parliamentary

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In a sign of the high stakes, Vice President JD Vance is leading the talks for the U.S. with Iran’s chief negotiator, parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, leading the team from Tehran.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 21, 2026

If successful, he would become prime minister by default, given that ruling Labour has a huge parliamentary majority.

From Barron's • Jun. 21, 2026

Veteran UK Labour politician Andy Burnham emphatically won a crunch by-election on Friday, securing a parliamentary seat and clearing the way for a widely expected leadership challenge against beleaguered Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

From Barron's • Jun. 19, 2026

Iran's parliamentary speaker, Ghalibaf, said in an interview aired on state TV that the Strait of Hormuz "will not return to pre-war conditions".

From BBC • Jun. 18, 2026

On February 27, 1933, one month after Hitler’s appointment, a known Communist and arsonist set fire to the Reichstag, the parliamentary building.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti