For the first time, the Christian Democrat vote was less than 30 per cent for both Houses of Parliament --; though by the vagaries of the complex system of distributing seats it looked as if the alliance might get a majority in the lower house, the Chamber of Deputies. (BNCI)
The French Chamber of Deputies killed the chance of Anglo-French cooperation by refusing to vote money for a joint expedition. (BNCI)
No wonder Italians have just voted massively to adopt the British system for three-quarters of their Senate seats; the Chamber of Deputies will probably go much the same way. (BNCI)