election

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The deadline for Senedd election candidate nominations is 9 April and a full list of candidates will be available for all constituencies on the BBC News website.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

In January, FBI agents searched the main election office in Fulton County, Ga., seeking records related to the 2020 race, which Biden won.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Under California’s nonpartisan primary system, the top two vote-getters advance to the general election in November.

From Slate • Apr. 7, 2026

France's ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy at an appeals trial Tuesday said he was "innocent", rejecting charges he had sought Libyan financing for his 2007 election in exchange for helping improve Tripoli's image after deadly bombings.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

In March 2012, President Obama nominated him to be president of the World Bank, a post to which he won election three months later.

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