parliament

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The European parliament struck a deal late Monday to cut the amount of tariff-free steel imports to 18.3 million metric tons a year and raise tariffs on imports above that quota to 50%.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

The two other party leaders with MPs in parliament were also invited to the meeting with President Sulyok, including Orbán.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

It is a political party represented in parliament and in the government, and a social movement that runs services including schools and hospitals in areas where the state has been absent.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

Unlike his predecessor Steenhuisen, who is a cabinet minister and member of parliament, Hill-Lewis has decided not to take up a role in the coalition government and remain as mayor of Cape Town.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

Father said Lumumba’s party won thirty-five of a hundredy-some-odd seats in the new parliament, mainly because of his natural animal magnetism.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver