Dissolution of parliament, the Glossary
The dissolution of a legislative assembly (or parliament) is the simultaneous termination of service of all of its members, in anticipation that a successive legislative assembly will reconvene later with possibly different members.[1]
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284 relations: Abdurrahman Wahid, Abdurrahman Wahid's 23 July 2001 Decree, Adjournment, Advice (constitutional law), Albert Reynolds, Alberto Fujimori, Alexander Hamilton, American Revolutionary War, Artur da Costa e Silva, Australian House of Representatives, Australian Senate, Authoritarianism, Autocracy, Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany, Battles of Lexington and Concord, Belgium, Bicameralism, Boris Yeltsin, Boston Tea Party, Brazilian Constituent Assembly (1823), Brazilian Constitution of 1824, Brazilian Democratic Movement, Brazilian Revolution of 1930, Bundestag, Cabinet of Japan, Cabinet of Petr Nečas, Chamber of Deputies (Brazil), Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic, Chamber of Representatives (Belgium), Chancellor of Germany, Charles de Gaulle, Charles Haughey, Charles III, Cheshvan, Chief Executive of Hong Kong, Communities, regions, and language areas of Belgium, Confidence and supply, Congress of People's Deputies of Russia, Congress of the Republic of Peru, Constitution of Australia, Constitution of Brazil, Constitution of Estonia, Constitution of Finland, Constitution of France, Constitution of India, Constitution of Indonesia, Constitution of Italy, Constitution of Japan, Constitution of Norway, Constitution of Pakistan, ... Expand index (234 more) »
Abdurrahman Wahid
Abdurrahman Wahid (né ad-Dakhil, 7 September 1940 – 30 December 2009), more colloquially known as Gus Dur, was an Indonesian politician and Islamic religious leader who served as the fourth president of Indonesia, from his election in 1999 until he was removed from office in 2001.
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Abdurrahman Wahid's 23 July 2001 Decree
President of Indonesia Decree of 23 July 2001 (Indonesian: Maklumat Presiden Republik Indonesia 23 Juli 2001) was issued by the fourth President of Indonesia, Abdurrahman Wahid, at the climax of his standoff with the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) and other sections of society, including the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI).
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Adjournment
In parliamentary procedure, an adjournment ends a meeting.
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Advice (constitutional law)
In a parliamentary system, advice is a formal and usually binding instruction given by one constitutional officer of state to another.
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Albert Reynolds
Albert Martin Reynolds (3 November 1932 – 21 August 2014) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as Taoiseach and Leader of Fianna Fáil from 1992 to 1994.
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Alberto Fujimori
Alberto Kenya Fujimori Inomoto (藤森 謙也, Hepburn:,; born 28 July 1938) is a Peruvian former politician, professor, and engineer who served as President of Peru from 1990 to 2000.
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Alexander Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton (January 11, 1755, or 1757July 12, 1804) was an American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first U.S. secretary of the treasury from 1789 to 1795 during George Washington's presidency.
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American Revolutionary War
The American Revolutionary War (April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783), also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was a military conflict that was part of the broader American Revolution, in which American Patriot forces organized as the Continental Army and commanded by George Washington defeated the British Army.
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Artur da Costa e Silva
Artur da Costa e Silva (3 October 1899 – 17 December 1969) was a Brazilian Army Marshal who served as the 27th president of Brazil during the military dictatorship that came to power after the 1964 coup d'état.
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Australian House of Representatives
The Australian House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament of Australia, the upper house being the Senate.
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Australian Senate
The Australian Senate is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of Australia, the lower house being the House of Representatives.
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Authoritarianism is a political system characterized by the rejection of political plurality, the use of strong central power to preserve the political status quo, and reductions in democracy, separation of powers, civil liberties, and the rule of law.
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Autocracy
Autocracy is a system of government in which absolute power is held by the ruler, known as an autocrat.
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Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
The Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany (Grundgesetz für die Bundesrepublik Deutschland) is the constitution of the Federal Republic of Germany.
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Battles of Lexington and Concord
The Battles of Lexington and Concord was the first major military campaign of the American Revolutionary War, resulting in an American victory and outpouring of militia support for the anti-British cause.
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Belgium
Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe.
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Bicameralism
Bicameralism is a type of legislature that is divided into two separate assemblies, chambers, or houses, known as a bicameral legislature.
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Boris Yeltsin
Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin (Борис Николаевич Ельцин,; 1 February 1931 – 23 April 2007) was a Soviet and Russian politician who served as President of Russia from 1991 to 1999.
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Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was an American political and mercantile protest on December 16, 1773, by the Sons of Liberty in Boston in colonial Massachusetts.
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Brazilian Constituent Assembly (1823)
The Brazilian Constituent Assembly of 1823 was the first constituent assembly of Brazil, installed on 3 May 1823, under the presidency of the Major Chaplain Bishop, José Caetano da Silva Coutinho.
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Brazilian Constitution of 1824
The Political Constitution of the Empire of Brazil (Constituição Política do Império do Brasil) commonly referred to as the Constitution of 1824, was Brazil's first constitution, issued on 25 March 1824 and revoked on 24 February 1891.
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Brazilian Democratic Movement
The Brazilian Democratic Movement (Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, MDB) is a Brazilian political party.
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Brazilian Revolution of 1930
The Revolution of 1930 was an armed insurrection across Brazil that ended the Old Republic.
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Bundestag
The Bundestag ("Federal Diet") is the German federal parliament and the lower of two federal chambers, opposed to the upper chamber, the Bundesrat.
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Cabinet of Japan
The is the chief executive body of the government of Japan.
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Cabinet of Petr Nečas
Cabinet of Petr Nečas was formed after 2010 Czech legislative election.
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Chamber of Deputies (Brazil)
The Chamber of Deputies (Câmara dos Deputados) is a federal legislative body and the lower house of the National Congress of Brazil.
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Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic
The Chamber of Deputies, officially the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic (Poslanecká sněmovna Parlamentu České republiky), is the lower house of the Parliament of the Czech Republic.
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Chamber of Representatives (Belgium)
The Chamber of Representatives (Dutch:, Chambre des représentants, Abgeordnetenkammer) is one of the two chambers in the bicameral Federal Parliament of Belgium, the other being the Senate.
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Chancellor of Germany
The chancellor of Germany, officially the federal chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, is the head of the federal government of Germany, and the commander-in-chief of the German Armed Forces during wartime.
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Charles de Gaulle
Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle (22 November 18909 November 1970) was a French military officer and statesman who led the Free French Forces against Nazi Germany in World War II and chaired the Provisional Government of the French Republic from 1944 to 1946 to restore democracy in France.
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Charles Haughey
Charles James Haughey (16 September 1925 – 13 June 2006) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who led four governments as Taoiseach: December 1979 to June 1981, March to December 1982, March 1987 to June 1989, and June 1989 to February 1992.
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Charles III
Charles III (Charles Philip Arthur George; born 14 November 1948) is King of the United Kingdom and the 14 other Commonwealth realms.
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Cheshvan
Marcheshvan (Hebrew:, Standard, Tiberian; from Akkadian, literally, 'eighth month'), sometimes shortened to Cheshvan (Standard Tiberian), is the second month of the civil year (which starts on 1 Tishrei), and the eighth month of the ecclesiastical year (which starts on 1 Nisan) on the Hebrew calendar.
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Chief Executive of Hong Kong
The Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is the representative of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and head of the Government of Hong Kong.
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Communities, regions, and language areas of Belgium
Belgium is a federal state comprising three communities and three regions that are based on four language areas.
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Confidence and supply
In parliamentary democracies based on the Westminster system, confidence and supply is an arrangement under which a minority government (one which does not control a majority in the legislature) receives the support of one or more parties or independent MPs on confidence votes and the state budget ("supply").
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Congress of People's Deputies of Russia
The Congress of People's Deputies of the Russian SFSR (Съезд народныхдепутатов РСФСР) and since 1992 Congress of People's Deputies of the Russian Federation (Съезд народныхдепутатов Российской Федерации) was the supreme government institution in the Russian SFSR and in the Russian Federation from 16 May 1990 to 21 September 1993.
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Congress of the Republic of Peru
The Congress of the Republic of Peru (Congreso de la República) is the unicameral body that assumes legislative power in Peru.
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Constitution of Australia
The Constitution of Australia (also known as the Commonwealth Constitution) is the fundamental law that governs the political structure of Australia.
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Constitution of Brazil
The Constitution of the Federative Republic of Brazil (Constituição da República Federativa do Brasil) is the supreme law of Brazil.
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Constitution of Estonia
The Constitution of Estonia (Eesti Vabariigi põhiseadus) is the fundamental law of the Republic of Estonia and establishes the state order as that of a democratic republic where the supreme power is vested in its citizens.
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Constitution of Finland
The Constitution of Finland (Suomen perustuslaki or Finlands grundlag) is the supreme source of national law of Finland.
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Constitution of France
The current Constitution of France was adopted on 4 October 1958.
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Constitution of India
The Constitution of India is the supreme law of India.
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Constitution of Indonesia
The 1945 State Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia (Undang-Undang Dasar Negara Republik Indonesia Tahun 1945, commonly abbreviated as UUD 1945 or UUD '45) is the supreme law and basis for all laws of Indonesia.
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Constitution of Italy
The Constitution of the Italian Republic (Costituzione della Repubblica Italiana) was ratified on 22 December 1947 by the Constituent Assembly, with 453 votes in favour and 62 against, before coming into force on 1 January 1948, one century after the previous Constitution of the Kingdom of Italy had been enacted.
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Constitution of Japan
The Constitution of Japan (Shinjitai:, Kyūjitai:, Hepburn) is the constitution of Japan and the supreme law in the state.
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Constitution of Norway
The Constitution of Norway (complete name: The Constitution of the Kingdom of Norway; Danish: Kongeriget Norges Grundlov; Norwegian Bokmål: Kongeriket Norges Grunnlov; Norwegian Nynorsk: Kongeriket Noregs Grunnlov) was adopted on 16 May and signed on 17 May 1814 by the Norwegian Constituent Assembly at Eidsvoll.
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Constitution of Pakistan
The Constitution of Pakistan (آئینِ پاکستان; ISO: Āīn-ē-Pākistān), also known as the 1973 Constitution, is the supreme law of Pakistan.
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Constitution of Peru
The Political Constitution of Peru (Constitución Política del Perú) is the supreme law of Peru.
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Constitution of Romania
The current Constitution of Romania is the seventh permanent constitution in modern Romania's history.
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Constitution of Russia
The Constitution of the Russian Federation was adopted by national referendum on 12 December 1993.
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Constitution of Sri Lanka
The Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (Śrī Laṃkā āndukrama vyavasthāva, translit) has been the constitution of the island nation of Sri Lanka since its original promulgation by the National State Assembly on 7 September 1978.
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Constitution of the United States
The Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the United States.
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Constitution of Venezuela
The Constitution of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Constitución de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela (CRBV)) is the current and twenty-sixth constitution of Venezuela.
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Constitutional Convention (United States)
The Constitutional Convention took place in Philadelphia from May 25 to September 17, 1787.
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Constitutional Court of the Czech Republic
The Constitutional Court of the Czech Republic (Ústavní soud České republiky) is the supreme constitutional court in the Czech Republic and the de facto highest and most powerful court in the land.
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Constitutional crisis
In political science, a constitutional crisis is a problem or conflict in the function of a government that the political constitution or other fundamental governing law is perceived to be unable to resolve.
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Constitutionalist Revolution
The Constitutionalist Revolution of 1932 (sometimes also referred to as Paulista War or Brazilian Civil War) is the name given to the uprising of the population of the Brazilian state of São Paulo against the Brazilian Revolution of 1930 when Getúlio Vargas assumed the nation's presidency; Vargas was supported by the people, the military and the political elites of Minas Gerais, Rio Grande do Sul and Paraíba.
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Convention (political norm)
A convention (also known as a constitutional convention) is an informal and uncodified tradition that is followed by the institutions of a state.
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Cortes Generales
The (lit) are the bicameral legislative chambers of Spain, consisting of the Congress of Deputies (the lower house) and the Senate (the upper house).
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Council of Ministers (Italy)
The Council of Ministers (Consiglio dei Ministri, CdM) is the principal executive organ of the Government of Italy.
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Council of the Republic (Brazil)
In Brazil, the Council of the Republic is the superior agency of consultation and counseling of the Presidency of the Republic, created to advise the president in crisis moments.
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Coup d'état
A coup d'état, or simply a coup, is typically an illegal and overt attempt by a military organization or other government elites to unseat an incumbent leadership.
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Cyprus
Cyprus, officially the Republic of Cyprus, is an island country in the eastern Mediterranean Sea.
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Dáil Éireann
Dáil Éireann is the lower house, and principal chamber, of the Oireachtas (Irish legislature), which also includes the president of Ireland and a senate called Seanad Éireann.
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De facto
De facto describes practices that exist in reality, regardless of whether they are officially recognized by laws or other formal norms.
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Death Star
The Death Star is a fictional space station and superweapon featured in the Star Wars space-opera franchise.
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Declaration of Revision of the Constitution
A Declaration of Revision of the Constitution (Verklaring tot herziening van de Grondwet, Déclaration de révision de la Constitution) in Belgium is a declaration that must be passed in order to amend the Belgian Constitution.
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Democracy
Democracy (from dēmokratía, dēmos 'people' and kratos 'rule') is a system of government in which state power is vested in the people or the general population of a state.
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Democratic Unity Roundtable
The Democratic Unity Roundtable (Mesa de la Unidad Democrática, MUD) was a catch-all electoral coalition of Venezuelan political parties formed in January 2008 to unify the opposition to President Hugo Chávez's United Socialist Party of Venezuela in the 2010 Venezuelan parliamentary election.
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Deodoro da Fonseca
Manuel Deodoro da Fonseca (5 August 1827 – 23 August 1892) was a Brazilian politician and military officer who served as the first president of Brazil.
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Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Act 2022
The Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Act 2022 (c. 11) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that repealed the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 and reinstated the prior constitutional situation, by reviving the power of the monarch to dissolve and summon parliament.
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Donald Trump
Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who served as the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021.
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Double dissolution
A double dissolution is a procedure permitted under the Australian Constitution to resolve deadlocks in the bicameral Parliament of Australia between the House of Representatives (lower house) and the Senate (upper house).
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Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan
The Eighteenth Amendment of the Constitution of Pakistan (Urdu: آئین پاکستان میں اٹھارہویں ترمیم) was passed by the National Assembly of Pakistan on April 8, 2010, removing the power of the President of Pakistan to dissolve the Parliament unilaterally, turning Pakistan from a semi-presidential to a parliamentary republic, and renaming North-West Frontier Province to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
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Elections in France
France is a unitary semi-presidential republic with a bicameral legislature.
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Elections in Germany
Elections in Germany include elections to the Bundestag (Germany's federal parliament), the Landtags of the various states, and local elections.
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Elections in Italy
National-level elections in Italy are called periodically to form a parliament consisting of two houses: the Chamber of Deputies (Camera dei Deputati) with 400 members; and the Senate of the Republic (Senato della Repubblica) with 200 elected members, plus a few appointed senators for life.
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Emperor of Japan
The emperor of Japan is the hereditary monarch and head of state of Japan.
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Ernesto Geisel
Ernesto Beckmann Geisel (3 August 1907 – 12 September 1996) was a Brazilian Army officer and politician, who was President of Brazil from 1974 to 1979, during the Brazilian military dictatorship.
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Executive (government)
The executive, also referred to as the juditian or executive power, is that part of government which executes the law; in other words, directly makes decisions and holds power.
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Federal Assembly (Russia)
The Federal Assembly is the bicameral national legislature of Russia.
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Federal Constitutional Court
The Federal Constitutional Court (Bundesverfassungsgericht; abbreviated: BVerfG) is the supreme constitutional court for the Federal Republic of Germany, established by the constitution or Basic Law of Germany.
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Federal Senate (Brazil)
The Federal Senate (Senado Federal) is the upper house of the National Congress of Brazil.
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Federalist No. 69
Federalist No.
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Federation Council (Russia)
The Federation Council, unofficially Senate, is the upper house of the Federal Assembly of Russia.
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Fianna Fáil
Fianna Fáil (meaning "Soldiers of Destiny" or "Warriors of Fál"), officially Fianna Fáil – The Republican Party (Fianna Fáil – An Páirtí Poblachtánach), is a political party in Ireland.
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Fine Gael
Fine Gael (English: "Family (or Tribe) of the Irish" is a liberal-conservative and Christian democratic political party in Ireland. Fine Gael is currently the third-largest party in the Republic of Ireland in terms of members of Dáil Éireann. The party had a membership of 25,000 in 2021.
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First Minister and deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland
The First Minister and deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland are the joint heads of government of Northern Ireland, leading the Northern Ireland Executive and with overall responsibility for the running of the Executive Office.
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First Minister of Scotland
The first minister of Scotland (prìomh mhinistear na h-Alba), formally known as the First Minister and Keeper of the Scottish Seal, is the head of the Scottish Government and also serves as the keeper of the Great Seal of Scotland whilst in office.
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Fixed election dates in Canada
In Canada, the federal government and all provinces and territories have enacted legislation setting election dates, usually every four years, one year sooner than the constitutionally set five year maximum life of a parliament.
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Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011
The Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 (c. 14) (FTPA) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which, for the first time, set in legislation a default fixed election date for general elections in the United Kingdom.
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Folketing
The Folketing (Folketinget), also known as the Parliament of Denmark or the Danish Parliament in English, is the unicameral national legislature (parliament) of the Kingdom of Denmark—Denmark proper together with the Faroe Islands and Greenland.
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French Fourth Republic
The French Fourth Republic (Quatrième république française) was the republican government of France from 27 October 1946 to 4 October 1958, governed by the fourth republican constitution of 13 October 1946.
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French Parliament
The French Parliament (Parlement français) is the bicameral legislature of the French Fifth Republic, consisting of the upper house, the Senate (Sénat), and the lower house, the National Assembly (Assemblée nationale).
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Galactic Empire (Star Wars)
The Galactic Empire, also known simply as the Empire, is a fictional autocracy featured in the Star Wars franchise.
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Galactic Republic
The Galactic Republic, commonly known as The Republic, is a fictional political entity in the Star Wars universe that predates the formation of the Galactic Empire.
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General election
A general election is an electoral process to choose most or all members of an elected body, typically a legislature.
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Gerhard Schröder
Gerhard Fritz Kurt "Gerd" Schröder (born 7 April 1944) is a German former politician who was the chancellor of Germany from 1998 to 2005.
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German Bundesrat
The German Bundesrat is a legislative body that represents the sixteen Länder (federated states) of Germany at the federal level (German: Bundesebene).
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Getúlio Vargas
Getúlio Dornelles Vargas (19 April 1882 – 24 August 1954) was a Brazilian lawyer and politician who served as the 14th and 17th president of Brazil, from 1930 to 1945 and from 1951 until his suicide in 1954.
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Gough Whitlam
Edward Gough Whitlam (11 July 191621 October 2014) was the 21st prime minister of Australia, serving from 1972 to 1975.
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Government of Russia
The government of Russia (Pravitelstvo Rossiyskoy Federatsii) is the federal executive body of state power of the Russian Federation.
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Governor General of Canada
The governor general of Canada (gouverneure générale du Canada) is the federal representative of the.
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Governor of Hong Kong
The governor of Hong Kong was the representative of the British Crown in Hong Kong from 1843 to 1997.
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Governor of Victoria
The governor of Victoria is the representative of the monarch, currently King Charles III, in the Australian state of Victoria.
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Governor-General of Australia
The governor-general of Australia is the representative of the monarch of Australia, currently King Charles III.
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Governor-General of New Zealand
The governor-general of New Zealand (Te kāwana tianara o Aotearoa) is the representative of the monarch of New Zealand, currently King Charles III.
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Handover of Hong Kong
The handover of Hong Kong from the United Kingdom to the People's Republic of China was at midnight on 1 July 1997.
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Helmut Kohl
Helmut Josef Michael Kohl (3 April 1930 – 16 June 2017) was a German politician who served as Chancellor of West Germany from 1982 to 1990, Chancellor of Germany from 1990 to 1998 and Leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 1973 to 1998.
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Hong Kong Basic Law
The Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China is a national law of China that serves as the organic law for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR).
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House of Commons of Canada
The House of Commons of Canada (Chambre des communes du Canada) is the lower house of the Parliament of Canada.
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House of Councillors
The is the upper house of the National Diet of Japan.
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House of Representatives (Indonesia)
The House of Representatives of the Republic of Indonesia (People's Representative Council of the Republic of Indonesia, DPR-RI or simply DPR) is one of two elected chambers of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), the national legislature of Indonesia.
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House of Representatives (Japan)
The is the lower house of the National Diet of Japan.
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Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco
Marshal Humberto de Alencar Castello Branco (September 20, 1897 – July 18, 1967) was a Brazilian military leader and statesman.
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Institutional Acts
The Institutional Acts were extra-legal decrees issued by the Brazilian military dictatorship between 1964 and 1969.
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Israel
Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in the Southern Levant, West Asia.
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Italian Parliament
The Italian Parliament (Parlamento italiano) is the national parliament of the Italian Republic.
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Jacques Chirac
Jacques René Chirac (29 November 193226 September 2019) was a French politician who served as President of France from 1995 to 2007.
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Japan
Japan is an island country in East Asia, located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asian mainland.
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Jüri Ratas
Jüri Ratas (born 2 July 1978) is an Estonian politician who served as the prime minister of Estonia from 2016 to 2021 and as the leader of the Centre Party from 2016 to 2023, and the mayor of Tallinn from 2005 to 2007.
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João Goulart
João Belchior Marques Goulart (1 March 1919 – 6 December 1976), commonly known as Jango, was a Brazilian politician who served as the 24th president of Brazil until a military coup d'état deposed him on 1 April 1964.
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John Kerr (governor-general)
Sir John Robert Kerr, (24 September 1914 – 24 March 1991) was an Australian barrister and judge who served as the 18th governor-general of Australia, in office from 1974 to 1977.
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Kersti Kaljulaid
Kersti Kaljulaid (born 30 December 1969) is an Estonian politician who served as the fifth president of Estonia between 2016 and 2021, and was its first and only female head of state since the country declared independence in 1918.
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King Charles III (film)
King Charles III is a 2017 future history television film adapted by Mike Bartlett from his play of the same title.
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King Charles III (play)
King Charles III is a 2014 play in blank verse by Mike Bartlett that premiered at the Almeida Theatre in London.
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Knesset
The Knesset (translit, translit) is the unicameral legislature of Israel.
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Labour Party (Ireland)
The Labour Party (Páirtí an Lucht Oibre, literally "Party of the Working People") is a centre-left and social-democratic political party in the Republic of Ireland.
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Lame-duck session
A lame-duck session of Congress in the United States occurs whenever one Congress meets after its successor is elected, but before the successor's term begins.
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Legislative assemblies of Canadian provinces and territories
This is a list of the legislative assemblies of Canada's provinces and territories. Each province's legislative assembly, along with the province's lieutenant governor, form the province's legislature (which is called a parliament or general assembly in some provinces).
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Legislative assembly
Legislative assembly is the name given in some countries to either a legislature, or to one of its houses.
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Legislative Council of Hong Kong
The Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, colloquially known as LegCo, is the unicameral legislature of Hong Kong.
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Legislative session
A legislative session is the period of time in which a legislature, in both parliamentary and presidential systems, is convened for purpose of lawmaking, usually being one of two or more smaller divisions of the entire time between two elections.
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LexisNexis
LexisNexis is an American data analytics company headquartered in New York, New York.
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Lieutenant Governor (Canada)
In Canada, a lieutenant governor (French: lieutenant-gouverneur, or: lieutenante-gouverneure) is the representative of the King of Canada in the government of each province.
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List of Brazilian regents
This is a list of Brazilian regents, a regent, from Latin regens, "one who reigns", is a person selected to act as head of state (ruling or not) because the ruler is a minor, not present, or debilitated.
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List of monarchs of Brazil
The monarchs of Brazil (Portuguese: monarcas do Brasil) were the imperial heads of state and hereditary rulers of Brazil from the House of Braganza that reigned from the creation of the Brazilian monarchy in 1815 as a constituent kingdom of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves until the republican coup d'état that overthrew the Empire of Brazil in 1889.
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Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha, also known as the House of the People, is the lower house of India's bicameral Parliament, with the upper house being the Rajya Sabha.
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Loss of supply
Loss of supply occurs where a government in a parliamentary democracy using the Westminster System or a system derived from it is denied a supply of treasury or exchequer funds, by whichever house or houses of parliament or head of state is constitutionally entitled to grant and deny supply.
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Lower house
A lower house is the lower chamber of a bicameral legislature, where second chamber is the upper house.
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Malcolm Fraser
John Malcolm Fraser (21 May 1930 – 20 March 2015) was an Australian politician who served as the 22nd prime minister of Australia from 1975 to 1983.
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Martín Vizcarra
Martín Alberto Vizcarra Cornejo (born 22 March 1963) is a Peruvian engineer and politician who served as President of Peru from 2018 to 2020.
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Martial law
Martial law is the replacement of civilian government by military rule and the suspension of civilian legal processes for military powers.
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Mary Robinson
Mary Therese Winifred Robinson (Máire Mhic Róibín;; born 21 May 1944) is an Irish politician who served as the seventh president of Ireland, holding the office from December 1990 to September 1997.
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Massachusetts Government Act
The Massachusetts Government Act (14 Geo. 3. c. 45) was passed by the Parliament of Great Britain, receiving royal assent on 20 May 1774.
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Massachusetts Provincial Congress
The Massachusetts Provincial Congress (1774–1780) was a provisional government created in the Province of Massachusetts Bay early in the American Revolution.
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May 1958 crisis in France
The May 1958 crisis, also known as the Algiers putsch or the coup of 13 May, was a political crisis in France during the turmoil of the Algerian War of Independence (1954–1962) which led to the collapse of the Fourth Republic and its replacement by the Fifth Republic led by Charles de Gaulle who returned to power after a twelve-year absence.
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Member of parliament
A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district.
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Mercosur
The Southern Common Market, commonly known by Spanish abbreviation Mercosur, and Portuguese Mercosul, is a South American trade bloc established by the Treaty of Asunción in 1991 and Protocol of Ouro Preto in 1994.
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Michel Debré
Michel Jean-Pierre Debré (15 January 1912 – 2 August 1996) was the first Prime Minister of the French Fifth Republic.
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Monarchy of Belgium
Belgium is a constitutional, hereditary and popular monarchy.
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Monarchy of Canada
The monarchy of Canada is Canada's form of government embodied by the Canadian sovereign and head of state.
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Monarchy of Spain
The monarchy of Spain or Spanish monarchy (Monarquía Española) is the constitutional form of government of Spain.
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Monarchy of the United Kingdom
The monarchy of the United Kingdom, commonly referred to as the British monarchy, is the form of government used by the United Kingdom by which a hereditary monarch reigns as the head of state, with their powers regulated by the British Constitution.
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Motion of no confidence
A motion or vote of no confidence (or the inverse, a motion of confidence and corresponding vote of confidence) is a motion and corresponding vote thereon in a deliberative assembly (usually a legislative body) as to whether an officer (typically an executive) is deemed fit to continue to occupy their office.
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National Assembly (France)
The National Assembly (Assemblée nationale) is the lower house of the bicameral French Parliament under the Fifth Republic, the upper house being the Senate (Sénat).
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National Assembly (Venezuela)
The National Assembly (Asamblea Nacional) is the legislature for Venezuela that was first elected in 2000.
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National Assembly of Pakistan
The National Assembly of Pakistan (ایوانِ زیریں|translit.
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National Congress of Brazil
The National Congress (Congresso Nacional) is the legislative body of Brazil's federal government.
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National Diet
The is the national legislature of Japan.
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New Delhi
New Delhi (ISO: Naī Dillī), is the capital of India and a part of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT).
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New Zealand Parliament
The New Zealand Parliament (Pāremata Aotearoa) is the unicameral legislature of New Zealand, consisting of the Sovereign (King-in-Parliament) and the New Zealand House of Representatives.
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Nicolás Maduro
Nicolás Maduro Moros (born 23 November 1962) is a Venezuelan politician who has served as the 53rd President of Venezuela since 2013.
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Oireachtas
The Oireachtas, sometimes referred to as Oireachtas Éireann, is the bicameral parliament of Ireland.
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Organization of American States
The Organization of American States (OAS or OEA; Organización de los Estados Americanos; Organização dos Estados Americanos; Organisation des États américains) is an international organization founded on 30 April 1948 to promote cooperation among its member states within the Americas.
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Palpatine
Sheev Palpatine is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise. He was created by George Lucas and first appeared in the 1980 film The Empire Strikes Back as. He is also known by his Sith name, Darth Sidious, which was first used in the novelization of the 1999 film The Phantom Menace. Palpatine appears in all three film trilogies in the Skywalker Saga, and is portrayed by Ian McDiarmid in all five films in which he physically appears.
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Parliament
In modern politics, and history, a parliament is a legislative body of government. Dissolution of parliament and parliament are parliamentary procedure.
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Parliament of India
The Parliament of India (IAST) is the supreme legislative body of the Republic of India.
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Parliament of Romania
The Parliament of Romania (Parlamentul României) is the national bicameral legislature of Romania, consisting of the Chamber of Deputies (Camera Deputaților) and the Senate (Senat).
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Parliament of Sri Lanka
The Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා පාර්ලිමේන්තුව Shri Lanka Parlimenthuwa, Tamil: இலங்கை நாடாளுமன்றம் Ilaṅkai nāṭāḷumaṉṟam) is the supreme legislative body of Sri Lanka.
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Parliament of Victoria
The Parliament of Victoria is the bicameral legislature of the Australian state of Victoria that follows a Westminster-derived parliamentary system.
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Parliamentary group
A parliamentary group, parliamentary caucus or political group is a group consisting of members of different political parties or independent politicians with similar ideologies.
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Parliamentary system
A parliamentary system, or parliamentary democracy, is a system of democratic government where the head of government (who may also be the head of state) derives their democratic legitimacy from their ability to command the support ("confidence") of the legislature, typically a parliament, to which they are accountable. Dissolution of parliament and parliamentary system are parliamentary procedure.
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Patrick Hillery
Patrick John Hillery (Pádraig J. Ó hIrghile; 2 May 1923 – 12 April 2008) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as the sixth President of Ireland from December 1976 to December 1990.
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Pedro I of Brazil
Dom Pedro I (12 October 1798 – 24 September 1834) was the founder and first ruler of the Empire of Brazil, where he was known as "the Liberator".
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Pedro II of Brazil
Dom PedroII (2 December 1825 – 5 December 1891), nicknamed the Magnanimous (O Magnânimo), was the second and last monarch of the Empire of Brazil, reigning for over 58 years.
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People's Consultative Assembly
The People's Consultative Assembly of the Republic of Indonesia (Majelis Permusyawaratan Rakyat Republik Indonesia, MPR-RI) is the legislative branch in Indonesia's political system.
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Peruvian political crisis (2016–present)
Since 2016, Peru has been plagued with political instability and a growing crisis, initially between the President, Pedro Pablo Kuczynski and Congress, led de facto by Keiko Fujimori.
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Premier (Canada)
In Canada, a premier is the head of government of a province or territory.
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Premier of Victoria
The premier of Victoria is the head of government of the state of Victoria in Australia.
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President of Brazil
The president of Brazil (presidente do Brasil), officially the president of the Federative Republic of Brazil (presidente da República Federativa do Brasil) or simply the President of the Republic, is the head of state and head of government of Brazil.
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President of Estonia
The president of the Republic of Estonia (Eesti Vabariigi President) is the head of state of the Republic of Estonia.
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President of Finland
The president of the Republic of Finland (Suomen tasavallan presidentti; republiken Finlands president) is the head of state of Finland.
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President of France
The president of France, officially the president of the French Republic (Président de la République française), is the executive head of state of France, and the commander-in-chief of the French Armed Forces.
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President of Germany
The president of Germany, officially titled the Federal President of the Federal Republic of Germany (Bundespräsident der Bundesrepublik Deutschland),The official title within Germany is Bundespräsident, with der Bundesrepublik Deutschland being added in international correspondence; the official English title is President of the Federal Republic of Germany is the head of state of Germany.
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President of India
The president of India (IAST) is the head of state of the Republic of India.
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President of Indonesia
The president of the Republic of Indonesia (Presiden Republik Indonesia) is the head of state and head of government of the Republic of Indonesia.
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President of Ireland
The president of Ireland (Uachtarán na hÉireann) is the head of state of Ireland and the supreme commander of the Irish Defence Forces.
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President of Italy
The president of Italy, officially titled President of the Italian Republic (Presidente della Repubblica Italiana), is the head of state of Italy.
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President of Pakistan
The President of Pakistan (صدرِ پاکستان|translit.
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President of Peru
The President of Peru (Presidente del Perú), officially called the Constitutional President of the Republic of Peru (presidente constitucional de la República del Perú), is the head of state and head of government of Peru.
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President of Romania
The president of Romania (Președintele României) is the head of state of Romania.
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President of Russia
The president of the Russian Federation (Prezident Rossiyskoy Federatsii) is the executive head of state of Russia.
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President of Sri Lanka
The president of Sri Lanka (ශ්රී ලංකා ජනාධිපති Śrī Laṃkā Janādhipathi; இலங்கை சனாதிபதி Ilankai janātipati) is the head of state and head of government of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.
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President of the House of Councillors
The is the presiding officer of the House of Councillors of Japan, and together with the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President is also the head of the legislative branch of Japan.
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President of the United States
The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America.
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President of Venezuela
The president of Venezuela (Presidente de Venezuela), officially known as the President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Presidente de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is the head of state and head of government in Venezuela.
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Presidential system
A presidential system, or single executive system, is a form of government in which a head of government, typically with the title of president, leads an executive branch that is separate from the legislative branch in systems that use separation of powers.
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Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament
The presiding officer of the Scottish Parliament (Oifigear-Riaghlaidh, Preses) is the presiding officer and speaker of the Scottish Parliament.
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Prime Minister of Australia
The prime minister of Australia is the head of government of the Commonwealth of Australia.
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Prime Minister of Canada
The prime minister of Canada (premier ministre du Canada) is the head of government of Canada.
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Prime Minister of Estonia
The prime minister of Estonia (peaminister) is the head of government of the Republic of Estonia.
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Prime Minister of Finland
The prime minister of Finland (Suomen pääministeri) is the leader of the Finnish Government.
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Prime Minister of France
The prime minister of France (Premier ministre français), officially the prime minister of the French Republic, is the head of government of the French Republic and the leader of the Council of Ministers.
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Prime Minister of Israel
The prime minister of Israel (Head of the Government, Hebrew acronym: רה״מ; رئيس الحكومة, Ra'īs al-Ḥukūma) is the head of government and chief executive of the State of Israel.
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Prime Minister of Italy
The prime minister of Italy, officially the president of the Council of Ministers (Presidente del Consiglio dei ministri), is the head of government of the Italian Republic.
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Prime Minister of Japan
The prime minister of Japan (Japanese: 内閣総理大臣, Hepburn: Naikaku Sōri-Daijin) is the head of government and the highest political position of Japan.
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Prime Minister of New Zealand
The prime minister of New Zealand (Te pirimia o Aotearoa) is the head of government of New Zealand.
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Prime Minister of Pakistan
The prime minister of Pakistan (وزِیرِ اعظمپاکستان, romanized: Wazīr ē Aʿẓam) is the head of government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
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Prime Minister of Romania
The prime minister of Romania (Prim-ministrul României), officially the prime minister of the Government of Romania (Prim-ministrul Guvernului României), is the head of the Government of Romania.
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Prime Minister of Russia
The chairman of the government of the Russian Federation, also informally known as the prime minister, is the head of government of Russia and the second highest ranking political office in Russia.
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Prime Minister of Spain
The prime minister of Spain, officially president of the Government (Presidente del Gobierno), is the head of government of Spain.
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Proclamation
A proclamation (Lat. proclamare, to make public by announcement) is an official declaration issued by a person of authority to make certain announcements known.
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Prorogation
Prorogation in the Westminster system of government is the action of proroguing, or interrupting, a parliament, or the discontinuance of meetings for a given period of time, without a dissolution of parliament. Dissolution of parliament and Prorogation are parliamentary procedure.
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Province of Massachusetts Bay
The Province of Massachusetts Bay was a colony in New England which became one of the thirteen original states of the United States.
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Provinces and territories of Canada
Canada has ten provinces and three territories that are sub-national administrative divisions under the jurisdiction of the Canadian Constitution.
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Rajya Sabha
The Rajya Sabha (lit: "States' Assembly"), also known as the Council of States, is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of India.
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Rally for the Republic
The Rally for the Republic (Rassemblement pour la République; RPR) was a Gaullist and conservative political party in France.
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Rebel Alliance
The Rebel Alliance (known formally in-universe as the Alliance to Restore the Republic) is an organization that features in the fictional world of the ''Star Wars'' franchise.
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Recall of parliament
A recall of parliament is a parliamentary procedure involving an extraordinary sitting of a parliament, occurring outside the time when that parliament would usually meet, such as over a weekend, or when the parliament would normally be in recess. Dissolution of parliament and recall of parliament are parliamentary procedure.
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Recess appointment
In the United States, a recess appointment is an appointment by the president of a federal official when the U.S. Senate is in recess.
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Riigikogu
The Riigikogu (from Estonian riigi-, "of the state", and kogu, "assembly") is the unicameral parliament of Estonia.
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Royal assent
Royal assent is the method by which a monarch formally approves an act of the legislature, either directly or through an official acting on the monarch's behalf.
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Royal prerogative
The royal prerogative is a body of customary authority, privilege, and immunity recognized in common law (and sometimes in civil law jurisdictions possessing a monarchy) as belonging to the sovereign, and which have become widely vested in the government.
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Rubber stamp (politics)
A rubber stamp is a political metaphor, referring to a person or institution with considerable de jure power but little de facto power — one that rarely or never disagrees with more powerful organizations.
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Scotland Act 1998
The Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which legislated for the establishment of the devolved Scottish Parliament with tax varying powers and the Scottish Government (then Scottish Executive).
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Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament (Pàrlamaid na h-Alba; Scots Pairlament) is the devolved, unicameral legislature of Scotland.
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Seanad Éireann
Seanad Éireann ("Senate of Ireland") is the senate of the Oireachtas (the Irish legislature), which also comprises the President of Ireland and Dáil Éireann (defined as the house of representatives).
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Self-coup
A self-coup, also called an autocoup or coup from the top, is a form of coup d'état in which a nation's head, having come to power through legal means, stays in power through illegal means.
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Semestre bianco
The semestre bianco (in English, "white semester") is an Italian legislative term referring to the last six months of the President of Italy's seven-year term of office.
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Semi-presidential republic
A semi-presidential republic, or dual executive republic, is a republic in which a president exists alongside a prime minister and a cabinet, with the latter two being responsible to the legislature of the state.
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Senate (Belgium)
The Senate (Senaat,; Sénat,; Senat) is one of the two chambers of the bicameral Federal Parliament of Belgium, the other being the Chamber of Representatives.
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Senate of Canada
The Senate of Canada (Sénat du Canada) is the upper house of the Parliament of Canada.
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Senate of Pakistan
The Senate of Pakistan or Aiwān-e-Bālā Pākistān (ایوانِ بالا پاکستان,, "Pakistan upper house"), constitutionally the House of the Federation, is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of Pakistan.
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Senator for life
A senator for life is a member of the senate or equivalent upper chamber of a legislature who has life tenure.
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Senedd
The Senedd, officially known as the Welsh Parliament in English and Senedd Cymru in Welsh, is the devolved, unicameral legislature of Wales.
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Sixth Belgian state reform
The sixth state reform in the federal kingdom of Belgium is the result after the 2010–2011 Belgian government formation, with 541 days of negotiations, the longest ever in Belgium and possibly the world.
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Snap election
A snap election is an election that is called earlier than the one that has been scheduled.
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The Socialist Party (Parti socialiste, PS) is a centre-left to left-wing political party in France.
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Spain
Spain, formally the Kingdom of Spain, is a country located in Southwestern Europe, with parts of its territory in the Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea and Africa.
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Star Wars (film)
Star Wars (later retitled Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope) is a 1977 American epic space opera film written and directed by George Lucas, produced by Lucasfilm and distributed by Twentieth Century-Fox.
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State Duma
The State Duma is the lower house of the Federal Assembly of Russia.
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State reform in Belgium
State reform, in the context of Belgium, is the ongoing process of seeking and finding constitutional and legal solutions to the problems and tensions in the different segments of the Belgian population, mostly between the Dutch-speakers of Flanders and the French-speakers of Wallonia.
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States of Germany
The Federal Republic of Germany, as a federal state, consists of sixteen states.
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Storting
The Storting (Stortinget) is the supreme legislature of Norway, established in 1814 by the Constitution of Norway.
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Supermajority
A supermajority (also called supra-majority, supramajority, qualified majority, or special majority) is a requirement for a proposal to gain a specified level of support which is greater than the threshold of more than one-half used for a simple majority.
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Supreme Soviet of Russia
The Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR (Верховный Совет РСФСР, Verkhovny Sovet RSFSR), later Supreme Soviet of the Russian Federation (Верховный Совет Российской Федерации, Verkhovny Sovet Rossiyskoy Federatsii), was the supreme government institution of the Russian SFSR in 1938–1990; in 1990–1993 it was a permanent legislature (parliament), elected by the Congress of People's Deputies of the Russian Federation.
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Supreme Tribunal of Justice (Venezuela)
The Supreme Justice Tribunal (Tribunal Supremo de Justicia or TSJ) is the highest court of law in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and is the head of the judicial branch.
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Taavi Rõivas
Taavi Rõivas (born 26 September 1979) is an Estonian politician, former Prime Minister of Estonia from 2014 to 2016 and former leader of the Reform Party.
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Taoiseach
The Taoiseach is the head of government or prime minister of Ireland.
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The Crown
The Crown broadly represents the state in all its aspects within the jurisprudence of the Commonwealth realms and their subdivisions (such as the Crown Dependencies, overseas territories, provinces, or states).
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The Economic Times
The Economic Times is an Indian English-language business-focused daily newspaper.
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Thomas Gage
General Thomas Gage (10 March 1718/192 April 1787) was a British Army general officer and colonial official best known for his many years of service in North America, including his role as British commander-in-chief in the early days of the American Revolution.
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United States Congress
The United States Congress, or simply Congress, is the legislature of the federal government of the United States.
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Upper house
An upper house is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the lower house.
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Vargas Era
The Vargas Era (Portuguese: Era Vargas) is the period in the history of Brazil between 1930 and 1946 when the country was governed by president Getúlio Vargas.
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Victorian Legislative Assembly
The Victorian Legislative Assembly is the state lower house of the bicameral Parliament of Victoria in Australia; the state upper house being the Victorian Legislative Council.
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Victorian Legislative Council
The Victorian Legislative Council (VLC) is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of Victoria, Australia, the lower house being the Legislative Assembly.
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Wales Act 2014
The Wales Act 2014 Wales Act 2014 (c. 29) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
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Westminster system
The Westminster system, or Westminster model, is a type of parliamentary government that incorporates a series of procedures for operating a legislature, first developed in England.
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William, Prince of Wales
William, Prince of Wales (William Arthur Philip Louis; born 21 June 1982), is the heir apparent to the British throne.
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Willy Brandt
Willy Brandt (born Herbert Ernst Karl Frahm; 18 December 1913 – 8 October 1992) was a German politician and statesman who was leader of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) from 1964 to 1987 and served as the chancellor of West Germany from 1969 to 1974.
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World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.
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1884 Belgian general election
Legislative elections were held in Belgium in June and July 1884, for partial Chamber and full Senate elections respectively.
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1929 Belgian general election
General elections were held in Belgium on 26 May 1929.
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1964 Brazilian coup d'état
The 1964 Brazilian coup d'état (Golpe de estado no Brasil em 1964) was the overthrow of Brazilian president João Goulart by a military coup from March 31 to April 1, 1964, ending the Fourth Brazilian Republic (1946–1964) and initiating the Brazilian military dictatorship (1964–1985).
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1975 Australian constitutional crisis
The 1975 Australian constitutional crisis, also known simply as the Dismissal, culminated on 11 November 1975 with the dismissal from office of the prime minister, Gough Whitlam of the Australian Labor Party (ALP), by Sir John Kerr, the Governor-General who then commissioned the leader of the Opposition, Malcolm Fraser of the Liberal Party, as prime minister.
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1993 Russian constitutional crisis
In September and October 1993, a constitutional crisis arose in the Russian Federation from a conflict between the then Russian president Boris Yeltsin and the country's parliament.
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1997 French legislative election
Legislative elections were held in France on 25 May and 1 June 1997 to elect the 11th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic.
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1999 Scottish Parliament election
The first election to the devolved Scottish Parliament, to fill 129 seats, took place on 6 May 1999.
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2003 Scottish Parliament election
The 2003 Scottish Parliament election was the second election of members to the Scottish Parliament.
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2007 Scottish Parliament election
The 2007 Scottish Parliament election was held on Thursday 3 May 2007 to elect members to the Scottish Parliament.
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2011 Scottish Parliament election
The 2011 Scottish Parliament election was held on Thursday, 5 May 2011 to elect 129 members to the Scottish Parliament.
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2016 Scottish Parliament election
The 2016 Scottish parliament election was held on Thursday, 5 May 2016 to elect 129 members to the Scottish Parliament.
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2017 United Kingdom general election
The 2017 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday 8 June 2017, two years after the previous general election in 2015; it was the first since 1992 to be held on a day that did not coincide with any local elections.
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2017 Venezuelan constitutional crisis
On 29 March 2017, the Supreme Tribunal of Justice (TSJ) of Venezuela took over legislative powers of the National Assembly.
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2019 United Kingdom general election
The 2019 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday, 12 December 2019, with 47,567,752 registered voters entitled to vote to elect 650 Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons.
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2019–2020 Peruvian constitutional crisis
The 2019–2020 Peruvian constitutional crisis began when President Martín Vizcarra dissolved the Congress of Peru on 30 September 2019 considering a de facto denial of the vote of confidence.
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2021 Scottish Parliament election
The 2021 Scottish Parliament election took place on 11 May 2021, under the provisions of the Scotland Act 1998.
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2022 Peruvian self-coup attempt
On December 7, 2022, Pedro Castillo, the then-President of Peru, made an attempt to illegally dissolve the Congress amidst looming removal proceedings.
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2024 French legislative election
Legislative elections were held in France on 30 June and 7 July 2024 (and one day earlier for some voters outside of metropolitan France) to elect all 577 members of the 17th National Assembly of the Fifth French Republic.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dissolution_of_parliament
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