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Recent Examples of parliamentary
Russia was accused of meddling in Moldova’s presidential vote and in parliamentary elections in fellow former Soviet republic Georgia last month, when the pro-Russian Georgian Dream party claimed victory.
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Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
Was this the right moment for opposition parties to ram through a parliamentary vote and elect a president?
—Kim Ghattas, The Atlantic, 2 Nov. 2024
On Friday, the Mauritian government blocked access to social media sites just days ahead of the November 10 parliamentary elections in which Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth is seeking a second term.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
Although the process varies in the details elsewhere, heads of government tend to be chosen by direct vote or by the party that wins the most votes in a parliamentary election.
—Joseph J. Ellis, The Mercury News, 31 Oct. 2024
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Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
Was this the right moment for opposition parties to ram through a parliamentary vote and elect a president?
—Kim Ghattas, The Atlantic, 2 Nov. 2024
On Friday, the Mauritian government blocked access to social media sites just days ahead of the November 10 parliamentary elections in which Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth is seeking a second term.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
Although the process varies in the details elsewhere, heads of government tend to be chosen by direct vote or by the party that wins the most votes in a parliamentary election.
—Joseph J. Ellis, The Mercury News, 31 Oct. 2024
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Since the 2020 election, local officials in at least eight states have attempted to use their largely ministerial duty in election certification to delay or deny certification, according to Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington.Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2024
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The news also comes as South Korea’s foreign and defense ministers head to Washington to speak with their counterparts, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, for an annual ministerial meeting.Jessie Yeung, CNN, 29 Oct. 2024
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The passing of the baton is official: British maestro Alexander Shelley will succeed Carl St.Clair as artistic and musical director of the Pacific Symphony Orchestra.Samantha Dunn, Orange County Register, 13 Nov. 2024
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The backpack appears to be pretty slim and sleek, especially compared to SpaceX’s first official Starlink traveling case, which was bulky but roomy enough to hold a second-generation Starlink dish.& Michael Kan, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
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One promising application of AI is in speeding up internal processes, allowing advisors to spend less time on administrative tasks and more time providing tailored advice to clients.Tom Gooley, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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The state's highest court also recently issued an administrative order directing judges to prioritize post-election cases this year.Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
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Put another way: If Trump were elected and decided to make Project 2025 a reality, his administration would take an existing piece of bureaucratic infrastructure, strip it of many of those who can check its power, and then wield that power to ideological ends and against their political enemies.Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2024
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The bureaucratic and technical competency of Harris’s campaign is one of the stronger cases for her candidacy.Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2024
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Bragman is an executive director of education partnerships for Calm Classroom, a program that brings mindfulness to classes.Alexcia Negrete, Orange County Register, 9 Nov. 2024
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Tirana Hassan is executive director of Human Rights Watch.Tirana Hassan, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Parliamentary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parliamentary. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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