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About General Elections of India 2024

Number: 18th

Phases: 07

Seats: 543

Registered voters: 96 crore

Starting date: 19 April

Closing date: 1 June

Result date: 4 June

Elections held in Lok Sabha (the lower house of India's bicameral Parliament)

Note: The upper house of India's bicameral Parliament is called Rajya Sabha.

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Ukraine’s parliament has passed a bill that would enable some prisoners to fight in the armed forces as the military faces a critical personnel shortage and Russian forces continue to advance on the battlefield.

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The Israeli–Palestinian conflict is an ongoing military and political conflict about land and self-determination within the territory of the former Mandatory Palestine.

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On 6 June 2023, Iran is set to reopen its embassy in Saudi Arabia following a seven-year closure.

Note: China brokered a deal between Saudi Arabia and Iran in March 2023.

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In May 2023, ‘Recep Tayyip Erdogan’ has been re-elected as president of Turkiye.

Erdogan won election by defeating Kemal Kılıçdaroglu.

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On 31 October 2023, Bolivia broke diplomatic ties with Israel because of its attacks on the Gaza Strip.

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United Nations Human Rights New York Office Director Craig Mokhiber resigns in protest of UN's handling of Israel-Hamas war, calling attacks on Gaza 'a text-book case of genocide'

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The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 8, 2022.

The Republican Party won a majority of seats and will be the majority party in the House in the 118th U.S. Congress.

The elections were held to elect representatives from all 435 U.S. congressional districts across each of the 50 states.

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Emmanuel Macron defeated Marine Le Pen 

As no candidate won a majority in the first round, a runoff was held only Emmanuel won

Presidential elections were held in France on 10 and 24 April 2022.

Macron became the first president of France to win a re-election bid since Jacques Chirac won in 2002

Party: LREM

Popular vote:18,768,639

Percentage: 58.55%

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On 6 June 2023, Iran is set to reopen its embassy in Saudi Arabia following a seven-year closure.

Note: China brokered a deal between Saudi Arabia and Iran in March 2023.