Most of Marion County’s constitutional officers faced no opposition and were automatically re-elected on Friday. Qualifying period for local offices began noon June 10 and ended June 14 at noon. Since no challengers qualified, those guaranteed another four years are Greg Harrell, clerk of the circuit court and comptroller; Jimmy Cowan, property appraiser; Wesley Wilcox, […]
MARTIN COUNTY — All five constitutional officers ran unopposed this election while all the incumbents for municipal and county commission seats will face competition in August. John Budensiek, chief deputy at the Martin County Sheriff’s Office, ran unopposed for sheriff following Sheriff William Snyder’s decision to pursue other opportunities. Incumbents Jenny Fields, property appraiser; Vicki […]
By Shivangi Acharya, Krishn Kaushik AYODHYA/VARANASI, India (Reuters) -A seminal moment in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s unsuccessful campaign to retain his parliamentary majority occurred days before India’s marathon election began in April. Speaking in the constituency that includes the Hindu temple town of Ayodhya, lawmaker Lallu Singh said that his and Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party […]
A video of a religious flag atop a truck has been shared in posts that falsely claimed residents of Bareilly city in India’s Uttar Pradesh state waved the flag of Muslim-majority Pakistan to celebrate the failure of the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to secure a majority in the state after the country’s general […]
As Senate Democrats prepare to force a vote on protecting in vitro fertilization, one of the more common complaints from Republicans is that there’s no real need to legislate on the matter. It was just a few months ago when GOP leaders, including Donald Trump, expressed public support for IVF, so as far as Republicans […]
Nigel Farage said he wants to lead a “national opposition” to Labour if Sir Keir Starmer’s party wins the upcoming UK General Election. The Reform UK leader, who hopes to engineer a reverse takeover of the Conservative Party to form a new centre-right grouping, said he believed the situation was already “close to a tipping […]
The leader of South Africa’s Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) says his party has agreed to form part of a government of national unity that includes the African National Congress (ANC) and the biggest opposition party, the Democratic Alliance (DA). Velenkosini Hlabisa told reporters at a media briefing in Durban on Wednesday: “The only options were […]
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage says his party will replace the Conservatives as the opposition to Labour after the UK general election. Speaking to the Sunday Express, Mr Farage claimed his party is “the real opposition now” and that the election on July 4th “is our beginning”. “This election is over. Labour are going to […]
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African opposition parties were meeting Friday and will continue crunch talks into next week to consider the ruling African National Congress’ offer to become part of a government of national unity. ANC failed to secure a majority in last week’s highly contested election, but some opposition parties are already rejecting the […]
NEW YORK — The City Council overwhelmingly passed legislation to give itself greater oversight of top mayoral appointments — the latest move in a power struggle with Mayor Eric Adams. The bill would subject 20 positions to confirmation hearings and a vote by the 51-member legislative body, including commissioners of the buildings, transportation and sanitation […]
HONOLULU — Local officials on the Hawaiian island of Maui on Wednesday voted to oppose a U.S. military proposal to build new telescopes on the summit of Haleakala volcano, the latest observatory project to meet objection in the islands. The U.S. Space Force and Air Force want to build a new facility on the top […]
NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s bruised and battered opposition was largely written off in the lead-up to the national election as too weak and fragmented to take on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his powerful Hindu nationalist governing party. It scored a stunning comeback, slowing the Modi juggernaut and pushing his Bharatiya Janata Party well […]