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List of Rajya Sabha members from Andhra Pradesh
Rajya Sabha members from Andhra Pradesh: the state's 11 Council of States seats, filled by MLAs via single transferable vote for six-year terms; current contingent YSRCP 4, TDP 4, BJP 2, JSP 1 after the unopposed 2026 biennial election.
May 2020 New Zealand National Party leadership election
The May 2020 New Zealand National Party leadership election occurred on May 22, 2020. It saw Todd Muller and Nikki Kaye replace Simon Bridges and Paula Bennett.
Nominations in the 2020 Labour Party leadership election
Nominations in the 2020 Labour leadership election: two-stage process (22 MPs, then 33 CLPs or three affiliates). Starmer led with 88 MP and 58% of CLP nominations; Phillips and Thornberry were eliminated.
October 2013 Australian Labor Party leadership election
October 2013 ALP leadership election: Bill Shorten beat Anthony Albanese 52.02% to 47.98% in the first Labor contest weighted 50-50 between caucus and rank-and-file members; Albanese won the member ballot, Shorten the caucus.
October 2022 Conservative Party leadership election
October 2022 Conservative Party leadership election: contest replacing Liz Truss after her 20 October 2022 resignation. Under a 100-MP nomination threshold, only Rishi Sunak qualified; Johnson and Mordaunt withdrew, making Sunak leader unopposed on 24 October.
October 2023 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives election
October 2023 House Speaker election: after Kevin McCarthy's historic October 3 ouster, Republicans cycled through Scalise, Jordan, and Emmer before electing Mike Johnson 220-209 over Jeffries on October 25, 2023.
Papabile
Papabile (plural papabili), Italian for "popeable," describes a cardinal considered likely to be elected pope. Lists are unofficial journalistic guesses; front-runners often lose, as in 2025 when non-papabile Robert Prevost became Leo XIV.
Party and institutional elections
Party and institutional elections are elections held under an organization's own membership rules, covering party leadership contests, legislative selections, and historic ecclesiastical elections such as papal conclaves.
President of the World Bank Group
President of the World Bank Group: chief executive and board chair of the five-institution World Bank Group, selected by Executive Directors for five-year terms; since 1946 nominated by the United States. 14th president Ajay Banga took office June 2, 2023.
Secretary-General of the United Nations
Secretary-General of the United Nations: chief administrative officer under Charter Article 97, appointed by the General Assembly on Security Council recommendation with P5 veto; ninth holder António Guterres, tenth selection underway for 2027.
Sede vacante
Sede vacante (Latin, "the seat being vacant") is the Catholic Church's interregnum between a pope's death or resignation and the next election, governed by Universi Dominici Gregis, with the College of Cardinals and camerlengo holding limited powers.
Shadow cabinet
The shadow cabinet is a Westminster-system institution: senior opposition spokespeople appointed by the Leader of the Opposition to mirror government Cabinet posts, scrutinise ministers, develop alternative policy, and present a government in waiting.
Speaker of the Lok Sabha
Speaker of the Lok Sabha: presiding officer of India's House of the People under Article 93, first held by G.V. Mavalankar (1952), currently Om Birla; certifies money bills and decides anti-defection cases.
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
Speaker of the US House of Representatives: presiding officer, House administrative head, and majority party leader, second in line to the presidency; elected by the full House, currently Mike Johnson.