They toured the main buildings of state, saw the Assembly debate third-tier healthcare provisions, and he could not discern any difference between the speakers.

The Assembly debate that began shortly after 10 in the morning thus stretched three and a half hours into the afternoon.

Today, before the Assembly debate began, the Bosnian Army and its Croatian allies scored their most significant victory since the war began when the town of Kupres fell.

In the end, though, 68 lawmakers voted to discharge the bill from committee to allow a full Assembly debate, while 72 voted no.

Official news reports of the Assembly debate failed to reveal details of the controversial content of the law, especially its much-criticised Article 5.

The Assembly debate on Palestinian demands would take two or three days and would be held in Geneva in December or early next year, they said.

Following the Assembly debate, Harry Murray told to a group of journalists that a general strike would be started the following day in response.

Watch the full Assembly debate and vote on the Mayor's plans to designate a development area in and around the Olympic Park.

His overtly critical approach in People's Assembly debates led many observers to dub him "the representative of the NDP opposition wing in parliament".