Elections – Page 25 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

Israel Election: Netanyahu Shares Video of Benny Gantz Saying ‘Don’t Vote for My Party’

Posted on March 2, 2020March 2, 2020By Editor

Israel is holding its third election in less than a year, and the set-up has remained virtually unchanged: two bitter rivals, Benny Gantz and Benjamin Netanyahu, are unwilling to compromise or to form a coalition government. … Read More >Israel Election: Netanyahu Shares Video of Benny Gantz Saying ‘Don’t Vote for My Party’

USA

Tulsi Gabbard: Presidential candidates must also condemn election interference by US intelligence agencies

Posted on March 1, 2020March 1, 2020By Editor

Reckless claims by anonymous intelligence officials that Russia is “helping” Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) are deeply irresponsible. So was former New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg’s calculated decision Tuesday to repeat this unsubstantiated accusation on the debate stage in South Carolina. … Read More >Tulsi Gabbard: Presidential candidates must also condemn election interference by US intelligence agencies

‘You’re Either Pro-Bibi or You’re Against Bibi, There’s Nothing in the Middle’ – Likud Official

Posted on February 29, 2020February 29, 2020By Editor

On 2 March, Israel is going to hold its third general election in less than a year after no party managed to win a majority or form a coalition government in the two previous votes. … Read More >‘You’re Either Pro-Bibi or You’re Against Bibi, There’s Nothing in the Middle’ – Likud Official

Op-ed

The whole Democratic primary is an Obama lookalike contest (and everyone’s losing)

Posted on February 26, 2020February 26, 2020By Editor

Within the Democratic primary is the real contest of 2020: who can convince voters they’re most like former president Barack Obama, whom nostalgic alchemy has transformed into the closest thing the US has to a political saint? … Read More >The whole Democratic primary is an Obama lookalike contest (and everyone’s losing)

USA

‘Bang-bang-bang’: Bloomberg says he’d DRONE his critics & shield banks if elected president in leaked audio

Posted on February 25, 2020February 25, 2020By Editor

Billionaire Democratic hopeful Michael Bloomberg vowed to “defend the banks” and jokingly suggested that he may hunt down his political rivals with Predator drones if elected, a leaked 2016 audio clip has revealed. … Read More >‘Bang-bang-bang’: Bloomberg says he’d DRONE his critics & shield banks if elected president in leaked audio

More Deeds Than Words: Change of Tactics Benefited Netanyahu But Will it Help Him in March Polls?

Posted on February 25, 2020February 25, 2020By Editor

With less than a week left until Israel goes to the polls for a third time in less than a year, the country’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is stepping up his election campaign, firing left, right and centre in an attempt to obtain the 61 seats needed to be able to form a government. … Read More >More Deeds Than Words: Change of Tactics Benefited Netanyahu But Will it Help Him in March Polls?

EU

‘Chaotic Demoralized Union’: Merkel’s CDU laments ‘bitter day’ after losing big in Hamburg state election

Posted on February 24, 2020February 24, 2020By Editor

Leadership chaos and the recent scandal in Thuringia – where the CDU sided with the tabooed AfD – led voters to punish the chancellor’s party in Germany’s second-largest city, its top-tier members and opponents believe. … Read More >‘Chaotic Demoralized Union’: Merkel’s CDU laments ‘bitter day’ after losing big in Hamburg state election

Op-ed

Democrats resurrect ‘Russiagate’ to go after both Trump and Bernie Sanders, hide their own election trickery

Posted on February 23, 2020February 23, 2020By Editor

Establishment Democrats have now used the claims of ‘Russian meddling’ to go after their own progressive wing as well as President Donald Trump. The bogus accusation seems to be nothing more than cover for their own wrongdoing. … Read More >Democrats resurrect ‘Russiagate’ to go after both Trump and Bernie Sanders, hide their own election trickery

Foreign media ‘didn’t miss the slightest opportunity’ to keep people from voting in nationwide election – Iran’s supreme leader

Posted on February 23, 2020February 23, 2020By Editor

Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei took aim at foreign media outlets, claiming they did their utmost to “discourage” Iranians from voting this Friday in the parliamentary election. … Read More >Foreign media ‘didn’t miss the slightest opportunity’ to keep people from voting in nationwide election – Iran’s supreme leader

US sanctions on Iranian election watchdog signify ‘failure, frustration & defeat’ of pressure policy – Tehran

Posted on February 21, 2020February 21, 2020By Editor

The latest anti-Iranian US sanctions have targeted the country’s candidate-vetting body ahead of a parliamentary election. Tehran called the move a sign of desperation that highlights the failure of Washington’s approach to Iran. … Read More >US sanctions on Iranian election watchdog signify ‘failure, frustration & defeat’ of pressure policy – Tehran