Lebanese parliament barely backs reform plan
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BEIRUT -- Lawmakers yesterday narrowly endorsed changes drafted by the pro-Syrian prime minister, Omar Karami, calling for fairer election laws and preserving close ties with neighboring Syria. After a three-day debate, during which the Cabinet came under heavy fire from opposition groups, Karami's plan won the backing of 59 of the 108 legislators. Twenty-four members of the 128-seat parliament voted ...
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Lebanon's opposition, led by the Syrian-backed Hezbollah, called on Monday for early parliamentary elections after the anti-Syrian majority coalition refused to agree to its demand for a national unity government.
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KIEV - Ukraine&#39;s parliament failed Saturday to pass a set of reforms designed to prevent fraud in the next round of presidential balloting.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - The Palestinian parliament  suspended work Wednesday to press President Yasser Arafat into  ratifying an anti-corruption reform package and get a grip on  spiraling unrest and disorder.
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A parliamentary session to elect Lebanon's president was postponed for the 11th time Friday, with feuding factions deadlocked over a constitutional amendment and the shape of a future government.
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At least 28 lawmakers said they will not take part in talks on forming new government started by Lebanon&#39;s president on Thursday, a day after the Cabinet of veteran Prime Minister Rafik Hariri resigned.
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Russia&#39;s lower house of parliament gave tentative backing Friday to a key electoral reform proposed by President Vladimir Putin following a series of recent terror attacks that killed hundreds and stunned Russians.
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On Scene: With Hizballah raising the level of its anti-government rhetoric and prime minister Foud Siniora virtually under siege, any chance for compromise in Beirut looks increasingly dim
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influential Beirut daily An-Nahar, which carried an &quot;honour roll&quot; of the 29 deputies who voted against the extension. Ninety-six deputies voted in favour of the constitutional amendment, with three absent.
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Fears for Lebanon's future as Beirut crowds flock to funeral of murdered MP
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MPs in Beirut vote to extend the Lebanese president's term despite a UN warning to Syria not to interfere in Lebanon.
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After the Lebanese parliament failed to muster a quorum, the vote for president was postponed until Oct. 23.
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BEIRUT : Beirut rejected a UN Security Council resolution calling for the withdrawal of foreign forces from Lebanon, as lawmakers prepared to vote to change the constitution to allow pro-Damascus president Emile Lahoud to serve another term.
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Constitutional amendment drafted will allow Lahoud to stand for re-election despite opposition at home, abroad. BEIRUT - Lebanese MPs will vote Friday on a constitutional amendment drafted under pressure from
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The Iranian parliament votes against key parts of a reform plan aimed at opening the economy to foreign investment.
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Lebanon&#39;s parliament voted overwhelmingly Friday to extend the term of Syrian-backed President Emile Lahoud, despite a UN Security Council resolution warning Damascus against interfering in Lebanon.
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A fresh attempt by the sharply divided parliament to elect a Lebanese president was likely to be postponed for the ninth time Monday amid a political impasse that continues to hold up the army chief's election for the post.