51.   Legislators voted down a demand from some members to close the council session to reporters.

52.   Legislators voted on Tuesday to remove the parliamentary immunity of an ultranationalist senator, enabling prosecutors to try him for one dozen libel cases.

53.   Legislators voted by a two-thirds majority to elevate Foreign Minister Ung Huot to the co-premiership, despite concerns the move may prove unconstitutional.

54.   Legislators voted to remove the immunity of leftist politician Gabriel Bivolaru, who is accused of defrauding a Romanian bank.

55.   Legislators have voted to merge eight ministries and Cabinet-level committees into three in a long-awaited effort to increase government efficiency, official media reported Sunday.

56.   Legislators on Tuesday voted against allowing the arrest of a former defense minister and top aide of ex-Premier Silvio Berlusconi, Italian news agencies reported.

57.   Legislators voted on the nominations late Friday.

58.   Legislators will vote on three measures that are the final touches of a social security reform bill introduced to Congress nearly three years ago.

59.   Mrema pleaded not to be suspended, saying he had served the country well, but fellow legislators overwhelmingly voted to throw him out.

60.   Nicaraguan legislators voted late Tuesday to table a resolution to strip former president Arnoldo Aleman of the immunity he now enjoys as head of congress.