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But he does not hold an absolute parliamentary majority after an ultra-Orthodox party quit in July, protesting against the government's failure to pass a law to exempt its community from military service.

France has been mired in political deadlock since President Emmanuel Macron last year called for snap parliamentary elections, hoping to cement his power.

Meanwhile, Georgia's political turmoil continues, a year after Georgian Dream won contested parliamentary elections which the then president refused to recognise.

And government witnesses are expected to query some of the DPP's written evidence when they appear before the parliamentary committee next week.

Senior officials at the heart of the row over the collapsed China spy trial will appear before a parliamentary committee next week.