Elections
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SpainGeneral election (Congress of Deputies and Senate) · November 29, 2026Votes Nov 29Snap election: can the right end Sánchez's eight years in power?197 The right148 Sánchez's allies5 In neither bloc176 to governSeats as projected by the ElectoPanel poll for Electomanía
Alberto Núñez FeijóoPeople's Party131 seatsB
Pedro SánchezSpanish Socialist Workers' Party108 seatsF
Santiago AbascalVox66 seatsB+1 more gradedBuild the next government 
FrancePresident, first round · April 18, 2027Votes Apr 18Macron cannot run again. Who takes his place?Latest poll, first round
Marine Le PenNational Rally36%F
Jean-Luc MélenchonFrance Unbowed16.5%F
Raphaël GlucksmannPlace publique13.5%D-
Édouard PhilippeHorizons12%A-+2 more gradedSee every candidate
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United StatesMidterms, Congress · November 3, 2026Results nightWho controls Congress for the last two years of Trump’s term?35Senate seats435House seats539in Congress, gradedEvery race and who is running in itCall the Midterms: pick the winners yourselfThe live results map on election nightOpen the midterms 
IsraelKnesset (parliament), 26th · October 27, 2026Building a governmentNobody reached 61 seats. Who can build a government?53 Netanyahu's bloc48 Eisenkot's bloc19 Arab parties61 to governOfficial results presented to President Herzog on November 4; 67 MKs recommended Eisenkot and 46 Netanyahu; Herzog handed Eisenkot the mandate on November 8 and he opened coalition talks; on November 9 he meets Liberman
Benjamin NetanyahuLikud27 seatsC+
Gadi EisenkotYashar! (Straight)21 seatsC
Naftali BennettTogether12 seatsC++8 more gradedBuild the next government 
BrazilPresident, second round · October 25, 2026Result inLula won a fourth term as president.Result
Luiz Inácio Lula da SilvaWorkers' Party51.8%F
Flávio BolsonaroLiberal Party48.2%B-See every candidate
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