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	BBC NEWS \| Talk about Newsnight \| Would a hung parliament be good for Britain?
		She concluded that “the key to the change we need is a hung parliament which will bring in electoral reform”, a recommendation that has put her in the firing line of the Chief Whip.
		A hung parliament, as the only shared power option, is vital if the connection between Government and Governed is to be restored and if the new generation of voters are to value and use their demoratic right.
		Of course a hung parliament would be good for Britain as it would limit the power of Government to ignore public opinion beween elections - as Blair has repeatedly, on foundation hospitals, going to war in Iraq and staying silent in the face of the recent slaughter of civilians in Lebanon and Israel.
	www.bbc.co.uk /blogs/newsnight/2006/09/would_a_hung_parliament_be_good_for_britain.html (8805 words)

	Parliament - Uncyclopedia
		Parliaments exist in many different countries; however, the most widely known is found in the United Kingdom.
		Parliaments usually compromise of a herd of monkeys and gorillas (except in France where they are called Guerillas and also in alternative land where they are known as gorillaz).
		These Monkeys normally contribute to Parliament sessions the most by making grunting or hooting noises in and attempt to taunt the other herds and impress their own.
	uncyclopedia.org /wiki/Parliament (452 words)

	Politics \| Short faces expulsion after calling for hung parliament
		Clare Short, the former cabinet minister, could lose the party whip or face expulsion from the Labour party, after calling for a hung parliament at the next election as part of the announcement of her retirement.
		One of Mr Galloway's offences was to call on voters to vote for another party, in that case Respect, a call Ms Short appeared to have implicitly echoed in her hopes for a hung parliament.
		In announcing her retirement in an article in the Independent, Ms Short wrote that the future of British politics was a hung parliament which would encourage electoral reform.
	politics.guardian.co.uk /print/0,,329576648-107979,00.html (973 words)

	THE CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS IN THE COOK ISLANDS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		A person is not a member of Parliament until the result of the election is declared and he is not entitled to sit or vote until he has taken the oath before the Speaker.
		The situation raises this important point because, after the QR announced that he was dissolving Parliament, the members of the Opposition and the Speaker gathered in the Parliamentary chamber and the Speaker purported to open a session of Parliament during which a motion of no confidence was carried by all present.
		Provided that no such privilege of Parliament or of any committee thereof may extend to the imposition of a fine or to committal to prison for contempt or otherwise, unless provision is made by enactment for the trial and punishment of the person concerned by the High Court.
	www.cookislandsbar.com (5941 words)

	Parliament Acts - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Parliament Acts are two Acts of Parliament of the United Kingdom, passed in 1911 and 1949 respectively.
		The Parliament Acts still cannot be used to force through legislation that originated in the House of Lords, so they could not have been used to enact the Civil Partnerships Act 2004 or the Constitutional Reform Act 2005.
		In March 2006, it was reported that the Government is considering removing the ability of the Lords to delay legislation that arises as a result of manifesto commitments, and reducing their ability to delay other legislation to a period of 60 days.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Parliament_Acts (2791 words)

	HOLDENREPUBLIC.org.nz: A Hung Parliament?
		Technically a hung parliament, as we saw in the last FPP election of 1993, shouldn't happen under MMP - there should usually be one bloc of parties with a majority.
		Which means that that the actual position regarding hung parliaments is uncertain, and in the hands of the Prime Ministers' appointee, the Governor-General.
		In the case of a hung parliament, Bolger was correct - potentially, the Prime Ministers apointee the Governor-General may decide who forms our next government.
	www.holdenrepublic.org.nz /2005/09/hung-parliament.html (535 words)

	Hung parliament in Germany and Left Party advance - German elections express increasing Class Polarisation
		Yet as a result of last Sunday’s Bundestag (German parliament) election, Schröder’s coalition government of Social Democrats and Greens was clearly defeated and lost its majority.
		It is for the first time since World War II that there is a sort of hung parliament and the formation of a stable coalition government may turn out to be pretty difficult to achieve.
		Being labelled as the “urchins” and “untouchables” by the other parliamentary parties, the Left Party will be presented with enormous opportunities for growth if they manage to put forward a clear socialist alternative and become what they have promised to be: a committed mouthpiece of trade unionists and all the underprivileged sections in society.
	www.marxist.com /hung-parliament-germany190905.htm (1221 words)

	Sri Lanka struggles to form coalition in hung parliament - Apr. 06, 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		COLOMBO - Sri Lanka's president was struggling to cobble together a coalition Monday in a hung parliament where monks, Marxists and militants will call the shots, potentially at the expense of the country's fragile peace process.
		A spokesman said party senior and leader of the opposition in the outgoing parliament, Mahinda Rajapakse held hectic talks with a party of Buddhist monks to secure the support of their nine seats.
		Sri Lanka's 13th parliament since independence from Britain in 1948 will be one of its most ethnically and religiously polarized when it holds its first session on April 22.
	www.inq7.net /wnw/2004/apr/06/wnw_5-1.htm (618 words)

	Italy is heading towards a hung parliament - Evening Times (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		ITALY'S parliament today appeared to be heading for an unprecedented split between the conservative coalition led by Premier Silvio Berlusconi and one led by his centre-left challenger.
		Such an election result could stall the formation of a new government and lead to a new period of political instability.
		The Senate and lower chamber of parliament have equal powers, and any coalition would have to control both in order to form a government.
	www.eveningtimes.co.uk /print/news/5050942.shtml (260 words)

	The Agonist: Hung parliament likely in Sri Lanka's election
		Meanwhile, government troops were deployed to an eastern Sri Lankan town after the killing of a Tamil election candidate and fears of fighting among rebel factions, officials said.
		There has been no major fighting for more than two years, but the widely predicted hung parliament could further put off the resumption of stalled peace talks and delay $4.5 billion in aid to rebuild the country, analysts said.
		Kumaratunga dissolved parliament, forcing the snap election, after accusing the prime minister of giving too many concessions to the Tigers.
	www.agonist.org /archives/014823.html (651 words)

	Sri Lanka president wins in hung parliament - Apr. 05, 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Sri Lanka's 13th parliament since independence from Britain in 1948 will be one of its most ethnically and religiously polarized, with Tamil Tiger proxies securing 21 seats.
		Analysts and diplomats expressed fears that a weak government coupled with a highly militant parliament could further undermine the already faltering attempts to reach a permanent solution to end the ethnic bloodshed.
		While Kumaratunga's group will have the top number of seats in the hung parliament, her own Sri Lanka Freedom Party within the Freedom Alliance will have just over 60 seats, down from 77 in the outgoing parliament.
	www.inq7.net /wnw/2004/apr/05/wnw_8-1.htm (390 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Politics \| Chance of hung Parliament 'rise'
		A hung Parliament is more likely after the next general election because of changes to the boundaries of MPs' seats, suggests new research.
		Parliament will vote on the proposals before they come into force - probably in time for the next election.
		Their recommendations would increase the number of seats in England from 529 to 533, but almost all existing constituencies would be changed and some abolished.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/uk_politics/5116848.stm (449 words)

	coffee grounds: the collective will in Canada
		Yesterday's election in Canada produced a hung parliament, a situation often as challenging for journalists as for the politicians.
		The Libs and the NDP aspire to be truly national parties, though as the parliament is made up of members elected by plurality in geographical constituencies the parties can't craft a truly national message.
		Perhaps though in this hung parliament the Liberals should call the bluff of the Bloc, offering them participation in goverment in exchange for giving up some of their agenda, or calling the bluff of both the Bloc and the Conservatives by proposing some devolution of federal functions.
	blog.lib.umn.edu /robe0419/coffee/002463.html (1002 words)

	Telegraph \| Comment \| Don't rule out a hung parliament
		It's so long since we had a proper hung parliament - springing from the result of an election - that most people will have forgotten what it entails.
		If Labour won most seats, but not as many as Conservatives and Lib Dems put together, it would face a hung parliament, because it could rule only with the consent of the other two parties, and, if they voted together on any major issue, the Government would fall.
		I wouldn't dream of putting figures to the outcome, which, notwithstanding the polls, is still much too uncertain for guessing, but they point to a hung parliament as being on the cards.
	www.telegraph.co.uk /opinion/main.jhtml?xml=/opinion/2005/04/06/do0602.xml (835 words)

	The Daily Star Web Edition Vol. 4 Num 301 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Sri Lanka deployed thousands of troops ahead of today's parliamentary elections expected to return a hung parliament which could further undermine a faltering effort to end ethnic unrest.
		They could emerge as kingmakers with analysts predicting a hung parliament as the parties of Kumaratunga and Wickremesinghe run neck and neck.
		Sri Lanka votes today in an election meant to end a power struggle but it is now widely expected that the polls will result in a hung parliament and could further undermine an already faltering peace bid.
	www.thedailystar.net /2004/04/02/d404024301106.htm (362 words)

	PM - Major parties seize on prospect of Tas hung Parliament
		Tim Jeanes reports that there are those who argue that a hung Parliament could be of benefit.
		TIM JEANES: Dean Jaensch argues a hung Parliament is actually a good thing for democracy.
		The one important component about a hung Parliament is that it forces Parliament to involve itself in real discussion, it debates real debates, real discussions of issues.
	www.abc.net.au /pm/content/2006/s1576200.htm (897 words)

	Hung parliament a possibility: Howard - Breaking News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Prime Minister John Howard said the federal election was desperately close and it was possible Australia could face a hung parliament.
		A Newspoll in the Australian newspaper and an ACNielsen poll published in Fairfax newspapers showed the coalition and Labor were running neck and neck with both parties receiving 50 per cent voter support, on a two-party preferred basis.
		Mr Howard said the opinion polls were fluctuating wildly and a month ago Labor had appeared to be in a winning position.
	www.theage.com.au - !http: //www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/09/07/1094322750624.html (392 words)

	Hung U.K. Parliament Would Hurt Economy
		With Labor and the Conservatives running neck and neck in the polls just four weeks before the general election, a hung Parliament is looking like the most likely outcome.
		"A hung Parliament would be the worst possible outcome," said Patrick Foley, chief economic advisor to Lloyds Bank, referring to a Parliament in which both major parties fall short of the needed 326-seat majority.
		Increasingly popular is the notion that the party in power might be able to reassure the financial markets by granting the Bank of England independence in setting monetary policy, something which the Liberal Democrats already favor.
	www.iht.com /articles/1992/03/12/ukec_2.php (707 words)

	JRL 4-2-02 - Ukraine, Reform, Elections
		Analysts said the election brought enough nationalists and reformers into parliament to end the Communists' stranglehold on the legislature but left Kuchma able to thwart pressure for rapid change and stick to his conservative approach.
		Ukraine's veteran leader, widely accused of failing to take robust action to stop widespread corruption and end economic stagnation, will be unable to fulfil his goal of changing the constitution to secure a third term in office.
		But because the current constitution gives the president the upper hand over parliament, he will be able to stay in power for two more years, while legislators position themselves for the next presidential race rather than set a radical agenda.
	www.cdi.org /russia/Johnson/6167-10.cfm (582 words)

	India heads for hung parliament: Key BJP ally suffers shock defeat in Andhra Pradesh
		The ruling alliance of Telugu Desam and Bharatiya Janata Party suffered a shock defeat in Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday, reinforcing projections that their National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is likely to lose its majority when votes are counted from a national election later this week.
		The government in Andhra Pradesh, headed by the coalition's second-largest member and a leading proponent of India's technology revolution, was routed by the Congress party, which is also the main opposition on the national stage.
		Besides signalling that high-tech prowess had not impressed the millions of rural poor, the result suggested the national election could end in a hung parliament and likely political turmoil as parties searched for new allies.
	nation.ittefaq.com /artman/exec/view.cgi/43/9016 (975 words)

	Hung Parliament puts 1996 on the horizon
		Although a few crazy ideas were floated after election results produced a hung Parliament, Czech politicians have matured somewhat in regard to acting within the framework of the Constitution.
		Of course, much depends on who will be named chairman and vice chairmen of the Parliament, and at what cost.
		These positions should be filled before the new deputies hold their first session, set for the last week of June.
	www.cbw.cz /phprs/2006061220.html (575 words)

	Hung parliament - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Prior to that the last had been the election of 1929.
		As of 22 September 2006, the issue is dominating the Liberal Democrats' party conference.
		On 14 September 2006, Labour Party MP Clare Short announced she would not be seeking re-election.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hung_parliament (588 words)

	Parties still vying for control in hung Parliament
		Having won the elections but not control of the 200-seat lower house of Parliament, the center-right Civic Democrats (ODS) held official negotiations June 9 with the Social Democrats (ČSSD), who refused to support the formation of a center-right ODS-led government.
		If the ODS chairman fails to win backing in Parliament, two more governments must lose confidence votes before an early election can be called.
		According to the schedule announced by ČSSD’s Lubomír Zaorálek, the current chairman of the lower house of Parliament, the constituent session of the Chamber of Deputies is to be held June 27.
	www.cbw.cz /phprs/2006061218.html (1261 words)

	The Hindu Business Line : Hung parliament spells economic blues for Germany
		THE general election result culminating into a "hung parliament" has triggered deep economic uncertainty in Germany.
		Hence, the unsavoury prospects of a hung parliament further complicate the German economic issue, as Berlin has become a scene of intense inter-party lobbying.
		Even if a `grand' coalition emerges from Monday's hung parliament, it would not be `grand' in any other respect because the political parties disagree on almost everything.
	www.thehindubusinessline.com /2005/09/20/stories/2005092002910500.htm (457 words)

	Hung parliament unlikely, says Downer - Breaking News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Foreign Affairs Minister Alexander Downer says a hung parliament would be an unlikely result of Saturday's federal election.
		Mr Downer said the result of the election was hard to predict but it was unlikely parliament would be deadlocked.
		"I think it (a hung parliament) is within the bounds of possibility but I think it's less likely than likely.
	www.smh.com.au - !http: //www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/10/09/1097261844255.html (238 words)

	Rigged Pak elections produce hung Parliament : Victory for Islamic hardliners,Indian Subcontinent, News Analysis, India ...
		In Punjab as well, the PPP and the PML(QA) were neck and neck at one stage and it appears that the former is well placed to form a coalition government with the PML(Nawaz) and/or some other smaller groups.
		What has, however, surprised observers is a statement of Chaudhary that the party was in touch with senior leaders of the MMA for the formation of a coalition government.
		She alleged ISI was used to create a hung Assembly.
	news.indiamart.com /news-analysis/rigged-pak-elections-2946.html (2297 words)

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