Elections

Somalia PM Accuses President Of ‘Coup’ Attempt As Elections Spat Deepens

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A long-running political crisis in Somalia escalated on Monday as the president suspended the prime minister, who blasted the move as an “attempted coup” and asked the armed forces to follow his orders. The angry exchange came a day after President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, who is better known as Farmajo, sparred with Prime Minister Mohamed …

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Hong Kong ‘Patriots Only’ Elections Usher In Muted New Era

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Against a backdrop of colourful banners and fluttering flags, local Hong Kong politician Allan Wong is trying to get morning commuters excited about the city’s upcoming “patriots only” legislature polls. Wong, 41, is one of 153 people vetted for their political loyalty and allowed to stand in a new system that has drastically curtailed who …

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Skeptical Opposition Participating In Venezuela Regional Elections

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Venezuela’s opposition will contest regional elections Sunday for the first time in three years but it will do so disunited and unconvinced President Nicolas Maduro will allow the vote to be free. The main opposition boycotted the last legislative and presidential elections over a lack of free, fair and transparent polls but agreed to take …

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U.S. imposes visa curbs on those who undermined Ugandan elections

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FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivers a statement as he meets with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in Brussels, Belgium, April 14, 2021. REUTERS/Johanna Geron/Pool April 16, 2021 WASHINGTON/KAMPALA (Reuters) -The United States is imposing visa bans on Ugandan government officials accused of human rights violation and repressive acts that tainted the …

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Georgia Gov. Kemp: MLB’s Decision Will Hurt Minority-Owned Businesses

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Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp doubled down on his criticism of Major League Baseball’s decision to pull this summer’s All-Star Game from the state, saying that the move will have a devastating economic impact on minority-owned businesses. “It’s minority-owned businesses that have been hit harder than most because of an invisible virus by no fault of their own,” …

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Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp: Election Reforms Worth the Boycotts, Lawsuits

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Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp says he will stand his ground in response to corporate backlash over a newly enacted law seeking to advance the integrity and fairness of elections in the state following the election rule changes made during the pandemic that led to controversy surrounding the 2020 election result. “Free and fair elections are the …

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Atlanta based news outlet retracts false claims about new Ga. elections law limiting times and voter access

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(Photo by Andy Manis/Getty Images) OAN NewsroomUPDATED 3:05 PM PT – Thursday, April 1, 2021 Left-wing news outlet Atlanta Journal-Constitution issued a retraction after it falsely claimed the new Georgia elections law would limit voting times. On Wednesday, the correction was made after it was discovered the law would not end voting hours early. The …

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Gov. Kemp Calls Out CEO Criticism of Georgia Elections Law, Urges ‘Debate About the Merits’

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Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp took aim at pushback from corporate leaders to the Peach State’s new election integrity bill that he signed into law last week, saying that he welcomes the criticism as an opportunity to debate the merits of the measure. “I’m glad to deal with it,” Kemp told CNBC when asked about backlash …

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GOP Ga. lawmakers attempt to make elections fair in Peach State

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FILE – In this Dec. 14, 2020 file photo, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger spoke during a news conference in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore) OAN NewsroomUPDATED 9:35 AM PT – Saturday, March 27, 2021 Georgia’s secretary of state is pushing back against the Democrats’ so-called For the People Act. In a USA Today opinion …

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