Word: parliament
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...Communists must be allowed into the government if it is to receive the broad support it needs to overcome Italy's social and economic problems, Giolitti, a member of the Italian parliament, said in a speech at the Center for European Studies...
...working class cannot be asked for sacrifices when its largest representation in parliament, the Communist Party, is "excluded a priori from any say in government," he said...
Disturbing Prospect. The big question of the week: would there be a dissolution of Parliament and early elections? If so, the results of the vote could give the powerful Communist Party a major role in whatever new government was formed, even Cabinet-level positions. In order to forestall that disturbing prospect, the Christian Democrats, led by Party Secretary Benigno Zaccagnini, had devised a scheme. They would push the idea of limited consultations between the parties-including the Communists-to agree on a common economic policy. Such a plan would avoid the need for early elections and provide a convenient...
...Christian Democrats said yes to Mr. Fanfani and no to us." Zaccagnini and Communist Leader Enrico Berlinguer, after a summit meeting last week, were unable to reach an accommodation. Finally, after two full days of heated wrangling, the Christian Democrats decided to ask for a showdown confidence vote in Parliament this week. That was tantamount to admitting that the only recourse was early elections...
Since the founding of the Union of Utrecht by William the Silent in the 16th century, The Netherlands has been "a republic under the House of Orange." Even though Parliament took over effective power in 1848, the monarchy has remained a unifying factor in a country that is divided almost equally between Catholics and Calvinists and politically split by 14 parties...