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Canada's government failed to win opposition-party approval for its budget, all but ensuring it will fall.

What's News: World-Wide 2011

OTTAWA—The Conservative, minority government of Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper failed to win opposition-party approval for its budget, all but ensuring that his government will fall in coming days and be forced to seek new national elections.

Canadian Government Is Likely to Fall in Fiscal Battle Nirmala Menon 2011

Police were looking into allegations against Mr. Thomson following a written request by George Brandis , the opposition-party member, claiming that the Labor Party lawmaker had made inappropriate credit-card payments when he was the head of Australia's Health Services Union, or HSU, in the previous decade, before he was elected to Australia's parliament.

Australian Police Drop Labor MP Probe James Glynn 2011

Non-constituency members of parliament NCMPs, who may number up to nine, are opposition-party members who received the highest percentage of electoral votes among all those who lost first-past-the-post constituency elections.

The Nature Of Representation In Singapore 2011

Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan faces widespread calls to step down at the earliest possible date, and debates over the post-Kan administration are already heating up among ruling and opposition-party lawmakers.

Japanese Yields Rise on Political Worries Takashi Mochizuki 2011

Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan faces widespread calls to step down at the earliest possible date, and debates over the post-Kan administration are already heating up among ruling and opposition-party lawmakers.

Japanese Yields Rise on Political Worries Takashi Mochizuki 2011

Police in the Australian state of New South Wales said Tuesday that George Brandis, the opposition-party member, "has provided information in relation to a number of matters concerning a Federal Labor MP," or member of parliament.

Police Probe of Australian MP Weakens Ruling Coalition Ross Kelly 2011

During that period, Mr. Kan had a meeting with opposition-party chiefs, where he was embarrassed by how little he knew.

Japan Makes Gains in Its Nuclear Fight Norihiko Shirouzu 2011

MOSCOW—Police detained a liberal opposition-party leader and another activist Saturday at a rally protesting alleged vote fraud in Russia's parliamentary election, a sign that authorities may take a tougher line against a burgeoning anti-Kremlin movement during Prime Minister Vladmir Putin 's run for the presidency.

Russian Opposition Leader Detained at Kremlin Protest Richard Boudreaux 2012

According to two Greek officials, Mr. Papandreou told the four opposition-party leaders Wednesday that he would resign if needed to create a government of national unity—but only if they supported the package of budget cuts and privatizations demanded by other euro-zone governments and the IMF.

Fresh Greek Shock Waves Costas Paris 2011