Dissolution of Parliament

In parliamentary and some semi-presidential systems, a dissolution of parliament is the dispersal of a legislature at the call of an election.

Usually there is a maximum length of a legislature, and a dissolution must happen before the maximum time. Early dissolutions are allowed in many jurisdictions.

Read more about Dissolution Of Parliament:  Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Republic of Ireland, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Romania, Russia

Famous quotes containing the words dissolution and/or parliament:

    “From low to high doth dissolution climb,
    And sink from high to low, along a scale
    Of awful notes, whose concord shall not fail;”
    —William Wordsworth (1770–1850)

    “What is the historical function of Parliament in this country? It is to prevent the Government from governing.”
    —George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950)