Word: parliament
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...more effective Premiers. In order to form a minority government in the face of increased Communist strength following the June elections, Andreotti agreed to a parliamentary coalition in which Communists will be able to wield considerable veto power while remaining outside the government. "Andreotti believes collaboration in Parliament with the Communists is an experiment," explained a none too eager colleague. "It's never worked anywhere else in the world...
Stymied, Andreotti and Christian Democratic Party Secretary Benigno Zaccagnini decided to acknowledge shifts of power in Parliament, where Communist strength after the election nearly equalled the Christian Democrats'. Veteran Communist Deputy Pietro Ingrao, 61, in an agreement between parties, was named president of the Chamber of Deputies. And last week the Communists for the first time were awarded seven of 26 parliamentary committee chairmanships, including key posts in economic and fiscal areas. In return, the Communists were expected to allow Andreotti to install his government by abstaining rather than voting against him when he submitted his monocolore Cabinet...
Inflation was the issue when Fraser, then leader of the Liberal opposition in parliament, called last fall for a cutoff of funds for the Whitlam government. An impasse ensued. Finally in November 1975, the Australian governor general, using a little known emergency provision, sacked Whitlam and replaced him with Fraser, who would remain the caretaker prime minister until elections were held next month. Throughout the campaign Whitlam argued his sacking had been unconstitutional. Although he originally won broad support with that appeal, the inflation issue triumphed in the end. A landslide deposited Fraser in the prime minister's office...
...considering forfeiting their citizenships and settling in the U.S. "I'm fed up with black politics," said a member of one team. "At the next Olympics I hope to be competing as an American." Added a coach: "If my boys wanted to play politics, they would run for Parliament. To wreck their sporting careers for petty political points is not only unfair-it is criminal." Lamented Tanzania's great Filbert Bayi, world record holder in the 1,500 meters: "Four years of hard work have been wasted...
...political impact. The three nonsocialist opposition parties (Liberal, Center and Moderate) have pledged to halt the trend toward greater government centralization and slow the growth of the welfare state; the nonsocialist bloc has gained considerable strength. Since the 1973 election that left the Social Democrats with only 156 of Parliament's 350 seats, they have had to govern as a minority, relying on the support of 19 Communist votes and occasional deals with other opposition Deputies in order to enact key legislation. According to the latest polls, the Social Democrats' support is down to 40.5% of the voters...