11.   But the Russian parliament has failed to approve those measures.

12.   Despite international warnings to stop stalling, the polarized Bosnian Serb parliament failed Monday to elect a new premier and government.

13.   Despite questions over the validity of the vote, the Slovak parliament failed again Friday to elect a president.

14.   Hungarian parliament failed Monday to pass a bill on minority representation in the unicameral legislature.

15.   If parliament fails to elect a successor, the government assumes some presidential powers.

16.   In a clear reference to his powers to resolve the situation if the Bosnian Serb parliament fails, he warned of unspecified consequences.

17.   If parliament fails to make changes demanded by the Guardian Council, the bill will go to the arbitrating Expediency Council for a final decision.

18.   In an unexpected blow to the ruling coalition, parliament on Tuesday failed to adopt controversial penal code amendments that had been widely criticized abroad.

19.   In January, the parliament failed to pass a vote of no confidence in the EU executive yet succeeded in mounting a special investigation.

20.   It was the seventh time this year the bitterly divided parliament failed to choose a president.