elected

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Senegal's National Assembly elected ousted prime minister Ousmane Sonko as its speaker Tuesday in a vote boycotted by the opposition, following months of tension that culminated in the firebrand's sacking.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

Perhaps the two major parties can allow their members to deviate from business casual, since they control the overwhelming majority of elected offices.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

Paz was elected on a promise to end Bolivia's worst economic crisis in decades.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

In South Carolina governance, the clerk of the court job—organizing juries, bailiffs and handling evidence—is an elected position.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

Later, John Palmer, the half-Sioux lawyer, sent a letter to Charles Curtis, a U.S. senator from Kansas; part-Kaw, part-Osage, Curtis was then the highest official with acknowledged Indian ancestry ever elected to office.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann