The members of Somaliland's Lower House of Parliament introduced a motion to impeach the president this weekend, which if successfully passed by the majority would require a two-thirds vote in the Upper House of Parliament to finish the impeachment.

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Piqued by an attempt by lawmakers to almost double their salaries, a cross-party group of legislators launched an independent candidate for president of the lower house.

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The pope's response to this and other cases is attracting criticism, including from prominent laymen such as Wolfgang Thierse, a former Social Democrat president of Germany's lower house of parliament, the Bundestag.

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On current trends, only around 70 unconditional supporters of the president are likely to win seats in the lower house, and perhaps 30 followers of Mr Duhalde.

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