Last month Mercedes Benz opened an assembly plant near the Western city of Pune.

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The Queen last adress the General Assembly as young woman in 1967.

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In the last assembly, Labour held 26 seats, Plaid 14, Tories 13, Lib Dems six, and one independent.

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Laws to ensure bilingual services, including in some parts of the private sector, were passed by the last assembly.

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But in the last assembly elections, in 2007, the turnout was only 46%.

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