Sentence examples for although parliaments from inspiring English sources

Although parliaments are now fixed for five years, an election can take place earlier if a government loses a vote of no confidence or if two-thirds of MPs vote to force a fresh election.

The presidential decree brings the new punishments into immediate effect, although parliament could later overturn it.

For instance, although Parliament recently outlawed the use of torture, human rights groups here say it persists.

Although Parliament is elected, Mr. Saleh has an almost complete lock on power and at times ignores laws it passes.

Although Parliament was recalled from its Easter break for one day, many Labour MPs boycotted the session.

Although Parliament has recently voted certain war powers to the President, Turkish politicians insist these are intended to be a deterrent to Iraqi aggression, not measures for war.

Although parliament approved the transfer last night, two parties in Mr Barak's coalition voted against - deepening doubts about the viability of his alliance.

Although parliament ratified the government's decision to join the US-led invasion of Iraq, Blair comes in for heavy criticism from Chilcot.

The legislation will then be passed to the House of Lords, although parliament is in recess between 9 February and 20 February.

Polls show that if parliamentary elections were held tomorrow, Mr. Berlusconi's coalition would receive the most votes, although Parliament would remain split into three blocs.

Although parliament, for instance, did theoretically have the power to deal with all varieties of matters, it was, in any case, not a fully representative parliament (suffrage was restricted, and it was tied to property provisions until 1907).