Some 35 municipalities will hold their second round of elections for mayor on Sunday after no candidates managed to secure the necessary 40% of the vote in the first round of voting on Tuesday, February 27. According to Israeli law, in this scenario, the top two finishers in the race go head-to-head, and therefore, … Read more
New Delhi: Ahead of the Supreme Court hearing on Monday over alleged irregularities in the vote-counting process, Chandigarh mayor Manoj Sonkar of BJP has resigned. The decision was taken after BJP’s central leadership held a meeting with party leaders from Chandigarh in the national capital, sources said. In a related development, three AAP councillors have … Read more
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre defended Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and her approach to transgender issues Tuesday, saying the Liberal government and the media have demonized her for policies that would give parents more say over their kids. Speaking to reporters at a press conference on car theft in Montreal, Poilievre said the Liberal government is … Read more
Two Inuit leaders in Labrador are calling on the Newfoundland and Labrador government to chip in for flights to their fly-in communities as the province becomes the latest to support leisure travel to and from international destinations. Johannes Lampe, president of the Inuit Nunatsiavut government, and Barry Andersen, the AngajukKak — or mayor — of Makkovik, N.L., … Read more
Interior Minister Moshe Arbel defended his position not to postpone municipal elections again, during a Knesset plenum session Wednesday morning. Arbel explained that the law passed in October that delayed the elections from the end of October to January 30 only included a clause that would allow for another deferment in case the circumstances … Read more
