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FIGHT OVER ELECTORAL REFORM. IN FRENCH CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES. UY CABLE —PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT LONDON, July 9. The Paris correspondent of “The Times” reports that an all-night, sitting of the Chamber of Deptuies, discussing the electoral reform, was marked by a -revival of the frented disorder and futile obstruction which disgusted the countrv during the financial debate in 1926. The fight is raging round the proposal'. for a single member constituency, which the Conservatives bitterly oppose. Thev twice forced a. division by ballot, occupying an hour, while four times a demity demanded an adjournment, making a lengthy speech in doing When the discussion, was .resumed, similar tactics were adopted in the afternoon, resulting in the Government apparently losing force. M Poincare will risk losing the support'of the Radicals if he agrees to the Conservative demand to scrap the sinHe member constituency, and vice versa he will lose the Conservative v o+e. In either case the Co tuition is in a most precarious position
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Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 11 July 1927, Page 5
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164FRENZIED DISORDER Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 11 July 1927, Page 5
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