At the end of the meetings between the İstanbul government and this committee, it was decided that the parliament reopen (Meclis-i Mebusan) as soon as possible. The most important function of the parliament which gathered on January 12, 1920 was to accept the “Misak-ı Milli” (National Pact). Upon this decision, İstanbul was officially occupied by the entente states. Some parliament members were arrested and sent to exile in Malta while some members of the parliament were able to leave İstanbul and move to Ankara. As a result, it was announced that an assembly would gather in Ankara in April 23, 1920. The New Assembly consisted of newly elected members and the members of the dissolved parliament in İstanbul. Mustafa Kemal Pasha was elected as the chairman of the new parliament, the Grand National Assembly. Therefore, the correct option is B.