Ballot box binge: Votes loom in coming days from Mongolia to Iran to Britain in a busy election year

FILE – Residents look at candidates posters two days before polls open in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia on June 26, 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/Ng Han Guan, File) Even in a busy year of elections around the world, the next few days stand out. Over the next week, voters go to the polls in fledgling democracies like Mauritania and Mongolia,…