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​Supporters react during an election campaign rally for Sajith Premadasa, leader of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) party, ahead of the presidential election, in Colombo, Sri Lanka September 18, 2024.
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Sri Lankans go to polls at pivotal moment for economy

​South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol speaking at the presidential office on TV at Seoul Railroad Station in Seoul. April 1, 2024
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Viewpoint: South Korea’s president looks to legislative elections to kickstart his agenda

All 300 seats in South Korea's unicameral legislature will be up for grabs in the April 10 election, offering President Yoon Suk-yeol the opportunity to kickstart his agenda.

​An Iranian man walks past campaign posters for the parliamentary election in Tehran, Iran, February 27, 2024.
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Iranian election turnout could set new record low

President Joe Biden shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping as they meet on the sidelines of the G20 leaders' summit in Bali, Indonesia, Nov. 14, 2022. ​
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Viewpoint: Don’t expect too much from Xi-Biden meeting

Supporters of Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear hold signs and cheer during the annual St. Jerome Fancy Farm Picnic in Fancy Farm, Kentucky, on Aug. 5, 2023.
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Viewpoint: Upcoming US state elections will offer signposts for 2024

A giant Second World War Polish Home Army flag is seen, as participants attend the "March of a Million Hearts" rally, organised by the Civic Coalition opposition parties, two weeks ahead of the parliamentary election, in Warsaw, Poland October 1, 2023.
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Viewpoint: Polarized Poles head to polls

Polish voters, against a backdrop of soaring inflation and Russia’s in Ukraine, head to the polls on Oct. 15.

A shopper looks at produce in a market in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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As inflation nears 100% in Argentina, the political class struggles to respond

Though much of the world is suffering from uncomfortably high inflation, in Argentina rapid acceleration of price gains in recent months has economists predicting inflation will reach 100% this year.

A man works at an illegal oil refinery site in Bayelsa, Nigeria.
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Nigeria struggles to curb oil theft

Nigeria’s official oil output recently slumped to a two-decade low of less than 1 million barrels per day, spotlighting a longstanding problem with oil theft in Africa’s largest country.

Kenya’s two-and-a-half presidential horse race
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Kenya’s two-and-a-half presidential horse race

On Aug. 9, Kenya’s 22 million registered voters will go the polls to pick a successor to the outgoing President Uhuru Kenyatta, who is barred from reelection by term limits. They will also select new national- and county-level lawmakers and county governors. For the presidential contest, Kenyans are presented with a batch of familiar faces to choose from. Yet even by the standards of the country’s ultra-transactional, unpredictable politics, this year’s electoral playing field is an unusual one. We spoke with Eurasia Group analyst Connor Vasey to learn more.