• He is due to make a short statement to parliament, the spokesman said.

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  • Calls for the restoration of the short-lived parliament in which Sheikh Jamri served, but which was dissolved in 1975, fell on deaf ears.

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  • The EIS has also said it favours a three option, preferential vote, which would allow people to indicate their support for substantially greater powers for the Scottish parliament short of independence.

    BBC: Scottish independence: Teaching union backs votes at 16

  • The Scottish government is open-minded about including a second question on the ballot paper, asking people if they want more powers for the Holyrood parliament, short of independence.

    BBC: Scottish independence: David Cameron in referendum offer

  • In Belgrade, the Yugoslav parliament cut short its session in protest at the terrorist attack, which it described as an act of terrorism aimed at destabilising the area.

    BBC: Serbs die in Kosovo bus blast

  • His Likud-Yisrael Beitenu bloc won 31 seats in the 120-seat parliament, far short of the 61-seat majority he needs.

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  • That will be even truer if, as may well happen, the Social Democrats, Christian Democrats and Pensioners fall short of a majority in parliament.

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  • Opposition parties are talking about joining up to pass a vote of no confidence in the administration, which is a long way short of a majority in parliament.

    ECONOMIST: Pakistan's shaky government

  • Mr Tyrie said his evidence was at times "highly selective" and "fell well short of the standard that Parliament expects, particularly from such an experienced and senior witness".

    BBC: Libor scandal: MPs demand changes over rate-rigging

  • On Wednesday, it was forced to cut short the budget session of Parliament by two days as opposition members disrupted its proceedings repeatedly, accusing the government of being corrupt and demanding the resignation of the prime minister and two of his cabinet colleagues including Mr. Kumar.

    WSJ: India Court Reprimands Minister Over Probe Report

  • On Wednesday, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's government was forced to cut short the budget session of Parliament by two days as opposition members disrupted its proceedings repeatedly, accusing the government of being corrupt and demanding the resignation of the prime minister and two of his cabinet colleagues.

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  • For one thing, the Socialists again fell short of an absolute majority in parliament, so Mr Zapatero will need a regional party's backing (see article).

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  • He is four seats short of one in the current parliament, forcing him to fish for parliamentary support and to compromise over important legislation, including the budget.

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  • That's the priority of the Labour Party and I think for Clare Short to call for a hung parliament that would not be able to deliver a Labour manifesto, is one of the most serious situations that I think we face.

    BBC: Hazel Blears

  • It is also constitutionally dubious because the president can promulgate short-term ordinances by decree only when parliament is not in session.

    ECONOMIST: Another step on the slippery authoritarian slope

  • In short, the Commons in particular, and Parliament in general, is a healthier institution, rather closer to what the public expects of their lawmakers.

    BBC: Time to salute the post-2010 election Parliament

  • They're campaigning incredibly hard for Labour and I think that for Clare Short to, to call for a hung parliament, er, a hung parliament that may not be able to deliver the manifesto pledges that we've got to tackle poverty, inequality, improved schools and hospitals.

    BBC: Hazel Blears

  • Analysts say that though chances of an opposition victory are slim, it may extend its 2008 electoral gains when it wrested 82 of 222 seats in Parliament, leaving the ruling front short of a two-thirds majority for the first time and won five of Malaysia's 13 states.

    WSJ: Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak Dissolves Parliament, Paving Way for Elections

  • Bankers' pay wasn't part of the Basel agreements, but lawmakers in the European Parliament insisted on limiting payouts linked to short-term profits because they were seen as driving bankers to take excessive risks in the lead-up to the crisis.

    WSJ: EU Reaches Deal to Curb Bank Bonuses

  • Analysts say chances of an opposition victory are slim, though the alliance may extend its 2008 electoral gains, when it wrested 82 of 222 seats in Parliament, which left the ruling front short of a two-thirds majority for the first time.

    WSJ: Malaysia Prime Minister Faces Fresh Elections

  • The arithmetic of Spain's parliament, where the Socialists are seven seats short of a majority, and the decision of fairweather allies in left-wing and Catalan nationalist parties to withhold support, leaves the prime minister at the mercy of the six deputies of the Basque Nationalist Party (PNV).

    ECONOMIST: Spanish politics

  • The prospect of serial defeats in Parliament, and thus of another general election in short order, might itself dissuade the Tories from attempting the unpopular measures that Britain's dire public finances necessitate.

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  • Mr Uzan and his newborn Young Party last autumn, with 7%, fell short of the 10% of the vote needed to get into parliament.

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  • Culture, traditionally the Cinderella of government departments in Rome, despite Italy's rich artistic and cultural heritage, is getting short shrift in the 2006 budget now painfully making its way through parliament with drastic cuts being forced on practically every ministry.

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  • There'll also be a short debate on a subject which will probably start to crop up rather a lot in Parliament - HS2.

    BBC: Week ahead

  • Climate Change Minister Stewart Stevenson immediately told the chamber the government would act on the Liberal Democrat suggestion to form a cross party short life working group to bring forward new targets, which would be scrutinised by the parliament.

    BBC: Carbon emissions targets debate

  • The Parliament also said the government was powerless to stop those deportations, a statement that fell short of the full acceptance the museum and other organizations had hoped for.

    WSJ: Bulgarian honor bid in DC stirs Holocaust debate

  • He may also have been persuaded not to short-circuit the constitutional procedure by the promise of the prime minister, Calin Popescu Tariceanu, that parliament would seek to prevent Mr Basescu from contesting a presidential election in these circumstances.

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