(1) 280 seats are needed for an absolute majority in the National Assembly.

(2) The party won an absolute majority in Portugal in 1987.

(3) No party won an absolute majority and the outgoing government remained in office in a caretaker capacity as inter-party negotiations took place.

(4) National secured an absolute majority with only 35.1 % of the vote.

(5) If the candidate obtains an absolute majority, he is appointed Chancellor by the Federal President.

(6) If there is a party with an absolute majority in the lower house it will form the government.

(7) Since the latter did not obtain an absolute majority, a run-off contest would be held on Feb. 2.

(8) The elections are by secret ballot, and an absolute majority is required.

(9) As they controlled an absolute majority of shares, the club was effectively closed.

(10) The motion failed to obtain an absolute majority of 249 but it was a close-run thing.

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(12) Meanwhile, Moldova's ruling communist party won an absolute majority in Sunday's parliamentary election.

(13) OK still, it is the potato held absolute majority in whole course only.

(14) Mr Putin's absolute majority means that he has avoided a 16 April run - off against Mr Zyuganov.

(15) A candidate who obtains an absolute majority of the votes will be elected.

(16) The Kuomintang and its allies an absolute majority in Taiwan's legislature.

(17) The second round was contested in the 58 constituencies where no candidate had gained an absolute majority in the first round.

(18) Meanwhile the ex-communist Social Democrats are certain to be returned to power and even hope to obtain an absolute majority.

(19) The Maoists are the biggest bloc in Nepal's parliament, although not an absolute majority.

(20) So what happens if the Socialists top the poll but fall short of an absolute majority?

(21) Both are far short of the 326 seats needed for an absolute majority.

(22) But belt - tightening , but there's a problem: the government doesn't have an absolute majority in Parliamentparliament.

(23) The process will continue until one candidate obtains an absolute majority over other remaining candidates.