Word: electioneer
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But headline-grabbing has always been part of Walsh's style. In 1987, he offered to debate the entire CCA slate at once--a challenge he says stands in this election, as well:
Meanwhile, one candidate says he is not concerned by unusual nature of this year's election. For Councillor Walter J. Sullivan, the longest serving member after Vellucci, the 1989 council race is just like any other. And he's been the city's top vote-getter in nearly every election...
Foreign Minister Pik Botha and Finance Minister Barend du Plessis criticized police action in whipping Blacks off a white beach during the election campaign, while Minister of Law and Order Adriaan Vlok defended the action.
Vlok said in yesterday's Parliament debate that the organizers of unrest over the past six weeks "and no one else" were to blame for the deaths of innocent people during the election, but he acknowledged police action had resulted in injuries and deaths.
He said an investigation was being conducted into allegations of police misconduct in mixed-race and Black areas around Cape Town on election day.