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Current Affairs Quiz > DAY 5: Midway Through the Ultimate Election Year: How the World Has Voted So Far > Flashcards

DAY 5: Midway Through the Ultimate Election Year: How the World Has Voted So Far Flashcards

1
Q

How many people voted in 2024

A

Over 1 billion people

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2
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Polls for national office (as well as the UN) was held in HOW MANY countries

A

over 60 cuntries

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3
Q

Where is Europe on the Political Spectrum?

A

far right leaning gains

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4
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Who won in South Korea?

A

Liberal opposition (to ruling conservative government)

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5
Q

Who defeated who in the UK

A

British Labour Party defeated the conservative Tories

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6
Q

How long had the Tories held power for

A

14 years

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7
Q

Senegal’s presidential vote…

A

hailed as a win for democracy

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8
Q

What are people in the US anticipating?

A

Donald Trump making a comeback after Biden leaves office

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9
Q

President of Venezuela

A

Nicolás Maduro

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10
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Indian Prime Minister

A

Narendra Modi

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11
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Narendra Modi’s Party

A

Bharatiya Janata Party

formed a caolition

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12
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Chad: Type and date

May

A

Presidential

May 6

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13
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President of Chad

A

Mahmat Idriss Déby

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14
Q

When did Déby sieze power?

and as what

A

2021 as an interim

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15
Q

What percentage of the vote did Idriss Déby win

A

61%

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16
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Iran: Type and date

May

A

Legislative

May 10

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17
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Conservative candidates won most 0f the seats in the… [3]

A
  • Islamic Consultative Assembly
  • Iran’s parliament
  • Assembly of Experts
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18
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Assembly of Experts

A

Body of religious scholars who select Iran’s next leader

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19
Q

Election turnout in Iran

A

Lowest turnout since 1979 Revolution

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20
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revolutionary activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner

A

Narges Mohammadi

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21
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Madagascar: Type and Date

A
22
Q

President of Madagascar

A

Andry Rajoelina

23
Q

What did the National Electorial Commision say?

Madagascar

A

Ruling coalition led by Rajoelina lost its majority

24
Q

How many seats did Rajoelina’s party attain?

A

80/163

25
Q

According to the High Constitutional court…

A

the coalition retained its majority with 84 seats with fraud allegations

26
Q

South Africa: Type and date

May

A

Legislative

May 29

27
Q

Who was Ramaphosa elected by?

A

The National Assembly

28
Q

What is the new SA gov called?

A

National Unity Government

29
Q

Iceland: Type and date

June

A

Presidential

June 1

30
Q

President of Iceland/ Icelandic businesswoman who would “rise above all party politics”

A

Halla Tómasdóttir

31
Q

Halla elected to ceremonial presidency after winning how many percentages of votes

A

34%

32
Q

Former Prime inister of Iceland

A

Katrín Jakobsdóttir

33
Q

Arctic and energy scholar

A

Halla Hrund Logadóttir

34
Q
A
35
Q

Mexico: Type and date

A

Presidential and Legislative
June 2

36
Q

Mexico’s current and first female President

A

Claudia Sheinbaum

37
Q

Who is Sheinbaum a continuation of?

A

President Andrés Manuel López Obrador

38
Q

Claudia Sheinbaum’s party

A

populist left-wing Morena party

39
Q

How much of the Supermajority did the Morena party win?

A

two thirds of the supermajority in the Chamber of Deputies

40
Q

European Union Parliament: Date

A

June 6-9

41
Q

How many seats did the EU party win?

A

190/720 seats - the most out of any party

42
Q

European Commission President and what is she maintaining

A

Urslula von der Leyen -maintaining path to another path via liberal coalition

43
Q

Belgium: Type and date

June

A

Legislative

June 9

44
Q

conservative New Flemish Alliance maintains its position of what percentage % ?

A

25.6%

45
Q

What percentage % did the Vlaams Belang party take?

A

21.8%

46
Q

Prime Minister of Blegium

A

Alexander de Croo

47
Q

Why did Alexander de Croo resign?

A

Resigns after poor shoowing from VLD party

48
Q

Bulgaria: Type and Date

June

A

Legislative

June 9

6th election in 3 years

49
Q

What did the Bulgarian election prompt?

A

collapse of the ruling coalition led by the

conservative GERB party
and
reformist We Continue the Change party

50
Q

How many seats did the GERB party win

A

68 out of 240 seats

51
Q

Who will be Bulgaria’s Prime Minister for 9 months?

A

Nikolay Denkov

52
Q

Who will Nikolay Denkov be handing the position of PM to?

A

GERB’s Maria Gabriel

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