Sham election
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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 results of the election.
A ballot from the 1936 elections in Nazi Germany
A ballot from the 1938 elections in Nazi Germany asking voters to approve the new Reichstag and the Anschluss. The "no" box was made significantly smaller than the "yes" box.
General elections were held in Tanzania on 29 October 2025 to elect the President, members of the National Assembly and ward councillors. Samia Suluhu Hassan, the incumbent president and leader of the
Sham election
…The 2011, 2016, and the 2021 elections in Nicaragua. The 2025 Tanzanian general election was decried by many as a sham election. In Mexico, all of the presidential elections from 1929 to 1982 are considered to be sham elections, as the…
International leaders sign joint statement at COP26