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Sullivan is standing for re-election against Democrat Mary Peltola. Alaska rules allow up to four people on the ballot and one of the other two candidates is a Daniel J Sullivan, who is also listed as ...
Kerrin Leoni says she will sit as an independent MP if she wins the Tāmaki Makaurau electorate. With nominations closed, Leoni’s name remains on the ballot with Labour’s name and logo. Under the ...
The results so far for the Israeli election shows the government parties have lost a majority, but are still the largest bloc. Here's the seats so far: Government supporting: Likud (right) 26 Shas ...
In 2024 British Columba voted and the results were NDP winning 47 of 93 seats. The Conservatives win 44 seats, the first time since 1952 they won more than two seats. An election wasn’t due until 2028 ...
As much as we’d like to think only low-IQ people vote far-left, unfortunately it’s not so. In my university role I’m surrounded by clever people who put pronouns on their signature blocks, “Toitu te ...
Labour has confirmed it will keep the coalition government’s health targets if elected, while admitting some of its “three free GP visits” could be with a nurse practitioner rather than a GP. … ...
“I have a mate who declares voters should have to pass some competency test and have real world understanding before being allowed to vote. I am beginning to think he is right.” Why not start with the ...
Patrick Stewart, the acclaimed British stage and screen actor renowned for both Shakespeare and sci-fi, has died. He was 86. The Star Trek: the Next Generation and X-Men star died on Wednesday at his ...
MP Takutai Kemp was under investigation at the time of her death last year for funnelling thousands of dollars of charity money into Te Pāti Māori electoral campaigns, official documents show. Details ...
An interesting analysis of time given to minor parties by the two state broadcasters is here. My summary is: So in terms of favourable coverage Opportunity and Greens get five to seven times more than ...