elected

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Since Touadera was first elected in 2016 in the middle of a bloody civil war, the CAR has seen unrest ease despite ongoing feuds between armed groups and the government in some regions.

From Barron's

Amid the conflict, authorities have cancelled voting in 65 of the 330 elected seats of the lower house -- nearly one in five of the total.

From Barron's

Later, after a chaotic interlude of rebel rule and an uncertain transition, he was elected head of state as a post-conflict and consensual civil-society figure.

From BBC

A three-judge panel found three of the seven transfer schemes legal because power passed from the governor to another elected executive branch member.

From Salon

Delhi has already indicated that it will engage with an elected government in Bangladesh and that could pave the way for a diplomatic reboot.

From BBC