Elections you're excited about in 2017?

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I didn't do any election we don't know for certain - so no Japan snap (which would be boring anyway), no UK, no Greek or Italian early election (which would be great spectacles), no Iceland redo etc.

I also didn't go for any subnational entities but I am interested in UK locals, West Australia, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Virginia off the top of my head. (BC might be fun, but I'm very bored of reading endless arguments on the thread).

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I'm exited for:

> France - It will be interesting to see what will happen with Marine Le Pen. Will it be a repeat Chirac vs Lepen or will FN do much better, even win?

> Germany - Will Merkel be able to stay in power despite her idiotic migration policies? How well will AFD do?

> Turkey - Will Erdogan be able to go ahead with his power grab?

> Iran - Will incumbent Rouhani stay in power or will he lose to the hardliners?

> Netherlands - Will Wilders be the next Dutch PM?

it's pretty much impossible for Merkel to lose and Wilders to be PM. Not like "oh well Trump would be unprecedented level" - like logistically impossible, especially the latter (although Wilders may play a role in the next government, even if it is external support and everybody is at constant loggerheads). Le Pen has a little more chance, but it will be an uphill climb given the FN's underperfomance in regionals. Sadly Erdogan will almost certainly win on his quest to become Supreme Leader, but I'm pretty certain Rouhani will win now that Ahmadinejad was barred from running.