FILE - Britain's Labour Party leader Keir Starmer with shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves speaks during a general election campaign event Southampton Docks in Southampton, England, June 17, 2024. Even in a busy year of elections, the next few days stand out. Voters go to the polls over the next week in fledgling democracies like Mauritania and Mongolia, in the Islamic Republic of Iran and in the stalwart democracies of Britain and France. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)