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Originally Posted by lizzardo
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!
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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.