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Trump’s election prompted hand-wringing from commentators who fear that his potential rejection of the Paris climate agreement could “doom civilization.”
Donald the DestroyerWASHINGTON, DC – Donald Trump, the Republican Party’s presumptive nominee to contest the United States’ presidential election in November, is clearly not a standard Republican.
This was a message for which Britain’s European friends had long been hoping, and for which they had waited in vain since Blair’s election in 1997.
Obama’s election has raised hopes for a massive commitment to carbon cuts and vast spending on renewable energy to save the world – especially developing nations.
It certainly recalls Geert Wilders, whose Partij voor de Vrijheid (Party for Freedom, or PVV) set the tone in the Netherlands’ just-completed election, which was won by other parties that appropriated parts of his xenophobic message.
Wilders did not win the Dutch election, as many had feared; but that does not mean his ideas have lost.
As the Dutch now confront the results of their most consequential election in decades, we can only hope that they heed the lessons of their most famous philosopher and do not allow themselves to be governed by fear and hate.
Not since the restoration of democracy in 1985 has a Brazilian election been so contentious and unpredictable.
And Marine Le Pen of the far-right National Front is polling well ahead of the 2017 French presidential election.
If huge sums can be spent to protect privilege by financing election campaigns (as is now the case in the US), the implications of this problem, for both democracy and long-term economic efficiency, could become systemic.
That is the sad lesson of Poland’s parliamentary election two weeks ago, and of Sunday’s indecisive presidential election (which will be decided by a run off between Donald Tusk and Lech Kaczynski on October 23rd.)
Turnout for the parliamentary election was 40%, which puts Poland near the bottom in voter participation among the democratic nations of the world, and about 25-30% below the European average.
A few days before the parliamentary election, people were asked if they hoped for a better life.
And there are signs that, regardless of who wins November’s presidential election, the US might well undertake an armed strike, with potential destruction much greater than if Israel were to act alone.
For example, the EU could stipulate that it will sanction an independence referendum if the regional government requesting it has already won an election on such a platform with an absolute majority of the voters.
Moreover, the referendum should be held at least one year after the election, to allow for a proper, sober debate.
He continues to moan about Attorney General Jeff Sessions having recused himself from the investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election.
Cohen knows a great deal about Trump’s previous business practices and has revealed that he arranged to pay women with whom Trump had sex (though he hasn’t admitted it) for their silence before the presidential election.
A Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll issued on Sunday, September 23, found Democrats leading Republicans for election to the House by 12 percentage points, an extraordinary differential.
Then, in 2010, the Orange Revolution’s failure brought Yanukovych to power in a free and fair election, and in 2012 Putin selected himself for a third presidential term in Russia.
The election on Sunday must give rise to a government that is truly determined to bring radical reform to the country.
The election this Sunday is crucial for Ukraine, but it also holds the key to encouraging the transformation of Russia into a true member of the democratic European family.
Nevertheless, in advance of November’s presidential election, it is important to distinguish the forces that have shaped Barack Obama’s foreign policy, and to assess his handling of them.
America’s Third-World PoliticsCAMBRIDGE – With its presidential election over, the United States can finally take a breather from campaign politics, at least for a while.
The pandering to extremist groups, the rejection of science, the outright lies and distortions, and the evasion of the real issues that characterized the most recent election cycle set a new low for democratic politics.
One can draw two possible conclusions from America’s election.
The other possibility is that what is said and done during an election makes little difference to a polity’s health.
In this sense, last autumn’s election campaign was perfectly suited to Germany’s Michels.
After the election, the real politicking began, but even then, pains were taken to obscure those activities from Germany’s Michels.
And Donald Trump’s election as US president has made matters far worse.
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