The States-Provincial (Provinciale Staten, or PS - commonly known as simply the Staten, or States) is the provincial parliament and legislative assembly in each province of the Netherlands. It is elected for each province simultaneously once every four years and has the responsibility for matters of subnational or regional importance. Each States-Provincial is directly elected by the electors within the relevant province, and the size of each States-Provincial is relative to its number of inhab… (More on States-provincial)