Polling Day, Election Day

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Trinidad and Tobago Saijiki

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Polling Day, Election Day

***** Location: Trinidad and Tobago, worldwide
***** Season: Non-seasonal Topic
***** Category: Humanity

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Explanation

There are many things to be elected.
Poems about this topic might tend to be more on the side of senryu.



Political election day, kigo for various seasons, see below.

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Politics of Trinidad and Tobago takes place in a framework of a unitary state, with a parliamentary democracy modelled on that of the UK, from which it gained independence in 1962. Under the 1976 republican Constitution, the British monarch was replaced as head of state by a President chosen by an electoral college composed of the members of the bicameral Parliament, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives.

The general direction and control of the government rests with the Cabinet, led by a Prime Minister. The Prime Minister and Cabinet are answerable (at least in theory) to the House of Representatives.

Read more:
Politics of Trinidad and Tobago / Wikipedia

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CBCnews

Monday, November 5, 2007

The possibility of sweeping constitutional changes that would turn Trinidad and Tobago's government into a U.S.-style presidency is at stake as voters began casting ballots at 6 a.m. Monday in a national election.

The governing People's National Movement, or PNM, held 20 of 36 seats in the oil-rich Caribbean country's previous Parliament and is likely to be re-elected with a comfortable majority, unless the two main opposition parties can avoid vote-splitting.

Prime Minister Patrick Manning is hoping to gain a special majority of at least 28 seats in Parliament — which, after boundary changes, now has 41 seats — to introduce constitutional amendments that will establish an executive presidency.
　©www.cbc.ca


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"Trinidad and Tobago" election day 2007


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Worldwide use

England (United Kingdom)

Election Day in the United Kingdom is by tradition a Thursday, but the date for general elections is not fixed by law. Most other European countries hold all Elections on Sundays.
Polls in the United Kingdom open at 7:00 and close at 22:00.

© More in the WIKIPEDIA !

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USA

Election Day
first Tuesday after the first Monday in November.
Observed by the federal and state governments in applicable years; legal holiday in some states.
kigo for autumn


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Things found on the way


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HAIKU



polling day ..
the ink stains
on indeX fingers

©　Gillena Cox, November 2007

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Election Day morning: haiku

Election Day morning.
The factory whistle seems
to go on forever.

Election Day morning.
Gray squirrels forage in the oaks.
The clatter of acorns.

Many more are here:
　©　vita negativa


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