Posts Tagged ‘elects’

Guatemala Elects Progressive Arévalo As President Amid Efforts To Block Him From Office

Anti-corruption crusader Bernardo Arévalo was resoundingly elected Guatemala’s next president in a reprimand to the governing elite. Source

German County Elects Far-Right Candidate For First Time Since Nazi Era

SONNEBERG, Germany (AP) — Mike Knoth is more than thrilled that a far-right populist party’s candidate recently won the county administration in his hometown in rural eastern Germany for the first time since the Nazi era. The gardener despises the country’s established parties, he doesn’t trust the media and he feels there are too many […]

Michigan GOP Elects Trumpist Conspiracy Theorist Kristina Karamo Party Chair

Kristina Karamo, the Republican Party’s 2022 nominee for Michigan Secretary of State, was trounced in that election by 14 percentage points, but that didn’t stop GOP activists from selecting her as chair of the state party at a Feb. 18 convention. Although Karamo defeated the Trump-backed candidate Matt DePerno, who lost his election for state […]

Capitol Report: Arkansas City Elects 18-Year-Old Mayor; Same-Sex Marriage Codified, Concerns Over Religious Liberty

Landmark legislation codifying same-sex marriage passes the House, and now it’s off to the White House. Concerns linger over protections for religious liberty. President Joe Biden hailed the release of American basketball player Brittney Griner. But controversies arise as some Republicans question the deal made with Russia. The House Ethics Committee is investigating Democratic Congresswoman Alexandria […]

Iraq Elects 2021: The People’s Decision in The Spotlight!

October 10 2021 By Mohammed Sleem The 10th of October 2021 is the day of Iraq’s parliamentary elections. The world is watching the democratic operation as the Iraqis are on spot to elect the best choice for their country, amid severe crises on several levels, especially the economic and political ones. Among the external ambitions, […]

Hamas elects former chief Khaled Meshal to head Palestinian group’s diaspora office

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Balad faction elects new leader as future of Joint List hangs in balance

Joint List Knesset member Sami Abou Shahadeh won the leadership of the Arab nationalist Balad faction Saturday night, beating out incumbent Mtanes Shihadeh, who has led the party in the last three elections. Abou Shahadeh won 230-159 in a vote by the faction’s central committee. According to internal party rules, Shihadeh is now ineligible to […]

Illinois elects first Black speaker after decades of Madigan rule

“Today will be the last time I talk about us as Democrats and Republicans,” Welch said in a speech to lawmakers after becoming speaker. “I want to talk about us as being united. We are going to work together to be united.” Chris Welch speaks to lawmakers at the state Capitol in Springfield, Ill., during […]

Delaware Elects First ‘Transgender’ State Senator in American History

(Yahoo News) — Timothy “Sarah” McBride, national press secretary at the Human Rights Campaign, has become the first openly transgender state senator in U.S. history after winning a state Senate seat in Delaware on Tuesday night. McBride’s win, which was reported by The New York Times, means he will be the highest-ranking openly transgender official in the […]

New Zealand Re-Elects Horse-Mouth Globalist Whore to Power

New Zealand is finished. A horse-mouthed, fire-breathing liberal femoid who supports open borders and nigger worship has been elected once again by the braindead populace of New Zealand. CNN: Jacinda Ardern has won a second term as New Zealand’s Prime Minister after her success at handling the country’s coronavirus outbreak helped secure a landslide victory.  With 87% of […]

Pennsylvania Elects Convicted Child Rapist As Fire Chief

The mayor of a Pennsylvania town is standing by the decision to re-elect a convicted pedophile as fire chief, even though he raped a 4-year-old girl in 2001.  Chief Roger Gilbert Jr. pleaded guilty in 2001 to brutally raping a 4-year-old girl and is listed in the state’s Megan’s Law database. Globalnews.ca reports: Mayor Ann Louise Wagner […]

Incoming City Council elects Najafi as Tehran mayor

Speaking to reporters on Thursday, Morteza Alviri, a member of the new City Council, said Najafi has been chosen as the final nominee for the post of Tehran Mayor with the unanimous vote of the council. All 21 members of the incoming council voted in favor of Najafi, Alviri noted. However, the election will be […]

As Iran Elects a Moderate, Trump Cozies Up to Its Terrorist Enemy Saudi Arabia

Source  by Muhammad Sahimi On Friday May 19 the Iranian people elected President Hassan Rouhani, a moderate and reformist, in a landslide. 75 percent of the eligible voters cast their votes – which should be compared with 56 percent turnout in the U.S. elections in 2016 – and Rouhani received 57 percent of the total votes. And, […]

United Nations is obsolete: elects Saudi Arabia to Women’s Rights Commission

UN Watch, a human rights organization, monitoring the performance of the United Nations, has strongly condemned the appointment of Saudi Arabia to the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), citing Riyadh’s poor women’s rights record and widespread gender inequality. “Electing Saudi Arabia to protect women’s rights is like making […]

UN Elects Largest Oppressor of Women, Saudi Arabia, to Woman’s Rights Commission

By Jack Burns Saudi Arabia isn’t known for gender equality. In fact, the Saudi government’s idea of fair play among the sexes is ensuring women their husbands can only have three more wives. Saudi women truly have zero rights in society. Ranking Saudi Arabia among the 10-worst-countries for women, the Toronto Star wrote, “In oil-rich Saudi Arabia, women […]

No Joke: U.N. Elects Saudi Arabia to Women’s Rights Commission, For 2018-2022 Term

The Geneva-based human rights group UN Watch condemned the U.N.’s election of Saudi Arabia, “the world’s most misogynistic regime,” to a 2018-2022 term on its Commission on the Status of Women, the U.N. agency “exclusively dedicated to the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women.” “Electing Saudi Arabia to protect women’s rights is like […]

United Nations Elects Saudi Arabia to Women’s Rights Commission

The United Nations Economic and Social Council voted late last week to place Saudi Arabia on the Commission on the Status of Women for a four-year term beginning in 2018, despite that country’s appalling record on the treatment of women. Hillel Neuer, director of the Geneva-based UN Watch, expressed his outrage in a statement Friday: “Electing […]

Newsletter – US Democracy Crisis: Illegitimate System

Print Friendly Above photo: From Alamy. Two years ago we wrote that the task of the movement is to build national consensus. We have shown in previous articles that national consensus is being reached on many issues, but the government is not responding to the public consensus. We have also reported on research that shows […]

NYU graduate worker union backs Israel boycott by big margin

Charlotte Silver Activism and BDS Beat 22 April 2016 New York University’s graduate student worker union has voted by a large margin to join the international boycott, divestment and sanctions movement in support of Palestinian rights. The Graduate Student Organizing Committee (GSOC), part of United Auto Workers Local 2110, also voted for stewards and delegates, […]

Queensland caucus elects Fraser as Bligh’s deputy

QUEENSLAND Treasurer Andrew Fraser has been elected Deputy Premier by the Labor caucus in an uncontested vote that Premier Anna Bligh has pitched as a renewal of the leadership team she will take to the next election. Labelling Mr Fraser Australia’s “worst treasurer”, Liberal National Party leader Campbell Newman moved to end speculation about who […]

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