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Former French President Francois Hollande looks up as he poses with newly elected parliament members of the Socialist party, at the National Assembly, Tuesday, July 9, 2024 in Paris. French voters have given a broad leftist coalition the most parliamentary seats in a pivotal legislative election that has kept the far right from power but has put France in the unprecedented position of having no dominant political bloc in parliament. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

France’s leftist coalition demands the right to form a government after fractured parliament vote

By Sylvie Corbet and Nicolas Garriga - Associated Press

French President Emmanuel Macron reviews troops that will take part to the Bastille Day parade in Paris, on July 2, 2024. In his first public declaration since Sunday's legislative elections result, French President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday he will give time to the country's different political parties to build a "Republican" majority at the National Assembly, before he can decide on a Prime Minister. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard, Pool, File)

Macron asks political parties to build a broad coalition before he appoints a new prime minister

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The group of elected parliament members of the far-left La France Insoumise (France Unbowed) party clench their fist inside the National Assembly, Tuesday, July 9, 2024 in Paris. French voters have given a broad leftist coalition the most parliamentary seats in a pivotal legislative election that has kept the far right from power but has put France in the unprecedented position of having no dominant political bloc in parliament. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

Newly elected French lawmakers enter into talks to see who can form the next government

By Sylvie Corbet - Associated Press

People gather on the Republique Plaza during a rally in Paris, Thursday June 27, 2024. Anti-racism groups joined French unions and left-wing coalition in protests against the surging nationalist far right as French President Emmanuel Macron called snap elections following the defeat of his centrist alliance at European Union elections earlier this month. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

High-stakes French legislative election hits torrid final stretch before first-round voting begins

By John Leicester and Diane Jeantet - Associated Press

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, left, delivers his remarks as Japan's Prime Minster Fumio Kishida looks on during the Association of the Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Plus Three Summit in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023. (Adi Weda/Pool Photo via AP, File)

South Koreans head to the polls: President faces midterm judgment

By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times

Men come out of the Paris subway station with their hands on their heads after being arrested in Paris, on Oct. 17, 1961, for failure to obey the curfew imposed on Algerians. Algerians and wounding at least four. French lawmakers on Thursday, March 28, 2024, condemned an infamous 1961 police crackdown on Algerian protesters in Paris as a "bloody and murderous repression," marking another step in the country's recognition of the massacre that authorities sought to cover up for decades. (AP Photo, File)

French lawmakers condemn ‘bloody and murderous’ 1961 massacre of Algerian protesters

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Supporters of Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif' party 'Pakistan Muslim League-N' dance to celebrate their party victory in the initial results of the country's parliamentary election, in Lahore, Pakistan, Friday, Feb. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)

Delays, deals, nepo babies, trends and vote rigging: Five takeaways from Pakistan’s elections

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Cambodia Prime Minister Hun Sen, front right, President of Cambodian People's Party, waves to his supporters during his party election campaign in Phnom Penh Cambodia, Saturday, July 1, 2023. The three-week official campaigning period began Saturday for the July 23 general election. Eighteen parties are contesting the polls, but Prime Minister Hun Sen's ruling Cambodian People's Party is virtually guaranteed a landslide victory. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)

Cambodia ruling party victory a sure bet as campaigning begins for general election

By Sopheng Cheang and Grant Peck - Associated Press

In this photo released by De Ratha/Cambodia National Assembly, Cambodian lawmaker raise their hands to approve amending the country’s election law at the National Assembly, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Friday, June 23, 2023. Cambodian lawmakers on Friday unanimously approved amending the country's election law to ban anyone who fails to vote from running as a candidate in future elections, a move that critics say is aimed at crippling the opposition's chances at the polls. (De Ratha/Cambodia National Assembly via AP)

Cambodian lawmakers approve changes to election law that disqualify candidates who don’t vote

By Sopheng Cheang - Associated Press

FILE - Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen claps during the 71st anniversary celebration of the Cambodian People's Party (CPP) at its headquarters in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Tuesday, June 28, 2022. Cambodia’s long-serving leader says his government will amend the country’s election law to bar anyone who fails to vote from standing as a candidate in future elections, in what would be the latest marginalization of his political foes. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith, File)

Cambodian leader says people who don’t vote will be barred from being candidates in future elections

By Sopheng Cheang and Grant Peck - Associated Press

Ecuador's President Guillermo Lasso gives a news conference at the Carondelet government palace in Quito, Ecuador, Friday, June 2, 2023. Lasso, who dissolved the National Assembly two weeks prior, announced he would not run for president in elections on Aug. 20. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)

Ecuador’s president declines to run in snap elections after he disbands National Assembly

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The president of Ecuador´s dissolved National Assembly Virgilio Saquicela, center, surrounded by other lawmakers, speaks during a press conference in Quito, Ecuador, Wednesday, May 17, 2023. Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso put an end to impeachment proceedings against him by dissolving the opposition-led National Assembly, which had accused him of embezzlement. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)

Ecuador lawmakers denounce president’s disbanding of National Assembly, argue it wasn’t legal

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Ecuadorean President Guillermo Lasso signs his nation's anthem as he leaves the National Assembly after addressing a session where opposition lawmakers seek to try him for embezzlement accusations in Quito, Ecuador, Tuesday, May 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)

Ecuador’s president dismisses legislature as it tries to oust him, in a move that promises turmoil

By Regina Garcia Cano and Gonzalo Solano - Associated Press

A woman holds a placard depicting French President Emmanuel Macron sitting on garbage cans that reads, "king of trash" during a protest in Paris, Friday, March 17, 2023. Protests against French President Emmanuel Macron's decision to force a bill raising the retirement age from 62 to 64 through parliament without a vote disrupted traffic, garbage collection and university campuses in Paris as opponents of the change maintained their resolve to get the government to back down. (AP Photo/Lewis Joly) **FILE**

Macron’s leadership at risk amid tensions over pension plan

By Sylvie Corbet - Associated Press

Pakistan minister slams bill seeking prison for army critics

By MUNIR AHMED - Associated Press

Vietnamese leaders cast ballot to elect new Prime Minister, from left, President Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Communist General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, Chairman of National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue and newly elected Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh in Hanoi, Vietnam on Monday, April 5, 2021. Vietnam's legislature voted Monday to make Pham Minh Chinh, a member of the Communist party's central committee for personnel and organization, the country's next prime minister. Outgoing Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc was appointed the new president.(Nguyen Phuong Hoa/VNA via AP)

Vietnam National Assembly selects prime minister, president

By HAU DINH - Associated Press

French Prime Minister Jean Castex takes part to a debate of the new Covid-19 measures at the National Assembly in Paris, Thursday, April 1, 2021. French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday announced a three week nationwide school closure and a month-long domestic travel ban as the rapid lisped of the virus ramps up pressure on hospitals. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

French government defends fresh measures against virus surge

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FILE - In this March 16, 2020 file photo, Prime Minister Imran Khan speaks during an interview in Islamabad, Pakistan. Prime Minister Khan handily won a vote of confidence from the National Assembly on Saturday, March 6, 2021, days after the embarrassing defeat of his ruling party’s key candidate in Senate elections. (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash, File)

Pakistan’s PM wins vote of confidence after Senate setback

By ZARAR KHAN - Associated Press

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó fist bumps with a resident during a visit to La Lucha neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020. Guaidó’s coalition is holding a referendum which culminates on Saturday. It asks Venezuelans at home and abroad to say whether they wish to end President Nicolas Maduro’s rule and hold fresh presidential and legislative elections. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Venezuela opposition scrambles for international legitimacy

By SCOTT SMITH and RAF CASERT - Associated Press

A government supporter shouts in support of parliamentary candidates representing the Great Patriotic Pole party at a closing campaign rally in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020. Polling places in Venezuela open Sunday to elect members of the National Assembly in a vote championed by President Nicolás Maduro but rejected as a fraud by the nation's most influential opposition politicians. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Venezuela vote likely to give Congress to Maduro’s party

By SCOTT SMITH - Associated Press