parliament

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The Greens say opinion polls show they are on course to get candidates elected to the Senedd for the first time in the history of Wales' parliament.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Last month, as Nepal inaugurated its new prime minister Balendra Shah, along with a parliament stacked with youthful lawmakers, Bangladeshi activist Umama Fatema felt a pang of disappointment as she watched from afar.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, Iran’s pugnacious parliament speaker, continued his now-daily trolling of the Trump administration, posting a picture depicting the smoking wreckage of what appeared to be two planes and two helicopters.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

Mohammad Ghalibaf, the speaker of Iran's parliament, mocked the Trump administration.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

He says now Patrice Lumumba and the other elected Congolese are trading chickens and eggs to set up a government that everybody in the parliament will go along with.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver