Philippines Senate Politics: Sen. Imee Marcos called the Ombudsman’s plunder and graft filings against Sen. Jinggoy Estrada “political persecution,” arguing the timing and moves to limit online Senate participation are aimed at weakening the majority bloc. Armenia Election Integrity & Access: Armenia denied accreditation to several Russian lawmakers as election observers for the June 7 parliamentary vote, with Russia saying it received no official reasons. Armenia Campaign Claims: Prosperous Armenia leader Gagik Tsarukyan rejected reports that party members were detained over alleged election bribes. Karnataka Leadership Transition: Siddaramaiah resigned as Karnataka CM, clearing the way for DK Shivakumar to take over after Congress high command deliberations. U.S. Voting Rules Under Pressure: California lawmakers passed SB 73 to curb election interference, including limits on law enforcement access to voting machines and voter rolls without a court order. U.S. Mail Voting Fight in Oregon: Oregon AG and Secretary of State pushed back after a judge declined to block Trump’s mail-voting limits, saying the order remains unlawful. South Korea Local Vote Prep: Early voting for June 3 local elections and parliamentary by-elections runs Friday-Saturday, with 44.6M eligible voters and 3,571 stations. South Korea Foreign Voters: South Korea reported a record 151,523 foreigners eligible to vote in the June 3 local elections, though turnout among foreign voters remains low. India Local Political Culture: A new poll shows LA mayor Karen Bass leading by a slim margin over Nithya Raman and Spencer Pratt ahead of the June primary. Judicial Accountability Debate (Utah): The Utah State Bar urged voters to rely on judicial performance evaluations in merit-based retention elections rather than calls to remove judges based on individual rulings.