Landslide victory

In politics, a landslide victory (or just a landslide) is the victory of a candidate or political party by an overwhelming majority in an election.

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Politics - Political party - Election

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Landslides can occur when one candidate or party is perceived as far superior to their opponents, through unfair elections, or by imperfect voting counting systems. See bloc voting, and the unanimous 2002 re-election of Iraqi president Saddam Hussein, criticised by external observers as a joke.

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Bloc voting - 2002 - Iraq - Saddam Hussein

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