FILE - Leaders of France left-wing coalition for the upcoming election attend a media conference in Paris, on June 14, 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/Thomas Padilla, File)