Salman, who is 79 and widely said to be in poor health, became king, as long expected, on the death of his half-brother, aged 90, in the early hours of the morning.
If peers refuse, the scene would be set for a protracted period of parliamentary wrangling as the parties negotiate over which pieces of legislation become law before the election, expected on 6 May.
Since his Democratic Party routed Japan's long-governing Liberal Democrats last Sunday, Mr. Hatoyama, 62, has added to the enigma by saying little about what he will actually do once he becomes prime minister, as is expected on Sept. 16.
Pelosi is expected on Thursday to become the first lawmaker in more than 50 years to have held the office of House speaker twice.
The unpredictable has now become the expected.
He did not, as had been expected, go on to become chief whip; and, in 1999, when rehe form of the Lords began, failed by only 15 votes to be included among the 92 hereditary peers elected to continue in the interim half-reformed upper house.
In addition to night vision features that can warn drivers of bicycles and pedestrians on dark streets at night, and smart headlights that lower their hi-beam automatically towards oncoming traffic, the seven features mentioned here will all become technologies that drivers will expect on their new cars within the next 4-5 years.
Speculation has been high for weeks that O'Neal's playing days were over, and what was widely expected became real on Wednesday.
PlanMaker is expected to become available on April 15 at www.softmaker.com for $50 for each platform.
Chrysler is expected to become profitable on the strength of new models.
