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61ECONOMIC AFFAIRS — THE PRE MANDATE (LATE OTTOMAN) PERIOD Geography and Borders In September 1923 a new political entity was formally recognized by the international community. Palestine, or Ereẓ Israel as Jews have continued to refer to it for 2,000 years,… …
62Barroso Commission — The Barroso Commission is the European Commission that has been in office since 22 November 2004 and is due to serve until 31 October 2009. Its president is José Manuel Barroso, who presides over 26 other commissioners (one from each… …
63Government structure of Communist Czechoslovakia — The government of Czechoslovakia under communism was in theory a democratic one directed by the proletariat, its critics however state that in practice it was much closer to being totalitarian dictatorship run by the Communist Party of… …
64Protest vote — A Protest vote is a vote cast in an election to demonstrate the caster s unhappiness with the choice of candidates or refusal of the current political system. It can thus be said conjectural, as the voter would accept other candidates in the same …
65Mister Gay Chile — is the national beauty pageant for gay men of Chile. The winner of the title is the ambassador of the gay community during his reign and its purpose is to project a positive image of gay people. The Mr. Gay Chile competition was created by the… …
66preferential voting — noun also preferential system : a system of voting whereby the voter indicates his order of preference for each of the candidates listed on the ballot for a specified office so that if no candidate receives a majority of first preferences the… …
67Ambitus — Ambitus, among ancient Romans, signified the act of suing, or making interest for candidates of offices.The candidates went about the city and into public places and assembles, to beg voices, which was called ambitus ; am in the ancient Latin,… …
68elections — In Britain, a general election takes place at least every five years, when the electorate (= all the people in the country who can vote) vote for the 659 Members of Parliament or MPs in the House of Commons. Each MP represents a constituency,… …
69Fermanagh and South Tyrone by-election, April 1981 — The by election held in Fermanagh and South Tyrone on April 9 1981 is considered by many to be the most significant by election held in Northern Ireland since the beginning of the Troubles. It saw the first victory for the militant Republican… …
70political system — Introduction the set of formal legal institutions that constitute a “government” or a “ state.” This is the definition adopted by many studies of the legal or constitutional arrangements of advanced political orders. More broadly defined,… …
