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Topic: Italian general election, 1996

	Elections in Italy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Italy elects, on national level, a Parliament consisting of two houses, the Chamber of Deputies (Camera dei Deputati) (630 members) and the Senate of the Republic (Senato della Repubblica) (315 elected members, plus a few senators for life).
		Regional Election of Basilicata, April 17 and 18, 2005
		Italian Regional Elections, April 3 and 4, 2005
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Elections_in_Italy (214 words)

	Election Resources on the Internet: Elections to the Italian Parliament
		Senate elections were held under a system in which three-quarters of the seats were filled in single-member constituencies, provided the winning candidate received at least sixty-five percent of the constituency vote; this requirement did not apply to the Valle d'Aosta Senate seat election, which was carried out by plurality voting.
		Seventy-seven percent of the Italian electorate took part in the vote, in which a proposal to repeal the sixty-five percent constituency threshold for Senate elections was overwhelmingly approved, with 82.7% of the valid vote.
		In the election, held on April 21, 1996, the Olive Tree secured a narrow majority of seats in the Chamber of Deputies, and a somewhat larger majority in the Senate.
	electionresources.org /it (2434 words)

	Italian general election, 2006 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		On October 18, 2005, Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi announced the next Italian general election to be held on April 9, 2006.
		The Italian law prescribes that the Parliament accept twice, in each of the chambers and with at least three months' interval, every modification to the constitution, and, if it passes with less than 2/3 of the votes, a national referendum on the modification can be held.
		It should be remembered that Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi had previously been a strong supporter of a uninominal electoral law; in 1995, talking about his coalition, he even defined the uninominal principle as "our religion".
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Italian_general_elections,_2006 (2069 words)

	Election Resources on the Internet / Recursos Electorales en la Internet
		Elections to the New Zealand House of Representatives and Elections to the German Bundestag describe the Mixed Member Proportional (MMP) representation system used in both countries, with results of parliamentary elections held in New Zealand from 1996 to 2005 and in Germany from 1972 to 2005.
		The results of parliamentary elections held in Portugal since 1975 (now including results of the early legislative election held on Sunday, February 20, 2005), as well as a description of the proportional representation system used to choose members of the Portuguese legislature are available in Elections to the Portuguese Assembly of the Republic.
		The results of parliamentary elections held in Denmark since 1990 (now including final results of the early parliamentary election held on Tuesday, February 8, 2005), as well as an overview of the proportional representation system used to choose members of the Danish legislature are available in Elections to the Danish Folketing.
	electionresources.org (631 words)

	Italian general election on April 9: Berlusconi - Boston.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Italy will hold a general election on April 9, 2006, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said on Tuesday, confirming speculation that the vote would be held a month ahead of schedule.
		In Italy, it normally takes well over a month to form a government after a general election and Ciampi is worried that if the ballot is held as scheduled toward the end of May, the new parliament will immediately face a logjam of work.
		Prodi called on Monday for the general election to be held in April at the same time as a major round of local elections, saying this would save the cash-strapped state some 150 million euros.
	www.boston.com /news/world/europe/articles/2005/10/19/italian_general_election_on_april_9_berlusconi (521 words)

	Secretary General Elections 1996: Chronology (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		May-June 1996: As the election campaign heats up, Republican candidates, including presidential candidate Bob Dole, step up their criticism of the United Nations and refer to the Secretary General as the embodiment of all that is said to be wrong with the UN.
		From the vantage point of the SG election, the reelection of Clinton is a positive sign for the current Secretary General, as is the conclusion of the electoral campaign, but the continuing Republican majority does not bode well for a reversal of administration policy.
		Italian Foreign Minister Lamerto Dini is said to have proposed the re-election of Boutros Ghali, but only for a 2-years term, with a subsequent (early) election of another Secretary General, still from the African continent.
	www.globalpolicy.org /secgen/pastsg/el96chro.htm (5473 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Conclave
		In 1271 the election that ended with the choice of Gregory X at Viterbo had lasted over two years and nine months when the local authorities, weary of the delay, shut up the cardinals within narrow limits and thus hastened the desired election (Raynald, Ann.
		During the aforesaid nine days, and until the election of a successor, all cardinals appear with uncovered rochets, just as all have canopies over their seats at the conclave, to show that the supreme authority is in the hands of the whole College.
		For this election by secret ballot three cardinals (scrutatores) are chosen by lot each time to preside over the operation of voting, three others (revisores) to control the count of their colleagues, and still three others (infirmarii) to collect the ballots of the sick and absent cardinals.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/04192a.htm (3674 words)

	Eleições
		Elections to the Narodno Sobranie, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1997, and Presidential election 1996
		Elections to the Sejm, 1991, 1993, 1997, and Presidential election, 1995.
		Elections to the Drzavni Zbor, 1990, 1992, 1996 and Presidential election Nov. 1997
	victorian.fortunecity.com /christy/454/Navegacoes/eleicoes.htm (848 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > World -- Italian leaders use old scripts for new election
		ROME – Any Rip Van Winkle who nodded off ahead of the last Italian general election in 2001 could be forgiven for thinking that time has stood still listening to the rhetoric in the run up to the April 2006 vote.
		Italian industry continues its relentless decline, public debt weighs oppressively on state finances, business life remains stifled by red tape, the population keeps ageing and state airliner Alitalia defies gravity to stay in the skies.
		The official election campaign does not begin for several weeks and the opening shots of the unofficial campaign have been short of substance, with neither side presenting a manifesto.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/world/20051201-0907-italy-election.html (769 words)

	Euro at stake in Italian election [Free Republic]
		EUROPEAN countries were anxiously watching the Italian general election last night amid fears that the outcome could affect the stability of the euro and the pace of European integration and again generate accusations that xenophobic groups were entering government in Rome.
		Italian voters were turning out in large numbers for what was seen as one of the most important post-war elections.
		Many of Europe's politicians have openly taken sides in the long and bitter campaigns fought by Silvio Berlusconi, the billionaire media magnate and leader of the centre-Right House of Liberties coalition, and Francesco Rutelli, the former mayor of Rome and champion of the centre-Left Olive Tree alliance.
	www.freerepublic.com /forum/a3aff24b6223a.htm (1067 words)

	The World Factbook 2004 -- Field Listing - Background
		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).
		Popes in their secular role ruled portions of the Italian peninsula for more than a thousand years until the mid 19th century, when many of the Papal States were seized by the newly united Kingdom of Italy.
		Coups in 1996 and 1999 were followed by the creation of a National Reconciliation Council that effected a transition to civilian rule by December 1999.
	www.brainyatlas.com /fields/2028.html (15472 words)

	[20 Nov 1996]: DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL
		The Secretary- General told the General Assembly this morning that the theme selected by the Conference of African Ministers of Industry for this year's celebration -- mobilization of financial resources for industry -- was both timely and appropriate.
		To a correspondent who asked for the Secretary-General's view of the election process for his position, the Spokesman said that she had not had the chance to check.
		Samsiah Abdul-Majid, spokeswoman for General Assembly President Razali Ismail (Malaysia), welcomed the Humphrey Fellows in journalism from the University of Maryland to the briefing.
	www.un.org /News/briefings/docs/1996/19961120.20nov.html (2055 words)

	CIA - The World Factbook -- Field Listing - Background (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The Taliban seized Kabul in 1996 and were able to capture most of the country outside of Northern Alliance strongholds primarily in the northeast.
		Presidential elections scheduled for 2005 are unlikely to bring change since the opposition remains weak, divided, and financially dependent on the current regime.
		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)

	AllRefer.com - papal election (Roman Catholic And Orthodox Churches: General Terms And Concepts) - Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		papal election, election of the pope by the college of cardinals meeting in secret conclave in the Sistine Chapel not less than 15 nor more than 18 days after the death of the previous pontiff.
		The election is by secret ballot; Pius XII fixed the electoral majority at two thirds plus one vote.
		Participation in the election was limited (1059) to the cardinals by Nicholas II; the conclave was set up (1274) in its modern form by Gregory X. Decrees by Pius XII in 1945, John XXIII in 1962, Paul VI in 1975, and John Paul II in 1996 now fix the regulations for papal elections.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/P/papalele.html (433 words)

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		In response to the Attorney General's emphasis on decreasing violent crime and the use of drugs, the Department initiated or participated in several multi-agency task forces throughout the country.
		Insuring the integrity and honesty of Department personnel is the task of the Department's Inspector General.
		During 1994, a joint Office of Inspector General (OIG) and DEA investigation led to the indictment and arrest of an INS Border Patrol agent, an INS detention enforcement officer and six co- conspirators on charges of bribery, conspiracy, possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance and engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise.
	www.usdoj.gov /ag/annualreports/ar94/finalag.txt (18957 words)

	College of Cardinals: sede vacante... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Election shall be by two-thirds plus one of the votes required.
		Likewise the cardinal vicar general for the Diocese of Rome continues in office as does the cardinal archpriest of the Vatican basilica and the vicar general for the Vatican City.
		The destruction of the fisherman's ring and of the lead seals (used on apostolic letters) is overseen by the general congregation of cardinals.
	www.aquinas-multimedia.com /cards/sedeva.html (1965 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Romano Prodi
		Romano Prodi (Scandiano, Reggio Emilia August 9, 1939) is an Italian politician and a former President of the European Commission.
		He was for several years professor at the University of Bologna (1971 — 1999), city where he lives.During the mid-1970s, he began to enter Italian politics, and was appointed Minister of Industry in 1978; he held posts on various commissions through the 1980s and early 1990s.
		Prodi is expected to lead the Ulivo coalition in the 2006 general election campaign.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Romano_Prodi (260 words)

	Al-Ahram Weekly \| International \| Right turn in Rome (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Known as the House of Freedom, the centre-right coalition won 177 seats in the 315-seat Senate and 368 seats in the 630-member lower house, while the centre-left's Olive Tree coalition won 128 and 250 seats in the Senate and lower house, respectively.
		Indeed, the parties on the left and centre-left had a combined total equal to their score in 1996, but this time round several left-leaning parties ran separately, notably the Refounded Communists (RC) and the party of former anti-corruption judge Antonio Di Pietro.
		It appears that Italians are gradually coming round to the notion of a two-bloc system, as nearly all of the smaller, unaligned parties -- with the exception of the RC -- fared worse than expected, failing to surmount the 4 per cent threshold required to qualify for parliamentary seats by proportional representation.
	weekly.ahram.org.eg /2001/534/in1.htm (876 words)

	BBC NEWS \| In Pictures \| In pictures: Big Brother 2005
		He had to withdraw as a candidate at the 1997 general election after being convicted of drink-driving in the US and became the first fl master of foxhounds in 1999.
		Italian-born Roberto Conte said he used to be in the Italian parachute regiment, a basketball player and a professional windsurfer.
		He was also in the final of the Most Handsome Man In Italy 1996 contest and is now a teacher in Liverpool.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/in_pictures/4588797.stm (420 words)

	Articles: Chosen words
		One successful candidate in the 1997 election, the former BBC war correspondent Martin Bell, standing as an anti-corruption independent, wore his trademark lucky white suits throughout the campaign; this fitted the origins of the word
		hustings are now the whole proceedings of a parliamentary election campaign with its attendant brio, emotion and argument; but in medieval times a husting was a private council held by some leader in distinction to the thing or general assembly of the people; its name means “house-assembly”.
		This word comes to us from Italian, and is closely related to the older word manifest, etymologically something “grasped by the hand”, that is, “palpable, obvious”.
	www.worldwidewords.org /articles/elections.htm (1571 words)

	BBC NEWS \| World \| Europe \| Italian rivalry reaches EU
		An all-Italian diplomatic spat is brewing at the highest levels of the European union (EU).
		The long-distance debate started on Monday when Mr Prodi, a former Italian prime minister himself, told Italian Rai TV that he was hoping for a close co-operation with the EU Council during the Italian semester of duty presidency.
		The two leaders are ancient political rivals: Mr Prodi's centre-left coalition beat Mr Berlusconi's conservative one in the 1996 general elections.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/europe/2973915.stm (385 words)

	World Food Summit - Final Report - Part 1
		The Chairman noted that Election of the Vice-Chairmen and Appointment of the Members of the General Committee would be considered jointly since, in accordance with Rule 8 of the Rules of Procedure, the General Committee would consist of the Chairman and six Vice-Chairmen of the Summit.
		The Committee, noting the decision of the Credentials Committee of the United Nations General Assembly to defer any decision on the credentials of the representatives of Afghanistan to the General Assembly at its first meeting on 11 October 1996, decided also to defer any decision on their credentials.
		Goodwill and generous policies must encourage human ingenuity, so that the vital needs of all can be met, also by virtue of the universal purpose of the earth's resources.
	www.fao.org /docrep/003/w3548e/w3548e00.htm (15783 words)

	Significant Terrorist Incidents, Page One, 1961-1996: A Chronology
		Consul General in Mexico Kidnapped, May 4, 1973: U.S. Consul General in Guadalajara Terrence Leonhardy was kidnapped by members of the People's Revolutionary Armed Forces.
		USAID Worker Abduction, May 31, 1996: A gang of former Contra guerrillas kidnapped a U.S. employee of the Agency for International Development (USAID) who was assisting with election preparations in rural northern Nicaragua.
		Paris Subway Explosion, December 3, 1996: A bomb exploded aboard a Paris subway train as it arrived at the Port Royal station, killing two French nationals, a Moroccan, and a Canadian, and injuring 86 persons.
	www.globalspecialoperations.com /terchron.html (3086 words)

	Powell's Books - The Italian General Election of 2001: Berlusconi's Victory by James Newell (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The Italian General Election of 2001: Berlusconi's Victory
		The 2001 Italian general election transformed the Italian political landscape.
		Covering the political and economic contexts of the election, the parties' alliance and campaign strategies, the role of the media, as well as voting shifts and the composition of the new Parliament, the book is a comprehensive guide to the election.
	www.powells.com /cgi-bin/partner?partner_id=719&cgi=product&isbn=0719061008 (205 words)

	Passerelles vers d'autres sites - 5e (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Act 1/1987 for Elections to Provincial Parliaments for the Historical Territories of Araba, Bizkaia and Gipuzkoa
		Law On The Election Of Deputies And Chairpersons Of Village, Township, District (Rayon), Municipal, City District (Rayon) And Regional (Oblast) Councils (in English)
		Law On The Election Of Deputies And Chairpersons Of Village, Township, District (Rayon), Municipal, City District (Rayon) And Regional (Oblast) Councils (en inglés)
	www.aceproject.org /main/francais/pi/pid05e (1026 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: The Italian General Election of 2001: Berlusconi's Victory: Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		After an election campaign of unprecedented bitterness, the House of Freedoms took up the reins of government with majorities of 106 in the Chamber of Deputies and 38 in the Senate.
		This comprehensive guide to the election brings together academics to explain how this extraordinary event came about and consider its implications for the Italian political system as a whole.
		It covers the political and economic contexts of the election, the parties' alliance and campaign strategies, the role of the media, as well as voting shifts and the composition of the new Parliament.
	www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/0719061008 (408 words)

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