41.   Michel had also threatened to resign if the parliament did not ratify his economic plan, and many new legislators oppose it.

42.   Michel had threatened to resign if parliament did not ratify his plan.

43.   Meanwhile, the government is working on adapting Swedish law to meet the requirements of the treaty, which also must be ratified by parliament.

44.   On Monday, the Kyrgyz parliament also ratified agreements with Norway, Netherlands, South Korea and Poland on sending troops to Manas.

45.   Parliament overwhelmingly ratified an accord Monday aimed at easing tense relations with neighboring Greece and ending a crippling Greek trade embargo.

46.   Parliament ratified the accord Friday in the first reading but the debate soon heated up, and Lukashenko stormed out at one point.

47.   Parliament ratified the agreement, but only after the opposition bailed Prodi out.

48.   Parliament ratified the appointment of Premier-designate Rony Smarth on Tuesday, bringing him a step closer to heading a new government.

49.   Parliament would ratify the amendments three days after NATO informs the government that ethnic Albanian rebels have been disarmed, state television reported.

50.   Russian parliament already has ratified it last month.