Sentence examples for powers to dissolve from inspiring English sources

These demands were totally unacceptable to the government, which used its powers to dissolve the Duma.

The Constitution gives the president sweeping powers to dissolve Parliament and appoint cabinet ministers.

The same would happen if lawmakers removed his powers to dissolve Parliament, a close aide said.

Mr Napolitano is widely understood to be set against using his constitutional powers to dissolve parliament and call new elections, and could ask Mr Letta to try to form an alternative majority in parliament.

We've already seen land and environmental defenders locked up on spurious charges, new laws restricting the right to protest and and reports of excessive use of force by police and military against mass protests, and the issuance of Decree 16 giving President Correa sweeping powers to dissolve NGOs".

Even a loyal lieutenant like Mushahid Hussain, the general secretary of the Pakistan Muslim League-Q, the faction formed by Mr. Musharraf five years ago to give him support in Parliament, has said he will vote to curtail the president's powers to dissolve Parliament.

The president, as head of the armed forces and with the power to dissolve parliament and change ministers at will, is already hugely powerful.

Mr Nasheed does not have the power to dissolve parliament.

Under controversial constitutional amendments, he has the power to dissolve Parliament and dismiss the government.

Clegg was also on the back foot over Lords reform and the power to dissolve parliament.

In May the king's power to dissolve the Long Parliament was removed.