a four-year term;
election last held 29 June 1996 (next to be held NA June 2004);
President GRIMSSON ran unopposed in June 2000 so there were no
elections; prime minister appointed by the president

election results: Olafur Ragnar GRIMSSON elected president;
President GRIMSSON ran unopposed

India:
chief of state: President Kicheril Raman NARAYANAN (since 25
July 1997); Vice President Krishnan KANT (since 21 August 1997)

head of government: Prime Minister Atal Behari VAJPAYEE (since 19
March 1998)

cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president on the
recommendation of the prime minister

elections: president elected by an electoral college consisting of
elected members of both houses of Parliament and the legislatures of
the states for a five-year term; election last held 14 July 1997
(next to be held NA July 2002); vice president elected by both
houses of Parliament for a five-year term; election last held 16
August 1997 (next to be held NA August 2002); prime minister elected
by parliamentary members of the majority party following legislative
elections; election last held NA October 1999 (next to be held NA
October 2004)

election results: Kicheril Raman NARAYANAN elected president;
percent of electoral college vote - NA%; Krishnan KANT elected vice
president; percent of Parliament vote - NA%; Atal Behari VAJPAYEE
elected prime minister; percent of vote - NA%

Indonesia:
chief of state: President Abdurrahman WAHID (since 20
October 1999) and Vice President MEGAWATI Sukarnoputri (since 21
October 1999); note - the president is both the chief of state and
head of government

head of government: President Abdurrahman WAHID (since 20 October
1999) and Vice President MEGAWATI Sukarnoputri (since 21 October
1999); 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 separately by the
700-member People's Consultative Assembly or MPR for five-year
terms; election last held 20 and 21 October 1999 (next to be held by
NA 2004)

election results: Abdurrahman WAHID elected president, receiving
373 votes to 313 votes for MEGAWATI Sukarnoputri; MEGAWATI
Sukarnoputri elected vice president, defeating Hamzah HAZ; vote
totals NA

note: the People's Consultative Assembly (Majelis Permusyawaratan
Ra