FILE - Iran's parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, center, the most prominent hard-line candidate for the presidential election, leaves after speaking in his campaign gathering in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, 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/Vahid Salemi, File)