Tag: Elections
about 2 years ago
belfasttelegraph.co.uk

Sam McBride: For the first time in 50 years, Stormont has a nationalist leader of the opposition ...

It says much about Northern Ireland’s changed political landscape that the last time a nationalist agreed to serve as...

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about 2 years ago
inews.co.uk

Boris Johnson's leadership is turning nearly half of voters off the Conservatives, poll shows

The findings are likely to fuel concerns among Conservative MPs that the Prime Minister could cost their party the ne...

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about 2 years ago
inews.co.uk

‘Boris Johnson is like a disease' says MP as Tory party is shocked by 'horrific' double defeat

Female MPs who reported colleague for viewing porn also blamed for their party's plight. 'I don't know why the girls ...

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over 2 years ago
inews.co.uk

Northern Ireland elections were dominated by the protocol but only UK and EU can act

The victory of Sinn Fein was driven by division between unionists rather than an advance of nationalism

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over 2 years ago
belfasttelegraph.co.uk

Sam McBride: At last, a spirited NI election debate... but the scale of Stormont’s brokenness is ...

As the final act in an overwhelmingly forgettable election campaign, Tuesday night’s BBC debate was the first time wh...

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over 2 years ago
belfasttelegraph.co.uk

Sam McBride: A turgid campaign has exposed cracks within SF and DUP

Those most deeply immersed in politics can lose sight of the big picture. In this online age, change is incessant and...

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over 2 years ago
belfasttelegraph.co.uk

Sam McBride: DUP and Sinn Féin are the weary front runners in election race but are all out of ideas

There can’t be a system of government in which it matters less who wins and who comes second than in Northern Ireland...

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over 2 years ago
belfasttelegraph.co.uk

Sam McBride: Short-termism defines Northern Ireland, but a day of reckoning looms

When you open this newspaper a week from today, the votes will be counted, and debate will centre not on who will be ...

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over 2 years ago
inews.co.uk

Johnson’s moment of truth: PM faces coup attempt as voters condemn Partygate 'shenanigans'

The parties are battling it out in local elections that will be the first indication of whether Partygate is harming ...

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over 2 years ago
inews.co.uk

Politicians risk missing out on younger voters as they think politics is a ‘waste of time'

About 70 per cent of voters aged 18-24 said they do not feel 'listened to' by politicians

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over 2 years ago
belfasttelegraph.co.uk

Sam McBride: Alliance manifesto talks tough on Stormont reform

If opponents of the Good Friday Agreement expect to ever see the deal radically altered, they probably expect that ch...

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over 2 years ago
inews.co.uk

Scotland to become first part of UK to allow 16 and 17-year-olds to enter Parliament

The plan would allow under-18s to become MSPs at the next Scottish Parliament election in 2026

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over 2 years ago
belfasttelegraph.co.uk

Sam McBride: Jeffrey Donaldson has turned down three vacant MLA seats since becoming DUP leader, ...

A key element of Sir Jeffrey Donaldson’s campaign to be DUP leader – indeed, one of the few areas in which he differe...

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over 2 years ago
nypost.com

It’s Lady and the Trump for 2024 presidential election

Former President Donald Trump gave his strongest hint with plans to run for president in 2024 to CPAC conservatives o...

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over 2 years ago
inews.co.uk

Labour dismisses suggestion of election ‘pact’ with Lib Dems

Both parties denied formal discussions around an election alliance were taking place and said moving resources around...

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over 2 years ago
wsj.com

Iraq’s Top Court Rejects Election Challenge by Pro-Iran Faction

The decision paves the way for the formation of a new government dominated by Shiite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, w...

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over 2 years ago
politico.eu

Saskia Esken and Lars Klingbeil elected to lead Germany’s SPD

Internal changes come after the center left’s success in federal election.

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almost 3 years ago
nypost.com

Election a wake-up call for the woke: Devine

This year’s tremendous election results for Republicans is just the beginning of America’s lashing on President Joe B...

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almost 3 years ago
nypost.com

Pro-biz GOPer Jack Ciattarelli gaining on duplicitous NJ Gov. Murphy: Devine

Former state legislator Jack Ciattarelli is right on Gov. Phil Murphy’s tail in a hotly contested race in New Jersey ...

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almost 3 years ago
politico.eu

Dark news: The murky world of undercover EU lobbying

Brussels news outlet EU Reporter’s blend of corporate press releases, original news and paid-for content makes it imp...

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about 3 years ago
politico.eu

Thousands of posts around January 6 riots go missing from Facebook transparency tool

The social media company said it was a technical error, and has been fixed, but tens of thousands of posts are still ...

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about 3 years ago
wsj.com

Zambia’s Opposition Wins Surprise Landslide as Defaulting Economy Reels

Hakainde Hichilema was elected president of Africa’s second-largest copper producer, defeating incumbent Edgar Lungu,...

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about 3 years ago
politico.eu

Italy’s ex-PM Conte takes over as 5Star leader

Conte will have his work cut out to rebuild support.

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about 3 years ago
politico.eu

Facebook’s attempt to ban academics runs into trouble

Digital tool at the heart of the stand-off continues to work despite efforts to shut it down.

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about 3 years ago
inews.co.uk

Labour win Batley and Spen in sensational by-election comeback

Kim Leadbeater held on to the seat with 13,296 votes, a majority of 323 over Tory candidate Ryan Stephenson. George G...

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about 3 years ago
politico.eu

EU and UK extend post-Brexit grace period on Northern Ireland meat checks

‘Sausage war’ to dial down over the summer as EU and UK agree to delay Northern Ireland chilled meats ban.

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about 3 years ago
politico.eu

Voter fraud misinformation gains momentum in Germany

Researchers discovered a spike of election-related falsehoods around a recent state election ahead of the country’s n...

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over 3 years ago
nytimes.com

What’s Happening in Belarus? Here Are the Basics.

For those trying to catch up on the “state hijacking” of an airplane, the arrest of a dissident and what preceded it.

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over 3 years ago
politico.eu

Facebook braces for showdown with world leaders after Trump ban

From Jair Bolsonaro to Boris Johnson, world leaders have an acute interest in Facebook’s next content decisions.

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over 3 years ago
inews.co.uk

Plans for mandatory voter ID at polling stations spark storm of protest

Downing Street says people have to prove who they are when they pick up a parcel or borrow a library book

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over 3 years ago
inews.co.uk

Labour doomed if it fails to modernise, says David Blunkett

The former Labour Home Secretary says areas once dominated by heavy industries have 'moved on' and want to hear about...

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over 3 years ago
politico.eu

Boris Johnson’s phone number breach fails to prompt tighter security

Solutions are out there, but ministers have not been keen to embrace them.

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over 3 years ago
inews.co.uk

Who's standing in the Hartlepool by-election to replace Mike Hill as MP - and when it is

Hartlepool has been long held by Labour and the party was able to fight off a challenge by Tory and Brexit Party cand...

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over 3 years ago
inews.co.uk

How the sleaze allegations could affect local elections - and haunt Boris Johnson in the future

While the row over the Downing Street flat could land the PM in legal hot water, his alleged remarks over the Covid d...

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over 3 years ago
politico.eu

Kosovo’s parliament picks reformist Vjosa Osmani as president

Vjosa Osmani is a coalition partner of Kosovo’s prime minister Albin Kurti.

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over 3 years ago
inews.co.uk

Who's standing in the Hartlepool by-election to replace Mike Hill as MP - and when it is

Hartlepool has been long held by Labour and the party was able to fight off a challenge by Tory and Brexit Party cand...

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over 3 years ago
inews.co.uk

As campaigning starts, i looks at what is at stake for each party in the local elections

May’s elections in England, Scotland and Wales – some of which have been postponed from 2020 - will feel the stranges...

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over 3 years ago
inews.co.uk

Boris Johnson condemns military coup in Myanmar as leader Aung San Suu Kyi is detained

Rebels seized power from the National League for Democracy (NLD) party on Monday after alleging “huge irregularities”...

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over 3 years ago
wsj.com

Ugandan President Claims Sixth Election Victory as Opposition Alleged Rigging

President Yoweri Museveni was declared the winner while opposition leader Bobi Wine alleged the vote was rigged, capp...

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