It’s a big week for elections, in a big year for democracy. From Thursday to Sunday, voters will head to the polls in the United Kingdom, Iran and France.
We’ve just entered the mid-point of what’s been called the biggest election year in history. Crikey has your guide to the ballots to come.
United Kingdom
Since the 2016 Brexit vote, Britain has had five Conservative prime ministers: David Cameron (who resigned shortly after losing the referendum), Theresa May, Boris Johnson, Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak.
Pollsters predict Sunak might be the final one in that particular Tory streak.
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