a proportional basis from the
seven constituencies to serve four-year terms)
elections: last held 20 January 2004 (next to be held no later than
January 2008)
election results: percent of vote by party - Union Party 23.7%,
Social Democrats 21.8%, Republican Party 21.7%, People's Party
20.6%, Center Party 5.2%, Independence Party 4.6%; seats by party -
Union Party 7, Social Democrats 7, Republican Party 8, People's
Party 7, Center Party 2, Independence Party 1
note: election of 2 seats to the Danish Parliament was last held on
20 November 2001 (next to be held 8 February 2005); results -
percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - Republican Party 1,
Union Party 1

Fiji
bicameral Parliament consists of the Senate (34 seats; 24
appointed by the President on the advice of the Great Council of
Chiefs, nine appointed by the president, and one appointed by the
council of Rotuma) and the House of Representatives (71 seats; 23
reserved for ethnic Fijians, 19 reserved for ethnic Indians, three
reserved for other ethnic groups, one reserved for the council of
Rotuma constituency encompassing the whole of Fiji, and 25 open
seats; members serve five-year terms)
elections: House of Representatives - last held 25 August through 1
September, 19 September 2001 (next to be held not later than
September 2006)
election results: House of Representatives - percent of vote by
party - FLP 26.5%, SDL 27.5%, NFP 1.2%, MV 4.2%, NLUP 1.3%, UGP .3%,
independents 1.4%; seats by party - FLP 27, SDL 32, MV 6, NFP 1,
NLUP 2, UGP 1, independents 2

Finland
unicameral Parliament or Eduskunta (200 seats; members are
elected by popular vote on a proportional basis to serve four-year
terms)
elections: last held 16 March 2003 (next to be held NA March 2007)
election results: percent of vote by party - Kesk 24.7%, SDP 24.5%,
Kok 18.5%, VAS 9.9%, VIHR 8%, KD 5.3%, SFP 4.6%; seats by party -
Kesk 55, SDP 53, Kok 40, VAS 19, VIHR 14, KD 7, SFP 8, others 4

France
bicameral Parliament or Parlement consists of the Senate or
Senat (321 seats - 296 for metropolitan France, 13 for overseas
departments and territories, and 12 for French nationals abroad;
members are indirectly elected by an electoral college to serve
nine-year terms; elected by thirds every three years); note -
between now and 2010, 25 new seats will be added to the Senate for a
total of 346 seats - 326 fo