... is appointed by the Queen. It has a bi-cameral legislature called the States General, which is made up of the First Chamber, or the senate, and the Second Chamber, also known as the House of Representatives. The First Chamber is the Upper house and its members are elected indirectly by ... Provincial Council every four years (OWfP). Elections must be held within three months after the election of the Provincial Council (OFwP)01. This allows the Senate members more freedom because they are not bound by the government's program. They are also not considered full time politicians and are pa...

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... Slovene speaking areas. Italy is a highly educated country with a 98% literacy rate. Historically, the currency was the Italian Lira but they have recently adopted the Euro. The religion is predominately Roman Catholic with established Protestant and Jewish communities. Its natural resources include mercury, marble, sulfur, natural gas and crude oil reserves, fish, and coal. Italy's major exports consist of engineering products ... of 315 seats which are elected by popular vote. Out of the 315 seats, there are 232 directly elected and 83 are elected by regional proportional representati...

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