By law, the seat had been reserved for a woman in the year 2000.
Most seats are now reserved for one party or the other.
One seat is reserved for the candidate who comes second.
It could be used, if at least three seats were reserved.
At the right side of the hall, the seats were reserved for the dead leader's family.
He had his seat reserved, but at the last minute another man came with a note and took it.
"Your seats are reserved at the head of the table," he said.
A further 38 seats were reserved for the armed forces.
A section of seats reserved for family members is empty.
Two or three seats will usually be reserved for union representatives.