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prorogation

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The act of counting in duration; prolongation.

The act of proroguing; the ending of the session of Parliament, and postponing of its business, by the command of the sovereign.

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Although prorogation may have hit pause on parliamentary proceedings, it has no direct impact on the day-to-day business of government, including the end-of-summer ministerial touring schedule. Source: Internet

He said the political situation in Lesotho, including the prorogation issue and police investigations of high-profile individuals, were domestic issues which did not require the intervention of SADC. Source: Internet

Parliament was, however, re-opened on 21 April 2020 after Mr Thabane's own All Basotho Convention (ABC) party and others successfully challenged the prorogation in the Constitutional Court. Source: Internet

Later, the joint sitting was held to fulfil the formality where Mr Qadir read out the presidential order regarding its prorogation. Source: Internet

Firstly, these applications were pending since 2012 and 2103, long before the prorogation of Parliament. Source: Internet

Known as the ‘Beyonce of the law’, Supreme Court Judge Lady Brenda Hale became a household name last year when she ruled British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s prorogation of Parliament to be unlawful. Source: Internet

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