was the focus of much attention a veteran lawmaker open to the parliamentary session with a call for mutual respect. i caution against creating any special rules against excluding or stigmatizing anyone we all have the same mandate the same rights and the same duties. the newly elected parliamentary president previously germany's finance minister said debate and dissent are central to parliamentary democracy. right we must debate according to the rules that involves a willingness to respect democratic procedures and not to denounce majority decisions resulting from such procedures as a legitimate or a some kind of betrayal. or. a large majority voted against the candidate for vice president of parliament who has faced criticism for remarks about islam some see the party's choice as