Tel Aviv, demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Netanyahu.

21.07.2025 - 21:15 [ UNwatch.org ]

UN Watch Hails Resignation of Entire UN’s Anti-Israel Inquiry: “This is All Due to U.S. Sanctions on Albanese, Dominoes Are Falling”

(July 14, 2025)

“This week, the dominoes are falling,” said Hillel Neuer, executive director of UN Watch. “First, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio made the historic decision to sanction Francesca Albanese, the UN’s pro-Hamas rapporteur, in wake of a massive campaign led by UN Watch. Now the architects of the UN’s anti-Israel inquisition are fleeing the ship. The tide is turning.”

21.07.2025 - 21:12 [ australianjewishnews.com ]

UN commission quits Israel investigation

(July 16, 2025)

The letters were posted on a back-end Human Rights Council website and first publicised by UN Watch, a nonprofit monitoring group.

The commission will continue to exist once new members are appointed. Jürg Lauber, head of the Human Rights Council, has asked member states to propose replacements by 31 August.

29.05.2025 - 20:13 [ Fox News ]

Musk officially steps down from DOGE after wrapping work streamlining government

He was officially hired as a „special government employee,“ which is a role Congress created in 1962 that allows the executive or legislative branch to hire temporary employees for specific short-term initiatives.

Special government employees are permitted to work for the federal government for „no more than 130 days in a 365-day period,“ according to data from the Office of Government Ethics. Musk‘s 130-day timeframe, beginning on Inauguration Day, was set to run dry on May 30.

26.05.2025 - 16:20 [ Middle East Eye ]

Head of Gaza aid organisation resigns hours before controversial plan set to launch

GHF emerged in the public eye earlier this month as Israeli officials began briefing the UN and international NGOs about their new detailed plan to take over – and restrict – aid distribution in Gaza.

According to a memo of those briefings, aid would be distributed from up to five logistic hubs set up in southern Gaza, run by private security contractors and with facial recognition technology to vet beneficiaries.

26.05.2025 - 16:14 [ Washington Post ]

Head of Gaza aid group resigns, citing concern over ‘humanitarian principles’

The GHF is a Switzerland-based nonprofit organization backed by the United States and Israel, which aims to use armed private contractors to provide security at Israeli-designated corridors and distribution “hubs,” from which aid groups would distribute food packages to vetted Gazans.

Jake Wood’s resignation as executive director, which he said comes two months after he was approached to lead the organization, amounts to a vote of no confidence against the foundation’s plan, which has faced skepticism from humanitarian agencies about its feasibility and morality since its inception.

29.04.2025 - 09:48 [ CNN ]

Israeli security chief says he’ll step down June 15, facing pressure from Netanyahu

But it’s unclear if Bar’s tenure will last that long. On March 21, the Israeli cabinet unanimously voted to dismiss Bar from his position as the head of the Israel Security Agency, commonly known as the Shin Bet.

Bar’s dismissal was to take effect on April 10, but Israel’s High Court froze the firing, enraging Netanyahu and his right-wing allies, who can still mount an effort to fire Bar before the self-announced retirement date.

23.02.2025 - 22:49 [ Tagesschau.de ]

FDP-Chef Lindner kündigt Rückzug aus Politik an

Nach der Wahlniederlage der FDP bei der vorgezogenen Bundestagswahl hat Parteichef Christian Lindner angekündigt, sich aus der aktiven Politik zurückzuziehen. Auf X schrieb er, er sei dankbar „für fast 25 intensive, herausfordernde Jahre voller Gestaltung und Debatte“.

22.01.2025 - 20:39 [ Fox News ]

Trump‘s FBI overhaul puts ‚untouchable‘ feds on notice: former agent

On Monday, the White House announced Brian Driscoll as acting director of the FBI. Driscoll’s time as acting director will presumably end when Kashyap „Kash“ Patel is confirmed as the FBI’s next director by the U.S. Senate.

Throughout former President Biden‘s term, the FBI was entangled in repeated scandals, prompting President Trump to promise to root out corruption in the FBI and the Department of Justice (DOJ).

18.01.2025 - 23:15 [ Times of Israel ]

Otzma Yehudit to quit coalition Sunday; Religious Zionism condemns deal but remains

The far-right Otzma Yehudit party, led by National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, said on Saturday it would follow through on its threat to leave the government, with members handing in resignations Sunday morning in protest of Israel’s acceptance of a hostage-ceasefire deal with the Hamas terror group in Gaza.

07.01.2025 - 14:45 [ CTVNews.ca ]

Justin Trudeau to step down as PM following Liberal leadership race

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is stepping down as Liberal leader, and is proroguing Parliament as the Liberal Party of Canada embarks on the journey to replace him.

In an historic announcement outside his official Rideau Cottage residence, Trudeau declared his intention to stay on as prime minister until a new leader is chosen.

12.12.2024 - 06:59 [ Donald J. Trump / Truth Social ]

The resignation of Christopher Wray is a great day for America as it will end the Weaponization of what has become known as the United States Department of Injustice. I just don’t know what happened to him.

We will now restore the Rule of Law for all Americans. Under the leadership of Christopher Wray, the FBI illegally raided my home, without cause, worked diligently on illegally impeaching and indicting me, and has done everything else to interfere with the success and future of America. They have used their vast powers to threaten and destroy many innocent Americans, some of which will never be able to recover from what has been done to them.

12.12.2024 - 06:54 [ Reuters ]

FBI Director Chris Wray to resign following Trump nomination of Patel

Wray will leave before the end of the 10-year term that Trump himself appointed him to in 2017.

04.12.2024 - 18:30 [ Business Insider ]

South Korea‘s largest labor union launches an indefinite strike and calls for the president‘s resignation

The Korean Confederation of Trade Unions issued the call in a Facebook post to its 1.1 million members, saying the strike would start Wednesday at 9 a.m. local time and would last until the president‘s „regime“ abolished martial law and the president stepped down.

04.12.2024 - 01:43 [ Korean Broadcasting System ]

Umbrella Labor Union Calls for End of Yoon Administration, Declares General Strike until Then

An umbrella labor union has announced a general strike of indeterminate length, saying the strike will continue until President Yoon Suk Yeol resigns.

The central executive committee of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions(KCTU) announced the decision Wednesday morning in a press conference at its office in Seoul, saying the labor union will fight alongside the people for the end of the Yoon administration.

04.12.2024 - 01:25 [ Korean Broadcasting System ]

Politics Main Opposition to Begin Impeachment Proceedings unless Yoon Steps Down Immediately

The main opposition Democratic Party has called on President Yoon Suk Yeol to step down immediately, saying it will begin impeachment procedures unless he resigns voluntarily.

19.11.2024 - 00:00 [ theNation.com ]

Yes, Antony Blinken Should Resign. But He’s Not the Only One.

(September 27, 2024)

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18.11.2024 - 23:41 [ Truthout.org ]

Tlaib: Blinken Must Resign Over Lies About Israel Blocking Humanitarian Aid

(November 16, 2024)

“Secretary Blinken has continued to lie to Congress and should resign,” she said. “U.S. law is very clear. No nation blocking U.S. humanitarian assistance can receive U.S. weapons. The Biden administration cannot pick and choose when they comply with our own laws.”

“Children are forced to eat pet food and bug infested flour,” she went on. “But Blinken says there is no need to change our own policy. Shameful.”