Snap election
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snap-election-189-2545876
title:
Snap election
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A snap election is an election that is called earlier than the one that has been scheduled. Generally, a snap election in a parliamentary system is called to capitalize on an unusual electoral opportunity or to decide a pressing issue, under circumstances when an election is not required by law or convention. A snap election differs from a recall election in that it is initiated by politicians rather than voters, and from a by-election in that a completely new parliament is chosen as opposed to
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Election called earlier than scheduled
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snap_election
date created:
2004-02-10T02:08:33Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T16:39:28Z
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