Word: parliament
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...holding general elections. "I will not be prepared to be elected any more," the 76-year-old leader said in a 15-minute national television address. But important questions -- like just how soon he would give up power -- remain unanswered. Suharto indicated he would stay until a new parliament is elected, which could take at least several months. And if the unrest is quelled before then, he may be persuaded to change his mind...
...While such news is meant to impress the Big Five -- America, Russia, Britain, France and China -- it won't go down well in Islamabad, where Pakistan's parliament and cabinet are at loggerheads over whether to test their own device. "The Pakistanis are saying to the West: Try and stop us from doing this," says McGirk. Now that India has effectively broadcast its ability to wipe out their capital, stopping them just got a whole lot harder. Listen for more loud bangs soon...
...religious minority has also become more assertive. Because of a recent reform of the voting system, religious parties did better in the last election than ever before, gaining 23 of 120 seats in the parliament. Now they are testing their power. Plus, the ranks of the religious are growing, in part because spirituality is flowering in Israel, and because the devout are so prolific...
...confirmation may be the easy part for Kiriyenko. "Now he has to prove himself in actually governing the country, and that's going to be a lot more difficult," says Quinn-Judge. Especially with a parliament in no mood to cooperate after Yeltsin forced them to back down. The Duma could be forced to play ball under threat of dissolution but, despite his extensive powers, Yeltsin can't yet dissolve the country...
...boils down to procedure: If Russia's parliament conducts a crucial vote on Friday by secret ballot, it'll be business as usual, says TIME Moscow bureau chief Paul Quinn-Judge. If deputies are asked to vote openly, the likely outcome will be dissolution of the legislature and new elections. The Communist-led opposition is committed to a third rejection of Boris Yeltsin's youthful nominee for prime minister, Sergei Kiriyenko, which would force Yeltsin to close down the Duma and hold new elections. "Despite their fierce public resolve, a secret vote will allow those in the opposition whose votes...