electing

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Top leaders of the main Palestinian political faction, Fatah, are electing its highest decision-making body, at its first major conference in a decade.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

That document laid out strategies for electing centrists to the council.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026

The five-time champion from Norway had dominated the classical game for nearly a decade, before electing not to defend his title.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

In addition to elections in around 5,000 seats across 136 local councils in England, voters in Scotland and Wales are electing representatives to their national parliaments.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

One morning in Mirebalais, they both skipped church, electing instead to watch the heavy downpour from Père Lafontant’s empty rectory.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French