81.   Nevertheless, it was unclear how much weight the appeal would carry as the legislature is largely symbolic compared with the power Suharto enjoys.

82.   Since the outgoing legislature was also pro-Syrian, little change in foreign policy was expected.

83.   The arrest requires permission from Parliament because the former labor minister, Toshio Yamaguchi, is a lawmaker and enjoys immunity from arrest while the legislature is in session.

84.   The arrest requires the approval of Parliament, whose members are exempt from arrest or imprisonment while the legislature is in session.

85.   The court rejected the challenge, ruling that the controversial legislature was valid.

86.   The Democrats say the substitute legislature is illegal.

87.   The legislature is to vote on the issue Thursday.

88.   The government has promised the legislature will be credible, and international organizations have acknowledged its efforts to ensure fair elections.

89.   The meeting will be in China because Britain says the Beijing-backed provisional legislature is illegal and has ordered Hong Kong civil servants not to cooperate with it.

90.   The government wants a high voter turnout in May to ensure the new legislature is acceptable to the public.