21. The Democrats control parliament, however, and if the law fails to pass, his government would resign, throwing Albania into even deeper crisis. 22. The party is part of the Solidarity bloc that controls parliament. 23. He said the government had expected to control parliament following the October general elections, after four years of fending off the previously Islamist-dominated assembly. 24. However, his Democratic party which controls parliament is resisting changes to the electoral law that currently favours large parties. 25. The parliament is also controlled by the SDA. 26. It is the first time in seven years that Sri Lanka has a parliament controlled by one party and a president from another. |