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Old 09-28-2009, 08:48 AM   #9 (permalink)
fattypatty
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Originally Posted by lizzardo View Post
Just some interesting stats I found from a flyer on the elections:

64,601 voters
174 politicans
59 polling places
11 hours to vote
8 political parties....

Plus everyone gets 1/2 day off - not sure if this applies to tourist
and emergency services

and the kicker -
you only vote for 1 person!


sounds a lot like italy....they too suffer from a difunct political system that has too many policitical parties and groups per capita that are vying for the top seat. i think i read they had about 200 parties or so.
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