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James M. Lindsay, Business Insider/Council on Foreign Relations: 10 elections to watch in 2018 that could reshape the world
Millions of people around the world voted in elections this year.
The French elected Emmanuel Macron president, while South Koreans elected Moon Jae-in president. Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani won reelection with a much wider margin of support than his first time around. Turkey voted to expand President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s constitutional authority.
Britain’s Theresa May gambled and lost her parliamentary majority, whereas Japan’s Shinzo Abe gambled and came away with a big victory. German Chancellor Angela Merkel led her party to a first-place finish, but is struggling to form a coalition government.
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WNU Editor: The elections that are important to me are Russia, Mexico, and the U.S. Congressional elections.
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