Section: US & Canada
Ukraine’s Presidential Election Proves the Country’s Democratic Spirit Is Alive and Well
KYIV, Ukraine—Ukrainians took to the polls Sunday and voted for their next president. After a bloody 2014 revolution to depose a pro-Russian president, and after nearly five years of war against Russian forces in the country’s east, many voters viewed the election as a landmark exercise of their hard-earned democratic freedoms, and another...
Ukraine’s TV President Is Dangerously Pro-Russian
Volodymyr Zelensky could become the country’s next real-life leader. If his show is any guide, Ukrainians should be worried. …read more Source: Foreign...
As Israel’s racism grows more Canadian Jews turn against it
Jewish Home leader Michael Ben Ari (left) speaks during a ceremony honouring the late Jewish extremist leader Meir Kahane. The anti-Palestinianism of Canada’s establishment Jewish organizations is extreme. Fortunately, a growing number of Canadian Jews appear to be rejecting their racism and support for Israeli violence. According to a...
Comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Who Plays Ukraine’s President On TV, Is Leading Election
The strong showing reflects the public longing for a fresh leader who has no links to the corruption-ridden Ukrainian political elite. …read more Source: The Huffington...
Volodymyr Zelensky to face Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko in runoff
Ukrainian comedian Volodymyr Zelensky garnered a commanding lead over the competition in the country’s presidential election Monday. …read more Source: United Press...
Ukraine Set for Final Campaigns in Zelenskiy-Poroshenko Runoff
Ukraine is preparing for three weeks of impassioned political campaigning as a television comedian goes head-to-head with the incumbent for the presidency in a runoff scheduled for April 21. As widely predicted, satirist Volodymyr Zelenskiy easily won the first round of voting Sunday with around 30%. He needed a margin of more than 50% for an...
Ukraine Set for Brutal Final Campaigns in Zelenskiy-Poroshenko Runoff
Ukraine is preparing for three weeks of impassioned political campaigning, as a television comedian goes head-to-head with the incumbent for the presidency. As widely predicted, satirist Volodymyr Zelenskiy easily won the first round of voting Sunday with around 30% of the ballots. President Petro Poroshenko came in second with around 16%. As...
In Ukraine Presidential Runoff, It’s Comic Versus Chocolate King
An actor with no political experience easily finished first in Ukraine’s election, and will face the incumbent president in an April 21 runoff. …read more Source: The New York...
The French Connection in Europe’s Elections
French President Emmanuel Macron’s address to the “citizens of Europe” on March 4 launched the campaign for the European parliamentary elections, now scheduled for the end of May. Yet those elections remain overshadowed by events just outside the Continent: namely, Westminster’s uncertain ratification of the separation treaty with the...
Ukraine comedian leads presidential election, primed for runoff
Political newcomer Volodymyr Zelenskiy, known for his role in a TV sitcom, pulled ahead of 38 rivals in the presidential election’s first round, according to early results. Sunday’s voting seemed to reflect Ukrainians’ desire for new blood in a political system mired in corruption. …read more Source: Christian Science...
