Japan Election 2025: What to Know

Shigeru Ishiba of the long-governing Liberal Democratic Party could face calls to resign if his party fares poorly in Sunday’s Upper House elections.

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The UK Plans to Lower the Voting Age to 16. Here’s What to Know.

The plan has been described as the largest expansion of voting rights in Britain in decades.

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21 Questions About the NYC Mayoral Race, Answered

Readers from around the world asked about Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani’s surprising primary win, its effect on national politics and how The Times covers elections.

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France Announces Agreement to Give New Caledonia More Autonomy

There were violent protests against French rule in the semiautonomous Pacific territory last year. The agreement would create a new state within the French Republic.

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Should New York City Ditch Its Party Primaries in Favor of Open Races?

A panel created by Mayor Eric Adams wants to consider using an “open primary” system for elections in New York City. Here’s how the plan would work.

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New Yorkers Embraced Ranked-Choice Voting. Mamdani’s Win Proves It.

Here are five takeaways from New York City’s second experience with ranked-choice voting, and how it helped Zohran Mamdani secure a decisive victory.

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How Zohran Mamdani Brought New Voters to the Polls

Mr. Mamdani, the likely winner of the Democratic primary for mayor of New York City, drew tens of thousands of new voters to the polls. Here’s how.

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If Everyone Had Voted, Kamala Harris Still Would Have Lost

New data, based on authoritative voter records, suggests that Donald Trump would have done even better in 2024 with higher turnout.

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Trump Won by Turning Out Voters and Building a Diverse Coalition, Report Finds

A new Pew Research Center study found that 85 percent of President Trump’s 2020 supporters came out to vote for him again, a better rate than Democrats pulled off.

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Primary Day, by the Numbers

Here’s what to know about the primary election for mayor and a number of other posts, which will take place on the hottest day of the year so far.

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