Sentence examples for parliament split from inspiring English sources

But the three parties together would barely muster half the seats, not a stable majority in a parliament split almost equally between right and left.

For his part Zaidan admits that with parliament split between the Muslim Brotherhood's Justice and Construction Party and the centre-right National Forces Alliance (NFA), he is powerless to create a unified security force.

Parliament split on Jan . 20 when some 250 deputies left in protest at the refusal of the leftist speaker, Olexander Tkachenko, to put to a vote a motion calling for his dismissal.

Members of Parliament -- split between left and right -- were being called back to the chamber today to try to unblock the political stalemate preventing the election of a new president.

The Italian Parliament is split into three antagonistic voting blocs.

Seats in parliament are split evenly between Christians and Muslims, and the main offices of President, Prime Minister, and Speaker of Parliament are reserved for Maronite Christians, Sunnis, and Shiites, respectively.

The session seemed a mix of theatrics, stubbornness, genuine outrage and partisan politics, with Parliament members split down the middle, half supporting the president and half supporting the opposition.

A general election on Dec. 14 in the Turkish Cypriot-held north of Cyprus returned a parliament evenly split between supporters and opponents of a United Nations plan for reunifying the island, complicating the task of forming a government.

With most results in from Italy's election, the houses of parliament appear split between left and right, causing new anxiety in the eurozone.

Analysts said Reform could face some difficulty in forming a new coalition, with parliament now split between six parties rather than the previous four.

Greece's May 6 election produced a hung parliament evenly split between pro- and anti-bailout parties, leading to a repeat vote set for June 17.