Word: voting
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...politics is local, of course, so one shouldn't complain too much if citizens vote on their immediate concerns. But as results were announced last Sunday, country by country, they seemed to emphasize Europe's divisions as much as its unity. Not the old divisions that brought war and death in centuries past and which the E.U. was designed to end forever, but the practical, logistical splits that continue to keep the union from being a real, definable, single political unit...
...unelected Prime Minister to another would ratchet up pressure from political opponents and the public for an early election. When it came to the crunch, MPs - many of whom fear losing their seats - opted to put off the moment of truth. In retrospect, that was not surprising; turkeys rarely vote for an early Christmas...
...Nicolas Sarkozy The French leader's rightist party won 27% of the Euro vote despite low turnout...
...Supreme Leader spoke for the best part of 100 minutes, offering no concessions whatsoever to protesters demanding that the vote be held again. He went on to say that the demonstrations should cease with protesters being "held responsible for chaos if they didn't end" and that a "street challenge is not acceptable." But Khamenei didn't just reserve his remarks for the Iranians. He called the British government "the most evil opponent" (The U.K. government has since summoned the Iranian ambassador to protest against the comment) and blamed external "enemies of Islam" for trying to stoke anger. "Some...
...opposition candidate's supporters inside the regime are also working hard to reinforce his case for reversing last Friday's announcement. The combination of pressure on the streets and in the corridors of power has already compelled Khamenei to reverse his initial proclamations and order a recount of the vote. (Read "The Man Who Could Beat Ahmadinejad: Mousavi Talks to TIME...