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Myanmar's military has seized power after detaining Aung San Suu Kyi and other democratically elected leaders in February 2021.

Troops are patrolling the streets and a night-time curfew is in force, with a one-year state of emergency declared.

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Sadiq Khan was elected mayor of London for the 3rd time.

He is the first London mayor to achieve this feat.

He was first elected in 2016.

He was re-elected in 2021 and most recently in 2024.

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An absolute majority of 270 or more electoral votes are required to elect the president and vice president

Total Electoral College votes = 538

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The Kuwaiti General Elections were held on 4th April 2024.

This election was pivotal for selecting the members of the National Assembly amid ongoing political and economic reforms.

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​The most recent general election in Italy was held on 25 September 2022. ​

This election was called following the resignation of Prime Minister Mario Draghi

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Kamala Harris has become the first Black woman to be presidential candidate of Democratic Party for 2024 US elections.

She won the presidential nomination from the Democratic Party. 

She is contesting US 2024 elections after the withdrawal of Joe Biden.

Additional Info:

To win the presidential election, 270 electoral votes are needed out of the 538 members of the Electoral College.

US presidential elections to be held in November 2024.

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QUAD: Inter-governmental security forum (Indo-Pacific)

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Katalin Novak is a Hungarian politician who is the president-elect of Hungary, having been elected in the 2022 presidential election. She will become Hungary’s first female president. 

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Emmanuel Macron defeated Marine Le Pen 

As no candidate won a majority in the first round, a runoff was held only Emmanuel won

Presidential elections were held in France on 10 and 24 April 2022.

Macron became the first president of France to win a re-election bid since Jacques Chirac won in 2002

Party: LREM

Popular vote:18,768,639

Percentage: 58.55%

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The Bharatiya Janata Party is one of two major political parties in India along with Indian National Congress. It has been the ruling political party of the Republic of India since 2014. 

BJP won 303 seats out of 543.