electoral

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In the election, the SNP fell seven seats short of a majority at Holyrood where the electoral system means minority or coalition government is the norm.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

The Socialists won just 28 seats in the 109-seat regional assembly in Andalusia -- the party's worst-ever showing in its former electoral stronghold -- in Sunday's polls in Spain's most populous region.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

As a result, the judge quashed the chief electoral officer’s decision to start the sovereignty-referendum process.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

Terpoin argues that bitcoin will be seeing a bull market as the next presidential electoral cycle approaches in 2028.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

In October of 1795 Aaron Burr visited Monticello, presumably to discuss the delivery of New York’s electoral votes, probably as a condition for his own place on the ticket as vice president.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis