parliamentary

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Dissanayake's leftist JVP, or the People's Liberation Front, won a two-thirds majority at the November 2024 parliamentary elections after his own victory two months earlier in the presidential poll.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

She handed out over a dozen parliamentary jobs to siblings, cousins, in-laws and even her ex-husband Gavidia, the assembly’s union said at the time.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

In 2008, the Venezuelan daily El Nacional published a letter written by parliamentary workers that urged Chávez to “combat the corruption” Flores was enabling.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

The remaining 92 hereditary seats in the Lords will be abolished at the end of the parliamentary session, expected in April or May.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

In March, the German parliament endorsed the Enabling Act, granting Hitler unprecedented power to enact laws without parliamentary involvement.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee