Spain, however, had a nonbinding referendum, followed by parliamentary ratification.
Until the parliamentary ratification, Indonesian troops were supposed to be responsible for law and order.
Government officials on both sides say it is likely to receive parliamentary ratification and become binding by mid-June.
Thus it will just be a case of normal parliamentary ratification.
Nevertheless, I must add the following: there is nothing wrong with parliamentary ratification.
Yet this does not mean that there is anything wrong with parliamentary ratification.
We are talking on the day where we have achieved the 26th parliamentary ratification.
So I do not understand this argument that national parliamentary ratification is somehow undemocratic.
It needs parliamentary ratification before the process is complete.
They threatened to oppose the treaty when it is submitted for parliamentary ratification.