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Each was a career politician who spent decades laboriously climbing the government rungs before being elected governor.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026

Hungarian President Tamas Sulyok opened the session, welcoming lawmakers elected in the April 12 general election, who are set to vote this afternoon to appoint Magyar as head of government.

From Barron's • May 9, 2026

The party saw its first two members elected to the Welsh Parliament while the Scottish Greens also won their first-ever constituencies at the Scottish Parliament.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

Zack Polanski said two-party politics is "dead and buried" as the Green Party celebrated local election gains, including its first-ever elected mayors.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

The nation maintains its own elected government and has twenty thousand members.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann