Elections – Page 17 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

Vaccines, Peace Agreements and a High Credit Rating: What Can Keep Netanyahu in Power?

Posted on November 23, 2020November 23, 2020By Editor

Although Israeli surveys still show that Netanyahu’s Likud party has weakened, the Prime Minister has a good chance of getting re-elected if Israel ends up going to the polls, due to a recent string of achievements. … Read More >Vaccines, Peace Agreements and a High Credit Rating: What Can Keep Netanyahu in Power?

Middle East

Palestinian Leader-in-Waiting? Who’s Mohammed Dahlan and How Likely Will He Replace Abbas?

Posted on November 17, 2020November 17, 2020By Editor

A delegation of Hamas and Fatah officials are set to meet in Cairo on Monday to hold another round of talks that would pave the way for their reconciliation, Israeli media reported. … Read More >Palestinian Leader-in-Waiting? Who’s Mohammed Dahlan and How Likely Will He Replace Abbas?

World

Russia or Brussels? Foreign policy becomes key battleground in Moldova’s presidential election

Posted on November 15, 2020November 15, 2020By Editor

Moldova heads to the polls on Sunday for the second-round of its presidential election. But, while voters focus on the country’s coronavirus response and its faltering economy, ties with Russia are also a key topic for debate. … Read More >Russia or Brussels? Foreign policy becomes key battleground in Moldova’s presidential election

World

Libya peace process ‘breakthrough’: Warring parties agree to hold elections in 18 months, UN says

Posted on November 12, 2020November 12, 2020By Editor

The two parties to Libya’s long-lasting civil war have reached an agreement on holding nationwide elections in 18 months, the UN envoy to Libya has announced, calling it a “breakthrough” in the protracted peace process. … Read More >Libya peace process ‘breakthrough’: Warring parties agree to hold elections in 18 months, UN says

USA

28 Million Mail-In Ballots Went Missing in Last Four Elections

Posted on November 11, 2020November 11, 2020By Editor

Between 2012 and 2018, 28.3 million mail-in ballots remain unaccounted for, according to data from the federal Election Assistance Commission. The missing ballots amount to nearly one in five of all absentee ballots and ballots mailed to voters residing in states that do elections exclusively by mail. … Read More >28 Million Mail-In Ballots Went Missing in Last Four Elections

Op-ed

Forget Joe Biden… The big news is Kamala Harris, who is clearly being groomed to take over as president in 2024

Posted on November 10, 2020November 10, 2020By Editor

Joe Biden will be 82 in four years’ time and is unlikely to go for a second term as president. It’s obvious already that Kamala Harris would be his probable successor, despite a controversial CV. … Read More >Forget Joe Biden… The big news is Kamala Harris, who is clearly being groomed to take over as president in 2024

USA

Distinguished Russiagate disciple Michael McFaul upset that Putin hasn’t congratulated Biden for presumed election win

Posted on November 9, 2020November 9, 2020By Editor

Former US envoy to Russia Michael McFaul is unhappy that Moscow hasn’t declared Joe Biden the election winner without official results, apparently tossing aside years of hysteria about Kremlin “meddling” in US internal affairs. … Read More >Distinguished Russiagate disciple Michael McFaul upset that Putin hasn’t congratulated Biden for presumed election win

World

Georgia launches probe over plot to ‘overthrow government,’ after parties call victory BEFORE votes counted in disputed election

Posted on November 8, 2020By Editor

Investigations have begun in Tbilisi, Georgia, after the State Security Service discovered a plan had been made to topple the country’s government ahead of October’s parliamentary elections. … Read More >Georgia launches probe over plot to ‘overthrow government,’ after parties call victory BEFORE votes counted in disputed election

Journalism & Mass media

The huckster and the hack: UK govt report undermines stars of Cambridge Analytica-Russiagate scandal

Posted on November 4, 2020By Editor

Self-styled whistleblower Christopher Wylie and The Guardian reporter Carole Cadwalladr earned film deals and flashy awards by blaming Brexit and Trump on a sweeping conspiracy between data firm Cambridge Analytica and Russia. … Read More >The huckster and the hack: UK govt report undermines stars of Cambridge Analytica-Russiagate scandal

Journalism & Mass media

Right-wing Bolivian protesters refuse to accept election loss

Posted on October 30, 2020January 31, 2021By Editor

The Grayzone reported from a opposition protest in La Paz, Bolivia, where right-wing activists said they would refuse to let the Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) party take power after winning the October 18 election, shouting vulgar chants and alleging fraud. … Read More >Right-wing Bolivian protesters refuse to accept election loss