The
Conservative British Government called for elections in December to break the
impasse over the United
Kingdom ’s withdrawal from the European Union,
after the referendum in favor of leaving was approved in June of 2016. At the request of the UK , the
departure deadline was extended by the EU from then end of October to the end
of January after the British Parliament was unable to reach a majority on the
withdrawal agreement the minority Government had re-worked with the EU and
after Parliament had already rejected leaving the EU without any deal. Opposition from the junior coalition partner,
the Northern Irish unionists, was pivotal in the rejection. The attainment of a Conservative majority in
favor of the deal would break the impasse.
The
President of Bolivia announced today that the presidential election will be
re-voted by the end of the term on January 22 and that he may not be a
candidate, after protests continued against the dubious election results
announced late last month by the Government of the Chavist President of his
re-election to a fourth term. The Bolivian
Constitution establishes a two-term limit and the people rejected a referendum
to amend the constitution to repeal term limits, but he was allowed by his
appointed judges to be elected to a third term and to seek a fourth. The left-wing President has become
increasingly authoritarian, in the mold of Socialist Hugo Chavez of Venezuela . The protests have been met with violence from
the Government.
Pope Francis and Lech Welesa
Two
European leaders gave warnings last week that were related about current
politics, Pope Francis and former Polish opposition leader under Communism and
later President of Poland, Lech Welesa. Pope
Francis warned against xenophobia and nationalism. Welesa warned against populism and
demagoguery.
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