Conventional long form: People's Republic of Bangladesh
Conventional short form: Bangladesh
Former: East Pakistan
Head of government: Prime Minister Sheikh HASINA Wajed (since 23 June 1996)
Cabinet: Cabinet selected by the prime minister and appointed by the president
Elections: president elected by National Parliament for a five-year term; election last held 24 July 1996 (next to be held by NA October 2001); following legislative elections, the leader of the party that wins the most seats is usually appointed prime minister by the president
Election results: Shahabuddin AHMED elected president without opposition; percent of National Parliament vote - NA
Elections: last held 12 June 1996 (next to be held NA 2001)
Election results: percent of vote by party - AL 33.87%, BNP 30.87%; seats by party - AL 178, BNP 113, JP 33, JI 3, other 2, election still to be held for 1 seat; note - the elections of 12 June 1996 brought to power an Awami League government for the first time in twenty-one years; held under a neutral, caretaker administration, the elections were characterized by a peaceful, orderly process and massive voter turnout, ending a bitter two-year impasse between the former BNP and opposition parties that had paralyzed National Parliament and led to widespread street violence
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