31.   The Hong Kong Journalists Association sent Lau Yui-siu, a political commentator and Chinese political exile, to read a statement objecting to disbanding the legislature.

32.   The Russian constitution gives Yeltsin the upper hand in disputes with parliament, allowing him to disband the legislature if it rejects his nominee for premier three times.

33.   Their frustrations intensified in April during a long test of wills with Yeltsin, who threatened to disband the legislature unless lawmakers approved his candidate for prime minister.

34.   When it ordered the legislature disbanded, China promised it would be replaced by an elected body.

35.   Yeltsin threatened to disband the legislature last month until it reluctantly approved his new Prime Minister Sergei Kiriyenko.

36.   China has vowed to disband the legislature after it resumes sovereignty over Hong Kong in July next year.

37.   This would have allowed Wahid to disband the legislature, which later sacked him in favour of Megawati.

38.   This would have allowed him to disband the legislature which was trying to oust him from the presidency.