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Israeli lawmakers begin a parliamentary session to vote on a key clause of the hard-right government's controversial judiciary reforms. Critics fear the proposed judicial revamp will undermine Israel's liberal democracy by removing checks and balances on the executive, while the government argues it needs to curb judicial overreach. IMAGES
The parliament session expected to elect Michel Aoun president, ending a political stalemate of more than two years, started in the Lebanese capital Monday. IMAGES of MPs arriving at the parliament
Panama's president-elect Jose Raul Mulino says he is "nobody's puppet," a reference to former president Ricardo Martinelli (2009-2014), whom he replaced as a candidate after being convicted of money laundering and taking refuge in the Nicaraguan embassy. "I'm not here because someone put me here," he says to cheers from the crowd during his victory speech at a Panama City hotel. SOUNDBITE
Right-wing lawyer Jose Raul Mulino accepts victory as Panama's president-elect with 34% of the vote, nine points above his immediate follower, announced the Electoral Tribunal after 90% of the polling stations had been counted. "I accept the results expressed, which represent the will of the majority of Panamanians within our democracy," he says. SOUNDBITE
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