Wednesday, March 14, 2012

THIS MONTH AROUND THE WORLD

ESTONIA

Election: President

Date: September

The president is elected by the 101-seat parliament to a five-year term. The president must win by two-thirds of the vote in the assembly. If after two rounds of voting, no candidate has two-thirds of the vote, an electoral assembly of members of the parliament and members of local government chooses the president from the top two vote-getters.

Demographics

Population: 1,324,333

Language: Estonian (official), Russian

Internet Users: 670,000

THE GAMBIA

Election: President

Date: Sept. 24

In The Gambia, the president is elected to a five-year term by popular …

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