parliament

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Together, they won nearly two thirds of the seats in parliament.

From BBC

Tourism ministry officials said it will most probably be $4,000 per climber - the same amount as deposit money - and will come into effect once passed by the parliament.

From BBC

Hemmati is a former economy and finance minister who was dismissed by parliament in March because of the sharp depreciation of the rial.

From Barron's

Iraq's new parliament elected a senior figure from the Sunni Taqadom party as its speaker Monday, the first session since November elections that consolidated the main parties' grip on power.

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More than 20,000 people backed the group's call for action -- surpassing the threshold for public-initiated legislation -- and a draft bill passed the Thai parliament's lower house in October.

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