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Mcalester News Capital
April 1, 2018
Pittsburg County is still heavily Democratic when it comes to the political party affiliations of registered voters — but numbers are trending upward for Republican and independent voter registrations. Registration numbers at the time of the 2016 U.S. presidential election at the Pittsburg County ElectionÃÂ ...
The Sydney Morning Herald
April 1, 2018
The ACT branches of the Labor and Liberal parties are being secretive about what data they hold on voters, and how that data is gathered. Information about voters that political parties can access through social media has been under the microscope since it was revealed that British company CambridgeÃÂ ...
The Nation
April 1, 2018
Life began returning to normal yesterday as longstanding political parties were allowed by the junta to update their party membership roles. The parties had been forced to refrain from contacting their members since the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) issued its order banning politicalÃÂ ...
Economic Times
April 1, 2018
The step has been necessitated following allegations of Chinese funding of Australian political parties even as Canberra made moves along with India, US and Japan to hedge China in the Indo-Pacific and working towards robust security partnership with India. Australia which has also entered into aÃÂ ...
The Hindu
April 1, 2018
The Election Commission has announced the calendar of events for the elections to the 15th Legislative Assembly in Karnataka and with this commences the next phase of preparations by the political parties, particularly the Congress, Bharatiya Janata Party and the Janata Dal (Secular). Needless to stateÃÂ ...
Egypt Independent
March 31, 2018
Mahmoud Abo el-Leil files lawsuit calling for suspension of political parties boycotting elections ... Assistant Secretary General of the political party of Egypt 2000, Mahmoud Abo el-Leil, filed a lawsuit to the Administrative Court of the State Council demanding the suspension of political parties that boycottedÃÂ ...
CBC.ca
March 31, 2018
The government isn't ready to legislate changes that would put political parties under privacy laws, but suggests other tools could be developed to help mitigate the threat to Canadians' personal information. "We are open to moving to strengthen the privacy regime that governs political parties," Scott Brison,ÃÂ ...
The Hill
March 30, 2018
A record number of women are running in the 2018 midterms. This trend is encouraging, but without tackling the broader institutional barriers that disadvantage women and other marginalized groups, it won't be enough to close the vast gender gap in U.S. politics. To accelerate the pace of change, theÃÂ ...
The New Indian Express
March 17, 2018
Electoral bonds were introduced by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in Union Budget 2017-18 as a measure to clean up funding to political parties. The bonds allow donors to pay political parties with banks as an intermediary, without disclosing their identity. They can be encashed by an eligible political partyÃÂ ...
Daily Post Nigeria
March 17, 2018
A newly registered political party, the New Progressive Movement (NPM), has advised Nigerian youths to shun moneybags ahead of the 2019 general elections. The party contended that youths must reject money bag politics so as not to mortgage their future. Abubakar further stressed the need to mobiliseÃÂ ...
GhanaWeb
March 17, 2018
... Initiation of a national dialogue among political parties, electoral institutions, and civil society to deliberate on the impact of money on politics and the expectations citizens and politicians have in terms of its regulation; More rigorous enforcement of existing political party finance legislation; Further efforts,ÃÂ ...
eNCA
March 17, 2018
Political parties welcome decision to prosecute former president Zuma. South Africa; Saturday 17 March 2018 - 12:38pm. File: The IFP's Narend Singh has welcomed the decision to prosecute former president Jacob Zuma, which it said is long overdue. JOHANNESBURG - Political parties united in welcoming the decision toÃÂ ...
Press of Atlantic City
March 17, 2018
Strengthen political parties to offset increased spending by independent groups, says Jeff Brindle ... To counter this trend, the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission has made several proposals that, if enacted, would strengthen the political parties and offset the influence of independentÃÂ ...
Denton Record Chronicle
March 17, 2018
Democrat Angie Cadena and Republican Jayne Howell were elected March 6 to volunteer jobs whose descriptions are simple enough to understand but do not garner as much attention as a senator or judge. That job is county party chairs, a position that tries to push as many members of their respectiveÃÂ ...
Full Fact
March 16, 2018
You can't register to vote if you're solely a Russian citizen, for example, and so you wouldn't be able to make a donation to a UK political party. Russians who have taken British citizenship can donate. The rules also say that only UK businesses can donate to parties in Great Britain and only UK and IrishÃÂ ...
The Diamondback
March 15, 2018
The partisanship in this country has become so strong that even millennials can't kill it. A recent piece in the Washingtonian describes how millennials in Washington, D.C., are feeling the influence of partisanship personally in the form of swiping through Tinder. Multiple swipers reported that just oneÃÂ ...
ABC News
March 15, 2018
Thai billionaire Thananthorn Juangroongruangkit smiles after announcing the launch of his new Future Forward Party in Bangkok, Thailand, Thursday, March 15, 2018. Thailand's slow move from military to civilian governance has lured dozens of new political parties to register in barely two weeks,ÃÂ ...
euronews
March 14, 2018
The further away the framing of an organisation as a political party, the more likely it is to change its name frequently. The name change is certainly seen as a solution to a real problem in the case of the Front national (National Front or FN); the FN label being indelibly associated with founder Jean-Marie LeÃÂ ...
Channel3000.com
December 31, 1999
MADISON, Wis. - Voters will head to the polls Tuesday to vote for the next state Supreme Court justice. Both candidates, Judge Rebecca Dallet and Judge Michael Screnock, participated in a televised debate on Friday. They focused on topics such as special elections, political parties and attack ads.
The Herald
January 28, 2018
So, let's call Dr Cleopas Sibanda's 2017 book, “No Democracy At All In Government by Political Party Representatives” disruptive. Sibanda is a ... That is when he realised that political parties were not good for democracy and that politicians are inherently self-serving, hence the idea of the book. He thenÃÂ ...
Neos Kosmos
January 28, 2018
Greek controversial economist and former Minister of Finance Yanis Varoufakis is re-entering politics with a new party, set to be launched on 26 March, one day after Greece's National Day of Independence. The new party's name has not been announced yet, however, it is affiliated with Croatia's DiEM25,ÃÂ ...
The Nation
January 28, 2018
The input from parliamentarians of different political parties , and the information given by parliamentary sources revealed that the issue had become a matter of concern for almost all the political parties in the run for these elections as there is sizeable number of parliamentarians in every political party whoÃÂ ...
Khaleej Times
January 28, 2018
The bonds which have a validity of only 15 days can be encashed by any eligible political party through a designated bank account with an authorised bank. Every political party has to submit details of one designated bank account to the Election Commission and the proceeds of the bonds can only beÃÂ ...
Dhaka Tribune
January 28, 2018
As elections in Tripura are knocking at the door, political parties are in a rush to finalize the list of its candidates. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday released its first list of 44 candidates for the Assembly elections. The party is going to contest for 51 seats and nine have been kept for its allianceÃÂ ...
Nottingham Post
January 27, 2018
New political party set up in Nottingham to challenge Labour's 'stronghold' on the city council. The leader has said he hopes to stand a candidate .... A new political party has been set up in Nottingham by the Italian former chairman of the city's branch of UKIP. The party, which plans to stand a candidate inÃÂ ...
The New Times
January 26, 2018
Buchanan commended parties for involving political analysts and scholars in their dialogue in order to share ideas. He said political party leaders should continue to draw lessons from the country's checkered history in which many politicians played a negative role. Rwanda lost more than a million peopleÃÂ ...
The Hill
January 26, 2018
Republican lawmakers seem gleeful about recent revelations in the “RussiaGate” investigation that point to Obama administration abuses of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) powers rather than Russian collusion. Before they pop the champagne, the GOP should soberly remember that what hasÃÂ ...
The New Indian Express
January 25, 2018
The major political parties, BJD, BJP and Congress have completed the initial round of campaigning in the constituency by organising worker conferences there. Congress is now under pressure to find out a suitable candidate for the by-poll to retain the seat in the face of determined bid by BJD and BJP toÃÂ ...
Yahoo Singapore News
January 25, 2018
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 25 — All political parties contesting the upcoming general elections need to outline a clear plan of action to ensure the preservation and sustainability of the country's environment, environmental group Pelindung Khazanah Alam (Peka) said. Its president Puan Sri Shariffa SabrinaÃÂ ...
Jamaica Gleaner
January 25, 2018
It's the multibillion-dollar secret that everybody knows but few want to admit: Big business is a major funder of political parties. And that's an important platform from which civic-minded enterprises can leverage the transformation of Jamaica's body politic, reorient the ethos that underpins governance, andÃÂ ...
Dahlonega Nugget
January 25, 2018
Dahlonega's Public Square lived up to its original purpose as a meeting ground for all last Sunday as groups representing differing political ideologies gathered to voice their opinions. The occasion was the one-year anniversary of the inauguration of president Donald Trump, a milestone which led members of local groupÃÂ ...
The Progressive Pulse
January 25, 2018
Do political parties have a constitutional right to designate their nominee on a general election ballot? That's the question U.S. District Court Judge Catherine Eagles must decide in litigation over the General Assembly's decision to eliminate judicial primary elections this year. Eagles, a President BarackÃÂ ...
Nyasa Times
January 24, 2018
No matter how independent he maybe, we will have problems with that and I am sure that this is the feeling of other political parties as well. That is not to undermine the president's prerogative to appoint the attorney general but if he wants to inspire confidence in that office then we need someone who is notÃÂ ...
Plymouth Herald
January 24, 2018
Police alerted to visit by leader of far-right political party to Plymouth. A 'peaceful protest' is planned as For Britain party leader Anne Marie Waters attends rally at pub. Share; Comments. By. Carl EveCrime reporter. 17:04, 24 JAN 2018. News. Enter your postcode to see news and information near you Community updates,ÃÂ ...
LancasterOnline
January 24, 2018
I have read many letters in LNP regarding whether two, three or more parties would be best for the country. My “radical” suggestion is that there should be no parties. Here is how it could and should work. First off, it would eliminate gerrymandering since it serves no purpose when there aren't parties tryingÃÂ ...
KPBS
January 24, 2018
Above: Map of the 49th Congressional District, which includes coastal communities in Orange and San Diego Counties. Jan 2018. With nine candidates now running to replace Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Vista, the challenge for both parties will be to make sure at least one of their candidates is among the top twoÃÂ ...
TODAYonline
January 23, 2018
Malaysia's three Chinese-majority political parties have been in the news this month as they step up preparations for the upcoming general elections. Following the opposition Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition's convention on Jan 7, it announced that the Democratic Action Party (DAP) will be contesting 35ÃÂ ...
The Local Italy
January 23, 2018
Italy's election will take place on March 4th -- that much is certain. But with a new and untested electoral system, deep rifts in the ruling Democratic Party, and a possible comeback on the cards for one Silvio Berlusconi, anything could happen. In this unstable political environment, politicians across theÃÂ ...
Highlander Newspaper
January 22, 2018
By striking down political parties, ASUCR makes very clear in a loud statement that they care about hearing student voices.” Another student, third-year physics major Omar Asad, also expressed his disillusionment with ASUCR's political party system. “With political parties it is highly impractical for anÃÂ ...
The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel
January 19, 2018
Republican Sen. Ray Scott, who currently holds that seat, may have a Democratic opponent this fall, but that depends on whether Rep. Dan Thurlow, R-Grand Junction, decides to challenge Scott for the position. That Democratic opponent could be Grand Junction City Councilor Chris Kennedy, who hasÃÂ ...
Bangor Daily News
January 19, 2018
Good morning from Augusta. We're just entering the thick of the 2018 legislative session, but key lawmakers and operatives have their eyes firmly on the next legislative election, where the closely divided Senate and House of Representative will be up for grabs. Democrats out-raised Republicans throughÃÂ ...
The Punch
January 19, 2018
What we have currently are a far cry from these projections, which constitute the cardinal attributes of credible political parties the world over. As the case of the French President, Emmanuel Macron, shows, a newly formed political party, En-marche, can within a short time seize the nation's imagination andÃÂ ...
Anadolu Agency
January 19, 2018
Turkey's two major political parties' representatives on Thursday met to discuss a possible electoral alliance for the next presidential elections. ... wide-ranging executive powers to the president and eliminating the post of prime minister, and also allowing the president to retain ties to a political party.
CBC.ca
January 19, 2018
The CBC's polls analyst Eric Grenier examines how will social media giant's newsfeed changes will affect political campaigns. 3:20. CBC's Journalistic Standards and Practices. Report Typo or Error|Send Feedback. Popular now in news. 11404 reading now. Bruce McArthur charged with 1st-degreeÃÂ ...
Republica
January 19, 2018
KATHMANDU, Jan 19: The Election Commission has allocated election symbols to the 21 political parties that have registered for the purpose of the election to the member of National Assembly. Accordingly, the CPN (UML) has been allocated 'the Sun', the Nepali Congress 'Tree', CPN (Maoist Centre)ÃÂ ...
Times LIVE
January 18, 2018
Look closely. Slowly but surely the academic and organisational cultures of our universities are being broken down in front of our very eyes. This breakdown is being ruthlessly executed by the narrow interests of political parties who really do not give a damn about the future of higher learning in our country.
The Daily Herald
January 18, 2018
New leaders coming to county, state political parties. Hillary Moralez of Bothell takes over as chair for the Snohomish County Democratic Party. by Jerry Cornfield; Wednesday, January 17, 2018 1:27pm; Local NewsJerry Cornfield. Hillary Moralez is the new chairperson of the Snohomish County Democratic Party.
New York Times
January 16, 2018
In a way, he is seeking to replicate the functions of a political party: grass-roots mobilization, civil society allies and institutionalized policies. It's a big idea, but a reminder that trying to reform the police and society without real institutional support is a bit like writing in the sand. “It's fragile, this experiment,”à...
Independent Online
January 5, 2018
Rustenburg - Political parties in South Africa criticised Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga on Thursday for the drop in the matric results. "Forum 4 Service Delivery (F4SD) delivers a disgraced fail mark in Minister Motshekga 's release of 2017 National Senior Certificate results. There is no steadyÃÂ ...
Hindustan Times
January 5, 2018
AAP has failed to mark its presence in any state other than Delhi – although not for want of trying. It has consistently maintained that it is different from and in fact superior to all other political parties because it is democratic in the way it functions, not corrupt, and not swayed by things such as money andÃÂ ...
