legislative council


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However, the text of the political agreement on the transitional institutions provides that the legislative council should be formed within 90 days from the establishment of the Sovereign Council.
The Chinese government described the violence in the protests as an "undisguised challenge" on Tuesday, saying the occupation and vandalisation of the city's legislative council by pro-democracy protesters amounted to "serious illegal acts."
The Legislative Council has been inactive since the Hamas armed takeover of the Gaza Strip in 2007 and its separation from the West Bank, one year after the last legislative elections that brought Hamas to power.
"I am now the speaker of the Legislative Council, and, therefore, I or anyone else holding this position will be the next president," he told SAMA local news agency.
According to a statistic by the Palestinian Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association, the total number of Palestinian political prisoners in Israeli prisons is 6,500, while 536 of them are administrative detainees, and 4 are Palestinian Legislative Council members.
Realizing that the question of the open doors would now be presented to the Colonial Office in Britain, the Legislative Council appointed a committee on April 4 to "report such alterations in the Council Chamber as may become necessary, whenever the Council decide that Strangers shall be admitted." (6)
He said Shabbir Ali was promoted as Leader of the Party in Legislative Council so as to give proper representation to the minorities.
The resolution, moved by Chairman of Legislative Council Amrit Malhotra and supported by National Conference, Congress and PDP members, also resolved that the state government should urge the Centre to take effective steps for prevention of firing on Line of Control (LoC) and International Border (IB) and take measures for rehabilitating the victims.
Many unelected chief ministers opted for membership of the Legislative Council after assuming the post instead of contesting the Assembly elections.
SRINAGAR -- Jammu and Kashmir legislative council has summoned former Indian Army Chief General V K Singh for his alleged comments about pay-offs to state politicians.
During the visit, which comes in response to an invitation by the Palestinian Legislative Council, the delegation will meet with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and members of the Palestinian Legislative Council.
Immediately prior to a meeting of the Minnesota Board of Dentistry (MnBD), ADAA President Breen was asked for a letter of support from the ADAA Legislative Council and ADAA Board of Trustees for adding the function of placement of retraction cord under direct supervision to the approved list of functions for the CDA.
They also call upon the Change and Reform Bloc to stop enacting legislation in place of the Palestinian Legislative Council, as such legislation serves to institutionalise the political division between the Gaza Strip and the West Bank.
Fadwa Barghouthi, Palestinian activist and wife of Marwane Barghouthi, member of Palestinian Legislative Council presently detained in the Israeli prisons.
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