Elections have
been scheduled by the new Algerian Government, after the resignation of the
longtime leader, which followed protests against his candidacy for a fifth
term. However, magistrates protested
last this week, declaring they would boycott any role in overseeing un-free
elections
There have
been more blackouts in Venezuela . Some international aid did reach the
suffering Venezuelan people, despite efforts by the Socialist authoritarian
regime to block it. The democratic
opposition leader who leads the national assembly had invoked a constitutional
provision to declare himself president because of the lack of free and fair
elections and the supplanting of the assembly by the tyrant with another
assembly without free and fair elections.
There have been protests for several months, met with violence and from the regime and arrests of opposition
leaders.
The
European Union this week granted a second and much longer delay to the United Kingdom to
leave the EU, after the passage of the June 2016 referendum and subsequent
ratification by the British Parliament.
After extending the deadline from March 29 to April 12, it is now
extended to October 31. The UK must
participate in the May 22 EU parliamentary elections or leave by June 1. Parliament has thrice rejected Conservative
Prime Minister Theresa May’s deal with the EU to depart from that international
body, although the last time by a much smaller margin.
The
Sudanese military overthrew Sudan ’s
Islamist tyrant, war criminal and state sponsor of terrorism late this week,
after months of protests. The protesters
had recently demanded the military overthrow their oppressor. He was arrested, along with several other top
government officials. They and other
government officials have resigned, which prompted mass celebrations in Sudan . The Defense Minister has announced that he is
heading a two-year transitional government, followed by elections. After the Sudanese opposition insisted on
civilian rule during the transition, the authorities announced that the
transitional government will be civilian-led.
They also revoked the curfew after two days of manifestations.
There have
been protests against authoritarianism in Serbia , with demonstrators calling
for free elections and freedom of the press.
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