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What you need to know about people's initiative
People's initiative is an exercise of 'power of the people' to enact laws, but it entails a long and expensive process
Populist president wins re-election in Poland
(UPDATED) Incumbent Andrzej Duda won a new 5-year term with 51% in Sunday's vote against 49% for Warsaw's liberal mayor Rafal Trzaskowski
Poland votes in tight presidential election
The result will be decisive for the future of Poland's Law and Justice party government, which critics accuse of rolling back hard-won democratic freedoms three decades after the fall of communism
In House panel report, ABS-CBN accused of favoring Robredo in 2016
But ABS-CBN denies backing any candidate in the 2016 elections, which saw Vice President Leni Robredo defeat Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano and 5 other male vice presidential bets
[EXPLAINER] Forget about people’s initiative for ABS-CBN
It will cost the Comelec at least P4 billion, and it will overlap with its preparation for the 2022 elections. Let’s set the exercise aside for when we truly need it.
Singapore counts votes in pandemic poll
(UPDATED) Analysts say holding a vote now is a gamble and, with opinion polls banned during election campaigns in the tightly regulated country, it is not clear if the health crisis will boost or dent the government's support
Challenging Trump on economy, Biden unveils $700 billion recovery plan
Biden presents the sweeping 'Build Back Better' proposal, a contrast to Trump's 'America First' agenda, during a speech at a metal works plant in Pennsylvania
Biden-Sanders taskforces unveil proposals for party unity
The 110-page document calls for major steps to combat climate change, reduce systemic racism, expand affordable health care, and reform a US economy devastated by the coronavirus pandemic
FBI chief says China has preferences in U.S. election
'China's malign foreign influence campaign targets our policies, our positions, 24/7, 365 days a year,' says Christopher Wray, director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Trump says Kanye West presidency bid 'very interesting'
Trump notes that it may be too late for West to register in some states and that he lacks the 'infrastructure' for a White House bid
ABS-CBN failed to air ads of many candidates, not just Duterte's
ABS-CBN says presidential bet Mar Roxas and vice presidential candidates Leni Robredo, Alan Peter Cayetano, and Antonio Trillanes IV are among those who have unaired ads during the 2016 campaign
Trump idea of 'National Garden of American Heroes' raises questions
'We will defend, protect, and preserve the American way of life, which began in 1492 when Columbus discovered America,' Trump says
Croatia votes for new government as virus woes loom
The ruling conservative HDZ party is set for a close race with the main center-left opposition, and also risks losing votes to a new right-wing movement gunning for third place
Olympics, virus dominate Tokyo governor vote
The election comes as Tokyo fights a coronavirus spike that has seen more than 100 new cases reported in recent days
Dominican Republic vote goes ahead despite virus threat
The campaign is unlike any other in the Dominican Republic's history, overshadowed by a health crisis that has hit the country's population of 10 million hard
Biden says will not hold campaign rallies due to pandemic
'This is the most unusual campaign I think in modern history,' the former vice president says
Comelec: Voter registration suspended until August 31
Commission on Elections Spokesperson James Jimenez says the suspension is again extended due to the rising number of coronavirus cases in the country
Hey, You! Rolling Stones warn Trump of legal action over song use
The Stones are not the first major act to call on the US president to stop using their songs
Macron braces for setback in French local polls
Analysts expect the election will confirm that French President Emmanuel Macron's centrist party has failed to gain a strong foothold at the local level
Malawi opposition leader sworn in as new president
Lazarus Chakwera wins a rerun of general elections, after the Constitutional Court overturned a May 2019 presidential election marred by widespread irregularities
Poland begins voting in election delayed by virus
Incumbent Andrzej Duda is campaigning for reelection in a vote that could determine the future of the right-wing government that supports him
Malawi president says election rerun marred by 'irregularities'
'Sadly, as all Malawians have seen, this election is the worst in Malawi's history of our elections,' says Malawi President Peter Mutharika
Iceland president set for landslide election win
Opinion polls suggest Gudni Johannesson's rightwing challenger, former Wall Street broker Gudmundur Franklin Jonsson, has almost no chance of winning
Russians cast early votes in ballot to extend Putin's rule
Election officials open polling stations in the lead-up to the official voting day on July 1 to reduce the risk of overcrowding that could spread coronavirus infections
Biden to accept presidential nomination in person at scaled-back convention
'Unlike this president, Joe Biden and Democrats are committed to protecting the health and safety of the American people,' says Democratic National Committee chair Tom Perez
Mongolians vote for parliament in shadow of coronavirus
Voters queue two meters apart to enter, with medical staff checking temperatures, passing out hand disinfectant and masks, and providing single-use plastic gloves to fill out ballot papers
Obama helps raise $11 million for Biden in online fundraiser
Some $7.6 million of that came from 175,000 grassroots donors 'who continue to power this campaign every single day,' press secretary TJ Ducklo tweets
Malawi votes in closely-watched historic presidential rerun
(UPDATED) Victory in the rerun will be determined by whoever garners more than 50% of the votes
Singapore heads for polls despite virus outbreak
With the outbreak slowing and authorities gradually loosening virus curbs, the long-ruling People's Action Party is pushing ahead with an election that must be held by April next year
Looming election rout ups stakes for France's president
French President Emmanuel Macron's Republic on the Move party is fighting a losing battle for town halls in the vote while the president's personal popularity has slipped again
Trump campaign seeks to reset after flubbed rally
Trump has something of an obsession with big crowds, frequently boasting about the size of his rallies compared with those of Joe Biden, his Democratic rival for November's presidential election
U.S. attorney general seconds Trump warning on mail-in voting
Some Democratic critics speculate that Trump was laying the groundwork for a legal battle in case he loses to Democrat Joe Biden
Trump fans defy virus warnings at rally, even as staffers test positive
(UPDATED) Thousands file into an indoor arena where Trump aims to revive his election fortunes after several bruising weeks
Klobuchar exits VP contention, says Biden should pick black woman
US Senator Amy Klobuchar says the protests that erupted in the aftermath of a brutal police killing of a black man in her state of Minnesota helped her realize the need for greater diversity in the presidential contest
Trump asked China's Xi for re-election help, claims Bolton
According to book excerpts, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo slipped Bolton a note maligning the president, saying: 'He is so full of shit'
[OPINION] Understanding the power of privilege
'Come July 1, 2020, voter registration will finally resume. That opens up another avenue where we could put our privilege to good use.'
Facebook to block foreign state media ads for U.S. election
Facebook's move comes under growing pressure over its hands-off approach to misinformation and inflammatory posts and following criticism it turned a blind eye to foreign interference in the 2016 presidential poll
Trump to accept Republican presidential nomination in Florida
The most visible portions of the Republican National Convention will be moved to the city of Jacksonville following a row over coronavirus restrictions with the governor of North Carolina
Biden: Trump may try to 'steal' election or not leave office
'Leave it to Democrats to go out there and grandstand and level these conspiracy theories,' says White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany
Trump asks supporters not to sue if they catch COVID-19 at his rally
'By clicking register below, you are acknowledging that an inherent risk of exposure to COVID-19 exists in any public place where people are present,' the waiver for the first of Trump's rallies states
Former Ivory Coast premier announces bid for presidency
Pascal Affi N'Guessan will make a run for the Ivory Coast presidency in upcoming elections, in a move highlighting fractures in the FPI party
After George Floyd, pressure on Biden to pick black VP
'I want someone strong, and someone who is ready to be president on day one,' Biden says
Ethiopia MPs back extending Abiy's term amid election delay
The move by the House of Federation is sure to anger opposition leaders who have accused Abiy Ahmed of using the pandemic to artificially extend his time in office, and analysts warn of possible protests and boycotts
Experts warn of China-backed candidates in 2022 PH elections
There may be several 'Manchurian candidates' in the presidential race in 2022 as China tries to tighten its grip on the Philippines, say military and diplomatic experts
Biden clinches Democratic nomination for 2020 race against Trump
Biden passes the 1,991 threshold to secure his party's nomination as counting continued from Tuesday's round of Democratic primaries
As U.S. protests rage, a tale of 2 leaders: Biden and Trump
'This is very much a tale of two types of leadership skills,' says a professor at the American University in Washington. 'What strength looks like to these two men is very different.'
White House race becomes digital dogfight due to pandemic
Digital will play a critical role in the 2020 White House race as social media takes the place of rallies and door-to-door campaigning
House passes bill increasing campaign expenses’ cap for candidates
If passed into law, HB 6095 would allow candidates for president, vice president, and senators to spend P50 per voter, from the current P10
Huge U.S. labor union endorses Biden over Trump
'[Trump's] response to COVID-19 has been delinquent, delayed, disorganized and deadly,' says AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka
Trump threatens to pull Republican convention out of North Carolina
Trump wants the state's Democratic governor to guarantee that he will swiftly lift restrictions on large gatherings of people during the coronavirus pandemic
