31.   The renegade NLD members called on the party leaders to reconsider their call to convene parliament and to seek new strategies to initiate a dialogue with the military.

32.   The NLD has said it will convene parliament itself, but the military has warned that the move would be illegal.

33.   The party won a landslide victory, but was not allowed to take power when the military government refused to convene parliament.

34.   The streets of Yangon were quiet as the deadline for convening parliament passed.

35.   Vajpayee has not yet said when the confidence vote will be held, or when the new parliament will be convened for the first time.

36.   Convening parliament sessions is a matter usually decided by the prime minister.

37.   The SLORC ignored the results and never convened parliament.

38.   Thirty seats, reserved for women, will be selected by the majority party, after parliament is convened.

39.   Zia maintains that parliament must be convened to pass a constitutional amendment to set up a caretaker body by a two-thirds vote.

40.   Zia maintains that parliament must be convened to pass a constitutional amendment by a minimum of two-thirds.