There is opposition to foreign oil companies in Baghdad too, especially in parliament.
Leading socialists cannot stand Lord Mandelson, who regularly clashed with them, especially in the European Parliament.
Some hardliners, especially in the European Parliament, accused Irish voters of ingratitude after years of EU subsidies.
And this is especially so in the European Parliament, an elected assembly that does not produce a government.
In 11 out of 14 countries, for example, confidence in parliament has declined, with especially sharp falls in Canada, Germany, Britain, Sweden and the United States.
Getting fair representation in parliament is especially important for Afghanistan's various ethnic minorities.
The policy decisions are causing arguments in Parliament, especially amongst those who fear that giving rights to cohabitants will threaten marriage.
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Passing more measures -- essential if Greece is to continue receiving money under a bailout deal from the European Union and International Monetary Fund -- is likely to be more difficult in a strongly fragmented parliament, especially as many of the smaller parties that are likely to enter the legislature oppose the bailout.
With regard to the proposed direct-trade regulation, this has only a small chance of being adopted, especially since the Legal Service of the European Parliament has recently joined that of the Council in concluding that the proposal is based on an erroneous legal basis as it treats Cyprus as a third country.
Lebanon's loss of independence is especially bad news for Hizbullah, a conservative Islamic party that willingly shares power in Lebanon's parliament.
The ruling junta blames tension on the opposition National League for Democracy, and especially its leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, who intends to convene the parliament which was elected in 1990 but which the junta has refused to recognise.
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