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A large crowd of Rwandan Patriotic Front supporters holds up red, white, and blue FPR flags and campaign posters at a political rally in Kayonza, Eastern Province.

Francois Hollande stands on stage with arms raised, smiling and waving to a cheering crowd holding campaign flags, with supporters clapping behind him.

Soldiers in uniform march in formation with high steps during a parade in Rome, Italy, commemorating the 15th anniversary of the Voluntary Fascist Militia for National Security.

Crowds fill the street around an open car carrying uniformed officials, waving and holding signs, during a political procession in Tirana, Albania, April 1939.

Italian Fascist Party members and German officers in uniform stand on steps outside a building in Nuremberg, Germany, giving fascist salutes during a 1936 arrival ceremony.

Queen Elizabeth II, wearing a plaid skirt and using a cane, shakes hands with Liz Truss, dressed in a dark suit, in a sitting room at Balmoral Castle.

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Emblem of the Jacobin Club featuring an oval wreath with a bow at the bottom and the French motto Libre ou Mourir, meaning Free or Die, inside the center.

Hillary Clinton speaks into a microphone with one arm extended while Donald Trump stands behind her on stage during the 2016 presidential debate at Washington University in St. Louis.

The difference between a primary and caucus, explained

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Key People

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Moisey Ostrogorsky

Belarusian political scientist

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Robert Michels

German-Italian sociologist

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Elmer Eric Schattschneider

American political scientist