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Myanmar's 1st general election since 2021 coup

Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, who leads Myanmar's junta, meets the press after casting his ballot at a polling station in the capital Naypyitaw on Dec. 28, 2025, for the country's first general election since a 2021 coup.

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Myanmar's 1st general election since 2021 coup

Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, (R) who leads Myanmar's junta, shows his ink-stained finger after casting his ballot at a polling station in the capital Naypyitaw on Dec. 28, 2025, for the country's first general election since a 2021 coup.

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Myanmar General Elections - Yangon

An official of the Union Election Commission displays a ballot to count during the general election at a polling station in Yangon, Myanmar, on December 28, 2025. Myanmar kicked off its 2025 multi-party democratic general election with the first phase held on Sunday. The general election is scheduled to be held in three phases, with the second phase set for Jan. 11, 2026, followed by the third phase on Jan. 25. Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sanae Takaichi Elected Japan's Ruling Party Leader - Tokyo

- Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, also former president of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), casts his ballot during LDP presidential election at the LDP headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, October 4, 2025. Japan's former Economic Security Minister Sanae Takaichi won Japan's LDP presidential election on Saturday, making her likely to become Japan's first female prime minister. Photo by Kim Kyung-Hoon/REUTERS/Pool via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Conclave Day 2 - Black Smoke - Vatican

Black smoke rose from the chimney over the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican at 11:50 on May 8, 2025 signalling the second ballot of the first full day of the conclave - and the third ballot overall - was inconclusive. The 133 cardinal-electors have entered the Sistine Chapel for the conclave that will elect the next and 267th pope. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ ABACAPRESS.COM

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Conclave Day 2 - Black Smoke - Vatican

Black smoke rose from the chimney over the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican at 11:50 on May 8, 2025 signalling the second ballot of the first full day of the conclave - and the third ballot overall - was inconclusive. Left: The statue of Saint Paul. The 133 cardinal-electors have entered the Sistine Chapel for the conclave that will elect the next and 267th pope. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ ABACAPRESS.COM

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Conclave Day 2 - Black Smoke - Vatican

Black smoke rose from the chimney over the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican at 11:50 on May 8, 2025 signalling the second ballot of the first full day of the conclave - and the third ballot overall - was inconclusive. Left: The statue of Saint Paul. The 133 cardinal-electors have entered the Sistine Chapel for the conclave that will elect the next and 267th pope. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ ABACAPRESS.COM

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Conclave Day 2 - Black Smoke - Vatican

Black smoke rose from the chimney over the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican at 11:50 on May 8, 2025 signalling the second ballot of the first full day of the conclave - and the third ballot overall - was inconclusive. Left: The statue of Saint Paul. The 133 cardinal-electors have entered the Sistine Chapel for the conclave that will elect the next and 267th pope. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ ABACAPRESS.COM

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Conclave Day 2 - Black Smoke - Vatican

Black smoke rose from the chimney over the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican at 11:50 on May 8, 2025 signalling the second ballot of the first full day of the conclave - and the third ballot overall - was inconclusive. The 133 cardinal-electors have entered the Sistine Chapel for the conclave that will elect the next and 267th pope. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ ABACAPRESS.COM

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Conclave Day 2 - Black Smoke - Vatican

Black smoke rose from the chimney over the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican at 11:50 on May 8, 2025 signalling the second ballot of the first full day of the conclave - and the third ballot overall - was inconclusive. The 133 cardinal-electors have entered the Sistine Chapel for the conclave that will elect the next and 267th pope. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ ABACAPRESS.COM

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Conclave Day 2 - Black Smoke - Vatican

Black smoke rose from the chimney over the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican at 11:50 on May 8, 2025 signalling the second ballot of the first full day of the conclave - and the third ballot overall - was inconclusive. Left: The statue of Saint Paul. The 133 cardinal-electors have entered the Sistine Chapel for the conclave that will elect the next and 267th pope. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ ABACAPRESS.COM

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Conclave Day 2 - Black Smoke - Vatican

Black smoke rose from the chimney over the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican at 11:50 on May 8, 2025 signalling the second ballot of the first full day of the conclave - and the third ballot overall - was inconclusive. Right: The statue of Saint Paul. The 133 cardinal-electors have entered the Sistine Chapel for the conclave that will elect the next and 267th pope. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ ABACAPRESS.COM

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Conclave Day 2 - Black Smoke - Vatican

Black smoke rose from the chimney over the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican at 11:50 on May 8, 2025 signalling the second ballot of the first full day of the conclave - and the third ballot overall - was inconclusive. The 133 cardinal-electors have entered the Sistine Chapel for the conclave that will elect the next and 267th pope. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ ABACAPRESS.COM

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Conclave Day 2 - Black Smoke - Vatican

Black smoke rose from the chimney over the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican at 11:50 on May 8, 2025 signalling the second ballot of the first full day of the conclave - and the third ballot overall - was inconclusive. Left: The statue of Saint Paul. The 133 cardinal-electors have entered the Sistine Chapel for the conclave that will elect the next and 267th pope. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ ABACAPRESS.COM

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Romanian Far-Right Candidate George Simion - Bucharest

George Simion attends a conference at Parliament palace in Bucharest, Romania, on May 6, 2025. Romania's far-right candidate George Simion took a comfortable lead in Sunday's first round of presidential elections, near-final results for the rerun of last year's annulled ballot showed. The runoff of Romania's presidential election rerun, scheduled for May 18. Photo by Cristian Cristel/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Romanian Far-Right Candidate George Simion - Bucharest

George Simion attends a conference at Parliament palace in Bucharest, Romania, on May 6, 2025. Romania's far-right candidate George Simion took a comfortable lead in Sunday's first round of presidential elections, near-final results for the rerun of last year's annulled ballot showed. The runoff of Romania's presidential election rerun, scheduled for May 18. Photo by Cristian Cristel/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Romanian Presidential Election Rerun Voting - Bucharest

Mayor of Bucharest Nicusor Dan talks to the media after casting his ballot during the first round of the presidential election rerun at a polling station in Bucharest, Romania, on May 4, 2025. Romanians headed to the polls on Sunday for the first round of the presidential election rerun contested by 11 candidates. According to the Permanent Electoral Authority of Romania, over 18 million registered voters are expected to cast their ballots at around 19,000 polling stations, including over 960 abroad, from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. local time (0400 to 1800 GMT). Photo by Cristian Cristel/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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US 2024 Election Day – Ballot Misprints In Alabama’s St. Clair County Lead To Extended Polling Hours

In St. Clair County, Alabama, some ballots were printed incorrectly, leading polling places to extend their closing time until 9 p.m. on U.S. Presidential Election Day, Tuesday, November 5. This video shows long lines formed outside a polling station in Pell City.

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US: Convoy Of Donald Trump Heads Back To Mar-A-Lago After Voting

Former President and Republican nominee Donald Trump and his wife, former First Lady Melania Trump, voted on Election Day, Tuesday, November 5, at the Morton and Barbara Mandel Recreation Center on Seaview Avenue in Palm Beach.

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US 2024 Presidential Election – Long Lines Formed For On-Demand Voting In Bucks County, PA 3

In Bucks County, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Philadelphia, Officials extended the deadline for on-demand mail ballot voting to Friday, November 1. Voters formed long lines outside county offices.

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US 2024 Presidential Election – Long Lines Formed For On-Demand Voting In Bucks County, PA 2

In Bucks County, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Philadelphia, Officials extended the deadline for on-demand mail ballot voting to Friday, November 1. Voters formed long lines outside county offices.

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US 2024 Presidential Election – Long Lines Formed On Final Day Of On-Demand Voting In Bucks County, PA 3

In Bucks County, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Philadelphia, Officials extended the deadline for on-demand mail ballot voting to Friday, November 1. Voters formed long lines outside county offices.

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US 2024 Presidential Election – Long Lines Formed On Final Day Of On-Demand Voting In Bucks County, PA 2

In Bucks County, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Philadelphia, Officials extended the deadline for on-demand mail ballot voting to Friday, November 1. Voters formed long lines outside county offices.

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US 2024 Presidential Election – Long Lines Formed On Final Day Of On-Demand Voting In Bucks County, PA

In Bucks County, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Philadelphia, officials extended the deadline for on-demand mail ballot voting to Friday, November 1, leading to long lines forming outside county offices.

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US 2024 Presidential Election – Long Lines Formed For On-Demand Voting In Bucks County, PA

In Bucks County, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Philadelphia, long lines formed outside the county offices on Monday, October 28, the day before the last day of on-demand mail ballot voting.

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US 2024 Presidential Election – New Jersey Early Voting Kicks Off 2

Early voting for the 2024 US presidential election began in New Jersey on Saturday, October 26, and long lines formed at polling stations.

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US 2024 Presidential Election – Voters Form Long Lines For Early Voting In Ohio

In Ohio, early voting for the 2024 U.S. presidential election began on Tuesday, October 8, with long lines forming at polling stations.

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Early Voting - NYC

A voter casts his ballot at an early voting site in Queens, New York City, the United States, on October 27, 2024. New York City saw a big turnout in early voting for the 2024 general election, following the general trend. By the time polls were closed on Sunday, a total of 257,860 New Yorkers voted in the first two days of early voting for 2024, which started on Saturday, according to data issued by NYC Board of Elections. Photo by Liu Yanan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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US 2024 Presidential Election – New Jersey Early Voting Kicks Off

Early voting for the 2024 US presidential election began in New Jersey on Saturday, October 26, and long lines formed at polling stations.

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US 2024 Presidential Election – Early Voting Begins In Michigan

Early voting for the 2024 US presidential election began in Michigan on Saturday, October 26, and long lines formed at polling stations.

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US 2024 Presidential Election – Delaware Early Voting Kicks Off

Early voting for the 2024 US presidential election began in Delaware on Friday, October 25, and long lines formed at polling stations.

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Japan LDP leadership election

Japanese Digital Minister Taro Kono (C), a candidate in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's presidential election, smiles after casting his ballot in the first round of voting at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 27, 2024, during the election to choose the successor to outgoing Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.

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Parliamentary Elections Day - Jordan

A voter casts his ballot at a polling station in Amman, Jordan, September 10, 2024. Voting in Jordan's first parliamentary elections under a new electoral law designed to improve representation came to an end with a turnout of 32.1 percent, the country's Independent Election Commission said Tuesday. Photo by Mohammad Abu Ghosh/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Parliamentary Elections Day - Jordan

A voter casts his ballot at a polling station in Amman, Jordan, September 10, 2024. Voting in Jordan's first parliamentary elections under a new electoral law designed to improve representation came to an end with a turnout of 32.1 percent, the country's Independent Election Commission said Tuesday. Photo by Mohammad Abu Ghosh/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vice President Harris Hosts NCAA Champion Teams At White House

US Vice President Kamala Harris speaks on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, July 22, 2024. The vice president's first task in formally securing the Democratic presidential nomination will be to corral her former congressional colleagues, newly emboldened after a successful pressure campaign to force their party's leader, Joe Biden, off the 2024 ballot. Photo by Ting Shen/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Voters Head To Polls - Montauban

Voters casting their ballot in the second round of France's legislative election at a polling station in Montauban, south of France on July 7, 2024. France votes in legislative elections on July 7, 2024 that will be decisive in determining its political future and could see the far right become the largest party in parliament for the first time. Photo by Patricia Huchot-Boissier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Voters Head To Polls - Montauban

Voters casting their ballot in the second round of France's legislative election at a polling station in Montauban, south of France on July 7, 2024. France votes in legislative elections on July 7, 2024 that will be decisive in determining its political future and could see the far right become the largest party in parliament for the first time. Photo by Patricia Huchot-Boissier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Voters Head To Polls - Montauban

Voters casting their ballot in the second round of France's legislative election at a polling station in Montauban, south of France on July 7, 2024. France votes in legislative elections on July 7, 2024 that will be decisive in determining its political future and could see the far right become the largest party in parliament for the first time. Photo by Patricia Huchot-Boissier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Voters Head To Polls - Montauban

Voters casting their ballot in the second round of France's legislative election at a polling station in Montauban, south of France on July 7, 2024. France votes in legislative elections on July 7, 2024 that will be decisive in determining its political future and could see the far right become the largest party in parliament for the first time. Photo by Patricia Huchot-Boissier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Voters Head To Polls - Montauban

Voters casting their ballot in the second round of France's legislative election at a polling station in Montauban, south of France on July 7, 2024. France votes in legislative elections on July 7, 2024 that will be decisive in determining its political future and could see the far right become the largest party in parliament for the first time. Photo by Patricia Huchot-Boissier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Voters Head To Polls - Montauban

Voters casting their ballot in the second round of France's legislative election at a polling station in Montauban, south of France on July 7, 2024. France votes in legislative elections on July 7, 2024 that will be decisive in determining its political future and could see the far right become the largest party in parliament for the first time. Photo by Patricia Huchot-Boissier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Voters Head To Polls - Montauban

Voters casting their ballot in the second round of France's legislative election at a polling station in Montauban, south of France on July 7, 2024. France votes in legislative elections on July 7, 2024 that will be decisive in determining its political future and could see the far right become the largest party in parliament for the first time. Photo by Patricia Huchot-Boissier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Voters Head To Polls - Montauban

Voters casting their ballot in the second round of France's legislative election at a polling station in Montauban, south of France on July 7, 2024. France votes in legislative elections on July 7, 2024 that will be decisive in determining its political future and could see the far right become the largest party in parliament for the first time. Photo by Patricia Huchot-Boissier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Voters Head To Polls - Montauban

Voters casting their ballot in the second round of France's legislative election at a polling station in Montauban, south of France on July 7, 2024. France votes in legislative elections on July 7, 2024 that will be decisive in determining its political future and could see the far right become the largest party in parliament for the first time. Photo by Patricia Huchot-Boissier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Voters Head To Polls - Montauban

Voters casting their ballot in the second round of France's legislative election at a polling station in Montauban, south of France on July 7, 2024. France votes in legislative elections on July 7, 2024 that will be decisive in determining its political future and could see the far right become the largest party in parliament for the first time. Photo by Patricia Huchot-Boissier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Voters Head To Polls - Montauban

Voters casting their ballot in the second round of France's legislative election at a polling station in Montauban, south of France on July 7, 2024. France votes in legislative elections on July 7, 2024 that will be decisive in determining its political future and could see the far right become the largest party in parliament for the first time. Photo by Patricia Huchot-Boissier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Voters Head To Polls - Montauban

Voters casting their ballot in the second round of France's legislative election at a polling station in Montauban, south of France on July 7, 2024. France votes in legislative elections on July 7, 2024 that will be decisive in determining its political future and could see the far right become the largest party in parliament for the first time. Photo by Patricia Huchot-Boissier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Voters Head To Polls - Montauban

Voters casting their ballot in the second round of France's legislative election at a polling station in Montauban, south of France on July 7, 2024. France votes in legislative elections on July 7, 2024 that will be decisive in determining its political future and could see the far right become the largest party in parliament for the first time. Photo by Patricia Huchot-Boissier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Masoud Pezeshkian Wins Iran Election

A young Iranian man shows his inky fingertip after casting his ballot at a polling station in Tehran on July 5, 2024. Reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian has won Iran’s presidential election, Iranian state news agency Press TV reported Saturday citing the country’s election headquarters, beating his hardline rival in a pivotal vote at a time of tensions at home and abroad. Pezeshkian was elected in a second round of voting after securing the highest number of ballots in the first round, ahead of Jalili. The first round saw the lowest voter turnout for a presidential election since the Islamic Republic was established in 1979. Photo by Sasan/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Masoud Pezeshkian Wins Iran Election

An old Iranian man shows his national ID after casting his ballot at a polling station in Tehran on July 5, 2024. Reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian has won Iran’s presidential election, Iranian state news agency Press TV reported Saturday citing the country’s election headquarters, beating his hardline rival in a pivotal vote at a time of tensions at home and abroad. Pezeshkian was elected in a second round of voting after securing the highest number of ballots in the first round, ahead of Jalili. The first round saw the lowest voter turnout for a presidential election since the Islamic Republic was established in 1979. Photo by Sasan/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM