parliamentary

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Interior Minister Kipchumba Murkomen acknowledged to a parliamentary committee that the government was struggling to contain the groups that he said had evolved from street-level outfits into "sophisticated and decentralised networks".

From BBC • May 3, 2026

Labour faced a grim day on 6 May 2010: the party lost its parliamentary majority, with big swings against it in the north, south, and Wales.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

"The position of the European Parliament is clear: we believe we cannot do more with less," he said during a parliamentary debate in Strasbourg.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

The furore fed into a defeat for Yoon's party in the April 2024 general elections, when it failed to regain a parliamentary majority.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

This was an unparalleled situation in the country’s history: in the South African parliamentary system, the leader of the majority party becomes the head of state.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela