The Liberals are facing allegations of possible vote-buying during a leadership race earlier this year that saw Rodriguez take the reins of
Quebec’s anti-corruption police have launched a criminal investigation of the provincial Liberal party, prompting some Liberals to voice doubts about the continued leadership of former federal cabinet minister Pablo Rodriguez.
The Liberals are facing allegations of possible vote-buying during a leadership race earlier this year that saw Rodriguez take the reins of the party.
On Wednesday, a defiant Rodriguez told reporters he is “absolutely” staying on as leader, despite multiple investigations related to the campaign he won in June. “I was duly elected by the members,” he said. “I have nothing to reproach myself for.”
The Biden administration continues to give gobs of money directly "the Palestinians" which is 100% going to Hamas, which ends up predominantly into the pockets of 3 Hamas founders, used to live like Kings in Qatar and to kill Israelis.
It's not too far fetched to conclude, that Israel should now be, technically, at war with the U.S., as the U.S. is a direct funder of Hamas.
""U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken announces $404 million aid package for Palestine.""
“The United States has for many decades been the largest single country provider for assistance for Palestinians. Today im announcing an initial $404 million.”
This is more than just a vote-buying scheme, as is the student loan program. This is a direct threat to the lives of everyday Israelis.
Electoral data shows that Moldovans have voted by a razor-thin majority in favor of securing the country’s path toward European Union member
Moldova held an election over the weekend. It included both a referendum on joining the European Union and the first round of a presidential election.
Despite heavy Russian interference, the pro-EU measure squeaked through to victory. Incumbent President Maia Sandu, one of the many female heads of government these days, got the largest percentage of votes and will face pro-Putin candidate Alexandr Stoianoglo in a runoff on November 3rd.
Moldovans voted by a razor-thin majority in favor of securing the country’s path toward European Union membership, electoral data showed Monday, after the pro-Western president accused foreign interference and “criminal groups” of trying to undermine the vote in the former Soviet republic.
The “No” vote appeared to be ahead until the last few thousand votes were counted from the large diaspora of Moldova, whose authorities have accused Russia of trying to destabilize the country.
With 99.41% of votes counted in the EU referendum held Sunday, the “Yes” vote stood at 50.39% and the “No” vote at 49.61%, according to the Central Electoral Commission.
A loss would have been a political disaster for the pro-Western government, which strongly supported the pro-EU campaign.
On Monday, President Maia Sandu reiterated claims that unprecedented voter fraud and foreign interference had undermined the voting, calling it a “vile attack” on Moldova’s sovereignty.
Russia has only itself to blame for the rise of pro-EU and pro-NATO sentiment in its neighbors. The unlawful invasion of Ukraine reminded everybody of Putin's neo-imperialist tendencies.
Moldova applied to join the EU in the wake of Russia’s full-scale invasion of neighboring Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, and was granted candidate status that summer, alongside Ukraine. Brussels agreed in June to start membership negotiations.
President Sandu is likely to win a second term in the November 3rd runoff – despite Russian meddling.
In the presidential race that was held at the same time, Sandu won the first round with 42% of the vote in a field of 11, short of an outright majority. She will face Alexandr Stoianoglo, a Russia-friendly former prosecutor general who outperformed polls with around 26% of the vote, in a runoff on Nov. 3.
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In early October, Moldovan law enforcement said it had uncovered a massive vote-buying scheme orchestrated by Ilan Shor, an exiled pro-Russia oligarch who currently lives in Russia, which paid 15 million euros ($16.2 million) to 130,000 people to undermine the two ballots.
Shor was convicted in absentia last year of fraud and money laundering and sentenced to 15 years in prison in the case of $1 billion that went missing from Moldovan banks in 2014. He denied the allegations, saying the payments were legal and citing a right to freedom of expression. Shor’s populist Russia-friendly Shor Party was declared unconstitutional last year and banned.
On Thursday, Moldovan authorities foiled another plot in which more than 100 young Moldovans received training in Moscow from private military groups on how to create civil unrest around the two votes. Some also attended more advanced training in “guerrilla camps” in Serbia and Bosnia, police said, and four people were detained for 30 days.
Russian interference? Buying votes? A filthy rich oligarch? Sounds a lot like the Trump campaign. They are both Putin operations.
White House National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby had this to say about the elections in Moldova.
As I warned about last week, Russia has been working actively to undermine Moldova’s election and their European integration. In the past several months, Moscow has dedicated millions of dollars towards these efforts. Now, Russia did not succeed. As the results demonstrate, Moldovan democracy is strong, as is the will and desire of the Moldovan people to advance toward European integration.
The U.S. remains a proud partner of Moldova, and we will continue to stand with them as they endeavor to continue to protect their democracy and, quite frankly, to reach the aspirations of the Moldovan people.
The new hat that Jughead wore, seemingly a replacement for his mohawk, through issues 34 through 37 of Jughead. The artists on the Betty title and the Veronica title appeared to be just winging it. And there is a failure to redraw it in the second reprint panel.
Retouched some of Veronica's outfits. I would say a wise move on that one, as I look at Veronica leaning on the car in the second panel.
Actually the only panel they lengthened that one.
Mudsling misthrow.
The asterisk points to the existence in the past of a narrative universe. Devoid of context, there is no reason to believe Veronica is talking about anything. Half truths are now less than half truths.
A novel way of dealing with the space left with the removal of the "Big" moniker for Ethel.
This year, local political activist and Democratic Party member Saciido Shaie ran for the Minneapolis City Council seat in Ward 6. She has a long political resume. Shaie has been appointed to several state boards by Minnesota's governor and has also served as the Minneapolis DFL (Democratic Party) fundraising director.
On July 6, Saciido Shaie released a 15-minute video of herself speaking in Somali. She announced that she was not suspending her campaign — but she would no longer be campaigning door-to-door.
She spoke about how upset she was by how many voters she encountered who expected her to pay $200 for a vote.
She was angry that local Democrats had taken advantage of so many elderly Somali-American refugees, who, she said, sincerely do not know that vote-buying is a serious federal crime in the United States.
Shaie also specifically described two incidents she had witnessed.
She added that anyone who thinks she is a "snitch" needs to understand that law enforcement and others "already know." That everyone involved could eventually get turned in by friends and family, presumably if law enforcement finally shows up with evidence and leverage. Shaie also stated that these "terrible things" simply need to stop, because they will destroy the Somali-American community and their children's hopes for a future in America.
The video has been taken down since this article’s publication, but they got a native speaker to translate it, a second source to verify the translation’s accuracy, and then transcribed that translation to their page. I can’t find the video anywhere now, even though this article is only 4 days old. So please read the translation!
20 men and 5 women arrested after police allegedly discovered they were involved in vote buying for Tinubu
They were also accused of giving bandits information about victims to kidnap
So I have been documenting this place ever since I pass by because this covered court has been packed with people and I was curious as to why. Turns out it was an alleged vote-buying campaign of a candidate masked as government help. I thought it ended end of april but guess who was fooled.
