Sixty-six deputies abstained.

The deputies of Mayotte abstained.

Tatar deputies in Crimea abstained from the vote, stating that the text was "illegal," as did a handful of communist deputies in the regional legislature.

The government won a vote of confidence in the Assembly on Nov. 12, with 104 votes against 12 representing Hezbollah and the Islamic Group; three deputies abstained.

The 300-seat Parliament, polled by voice vote, defeated the motion with 168 deputies against and 118 for, while 10 deputies abstained and four were absent.

There were 54 votes against the no-confidence motion, while 55 deputies abstained and 147 deputies did not even show up to vote.

He was then elected as the President of the National Assembly on June 23, 1994, receiving a majority of 42 votes, while 36 deputies abstained from the vote.

Some deputies abstained, for various reasons.

The deputies of Mayotte, which remained under French control, abstained.

Five deputies voted against the confirmation and six abstained.