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Lijphart Elections Archive (208 words) |
 | The Lijphart Elections Archive is a static research collection of district level election results for approximately 350 national legislative elections in 26 countries that was maintained through 2003. |
 | This was the origin of the Elections Archive in the University Library of the University of California, San Diego. |
 | The objective of the Archive is to systematically collect election statistics in as much detail as possible, including, as a minimum, the results at the level of the individual election districts in which votes are converted into seats. |
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History - Liechtenstein - Europe (322 words) |
 | The modern history of Liechtenstein dates from 1719, when the country formally acquired its present name and ruling family with the consolidation of the counties of Vaduz and Schellenberg under the house of Liechtenstein. |
 | Liechtenstein joined the United Nations in 1990 and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) as a full member in September 1991. |
 | Shortly after the elections the Progressive Citizens Party announced that it was leaving the coalition with Fricks Fatherland Union to become an official opposition party. |