elected

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Braga was just elected Scotland’s Player of the Year by his fellow players.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Those ambitions started to be realised in 2015, when she was elected as the MP for Ashton-under-Lyne - a seat not far from her hometown.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

She was Ecuador's ambassador to the UN in New York and then in Geneva, before being elected president of the UN General Assembly -- one of only five women to hold that role.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

Later, MSPs will elected a new presiding officer.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

Ernie DeGasparis, another friend of ours, was elected vice president and Linda Spain, secretary.

From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez