Word: parliament
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...weeks after the Germans invaded Belgium, he had refused the pleas of the Belgian cabinet to leave the country and form a government-in-exile in London. In 1944, the Nazis took him to Germany; he was liberated there by the Allies and went to Switzerland. The Brussels Parliament installed his brother Charles as Regent and advised Leopold not to come back. Last week Charles was signing documents which began: "I, Charles, Regent of Belgium because the King is unable to function due to enemy action . . ." Unhampered by enemy action, Leopold was in Paris for a few days of tournament...
Last week the subject of Yemenite wives broke into a drowsy committee meeting of Tel Aviv's Knesset (Parliament). Up for study was a bill fixing legislative salaries. One committeeman questioned the $45 monthly allotted for The wife of each Knesset member. What about bounties for the extra wives of Moslem representatives...
More was at stake than "Zillie" (who retains his seat in Parliament despite his expulsion from the party). Within the last fortnight over 60 Labor M.P.s have flouted direct party orders in voting on two major issues. With the recent string of Labor defeats in local contests, and a general election looming up next year, Attlee was at last forced to discipline the rebels. As the most cantankerous of them, Zilliacus had to go first...
...Members of Parliament who act as unpaid wheelhorses for cabinet ministers and junior ministers. One of their chief duties is to answer members' inquiries at question time, which means that they frequently know more about ministry affairs than the ministers themselves. A post as P.P.S. is usually considered the first step toward ministerial rank...
Like any smart dictator, Spain's Francisco Franco keeps a parliament on hand to rubberstamp his acts and to acclaim his glory. The opening of his well-trained Cortes is one of Spain's gaudiest state affairs; for schoolchildren and factory workers, it is a holiday. Obligingly, Franco likes to spice the annual occasion with holiday cheer, in the form of some piece of good news...