DAY 5: Midway Through the Ultimate Election Year: How the World Has Voted So Far Flashcards
How many people voted in 2024
Over 1 billion people
Polls for national office (as well as the UN) was held in HOW MANY countries
over 60 cuntries
Where is Europe on the Political Spectrum?
far right leaning gains
Who won in South Korea?
Liberal opposition (to ruling conservative government)
Who defeated who in the UK
British Labour Party defeated the conservative Tories
How long had the Tories held power for
14 years
Senegal’s presidential vote…
hailed as a win for democracy
What are people in the US anticipating?
Donald Trump making a comeback after Biden leaves office
President of Venezuela
Nicolás Maduro
Indian Prime Minister
Narendra Modi
Narendra Modi’s Party
Bharatiya Janata Party
formed a caolition
Chad: Type and date
May
Presidential
May 6
President of Chad
Mahmat Idriss Déby
When did Déby sieze power?
and as what
2021 as an interim
What percentage of the vote did Idriss Déby win
61%
Iran: Type and date
May
Legislative
May 10
Conservative candidates won most 0f the seats in the… [3]
- Islamic Consultative Assembly
- Iran’s parliament
- Assembly of Experts
Assembly of Experts
Body of religious scholars who select Iran’s next leader
Election turnout in Iran
Lowest turnout since 1979 Revolution
revolutionary activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner
Narges Mohammadi
Madagascar: Type and Date
President of Madagascar
Andry Rajoelina
What did the National Electorial Commision say?
Madagascar
Ruling coalition led by Rajoelina lost its majority
How many seats did Rajoelina’s party attain?
80/163
According to the High Constitutional court…
the coalition retained its majority with 84 seats with fraud allegations
South Africa: Type and date
May
Legislative
May 29
Who was Ramaphosa elected by?
The National Assembly
What is the new SA gov called?
National Unity Government
Iceland: Type and date
June
Presidential
June 1
President of Iceland/ Icelandic businesswoman who would “rise above all party politics”
Halla Tómasdóttir
Halla elected to ceremonial presidency after winning how many percentages of votes
34%
Former Prime inister of Iceland
Katrín Jakobsdóttir
Arctic and energy scholar
Halla Hrund Logadóttir
Mexico: Type and date
Presidential and Legislative
June 2
Mexico’s current and first female President
Claudia Sheinbaum
Who is Sheinbaum a continuation of?
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador
Claudia Sheinbaum’s party
populist left-wing Morena party
How much of the Supermajority did the Morena party win?
two thirds of the supermajority in the Chamber of Deputies
European Union Parliament: Date
June 6-9
How many seats did the EU party win?
190/720 seats - the most out of any party
European Commission President and what is she maintaining
Urslula von der Leyen -maintaining path to another path via liberal coalition
Belgium: Type and date
June
Legislative
June 9
conservative New Flemish Alliance maintains its position of what percentage % ?
25.6%
What percentage % did the Vlaams Belang party take?
21.8%
Prime Minister of Blegium
Alexander de Croo
Why did Alexander de Croo resign?
Resigns after poor shoowing from VLD party
Bulgaria: Type and Date
June
Legislative
June 9
6th election in 3 years
What did the Bulgarian election prompt?
collapse of the ruling coalition led by the
conservative GERB party
and
reformist We Continue the Change party
How many seats did the GERB party win
68 out of 240 seats
Who will be Bulgaria’s Prime Minister for 9 months?
Nikolay Denkov
Who will Nikolay Denkov be handing the position of PM to?
GERB’s Maria Gabriel
