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A German called a 'snap' election...

...five months later...

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Jörg Luyken
Nov 10, 2024
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Dear Reader,

In all three of Europe’s major democracies, early elections have been called this year.

Rishi Sunak got in there first. On May 22nd, the British prime minister called a surprise summer election. He set the date for July 4th, giving administrators and parties six weeks to campaign and prepare.

The vote took p…

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