parliament

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A joint sitting of both houses of parliament on Saturday passed the bill changing the constitution, which now requires the president's signature, with 200 lawmakers voting in favour, 18 against and four abstaining.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

"We hereby announce Senior General Min Aung Hlaing as president," parliament speaker Aung Lin Dwe announced from a stage in the parliament meeting hall.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

He received 429 votes of 584 cast by MPs, a parliament official said after ballot counting was finished.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

The Iranian parliament earlier approved a plan to collect tolls on vessels traveling through the strait, state media reported.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 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