House of the People
Britishnoun
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Somalia's new MPs are due to be sworn in shortly following a unique election for its parliament - known as the House of the People.
From BBC
In addition, he said, electoral security preparations need to be accelerated and a list needs to be published of the 30% of seats reserved for women in the lower House of the People.
From Seattle Times
He said it is also encouraging that elections for the 275 seats in the House of the People have started, with two members chosen and elections for an additional 11 seats announced to begin this week.
From Seattle Times
The group included the speaker of the House of the People, Mir Rahman Rahmani, and former Vice-President Karim Khalili.
From BBC
José 'Pepe' Mujica in Uruguay famously lived a humble lifestyle, while Bolivia's socialist ex-leader Evo Morales built a new 'House of the People' rather than using the colonial-era Palacio Quemado, or 'Burnt Palace'.
From Reuters
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