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Hey NordicStorm, thanks for this...from a fellow elections nerd!! ;)) Always fascinated to learn about the different systems in Europe - cool!

"Once in awhile we get shown the light, in the strangest of places, if we look at it right" - Hunter/Garcia

by whataboutbob on Fri May 11th, 2007 at 06:55:31 AM EST

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And lots of great elections coming up later this year!

Electoral calendar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This electoral calendar lists the national/federal direct elections in the countries listed in the list of countries, as well as some international bodies (such as the European Union). Referenda are included, even though they are not elections. By-elections are not included

For example: December 2: Slovenia, President
President Drnovsek's term will be over:

Slovenia's president seeks meaning of life | Reuters Recommends | Reuters.co.uk
LJUBLJANA (Reuters) - Looking for the true meaning of life? Slovenia's president may be able to help.
Janez Drnovsek's self-help books have won admiration from many, including Brigitte Bardot, but the veteran leader's eccentricity is embarrassing some in Slovenia as the tiny Alpine state seeks a role in the European mainstream.
A vegetarian who bakes his own bread, the president was one of the architects of Slovenia's independence. His unorthodox lifestyle, fight for animal rights and apparent disdain for traditional politics have made him a popular figure.
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"We need statesmen with a higher level of awareness who do not care mainly about personal interests and prestige. We need people without a big ego... who will dare to set limits to capital and profit," Drnovsek wrote in one of his books.
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Extremely thin and looking older than his 56 years, he has said he is unlikely to run for another mandate after his current one expires in December.

by someone (s0me1smail(a)gmail(d)com) on Fri May 11th, 2007 at 02:04:13 PM EST
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Drnovsek is an example of how Central European liberalism might have looked had most of it not been swallowed by neoliberalism.

_{*Lunatic*, n.

One whose delusions are out of fashion.}

by DoDo on Sat May 12th, 2007 at 10:00:58 AM EST
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