Headwinds of electioneering, politicking and taxes are blowing both here and abroad.
It wasn’t the much-trumpeted wave of red – no, not socialism, but the US Republicans’ traditional colour – but the ripple was enough. It flipped a few more than the five seats needed to change the balance of power in the House of Representatives.
“A complete rerun of the election is the only way to ensure the composition of the parliament and councils meets the constitutional requirements of democratic elections,” theElection day was a shambles. Long queues had voters throwing in the towel, or polling stations staying open beyond the 6pm cutoff, with shortages of ballots. Berlin authorities now have 90 days to rerun constitutionally compliant elections.
The Sámi parliament vote issue has simmered for years, and got Finland criticised on the global stage. On 1 February 2019 the UN Human Rights Committee recognised “violations” of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights in how the Finnish legislation determines eligibility to vote for the Sámi parliament.
On 17 November the draft law that would clarify the voters’ roll was approved for submission to the Finnish parliament, with a vote of 11 ministers for and all three from the Centre Party against.As is December’s ANC elective national conference – and the 2024 electioneering expected from early in the new year with the usual smears and whispering campaigns.
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