AI & ChatGPT searches , social queries for SHAM ELECTION
Search references for SHAM ELECTION. Phrases containing SHAM ELECTION
See searches and references containing SHAM ELECTION!
Search references for SHAM ELECTION. Phrases containing SHAM ELECTION
See searches and references containing SHAM ELECTION!SHAM ELECTION
Election held purely for show, with no real choice or impact
A sham election, or show election, is an election that is held purely for show; that is, without any significant political choice or real impact on the
Sham_election
Process by which a population chooses the holder of a public office
blackmailing, bribery, intimidation or physical violence. A sham election, or show election is an election that is held purely for show; that is, without any significant
Election
Illegal interference with the process of an election
unacceptable, outside the spirit of an election or in violation of the principles of democracy. Sham elections, featuring only one candidate, are sometimes
Electoral_fraud
2026-07-11. "Polls close on first day of Myanmar's widely criticised 'sham' election". BBC. 2025-12-28. Retrieved 2025-12-28. "Myanmar parliament to hold
List_of_elections_in_2026
solidify de facto one-party rule in the country, and were dismissed as sham elections by the international community. They resulted in a widely expected landslide
2018 Cambodian general election
2018_Cambodian_general_election
general elections around the world in sovereign states. The general elections listed are for the government of each jurisdiction. These elections determine
List of next general elections
List_of_next_general_elections
poll results indicating Lukashenko's decisive victory, the election was described as a sham by critics. Lukashenko faced no serious challenge on the ballot
2025 Belarusian presidential election
2025_Belarusian_presidential_election
Topics referred to by the same term
Sham or sham in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Sham may refer to: Al-Sham or Shām (شام), the Arabic term for the Greater Syria region Bilad al-Sham
Sham
presidential election, which he won by a landslide with over 95% of the popular vote. The election was widely dismissed internationally as an illegitimate sham election
Next Syrian presidential election
Next_Syrian_presidential_election
Sham election
Sham elections took place in Russian-occupied Ukraine on 8–10 September 2023, on common election day, one year after the Russian annexation of Donetsk
2023 elections in Russian-occupied Ukraine
2023_elections_in_Russian-occupied_Ukraine
Korea's sham election". Time. Retrieved 24 April 2015. Tertitskiy, Fyodor (13 March 2026). "How small changes in North Korea's upcoming election could signal
Elections_in_North_Korea
President of Turkmenistan since 2022
73 percent of the vote in the country's presidential election, considered to be a sham election, succeeding his father's 18-year-long authoritarian tenure
Serdar_Berdimuhamedow
some constituencies on 19 November. The elections were condemned domestically and internationally as a sham. Rights groups condemned the atmosphere of
2022 Bahraini general election
2022_Bahraini_general_election
National election
General elections were held in San Marino on 12 December 1926 to elect the eighth term of the Grand and General Council. It was a sham election, all opposition
1926 San Marino general election
1926_San_Marino_general_election
Presidency with no term limit
and stood periodically for re-election. However, in most cases, these were sham elections which guaranteed them re-election. Dictator Democratic backsliding
President_for_life
American salesman and actor (born 1964)
director. He is best known for infomercials for his own products including "ShamWow!", an absorbent towel; the "Slap Chop", a kitchen utensil; a lint roller
Vince_Offer
described the poll as a sham election, as many prominent opposition parties had been barred from participating in it. The elections had the lowest voter
2018 Venezuelan presidential election
2018_Venezuelan_presidential_election
(16 September 2021). "Russia's Crazy Sham Election". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 3 November 2021. "Spoiled elections The BBC dissects the dirty tactics used
2021 Russian legislative election
2021_Russian_legislative_election
Syrian state from 1963 to 2024
Corrective Revolution. The next year, Assad became president after winning sham elections. After assuming power, Assad reorganised the state along sectarian lines
Ba'athist_Syria
Plurality voting system
most elections. However, the combination of partisan primaries and a two-party system in these jurisdictions means that most American elections behave
First-past-the-post_voting
1951 film
the communist and Nazi ideologies by showing scenes of forced labor, sham elections, kangaroo courts and parades held by the armed forces or by regime-controlled
The_Big_Lie_(1951_film)
Violent overthrow in Sierra Leone
Leone following the 1978 Sierra Leonean constitutional referendum, a sham election where 97% of the population voted in favor of one-party rule. Despite
Sergeants' Coup (Sierra Leone)
Sergeants'_Coup_(Sierra_Leone)
Prime Minister of Bangladesh since 2026
20 November 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2026. "Bangladesh holding 'sham' election: Exiled opposition leader Tarique Rahman". Al Jazeera. 4 January 2024
Tarique_Rahman
his intention to run as a candidate in the 2024 elections, describing elections in Russia as a "sham" in which "the only winner [referring to Putin] is
2024 Russian presidential election
2024_Russian_presidential_election
American academic administrator and politician (born 1972)
Burgess (March 21, 2018). "Sasse rips Trump for congratulating Putin on 'sham' election win". Politico. Archived from the original on March 22, 2018. Retrieved
Ben_Sasse
Irish human rights activist (born 1963)
Retrieved 1 June 2023. "Policy Brief – No Applause for Bahrain's Sham Election". POMED. "Elections in Bahrain Were Neither Free nor Fair". 7 December 2018. منظمة
Brian_J._Dooley
Military alliance in Myanmar
Alliance increased their rejection of the junta by denouncing the election as a sham despite the junta promising constitutional protection for several
Three_Brotherhood_Alliance
Bangladeshi cricket executive (1970 – 2015)
ISBN 978-0-231-70143-3. Retrieved May 29, 2012. "Bangladesh holding 'sham' election: Exiled opposition leader Tarique Rahman". Al Jazeera. 2024-01-04. Archived
Arafat_Rahman
Former general and 10th Chief of Army Staff (Pakistan)
"Viewpoint: Pakistan's dirtiest election in years". BBC News. 23 July 2018. Fair, C. Christine (1 August 2018). "Pakistan's Sham Election". Foreign Affairs. ISSN 0015-7120
Qamar_Javed_Bajwa
(27 July 2018). "Pakistan's Sham Election". Foreign Affairs. Retrieved 6 August 2018. "Blow after blow dims re-election hopes of Pakistan's ruling party"
2018 Pakistani general election
2018_Pakistani_general_election
President of Mexico from 1914 to 1920
Madero's challenge to Díaz during the 1910 presidential election. Madero was defeated in a sham election and imprisoned. Madero ordered an overthrow of the
Venustiano_Carranza
Weakly optimal allocation of resources
ratio Other Ballot Center squeeze Election threshold First-preference votes Liquid democracy Nomination rules Sham election Spoilt vote Sortition Unseating
Pareto_efficiency
Ukrainian local elections (Kyiv) 2014 Ukrainian presidential election (25 May 2014) (Opinion polling) 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election (26 October 2014)
Outline of the Russo-Ukrainian war
Outline_of_the_Russo-Ukrainian_war
2023 rebel military operation in Myanmar
candidates partaking in it and its conduct as a sham election. The Election Commission has scheduled elections in Loikaw, Bawlakhe, Demoso,. and Hpruso townships
Operation_1111
Method by which voters make a choice between options
system is a set of rules and mechanisms used to determine the results of an election. Electoral systems are used in politics to elect governments and also in
Electoral_system
es Salaam during election day, with demonstrators burning tyres, blocking roads, and denouncing what they described as a "sham election". Clashes were reported
2025 Tanzanian election protests
2025_Tanzanian_election_protests
Voting system
congressional elections in 1978, having been introduced for state and local elections in 1975. Between a special election in 2006 and regular elections in 2010
Two-round_system
Elections featuring President of Russia
presidential elections even though Putin is all but assured a win". NPR. "'Everything in Russia is fraudulent': Inside Putin's 'sham' election". ABC News
Electoral history of Vladimir Putin
Electoral_history_of_Vladimir_Putin
Legislature of Iraq
opposition forced him to hold a third election within three years. The second 1954 election was regarded as a sham election, with as-Said's political enemies
Council of Representatives (Iraq)
Council_of_Representatives_(Iraq)
provocation and conspiracy to commit terrorist acts. The elections were described as a sham by the European Union, the Organization of American States
2021 Nicaraguan general election
2021_Nicaraguan_general_election
Spoiler effect in RCV and two-round systems
2022 special election (where Nick Begich III was eliminated in the first round by Sarah Palin) as well as the 2007 French presidential election, where moderate
Center_squeeze
Invalid ballot that is not counted
being expressed Nonviolent resistance Noon Against Putin Refused ballot Sham election Wasted vote Caltech/MIT Voting Technology Project, Residual Votes Attributable
Spoilt_vote
Keith Jones (17 January 2005). "Canada to lead chorus of support for sham election in Iraq - World Socialist Web Site". Retrieved 9 June 2015. Boston.com[permanent
January 2005 Iraqi parliamentary election
January_2005_Iraqi_parliamentary_election
Variant of party-list voting system
pre-decided who will receive the seats allocated to that party in the elections, so that the candidates positioned highest on this list tend to always
Closed_list
Election with coercion or fraud
and rose to power, and all subsequent elections and referendums held under the Nazi regime were sham elections.[citation needed] 1990: The Pakistan Muslim
Unfair_election
Leader of Nicaragua (1979–1990; 2007–present)
US media — that it was a "Soviet-style sham" election. Some[which?] opposition parties boycotted the election, allegedly under pressure from US embassy
Daniel_Ortega
Archived from the original on 26 May 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2021. "Syria's sham election guarantees 1 thing - Bashar Assad will win". DW.COM. Archived from the
2021 Syrian presidential election
2021_Syrian_presidential_election
System by which New Zealand parliament is elected
based on the principle of mixed-member proportional (MMP) since the 1996 election. MMP was introduced following a referendum in 1993. It replaced the first-past-the-post
Electoral system of New Zealand
Electoral_system_of_New_Zealand
Election to fill a vacant political office
A by-election (also spelled bye-election in Ireland, and also known as a special election in the United States and the Philippines, or a bypoll in India)
By-election
Indian politician
Legislative Assembly election Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly "Jammu North, J&K Assembly Election Results 2024 Highlights: BJP's Sham Lal Sharma defeats
Sham_Lal_Sharma
State that exercises extreme control over civil society and liberties
constitutional referendum, he declared himself the president for life through a sham election. After Duvalier's death in 1971, his son Jean-Claude (Baby Doc) succeeded
Police_state
Prime Minister of Cambodia (1985–1993; 1998–2023)
though he intends to rule until at least 2028. The 2018 elections were dismissed as sham elections by the international community, the opposition party having
Hun_Sen
ahead of the 2010 Myanmar general election, which is widely viewed as a sham election. 2010 Operation Olympic Games, against Iranian nuclear facilities, allegedly
List_of_cyberattacks
Member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh (2024–2029)
2024 Sindh provincial election as part of the reserved quota for Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarians. "Member Profile: Mr. Sham Sunder". Provincial
Sham_Sunder_Advani
Burmese politician (born 1952)
Union Election Commission. Retrieved 6 January 2026. Peck, Grant (3 January 2026). "Myanmar junta fails in bid to force high turnout for sham elections".
Khin_Yi
Legislative Assembly constituency in Punjab State, India
Sham Chaurasi is one of the 117 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Punjab state in India. It is part of Hoshiarpur district and is reserved for candidates
Sham Chaurasi Assembly constituency
Sham_Chaurasi_Assembly_constituency
Washington Post Editorial Board (27 August 2025). "Rubio's refusal to condemn sham elections faces a test". The Washington Post. Retrieved 13 May 2026.
2026 Myanmar presidential election
2026_Myanmar_presidential_election
Selection of decision-makers by random sample
power, along with calls for making sortition more consequential than elections, as it was in Athens, Venice, and Florence. Athenian democracy developed
Sortition
Autocratic form of government
the opposition is not permitted to win, often referred to as "sham elections". Elections allow a dictatorship to exercise some control over the opposition
Dictatorship
Former president, CEO and chairman of Overstock.com
2021. Grant Woods (September 24, 2021). "Arizona audit draft is latest sham election review. Investigate those profiting from them". NBC News. Nicholas Riccardi
Patrick_M._Byrne
Kazakh protests
appeared alone on the ballot and won 98% of the vote in what was seen as a sham election. In June 1992, demonstrations were held in Alma-Ata by the Azat, Jeltoqsan
Kazakh_opposition
The 2007 Sham Shui Po District Council election was held on 18 November 2007 to elect all 21 elected members to the 26-member District Council. Before
2007 Sham Shui Po District Council election
2007_Sham_Shui_Po_District_Council_election
Pro-Chávez Venezuelan propaganda
killing Venezuelans, Nicolas Maduro had to insult them by holding a sham election". National Review. 70 (11): 8. 11 June 2018. Weddle, Cody (2018-05-21)
Bolivarian_propaganda
South African politician (1930–2013)
forming Anti-SAIC committees to oppose the sham election. Though the majority of Indians boycotted the election, the government still kept on to their plan
Amina_Cachalia
the vote a "sham election". Observers from the Commonwealth of Independent States and Shanghai Cooperation Organisation called the election "open, free
2015 Uzbek presidential election
2015_Uzbek_presidential_election
Single-winner electoral system
victorious. The method is designed to eliminate vote-splitting while keeping election administration simple and easy to count, requiring only a single score
Approval_voting
Number of votes a candidate needs to win
electoral quota is the number of votes a candidate needs to be guaranteed election in some proportional representation systems where a formula other than
Electoral_quota
Belarusians vote in 'sham' polls, Lukashenko reveals re-election plan". Al Jazeera. 25 February 2024. "Belarus: 2024 elections will not be 'free and
2024 Belarusian parliamentary election
2024_Belarusian_parliamentary_election
Federal Bundestag election regulation
The German federal election system regulates the election of the members of the national parliament, called the Bundestag. According to the principles
Electoral_system_of_Germany
Belarusian politician (born 1964)
March 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2023. "UK applies fresh sanctions following sham election in Belarus". Gov.uk. 27 January 2025. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
Igor_Karpenko_(politician)
City in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
Retrieved 16 October 2025. "In occupied Mariupol, Russian invaders hold a sham election". The Economist. 16 March 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024. "Russia's
Mariupol
Voting systems that use ranked ballots
ballots) to reduce the incidence of wasted votes and unrepresentative election results.[citation needed] A form of the single transferable vote (STV)
Ranked_voting
Hong Kong district council
The last election was held on 10 December 2023. The Sham Shui Po District Council was established on 22 October 1981 under the name of the Sham Shui Po
Sham_Shui_Po_District_Council
Elections where only a part of the body is elected at a time
Staggered elections are elections where only some of the places in an elected body are up for election at the same time. For example, United States senators
Staggered_elections
criticised 'sham' election". BBC News. Retrieved 30 December 2025. Delauney, Guy (29 December 2025). "Kosovo's ruling party wins election after months
2025_in_politics
Property of electoral systems
coalition consists of more than half of all voters, then the winner of the election must belong to L. This is similar to but stricter than the majority criterion
Mutual_majority_criterion
Type of electoral system
the rule establishes that obtaining a plurality is sufficient to win the election, since a majority (absolute majority) is not required. Under single-winner
Plurality_voting
State in Somalia
December 2018, elected President of South West State in an arranged sham election that was predetermined and rigged in his favour. The Ethiopian contingent
South_West_State_of_Somalia
Method for allocating seats in parliaments
worked-through example for non-experts relating to the 2019 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom written by Christina Pagel for UK in a Changing Europe
D'Hondt_method
1802 Treaty during the War of the Second Coalition
the Batavian Republic and its new constitution that was ratified by a sham election and brought the republic into closer alignment with its dominant partner
Treaty_of_Amiens
2022 annexation of areas in Ukraine
so-called "elections" in a number of territories of Ukraine". Apa.az. Retrieved 9 September 2023. "No:475/23, Statement on sham "elections" in certain
Russian annexation of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts
Russian_annexation_of_Donetsk,_Kherson,_Luhansk_and_Zaporizhzhia_oblasts
Single-winner ranked-choice electoral system
single-winner ranked voting election system where one or more eliminations are used to simulate multiple runoff elections. In each round, the candidate
Instant-runoff_voting
fourteenth member on 3 August. The event is seen by Lithuania as a sham election used to justify the occupation. The United States and most other Western
1940 Lithuanian parliamentary election
1940_Lithuanian_parliamentary_election
Form of voting that allows delegation
representatives would wield as many votes as they received in the previous election. Oregon held a referendum on adopting such an electoral system in 1912
Proxy_voting
free elections at that time. Maintaining power for ideological reasons remained an important foundation of its rule, even after the successful sham elections
Foundation_of_East_Germany
Proposed voting system in British Columbia
promote or oppose a registered political party or the election of a candidate, or (b) form part of election advertising. Section.1 definition – "referendum
BC-STV
December 2025. "Polls close on first day of Myanmar's widely criticised 'sham' election". BBC. 2025-12-28. Retrieved 2025-12-28. "Myanmar Public Holidays 2025"
2025_in_Myanmar
Point-based ranked voting system
effects of more candidates on the election are unbounded, it is possible for any political party to win an election by running enough clones. Common implementations
Borda_count
Function that ranks states of society according to their desirability
also used by democratic governments to choose between several options in elections, based on the preferences of voters; in this context, a social choice
Social_welfare_function
Hong Kong political and human rights activist
Jimmy Sham Tsz-kit (Chinese: 岑子杰; Jyutping: sam4 zi2 git6; born 29 June 1987) is a Hong Kong pro-democracy and LGBT rights activist. He served as a convener
Jimmy_Sham
American lawyer (born 1968)
(March 19, 2024). "Fraud, coercion, 90%+ for Putin: how Russia staged a sham election in occupied Ukraine". Euromaidan Press. Retrieved June 29, 2024. Hall
Dan_Kovalik
Election in Hong Kong
activist organisation based overseas, called the leadership race a "sham election", and urged "democratic countries across the world" not to recognise
2022 Hong Kong Chief Executive election
2022_Hong_Kong_Chief_Executive_election
occurring ahead of the 2010 Burmese general election, which is widely viewed as a sham election. This election was the first that Burma had had in 20 years
2010_cyberattacks_on_Myanmar
Sibylla (30 July 2017). "Venezuela heading for dictatorship after 'sham' election, warns US amid clashes". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 July 2017. "Deadly
2017 Venezuelan Constituent Assembly election
2017_Venezuelan_Constituent_Assembly_election
The 2015 Sham Shui Po District Council election was held on 22 November 2015 to elect all 23 members to the Sham Shui Po District Council. Veteran legislator
2015 Sham Shui Po District Council election
2015_Sham_Shui_Po_District_Council_election
2018 political campaign
Navalny’s campaign network, was viewed as both a symbolic protest against a sham election and a potential catalyst for increased civic engagement. In September
Alexei Navalny 2018 presidential campaign
Alexei_Navalny_2018_presidential_campaign
Single-winner electoral system
Democratic election of the server admins Archived 2015-10-02 at the Wayback Machine, July 2010 Voters Guide, September 2011 Project:Elections "CIVS Election Results:
Schulze_method
Election regulatory body of India
The Election Commission of India (ECI) is a constitutional body that is empowered to conduct free and fair elections in India. Established by the Constitution
Election_Commission_of_India
president of Venezuela on May 20 in an election that most experts agree is a sham "Venezuela's sham presidential election". Financial Times. 16 May 2018. Archived
2010s in South American history
2010s_in_South_American_history
Retrieved November 28, 2025. "159 lawmakers pick Joe de V Speaker in 'sham' election". GMA News Online. July 23, 2007. Retrieved November 28, 2025. "174
List of speakers of the House of Representatives of the Philippines
List_of_speakers_of_the_House_of_Representatives_of_the_Philippines
SHAM ELECTION
SHAM ELECTION
SHAM ELECTION
SHAM ELECTION
SHAM ELECTION
SHAM ELECTION
SHAM ELECTION
SHAM ELECTION
SHAM ELECTION