Tag: contender

Hungary’s five-time Prime Minister Orbán is facing a new serious contender in upcoming EU elections

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — About three months ago, a scandal rocked five-time nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz party which prides itself on upholding family values and Christian conservatism. As party leaders attempted damage control after close Orbán allies, President Katalin Novák and Justice Minister Judit Varga, were forced to resign over a presidential pardon […]

VP contender Doug Burgum joins Trump at campaign rally in New Jersey

North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum spoke before a large crowd of Donald Trump supporters Saturday in the latest sign that the competition to be the former president’s running mate is heating up among vice presidential hopefuls. Burgum, who was among Trump’s opponents in the Republican primary before dropping out, praised the presumptive nominee and bashed […]

Israeli Eurovision contender booed during final as she sang in Hebrew

Israel’s Eurovision contestant felt forced to practise her power ballad to the sounds of booing and chants of “free Palestine” in preparation for her performance as the competition descended into chaos on the day of the final. Eden Golan, Israel’s 20-year-old act, was filmed singing Hurricane to the backdrop of her team imitating the sounds […]

Trump VP contender unbothered by him comparing Biden administration to the “Gestapo”

Potential vice president contender and North Dakota Governor, Doug Burgum, seems to brush-off questions that could portray former president Donald Trump in a bad light, including his recent remarks comparing the Biden administration to the “Gestapo.”  In an interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper, the Republican governor weighed-in on Trump’s stance as a presumptive presidential nominee, […]

Contender for Bradley’s Senate seat jumps in

May 3—CONCORD — A nine-term House Republican legislator quickly emerged as a leading contender for the District 3 state Senate seat that Senate President Jeb Bradley, R-Wolfeboro, will retire from at year’s end. Mark McConkey, 69, of Freedom, is chairman of the House Public Works and Highways Committee, which is the first stop every two […]

Trump to hold Ohio fundraiser with VP contender JD Vance

Sen. JD Vance, an Ohio Republican who is among the contenders to be Donald Trump’s vice presidential running mate, will help the former president raise money next month in Cincinnati, according to an invitation obtained Tuesday by NBC News. Vance is billed as the “special guest” for a May 15 fundraiser and “lunch discussion” to […]