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The candidates' shortlisting process for the 2025 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees selection <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2025> has concluded. The 6 (six) candidates who received the highest number of votes from affiliates and will advance to the next phase are listed below (in alphabetical order): 1. Bobby Shabangu <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2025/Candidates/Bobby_Shabangu> (Bobbyshabangu <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Bobbyshabangu>) 2. James Alexander <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2025/Candidates/James_Alexander> (Jamesofur <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Jamesofur>) 3. Lane Rasberry <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2025/Candidates/Lane_Rasberry> (Bluerasberry <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Bluerasberry>) 4. Michał Buczyński <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2025/Candidates/Micha%C5%82_Buczy%C5%84ski> (Aegis Maelstrom <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Aegis_Maelstrom>) 5. Ravan J Al-Taie <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2025/Candidates/Ravan_J_Al-Taie> (Ravan <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Ravan>) 6. Wojciech Pędzich <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2025/Candidates/Wojciech_P%C4%99dzich> (Wojciech Pędzich <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Wojciech_P%C4%99dzich>) For more details about the results, please visit this page <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2025/Candidates> on Meta-wiki. Candidates’ Lightning Talks at Wikimania If you’re attending Wikimania this year—either onsite or online—join us <https://wikimedia.eventyay.com/talk/wikimania2025/talk/KRPJG3/>in Room Nyeri on Wednesday, August 6th, from 11:45 AM to 12:40 PM Nairobi time. Hear directly from the candidates about the skills and expertise they hope to bring to the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees. Next steps of the selection process - Campaign period: July 29–August 26 - Voting launches: August 27, 00:00 UTC - Voting closes: September 10, 23:59 UTC - Announcement of preliminary results: October 2025 Please reach out with any questions you may have. -- On behalf of the Elections Committee, Abhishek Suryawanshi Chair, Wikimedia Foundation Elections Committee
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