Ã…land
Ã…land ( , ; ) is an Federacy, autonomous and Demilitarized zone, demilitarised region of Finland. Receiving its autonomy by a 1920 decision of the League of Nations, it is the smallest region of Finland by both area () and population (30,54 ...
elects on a regional level a
legislature
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. The
diet (''
Lagtinget'') has 30 members, elected for a four-year term by
proportional representation
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.
Ã…land has a
multi-party
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system, with numerous
parties
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in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and
parties
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must work with each other to form
coalition government
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s.
See also
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Elections in Finland: Ã…land legislative election
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Electoral calendar
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Electoral system
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External links
Parties and Elections in Europe
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