arty - NA;
seats by party - CVP 15, FDP 14, SVP 8, SPS 6, other 3; National
Council - percent of vote by party - SVP 26.6%, SPS 23.3%, FDP
17.3%, CVP 14.4%, Greens 7.4%, other small parties all under 5%;
seats by party - SVP 55, SPS 54, FDP 36, CVP 28, Green Party 13,
other small parties 14

Syria
unicameral People's Council or Majlis al-shaab (250 seats;
members elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms)
elections: last held 2-3 March 2003 (next to be held NA 2007)
election results: percent of vote by party - NPF 67%, independents
33%; seats by party - NPF 167, independents 83; note - the
constitution guarantees that the Ba'th Party (part of the NPF
alliance) receives one-half of the seats

Taiwan
unicameral Legislative Yuan (225 seats - 168 elected by
popular vote, 41 elected on basis of proportion of islandwide votes
received by participating political parties, 8 elected from overseas
Chinese constituencies on basis of proportion of island-wide votes
received by participating political parties, 8 elected by popular
vote among aboriginal populations; members serve three-year terms)
and unicameral National Assembly (300 seat nonstanding body;
delegates nominated by parties and elected by proportional
representation six to nine months after Legislative Yuan calls to
amend Constitution, impeach president, or change national borders)
note: the number of seats in the legislature may be reduced from 225
to 113 beginning with the election in 2007 if a proposed
constitutional amendment is approved
elections: Legislative Yuan - last held 11 December 2004 (next to be
held in December 2007) according to proposed constitutional amendment
election results: Legislative Yuan - percent of vote by party - DPP
38%, KMT 35%, PFP 15%, TSU 8%, other parties and independents 4%;
seats by party - DPP 89, KMT 79, PFP 34, TSU 12, other parties 7,
independents 4

Tajikistan
bicameral Supreme Assembly or Majlisi Oli consists of the
Assembly of Representatives (lower chamber) or Majlisi Namoyandagon
(63 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year
terms) and the National Assembly (upper chamber) or Majlisi Milliy
(33 seats; members are indirectly elected, 25 selected by local
deputies, 8 appointed by the president; all serve five-year terms)
elections: last held 27 February and 12 March 2000 for the Assembly
of Representatives (next to b