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Elections in Asia and the Pacific: a data handbook
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SOUTH EAST ASIA Brunei Cambodia Indonesia Laos Malaysia Philippines Singapore Vietnam Vietnam as discussed by the authors China Japan Korea (North) Korea (South) Mongolia Taiwan SOUTH PACIFIC Australia Cook Islands Federated States of Micronesia Fiji Islands Kiribati Marshall Islands Nauru New Zealand Palau Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Tonga Tuvalu VanuatuAbstract:
SOUTH EAST ASIA Brunei Cambodia Indonesia Laos Malaysia Philippines Singapore Vietnam EAST ASIA China Japan Korea (North) Korea (South) Mongolia Taiwan SOUTH PACIFIC Australia Cook Islands Federated States of Micronesia Fiji Islands Kiribati Marshall Islands Nauru New Zealand Palau Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Tonga Tuvalu Vanuaturead more
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