elected

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But first a new parliamentary president would have to be elected, as the incumbent is acting in an interim capacity.

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Only seven women were directly elected, although a further 50 seats reserved for women will be allocated to parties according to their share of the vote.

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The allegation came in a statement released in Geneva on Monday, the same day that Porras, whose term as attorney general ends in May, failed in her bid to be elected to Guatemala's Constitutional Court.

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Karki will step down after the vote for the 275‑seat House of Representatives, the lower chamber of parliament, with 165 members elected directly and 110 through party lists.

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By choosing a career as an elected official despite his mother’s warnings, Newsom ultimately picked his father’s world and accomplished his father’s dream of taking office.

From Los Angeles Times