11.   Both posts give Papandreou the ability to approve initiatives by the Parliamentary group, which votes for legislation and approves government actions.

12.   But most lawyers and all parliamentary groups question his right to do so.

13.   But right-wing and nationalist lawmakers have opposed the idea because of a perceived Russian dominance of the parliamentary group and the CIS in general.

14.   Cape Town, South Africa -- Volkstaat Council, a parliamentary negotiating group on setting up a white homeland, issues its first interim report.

15.   Dimitris Beis, secretary of the parliamentary group, said electing a new premier was the only way out of the political deadlock.

16.   During its session Thursday, the Duma rejected nine other drafts proposed by various parliamentary groups.

17.   If he loses his bid to lead the party its parliamentary group will have to choose another premier to lead the government.

18.   Later the parliamentary group of his party collapsed, and he joined the Social Democratic Euroleft.

19.   Later the parliamentary group of his party collapsed and he joined the social-democratic Euroleft.

20.   Lawmakers from both countries plan to form a parliamentary group this month to exchange experience in building democracy and on European integration, speaker Maciej Plazynski announced.