parliament

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The stalemate had pushed the prime minister last month to make an about-face on his pledge not to force the budget through parliament without a vote, a decision he called a "partial failure".

From Barron's

With her party winning 30 out of the 57 seats in parliament, Fernández is expected to have more backing in the legislature than her predecessor in office.

From BBC

In recent indirect elections for the new transitional parliament, or People's Assembly, not a single woman was elected from Idlib.

From BBC

Capgemini, which operates in about 50 countries and is one of France's largest listed companies, held an extraordinary board meeting this weekend after facing questions in parliament and calls for transparency from the government.

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It is an electoral system unlike any other, a vote for a parliament without a state.

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