A prominent opponent of the Rwandan president, Paul Kagame, has been barred from standing in next month’s election to challenge his three-decade rule. Diane Rwigara, the leader of the People Salvation Movement, who was also barred in 2017, launched her election bid in May and submitted her candidacy last week. Her name was...
The President of the Republika Srpska Milorad Dodik said that a referendum on the independence of the Republika Srpska from Bosnia and Herzegovina will be held, and its date has yet to be determined....
Trump's team is more focused so far on building a sprawling network of "#ElectionIntegrity" #lawyers & #PollWatchers than on rounding up organizers & door knockers to reach voters.
It's a sign that 5 months before Election Day, the legal battle is underway —& that Trump PLANS to cry "rigged" if he loses, as it did after the #2020election & his #felony#convictions.
Democracy can't survive when a minority is imposing their will on the majority. Of course, republicans don't want democracy, they want rule by oligarchy (which means only rich white christian men), not representation for everyone.
Lying about our #democracy can cost you. A jury awarded R Freeman & S Moss $148M from Giuliani. Fox News settled with Dominion for $787M after facing the prospect of a lengthy & damaging trial. #Media orgs like OANN/Project Veritas/Salem Media have issued retractions & apologies for their false election claims. We don’t know exactly how this rebalancing towards truth will impact the 2024 election. Those actors-certain to pause-. https://www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/lying-about-the-2024-election-will
Judge rules #SteveBannon must go to #prison by July 1 while appealing #contempt case
The former #Trump adviser is challenging a 4-month prison term for contempt of Congress after failing to appear before a House panel investigating the #Jan6, 2021, riot.
Modi’s authoritarian Hindu nationalist party did not fare well in India’s recent elections. This unexpected result shows that polls and prognostications are certainly not infallible. What matters is the vote.
Sen Rubio -top R on Intel CMTE: Pres Biden was “a demented man propped up by wicked & deranged ppl” -it was now time to “fight fire with fire” *flame emojis to rep. the fire. Seeking retribution thru the justice system is hardly a new concept for #TFG.
Orange Felon 34’s lies about immigration as the cause of violent crime in the U.S. is, surprise, surprise NOT TRUE AT ALL. @NBCNews analysis of some 2024 crime data reveals that cities received the most undocumented people have overall crime DROPPING. https://tinyurl.com/yck3hupm
Indian voters reject Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision for a one-party state in win for competitive democracy.
CNN reports: "In what opposition parties have declared as a victory for pluralism, voters in the world’s largest democracy partially rejected Modi’s populist vision for a Hindu-first nation, reducing the BJP’s share of the vote by 63 seats – bringing its total down to 240, far below the 272 required for a parliamentary majority."
Americans who plan to vote for #TFG don't care that #Ukraine & some C's in the fmr Eastern bloc would lose to #Russia, but if they knew #democracy would be threatened here &...
Bulgarian MIN & others believe -a TFG win would result in a redrawing of the map of Europe -enable & embolden #Putin while weakening the NATO alliance *undoing of many of the gains that came to the West thru winning the Cold War & of many of the most impt. achievements forged in the wake of WWII. https://newrepublic.com/article/182170/former-eastern-bloc-terrified-trump-presidency
DC #ElectionWorkers have been fielding angry calls & emails for over a month from people who oppose allowing #noncitizen residents to #vote in local #elections, leaving the head of the DC Board of Elections concerned about #safety at the polls in Tues’s primary.
“I am definitely nervous,” said Monica Evans, BOE exec dir. “The environment around elections has felt more unsafe.”
Rwanda opposition leader barred from standing against president (www.theguardian.com)
A prominent opponent of the Rwandan president, Paul Kagame, has been barred from standing in next month’s election to challenge his three-decade rule. Diane Rwigara, the leader of the People Salvation Movement, who was also barred in 2017, launched her election bid in May and submitted her candidacy last week. Her name was...
Milorad Dodic (President of the Republika Srpska): We will hold a Referendum on the independence of Republika Srpska from Bosnia and Herzegovina (sarajevotimes.com)
The President of the Republika Srpska Milorad Dodik said that a referendum on the independence of the Republika Srpska from Bosnia and Herzegovina will be held, and its date has yet to be determined....