The PPP will gain a majority in the upper house, enabling it to block legislation for years to come.
Whether the vote comes Tuesday or Wednesday, the proposal is expected to gain a majority of senators, but not reach the 60-vote threshold.
Despite his victory in the presidential race, his National Action Party failed to gain a majority in the congressional elections and did even worse in last summer's elections at mid-term.
With polls suggesting Republicans are likely to gain a majority in the House, Democrats redoubled their efforts to keep the GOP from picking up the 10 seats it needs to win control of the Senate.
To be re-elected as first minister along with the nationalist SDLP's Mark Durkan as deputy first minister, Mr Trimble will have to gain a majority of support within both the unionist and nationalist blocs in the assembly.
The return of European concerns came after Italy's elections looked set to push the country into political impasse as a left-wing coalition led by the Democratic Party's Pier Luigi Bersani failed to gain a majority in the upper house.
It will be difficult for a female candidate with little experience in security issues to gain the confidence of a majority.
The Speaker ended up with a big, fat goose egg when he was unable to gain the support of a majority of House Republicans to bring the measure to a full vote.
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In the Senate, Republicans need to gain six seats for a majority.
But Mr. Obama used a procedural gambit known as reconciliation to gain Senate approval of ObamaCare by a simple majority vote.
President Jorge Batlle has a majority in Congress, so he should gain approval for next year's tough budget.
The poll suggested Labour would gain 109 seats in total, returning a total of 367 MPs to parliament, a majority of 84.
This vision includes a recognition that sales is one of the few disciplines in which professionals gain the majority of their knowledge and experience from peers and managers.
The ruling Liberal Democrats have a majority in the lower house, but must win support from the opposition Democratic Party to gain his approval in the upper house.
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