electoral

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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney secured a majority government through recent electoral victories and defections.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

OTTAWA—Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has secured a majority government, cementing his hold on power after electoral victories Monday night and defections to his Liberal Party caucus over the past six months.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

The head of Benin's electoral commission, Sacca Lafia, said the election had passed off peacefully, although an electoral monitoring platform set up by civil society groups reported around one hundred incident "alerts".

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

With his two-thirds majority in parliament he pushed through one law after another, to change the structure of the courts, the electoral system, and the economy.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

Jaime had first seen him behind his father’s back, when the Candidate rode the trains of victory in a cloud of smoke during the electoral campaigns of his youth.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende