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snap election

election called earlier than scheduled
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snap election

Summary

snap election has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1]

Key Facts

  • snap election is a type of public election[2].
  • snap election's has cause is recorded as dissolution of parliament[3].
  • snap election's has cause is recorded as motion of no confidence[4].
  • snap election's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Snap elections[5].
  • snap election's facet of is recorded as parliamentarism[6].
  • snap election's different from is recorded as repeat election[7].

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Definition and Type

snap election is a type of public election[2].

Why It Matters

snap election has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_snap-election_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{snap election}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/snap-election}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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  1. 1d ago · Bencemac · 2026-07-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Facet of → parliamentarism
    Subclass of → —
    Has cause → dissolution of parliament, motion of no confidence
    Aliases → —
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ [[Property:P459]]: [[Q1266546]], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/260983|batch #260983]]"
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