And, without a veto, they would be in the odd position of having a mandate from the electorate but not much chance to exercise it.

而且由于没有否决权，议员虽然得到授权但却无法施展，处境尴尬。

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"So the opposition should exercise a little cool and wait for the people's mandate in a few months, " Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan said.

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This sense of having a mandate encouraged Morales to exercise power based on the simple principle of majority rule.

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Indeed, the government argues that the existing mandate should be upheld as a valid exercise of the taxing power.

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