9); Vice President Carlos "Chacho" ALVAREZ resigned 6
October 2000 and a replacement has not yet been named; note - the
president is both the chief of state and head of government

head of government: President Fernando DE LA RUA (since 10 December
1999); Vice President Carlos "Chacho" ALVAREZ resigned 6 October
2000 and a replacement has not yet been named; note - the president
is both the chief of state and head of government

cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president

elections: president and vice president elected on the same ticket
by popular vote for four-year terms; election last held 24 October
1999 (next to be held NA October 2003)

election results: Fernando DE LA RUA elected president; percent of
vote - 48.5%

Armenia:
chief of state: President Robert KOCHARIAN (since 30 March
1998)

head of government: Prime Minister Andranik MARKARYAN (since 12 May
2000)

cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the prime minister

elections: president elected by popular vote for a five-year term;
special election last held 30 March 1998 (next to be held NA March
2003); prime minister appointed by the president

election results: Robert KOCHARIAN elected president; percent of
vote - Robert KOCHARIAN 59.5%, Karen DEMIRCHYAN 40.5%

Aruba:
chief of state: Queen BEATRIX Wilhelmina Armgard of the
Netherlands (since 30 April 1980), represented by Governor General
Olindo KOOLMAN (since 1 January 1992)

head of government: Prime Minister Jan (Henny) H. EMAN (since 29
July 1994) and Deputy Prime Minister Lili BEKE-MARTINEZ

cabinet: Council of Ministers (elected by the Staten)

elections: the monarch is hereditary; governor general appointed
for a six-year term by the monarch; prime minister and deputy prime
minister elected by the Staten for four-year terms; election last
held 12 July 1997 (next to be held by December 2001)

election results: Jan (Henny) H. EMAN elected prime minister;
percent of legislative vote - NA%; Lili BEKE-MARTINEZ elected deputy
prime minister; percent of legislative vote - NA%

Australia:
chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February
1952), represented by Governor General Rev. Peter HOLLINGSWORTH
(since 29 June 2001)

head of government: Prime Minister John Winston HOWARD (since 11
March 1996); Deputy Prime Minister John ANDERSON (since NA)

cabinet: Cabinet selected from am