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Art. 14. Verificada a impossibilidade de manter-se o Conselho de Ministros por falta de apoio parlamentar, comprovada em moções de desconfiança, opostas consecutivamente a três Conselhos, o Presidente da República poderá dissolver a Câmara dos Deputados, convocando novas eleições que se realizarão no
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It is also clarified that the decree of dissolution of the Venezuelan congress entails the call for elections for a new legislature, which must be held in the next 60 days. In addition, this section indicates that the Parliament can not be dissolved during the last year of its constitutional period.
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are dissolved automatically twenty-five days before the last Saturday in November every four years. However, the governor can dissolve the Legislative Assembly if a motion of no confidence in the premier and the other ministers of state is passed and no motion of confidence is passed within the next
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and remained as taoiseach in an acting capacity. At the fourth attempt, the Dáil eventually re-elected Haughey as taoiseach. Had he requested a dissolution, it would probably have been accepted by the President on the grounds that the Dáil could not form a Government, but the President would have
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the old assembly if need be. Because of this peculiarity, Westminster systems also have automatically-triggered dissolutions when the assembly reaches the end of a fixed or maximum term, since the act of dissolution itself is synonymous with the end of the assembly's term, and elections cannot be
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calls early elections with Presidential approval due to gridlock, if no government is formed after 42 days of consultation with parties' floor leaders in the Knesset, if the budget is not approved by the Knesset by 31 March (3 months after the start of the fiscal year), or if half of the Knesset
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In most Continental European countries, dissolution does not have immediate effect – that is, a dissolution merely triggers an election, but the old assembly itself continues its existing term and its members remain in office until the new assembly convenes for the first time. In those systems,
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to find someone who might be appointed prime minister and lead a new government with the confidence of both Houses. The President dissolves Parliament only if the groups fail to find an agreement to form a majority coalition; the actual power of dissolution is in practice also shared by the
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Article 236 of the Constitution establishes which are the functions to be performed by the first national president; Paragraph 23 of this section states that one of the powers of the president is: "Dissolve the National Assembly in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution."
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in 1975. Kerr claimed that dissolving the House of Representatives was his duty and "the only democratic and constitutional solution" to the political deadlock over supply. Whitlam refused to advise Kerr to call an election, and Kerr replaced him with a caretaker prime minister,
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Parliament, political parties, and by the outgoing prime minister. Since the Constitution of Italy came into force in 1948, the Italian Parliament has been dissolved nine times before the end of its five-year term, in 1972, 1976, 1979, 1983, 1987, 1994, 1996, 2008 and 2022.
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However, strictly speaking, the Knesset is only truly dissolved  – in the sense of being unconstituted and all MKs losing their seats – automatically 14 days after elections, simultaneously with the start of the newly elected Knesset's term.
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may dissolve the Parliament. President shall not dissolve Parliament until the expiration of a period of not less than 2 years and 6 months from the date appointed for its first meeting, unless Parliament by resolution requests the President to dissolve Parliament.
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In the first, third, and fourth cases above, the President must call an early election. In the second case, however, a Government that has lost the confidence of the Riigikogu is not obliged to request an early election. This occurred in 2016, when Prime Minister
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There are two notable instances when the President did not dissolve Dáil Éireann: 1989 and 1994. In the first instance, the newly elected Dáil failed to elect a Taoiseach when it first met (and at a number of meetings afterward). The incumbent taoiseach
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This was the first of the eighteen times that the legislature was dissolved, the Imperial Constitution and its quasi-parliamentary model formalized the Emperor's power to dissolve the Chamber of Deputies (the Senate was not elected). During the
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erified the impossibility of maintaining the Council of Ministers for lack of parliamentary support, proven in motions of no confidence, consecutively opposed to three Councils, the President of the Republic may dissolve the Chamber of
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After the Proclamation of the Republic, in 1889, a Constituent Congress was convened to prepare the first republican charter, which came into force in 1891. However, on 3 November of that year, the National Congress would be closed by
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The chamber does not pass a motion of confidence to the government formed by the prime minister who was recommended by the speaker of the chamber (Who can do so after 2 failed government with a prime minister appointed solely by the
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Under section 3 of the Scotland Act 1998, if the parliament itself resolves that it should be dissolved (with at least two-thirds of the members voting in favour), or if the parliament fails to nominate one of its members to be
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Before such practice was made possible by amending the Constitution in 2009, Chamber of Deputies was once dissolved in 1998 by passing a special constitutional act, which shortened its term, but such practice was blocked by the
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if Legislative Council passes a bill but the chief executive refuses to give assent and returns the bill, after which the Council passes the bill again with a two-thirds majority and the Chief Executive again refuses to give
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left a coalition with Fianna Fáil, but did not request a dissolution, in order that his successor in Fianna Fáil might forge a new coalition with Labour. Labour, however, went into Government with the main opposition party,
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may be dissolved by the president when at least one condition specified by the constitution is fulfilled. The Senate can never be dissolved. After the dissolution, snap elections are to be held no later than after 60 days.
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Likewise, if a Government loses a no confidence vote and requests an early election, the President can refuse the Government's request if it appears a successor government could command the support of the Riigikogu.
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to dissolve the National Assembly. The president is bound to do so within 48 hours after receiving the prime minister's summary, after which time the National Assembly is automatically dissolved. Before the
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specifies that all members of the House can serve up to a four-year term. So far, however, parliaments have been dissolved prematurely with the exception of 9 December 1976 and 31 October 2021 dissolution.
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and after consultations with the parliamentary groups while the Parliament is in session. In prior versions of the constitution, the President had the power to do this unilaterally.
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The chamber passes a motion of dissolution by a constitutional majority (120 out of 200 deputies must support it). President is obliged to dissolve the chamber if such motion passes.
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Since the formation of the Czech Republic, the Chamber of Deputies was only dissolved once. In 2013, by passing a motion of dissolution after a lengthy crisis following the fall of
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In statement 240 explains that will dissolve the Parliament when in a same constitutional period the Assembly approve the removal of the vice president of the country by means of
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The then President of the Republic never exercised this attribution and the return to the presidential system stripped him of any competence to dissolve the Chamber of Deputies.
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The Riigikogu submits a proposed law to a referendum, and that proposed law fails to receive a majority of the votes cast in the referendum, per Section 105 of the Constitution.
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also been within his rights to refuse it. It is thought that Haughey chose not to do so but instead to go into a historic coalition because of poor opinion polls showing his
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to dissolve Parliament back to The Crown. Without early dissolution by the monarch, each Parliament consists of five years, and is then otherwise automatically dissolved.
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Following the resignation of the outgoing Government, a new Government is unable to be formed according to the procedure established by Section 89 of the Constitution.
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postponed the general election that would have been held on 7 May 2015 to 5 May 2016 to avoid it coinciding with the UK general election fixed under that act. By the
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to dissolve Parliament. Also, the House of Commons automatically dissolves after five years, although, as of 2024, no House of Commons has yet survived that long.
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issued AI-5, an institutional act that began the most repressive and violent period of the dictatorship, closing the National Congress to combat subversion and "
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may, at any time, dissolve Parliament. This is usually done "on request" of the prime minister. The Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Act 2022 repealed the
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A dissolution of the National Assembly most recently occurred when in June 2024, when President Emmanuel Macron dissolved the National Assembly to prompt the
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if a vote of no confidence is passed three times by the legislative body, and has four months to call for new parliamentary elections or faces impeachment.
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must be held within twenty to forty days. The National Assembly elected following such a dissolution cannot be dissolved within the first year of its term.
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within certain time limits, the presiding officer proposes a date for an extraordinary general election and the parliament is dissolved by the monarch by
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came into effect, the president could dissolve the National Assembly without the prime minister's advice by using Article 58-2(B) of the Constitution.
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After dissolution, elections must be held within 40 days, and the new chambers must convene within three months (within two months from 1831 to 2014).
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by the Parliament, or after general elections, the President has to consult the speakers of the two houses of Parliament, the delegations of the
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The Riigikogu fails to approve a national budget within two months of the beginning of the financial year, per Section 119 of the Constitution.
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candidates proposed by the President. Both houses can be dissolved. No dissolution of the Parliament has taken place in Romania since 1991.
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at any time, and is obliged to call one before the incumbent membership's four-year terms expire. However, the Folketing is never formally
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ordinarily scheduled elections are held before the assembly reaches the end of a fixed or maximum term, and do not require a dissolution.
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On 10 November 1937, now President of the Republic elected by the same National Congress, Vargas staged a coup d'état, establishing the
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The Bundestag is automatically dissolved four years after the last general election, and most Bundestags have lasted the full term.
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in the Senate. Each of the planets in the Empire are left under the control of regional governors, with fear of the newly created
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and fresh elections called prior to the expiration of its four-year term if one of the following four circumstances should occur:
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that the Governor-General only orders a dissolution on the advice of the prime minister. This convention was demonstrated in the
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Both of the presidents were immediately impeached and removed from office by the dissolved Congress, thus being illegitimate.
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The emperor both convokes the Diet and dissolves the House of Representatives, but only does so on the advice of the Cabinet.
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was obliged constitutionally to resign, however, he initially refused to. He eventually tendered his resignation to President
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In May 1823, eight months after Independence, the first brazilian legislative experience began, with the installation of the
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members vote in favor of early elections. This call for early elections is legally called the "Dissolution of the Knesset".
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During the twenty-one years of the military dictatorship (1964–1985), the National Congress was "suspended" three times.
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Sir John Kerr’s Statement of Reasons for the dismissal of Gough Whitlam, issued by Government House on 11 November 1975
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in April 1992 by dismantling both the legislative and judicial branches of government, and once by incumbent President
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prazo máximo de noventa dias, a que poderão concorrer os parlamentares que hajam integrado os Conselhos dissolvidos.
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has not been exercised under the current constitution of 1993. Before the new constitution was enacted, President
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in order to secure a new parliament more sympathetic to his policies, which ultimately failed when the opposition
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to increase the authority of the presidency, including providing the ability to dissolve the National Assembly.
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etc.) The date of the poll may be varied by up to one month either way by the monarch on the proposal of the
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week. Finally, the premier can advise the governor to dissolve both houses in the case of a deadlocked bill.
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During the brief parliamentary experience from 1961 to 1963 as a way to allow the inauguration of President
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and then dissolving the British Parliament after it attempts to abolish the royal assent, leading to a
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The chamber fails to pass the government proposed law linked to the motion of confidence in 3 months.
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dissolved the National Assembly and assumed its legislative powers. The decision was viewed by the
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systems also allow early dissolutions, usually by the legislature voting to dissolve itself (as in
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of the total number of its members. It is also automatically dissolved if it is unable to elect a
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if the Legislative Council fails to pass the appropriation bill or any other important bill; or
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dissolved the assembly, ordered the arrest and exile of some deputies and created a
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when Congress is unable to agree on a time of adjournment. The delegates to the
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and many members of the international community, including the United States,
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of 1993, although he did not have the formal constitutional powers to do so.
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can be dissolved or prorogued at any time during its three-year term by the
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One feature of the Irish system is that although the Dáil is dissolved, the
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three times in a row. At the same time, the president cannot dissolve the
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The Congress of Peru has been dissolved twice; once in 1992 by President
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deliberately lost votes of confidence in order that there could be fresh
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The Riigikogu passes a motion of no confidence in the Government or the
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The last person to decree the closure of the legislature was President
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currently in use, the president can do this only upon proposal by the
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As of 2018, every convocation of the Riigikogu has run its full term.
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in 1997, the Legislative Council could be dissolved any time at the
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The chamber adjourns its meeting for a time longer than 120 days.
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legislature, dissolution may apply jointly or separately to the
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may also be dissolved at any time for the same reasons, by the
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twice in two months or rejects his proposed candidate for the
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to form the next government without an election taking place.
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is the head, to facilitate the law-making process as per the
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The chamber is not quorate for a time longer than 3 months.
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lost a no confidence motion. His government resigned, and
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Graham-Harrison, Emma; López, Virginia (19 August 2017).
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Article II, Section 3, Clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution
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attempted to prorogue the DPR on 23 July 2001 through a
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cannot be dissolved; they have fixed five-year terms.
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party would lose seats in a second General Election.
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The Assembly can vote to dissolve itself early by a
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Index

Dissolving parliament
legislative assembly
parliament
democracy
general election
adjournment
prorogation
legislative session
Westminster systems
recalling
parliamentary
semi-presidential systems
executive
snap election
confidence and supply
presidential
Cyprus
authoritarian
Ecuador
muerte cruzada
bicameral
lower house
upper house
Westminster system
member of parliament
House of Representatives
Senate
governor-general
prime minister
double dissolution

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