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Topic: French legislative election, 2002

	Elections in France - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		However, French politics have some tendencies of being a two-party system, where power alternates between relatively stable coalitions, each being led by a major party: on the left, the French Socialist Party, on the right, the UMP and its predecessors.
		For each level: presidential, legislative (National Assembly), senatorial, regional, "general" (for département governments) or municipal (for city governments, communes), the election is held on the same day throughout the country, though partial elections held only in a small number of consistuencies can be held in certain circumstances.
		However, the elections for the president of the Republic and the parliament are overseen by the Constitutional Council, which has at its disposal, for the duration of the election, extra personnel (including judges from courts of first instance) to perform necessary checks.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Elections_in_France (836 words)

	France - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		French politics, for the past 30 years, have been characterised by the opposition of two political groups: one left-wing, centred around the French Socialist Party, and one right-wing, centred around the Rassemblement pour la République (RPR), then its successor the Union pour un Mouvement Populaire (UMP).
		The French Republic is furthermore a member of the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) and of the Indian Ocean Commission (COI), and an associate member of the Association of Caribbean States (ACS).
		French Brie, the area where the famous Brie cheese is produced, is the part of Brie that was annexed to the royal demesne, as opposed to Champagne Brie (Brie champenoise) which was annexed by Champagne.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/France (5739 words)

	France (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Although the French monarchy is often dated to the 5th century, France's continuous existence as a separate entity begins with the 9th-century division of Charlemagne's Frankish empire into an eastern and a western part.
		French politics, for the past 30 years, have been characterised by the opposition of two political groups: one left-wing, centered around the French Socialist Party, and one right-wing, centered around the RPR, then its successor the UMP.
		The French Republic is furthermore a member of the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) and of the Indian Ocean Commission (InOC), and an associate member of the Association of Caribbean States (ACS).
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/F/France.htm (2805 words)

	CIA - The World Factbook -- Field Listing - Background (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		In October 2002, the new president was successful in negotiating the withdraw of occupying Rwandan forces from eastern Congo; two months later, the Pretoria Accord was signed by all remaining warring parties to end the fighting and set up a government of national unity.
		The French Territory of the Afars and the Issas became Djibouti in 1977.
		Following the elections of a reformist president and Majlis in the late 1990s, attempts to foster political reform in response to popular dissatisfaction have floundered as conservative politicians have prevented reform measures from being enacted, increased repressive measures, and consolidated their control over the government.
	www.phatnav.com /factbook/fields/2028.html (16146 words)

	ireland.com / Today / News in Focus / ELECTION 2002
		Federal Council or Bundesrat: 69 votes; there are no elections for the Bundesrat; composition is determined by the composition of the state-level governments; each has 3 to 6 votes depending on population and is required to vote as a bloc.
		Elections: President elected by majority vote for a seven-year term in a secret ballot by an electoral college of 1014 members, consisting of both houses of Parliament and 58 regional representatives.
		Legislative bills may originate in either house and must be passed by a majority in both.
	www.ireland.com /focus/election_2002/debreadun.htm (1422 words)

	Right wing wins solid majority in French legislative election Record abstention reflects popular disaffection
		Under the French electoral system, legislative candidates who receive less than 50 percent of the vote and more than 12.5 percent of the total number of registered voters in a given district (which, in yesterday’s voting, meant approximately 20 percent of the actual vote) can enter the second, deciding round.
		After Le Pen’s breakthrough in the first round of the presidential election in April, when he received 16 percent of the vote, it was predicted that his party would achieve a substantial result in the first round of the parliamentary vote, with perhaps 200 of its candidates proceeding to the second.
		In the first round of the legislative election in 1997, the “far left” won 2.6 percent of the total.
	www.wsws.org /articles/2002/jun2002/fran-j11.shtml (2511 words)

	French culture \| news \| Highlights 2002 : Books, Literature and Academia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Corbin is a leading figure among French historians who have concentrated on "ordinary people." Known for his originality and iconoclastic work, Corbin is the author of The Foul and the Fragrant, The Lure of the Sea, and, most recently, Village Bells: The Culture of the Senses in Nineteenth-Century French Countryside.
		And last but certainly not least, the Institute of French Studies at NYU is planning a conference in November on the 2002 Election Year in France.
		French and American political scientists will explore the results of the previous spring's 2002 presidential and legislative elections.
	www.frenchculture.org /news/02launch/highlightsbook2002.html (467 words)

	The World Factbook 2004 -- Field Listing - Background
		Presidential and legislative elections held in October and December 2000 provoked violence due to the exclusion of opposition leader Alassane OUATTARA.
		Democratic elections in 1974 and a referendum created a parliamentary republic and abolished the monarchy; Greece joined the European Community or EC in 1981 (which became the EU in 1992).
		Elections held in July 2000 marked the first time since the 1910 Mexican Revolution that the opposition defeated the party in government, the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI).
	www.brainyatlas.com /fields/2028.html (15472 words)

	CNN.com - Chirac landslide against Le Pen - May 6, 2002
		Jacques Chirac claimed the largest margin of victory ever in the French presidential election as he defeated far-right candidate Jean-Marie Le Pen in a landslide.
		French observers are now looking forward parliamentary elections and to seeing what impact the Le Pen phenomenon will have.
		Those elections, held in two rounds on June 9 and 16, will determine the colour of the next government and may end the former "cohabitation" between a conservative president and a socialist prime minister.
	archives.cnn.com /2002/WORLD/europe/05/05/france.win (908 words)

	Are Nazis headed for election gains?
		FRENCH POLITICS could be headed for a second "earthquake" in this month’s legislative elections, with both the fascist National Front and the revolutionary left expected to do well.
		Incumbent French President Jacques Chirac won by a landslide in the May 5 runoff, taking 82 percent of the vote after the mainstream left and even far-left groups backed him against Le Pen.
		If the two groups had run a joint campaign for the coming legislative elections, they stood a chance of winning 10 to 15 seats in the National Assembly, Berber said.
	www.socialistworker.org /2002-1/410/410_05_FrenchElections.shtml (512 words)

	Congo, Republic of
		Presidential and legislative elections held over a period of nearly 6 months in two rounds per election were determined "not to contradict the will of the people" by independent observers, despite obvious flaws like insufficient numbers of ballots at certain polling stations and confusion over their locations.
		Most foreign observers based in the country concluded that elections were reasonably free and fair and did not thwart the will of the people, although they were flawed and remained incomplete at year's end due to an ongoing armed insurgency in the Pool region.
		During the election campaign, certain candidates were accused of intimidation, incitement to violence, and cheating; such candidates were disqualified from participation in the election.
	www.state.gov /g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2002/18178.htm (7288 words)

	Senator Steve French
		Senator French is an investment and insurance specialist, concentrating in the areas of estate planning, asset protection, and wealth creation.
		After the 1992 election cycle, Senator French established a political consulting company, where he worked on numerous legislative, judicial and federal campaigns before retiring upon his election to the Alabama Senate in 1998.
		Senator French served as the Organizational Chairman for the George W. Bush for President Campaign in 2000, and the 6th Congressional District chairman for the Bush/Cheney '04 campaign.
	www.legislature.state.al.us /senate/senators/senatebios/sd015.html (356 words)

	October 28, 2002 - D.C. VOTERS' GUIDE to the 2002 General Election
		We’ll also implement a living wage law, reparations for slavery legislation, quality public education and health care for all, a split-rate property tax to encourage rehabilitation of vacant properties, more youth mentoring and after-school programs, and an affordable housing program that is truly affordable.
		Legislation I authored requires books to be provided to our students by the second week of school.
		To ask the voters on November 5, 2002, through an advisory referendum, if the Home Rule Act should be amended to establish an Office of the District Attorney for the District of Columbia, headed by a locally elected, independent District Attorney.
	www.thecommondenominator.com /102802_voteguide.html (10152 words)

	FindLaw's Writ - Dean: Dangerous Times Ahead After Election 2002
		Election 2002 does not give the Bush-Cheney administration a mandate to load the federal judiciary with right wing judges.
		Bush raised a staggering $140 million for the midterm elections, and by barnstorming key races in the weeks before the election, he made a difference.
		The margin of the 2002 midterm vote was so thin it says exactly the same thing to the nation that voters said in 2000.
	writ.news.findlaw.com /dean/20021108.html (1849 words)

	The Polls in the 2002 French Presidential Election: An Autopsy -- Durand et al. 68 (4): 602 -- Public Opinion Quarterly
		The Polls in the 2002 French Presidential Election: An Autopsy -- Durand et al.
		In the 1997 legislative elections, the victory of the
		in that election) was systematically underrepresented or underreported,
	poq.oxfordjournals.org /cgi/content/full/68/4/602?ijkey=45ZVrtgzd01TQ&keytype=ref (5254 words)

	Tunisia
		This dominance was reaffirmed in an overwhelming RCD victory in the October 1999 legislative and presidential elections.
		In October the LTDH reported disruptions to its regional elections in the southern town of Gabes and the northern town of Jendouba.
		A presidentially appointed election monitoring group presented a confidential report to the President regarding the election process, which reportedly substantiated numerous irregularities alleged by opposition parties.
	www.state.gov /g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2002/18290.htm (14201 words)

	New York State Senate >> About the Senate >> Historical Timeline
		Under this State Constitution, three governmental branches are created: the executive branch, the judicial branch and the legislative branch which is made up of two-houses, including the Senate, with 24 senators elected every four years from four Senate districts, and the Assembly, with 70 assemblymen elected annually from 14 districts.
		The Legislative Office Building (LOB), which is part of the Empire State Plaza, is completed and houses the offices of legislators.
		Using 2002 Census data and the formula in the State Constitution which determines the number of Senate districts, the size of the Senate is increased from 61 to 62 districts.
	www.senate.state.ny.us /sws/aboutsenate/timeline.html (3416 words)

	Elections in Wallis and Futuna (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Wallis & Futuna (French: Wallis-et-Futuna) is an overseas territory of France in the Pacific.
		The official language is French, the main other languages are Wallisian and Futunan.
		Wallis and Futuna have also three Kings (of Wallis, Alo and Sigave), which are recognized by the legislative texts and hold a legally recognized "traditionnal power".
	www.electionworld.org /wallis.htm (229 words)

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		The sitting members seeking re-election at this election were elected in 1996.
		The two- party majorities shown for each province, however, are those from the 1999 election.
		Viney was the sitting member for the Legislative Assembly seat of Frankston East, which has been abolished.
	psephos.adam-carr.net /countries/a/australia/states/council20021.txt (106 words)

	CIA - The World Factbook -- French Guiana (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		cabinet: NA elections: French president elected by popular vote for a five-year term; prefect appointed by the French president on the advice of the French Ministry of Interior; presidents of the General and Regional Councils are appointed by the members of those councils
		Besides the French space center at Kourou (which accounts for 25% of GDP), fishing and forestry are the most important economic activities.
		French Guiana is heavily dependent on imports of food and energy.
	www.cia.gov /cia/publications/factbook/geos/fg.html (599 words)

	Le Pen: French Election System Is 'Anti-Democratic' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		French far-right politician Jean-Marie Le Pen denounced the French election system as "anti-democratic" immediately following the announcement of estimates that his Front National (FN) has lost much of its ground in the first round of parliamentary election held on Sunday.
		The FN won only around 11.5 percent of the vote -- a drop of more than five points from his score in the first round of the presidential elections in April.
		With these figures, the FN is estimated to gain at most two seats in the lower house of Parliament because of France's single-member constituency system in legislative election.
	www.china.org.cn /english/FR/34176.htm (288 words)

	Elections and Electoral Systems by Country
		The Center for Voting and Democracy is dedicated to fair elections where every vote counts and all voters are represented.
		Adam Carr's Electoral Archive has complete (ie, seat by seat) federal elections statistics from 1901 (federation) to the present, and statistics for all Australian state elections since 1990.
		National Electoral Committee has information in English on the Parliamentary Elections of 1995 and 1999, and the local elections of 1996, plus an overview of elections from 1989-1996.
	www.psr.keele.ac.uk /election.htm (1467 words)

	NRO Symposium on National Review Online
		A new president's first midterm election traditionally results in a substantial loss; the last six presidents — going back to LBJ — have lost an average of 27 House and two Senate seats in the first election after their own.
		The United Nations will act this week, and regardless of whether the French use their veto or the anti-terrorist majority carries the day, an enormous regime-changing effort awaits.
		Attention all 2004 Democratic presidential candidates: Election Night 2002 proved New Hampshire remains a rock-solid conservative state, despite the recent influx of Taxachusetts natives.
	www.nationalreview.com /symposium/symposium110602.asp (1896 words)

	BBC NEWS \| World \| Europe \| Reluctant landslide seen for Chirac
		France's left-wing leaders have called on their supporters to swallow their pride and do the unthinkable - cast their ballot for Mr Chirac and give the incumbent a further five years of presidential immunity from the state prosecutors investigating allegations of corruption against him.
		The left-wing endeavour to turn the second round into a plebiscite on the far-right has irritated supporters of Mr Chirac, who want his widely anticipated victory to be treated as a legitimate triumph.
		If this were the case, said Viard, it would have serious implications for the parliamentary elections in June.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/europe/1968565.stm (739 words)

	Taipei Times - archives (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Polling stations were nearly empty for parliament elections in Turkmenistan, forcing officials to carry ballot boxes door to door.
		However, polling stations in the capital, Ashgabat, were almost empty throughout the day and election officials were going from door to door with ballot boxes.
		The government refused to invite foreign observers for Sunday's election, saying the polls' fairness will be ensured by 200 observers from the state-controlled National Institute of Democracy and Human Rights.
	www.taipeitimes.com /News/world/archives/2004/12/21/2003216071 (646 words)

	CFP 2004 / Computer Freedom & Privacy Conference
		In the November 2002 issue of Discover Magazine she was named to its list of the 50 most important women in science.
		Since September 1, 2002 he is part-time Senior-Lecturer (UHD) (80%) at the Faculty of Law of the Leiden University and part-time Professor at the Faculty of Law, Free University of Brussels.
		Scott's election career began in 1995, after a 15 year career as an Army Intelligence Officer, when he was appointed as the Elections and Voter Registration Manager for Salt Lake County, Utah.
	www.cfp2004.org /program/speakers.html (17893 words)

	The History Guy: New and Recent Conflicts of the World
		On September 19, 2002, the Angolan army began a major military offensive against the Cabinda rebels.
		The OLF is currently allied to Eritrea, the Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) and with the Aideed clan in Somalia--all of which are fighting the Ethiopian regime.
		o o o Attack on the French oil tanker Limburg (Oct. 6, 2002): An explosion caused by suicide terrorists, similar to the attack on the USS Cole two years earlier, killed one crewman of the Limburg and caused the spillage of over 90,000 barrels of oil into the Gulf of Aden.
	www.historyguy.com /new_and_recent_conflicts.html (4086 words)

	CIA - The World Factbook 2002 -- French Guiana
		elections: French president elected by popular vote for a five-year term; prefect appointed by the French president on the advice of the French Ministry of Interior; presidents of the General and Regional Councils are appointed by the members of those councils
		The economy is tied closely to the French economy through subsidies and imports.
		Besides the French space center at Kourou, fishing and forestry are the most important economic activities.
	www.faqs.org /docs/factbook/print/fg.html (659 words)

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