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The defection of the governors, however, may be a double-edged sword for Primakov, who announced in his first campaign address on August 30 that what his presidency would offer Russia was a strong central state with renewed controls on parts of the economy.
It did this most famously in the case of smallpox, where the WHO led the successful campaign on global eradication of that long-dread disease.
Likewise, despite Trump’s aggressive rhetoric on immigration, his policies have been relatively moderate, perhaps because many of the businesspeople who supported his campaign actually favor a milder approach.
The “Leave” side in the United Kingdom’s Brexit referendum orchestrated a similar campaign, and xenophobia and ethno-populism are resurgent throughout the West.
Defeating drug gangs was one of Macri’s three campaign mantras (zero poverty and ending corruption being the other two).
Last month, on the third anniversary of the eruption of protests in Damascus and other Syrian cities, people around the world mobilized in street vigils and online as part of the “With Syria” campaign.
The “With Syria” campaign reminded world leaders of the parents, doctors, and teachers protecting and caring for their families and communities even as bombs fall around them.
Though the government’s program is likely to be less ambitious and qualify many of her campaign promises, the poor and lower middle class – her main electoral base – expect that she will move swiftly, for example, to end for-profit elementary and secondary education and offer free universal tertiary education.
In her victory speech, she reiterated some common campaign themes, including the new constitution, improvements to the education system, and gender parity in her administration.
In this context, when politicians campaign for votes by advancing antagonistic and divisive identity politics, they sow the seeds of animosity, mistrust, and violence within their own societies.
What was portrayed during the election campaign as a long-term measure, however dubious, is now portrayed as the medicine needed to keep America’s economy growing in the short run.
The failure of the UK’s “Remain” campaign to rebut concerns about migration reflects the wider inability of the global elite to convince people that the free movement of capital, goods, and people is in general good for everyone.
From the start of the campaign, Lula showed strength, especially after the right's favored candidate, Roseana Sarney, crashed and burned when federal police and prosecutors discovered a load of cash in her husband's office.
"Free" radio and TV time for the candidates began on August 20, and Serra immediately began an intense negative campaign against Gomes.
But the country's bitter and divisive presidential campaign will leave bad blood, and whoever becomes president will be unable to count on Cardoso's large and cohesive majorities in Congress.
The campaign against under-recognition has probably resulted in some anxious, agitated, and/or irritable depressed patients who complain of insomnia and “racing thoughts” being misdiagnosed with bipolar disorder.
(Nihalani, a BJP appointee, had made a campaign video for Prime Minister Narendra Modi.)
Though Kuwait is a monarchy, its parliamentary history has not been placid, and the election campaign reflected ongoing tensions between the royal family and segments of the electorate.
As a result, the issue became the focus of a vigorous campaign by discontented Kuwaitis, who gathered in front of the National Assembly building and in universities to voice their criticisms.
Though women have long been active in Kuwaiti public life, they were enfranchised only last year, after a long and difficult campaign, by a parliamentary vote, and accounted for just 28 of the 249 candidates.
Clearly, women demonstrated tremendous enthusiasm for the political process, taking part in large numbers in political rallies, and as campaign workers in a range of election activities.
In some countries, overt corruption occurs primarily through campaign contributions that oblige politicians to repay major donors with favors.
The Tamil Tigers led a ruthless campaign for an independent territory against Sri Lanka’s government for most of the past three decades.
Health professionals took the lead in a campaign to press the government – through the mechanisms of direct democracy – to shift its focus from arresting and punishing drug users toward public-health policies that are based on scientific evidence of what works.
My own multimedia “WMD—WeMustDisarm!” campaign, which will culminate on the International Day of Peace (21 September), will reinforce growing calls for disarmament by former statesmen and grassroots campaigns, such as “Global Zero.”
Perhaps the oddest referendum will take place in April in the Netherlands, following a successful petition campaign.
These far-reaching health effects, in addition to the immediate benefit of empowering citizens to protect themselves, should spur even the most financially strapped governments to start a transparent air-quality monitoring campaign today.
The US Supreme Court has interpreted the US Constitution in a way that vitiates all restrictions on campaign spending, essentially allowing wealthy American individuals and corporations to buy elections.
Just a couple of weeks after his election, Macron slammed Russian state-owned media for employing “lying propaganda” to smear him during the campaign – while standing right next to Putin himself.
In his campaign, he targeted vulnerable groups and pledged to reduce or eliminate protections for minorities, women, and the poor.
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