[OFF TOPIC] Politics Thread

[Grassmarket 4,030]

47 minutes ago, NearPup said:

Anthony Rota is resigning as speaker of the Canadian House of Commons effective tomorow.

 

Edited September 26, 2023 by Grassmarket
Repetition repetition repetition.

[Grassmarket 4,030]

10 hours ago, NearPup said:

Domestically this is at worst a footnote on the list of Trudeau’s problems (and also it’s completely believable this didn’t involve the PMO at all, the speaker’s office is very much independent from the government).

Yeah, but MPs are elected on the basis that they are supposed to be smart!

[Olympian1010 8,230]

Elon Musk publicizing a post calling support of the AfD in German elections 

 

 

[hckošice 15,522]

Parliamentary Elections today in

 

Battle between populistic two-times former PM Robert Fico party Smer-SSD (more nationalisticly oriented than its "official" label as central-left social-democracy should make people thing, in fact it is now quite openly a more pro-"eastern" oriented party committed to ending Slovakia´s especially military support for Ukraine)

and the pro-European openly liberal (PS - Progresívne Slovensko) Progressive Slovakia party, very popular especially among the younger and urban population (their party leader, who is European Parliament vice-president Michal Šimečka voting with his wife and their daughter  this morning in the pic)

 

 

The polls anyway did not expect any of them to be able to form a majority in the parliament and the elections should end by a stalemate.

 

The major threat however is if Fico will accept to take the far-right Republika movement... which is rising quite dangerously lately...into their coalition, this will be a disaster for the country, they openly claim attention to leave Nato, EU and their leadres are even convicted nazis, admiring the world war II slovak nazi puppet state president etc... you know the story... so hopefully nothing like this will happen

 

 

25 parties entered the elections, To make the parliament a party need 5 %, a coalition of 2 parties 7 %

Elections started at 07:00 and should end at 22:00

 

Wikipedia about the elections

 

[Grassmarket 4,030]

9 hours ago, Olympian1010 said:

Elon Musk publicizing a post calling support of the AfD in German elections 

 

 

In what sense is a Government-subsidised NGO (Non-Governmental Organisation) an NGO?  If Government subsidies are their only or main source of income, then they are a GO, like the Bundeswehr.  

[hckošice 15,522]

News informing about unusual large participation.

 

From the 6021 polling stations in the country some are really unique and atypical

 

In this village of 11 eligible voters 2nd smallest of the country, we have also a village with 7 inhabitants btw... they had to place a polling station in the house of one of the residents. right in the middle of the living room, with half of the village inhabitants being the local election commission ... oh man, I love this country

 

 

in some other villages the polling stations are also in some pizzerias or pubs

 

Spoiler

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Quite special are also the habits of some older people to vote in traditionals outfits like in this one near the Hungarian borders

 

Spoiler

 

Important part can be played also from outside as around cca 60000 Slovaks voted from abroad this time by mail, our compatriots living abroad send their votes from all over the world even from countries like Bahrein, Algeria or even Afghanistan

[Olympian1010 8,230]

55 minutes ago, hckošice said:

in some other villages the polling stations are also in some pizzerias or pubs

I voted from a community hall at my local skatepark/public pool during the 2022 General Election. In other elections, I voted at a local nature preserve and a public library.

[hckošice 15,522]

Elections ended, first exit polls revealed

 

major commercial TV (TV Markíza)

 

 

National Public TV (RTVS)

 

[hckošice 15,522]

Official results can be followed here https://volbysr.sk/sk/vysledky_hlasovania_strany.html

 

or more quickly here on top https://www.aktuality.sk/

 

So far only 0.31 % of votes counted, so it is only the beginning

Edited September 30, 2023 by hckošice

[Olympian1010 8,230]

Progressive Slovakia way off those numbers according to Reuters and AP. It’s looking more like another populist victory 
 

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“Fico also campaigned against immigration and LGBTQ+ rights and threatened to dismiss investigators from the National Criminal Agency and the special prosecutor who deal with corruption and other serious crimes.”

 

Link: https://apnews.com/article/slovakia-parliamentary-election-15902118682938d08c24ff7d0269656a

…So Slovakians basically looked at the current GOP (to draw parallels to the US), and thought, “I want that.” How unfortunate.

Edited October 1, 2023 by Olympian1010