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New questions over voting and ‘intimidating’ crowds in Tower Hamlets election

Tower Hamlets mayor Lutfur Rahman was at the centre of a fresh voting row on Friday after a report highlighted “significant challenges to the electoral process” during his resounding victory in borough elections.

Evening Standard

Lynn Schmidt: True leaders practice the art of persuasion. Others tweet out trash talk

There is something that has been sorely missing in the United States in the last decade — soaring rhetoric. We are lacking leaders who, like Abraham Lincoln, appeal to our better angels through their ability to craft rhetoric that resonates in people’s hearts and minds.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Jonathan Bernstein: Looking for midterm drama on the Democratic side? Sorry

Most of the focus during midterm primary season has been on the Republicans. Rightly so; after all, not only are there important internal fights playing out in GOP nomination battles, but the outcome could determine the fate of U.S. democracy. It’s a huge story that Pennsylvania Republicans have chosen a…

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Australian election briefing: Morrison has a leaky cabinet while Albanese campaigns with Julia Gillard – plus the vibe is tired

Friday: The best of Guardian Australia’s 2022 federal election coverage

The Guardian - AU

Mormon leader speaks out against racism

Mormons should defend democracy and condemn racism, a church leader argued in a recent speech

Salon

Biden begins Asia tour aimed at boosting Indo-Pacific ties

US president visits South Korea, Japan to strengthen Indo-Pacific alliances amid China’s rise and Russia-Ukraine war.

Al Jazeera

Commentary: In Somalia, business as usual is a bad idea for US interests

Somalia swore in a new president last weekend after nearly two years of delay as the incumbent clung to power. The next day, the administration of President Joe Biden said it would again deploy hundreds of troops in the country to help in the government’s counterterrorism campaign.

Chicago Tribune

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Pete Buttigieg calls for new Marshall plan to rebuild Ukraine

Exclusive: Transportation secretary says there is global support for reconstruction effort to help recovery from Russian invasion

The Guardian - UK

Labour MSP Alex Rowley accuses pro-UK parties of closing down debate by refusing to discuss independence

Alex Rowley also believes an "independent commission" should be set up to examine options for constitutional change.

Daily Record

Racism captures young minds, and right-wing media shouts encouragement

What is there to say about cynical opportunists like Tucker Carlson and his Fox News colleagues ,who peddle this poison for fun and profit?

Chicago Sun-Times

GOP pushed dozens of ‘election subversion’ bills to hijack results in 2020’s wake, report finds

Republican state lawmakers filed more than 200 bills in 2022 to change election rules and strip oversight from officials in response to a ‘crisis that doesn’t exist’

The Independent UK

Ukraine latest updates: Moscow says Azovstal now ‘liberated’

Ukraine news from May 20: Azovstal steelworks plant was last stronghold of Ukrainian resistance in Mariupol.

Al Jazeera

It makes no sense to oppose ban on ghost guns

When even common sense laws are opposed, it’s no wonder we have a gun pandemic.

Chicago Sun-Times

GST Council an avenue for ‘political contestation’ across party lines: SC

It says the ripples in GST Council impact both federalism and democracy

The Hindu

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The Hindu

Can India re-imagine South Asia?

If New Delhi does not take the lead, the region cannot respond to various crises collectively

Ballotpedia

Heart of the Primaries 2022, Democrats-Issue 23 (May 19, 2022)

In this issue: Takeaways from five states’ primaries and another possible incumbent-vs.-incumbent primary in NY

The Independent UK

Senate approves $40bn aid for Ukraine despite MAGA senators’ resistance

The aid package now heads to President Joe Biden’s desk for signature

Newsroom.co.nz

Twenty years on from independence: New Zealand in Timor-Leste

At the turn of the millennium, the Timorese people voted for independence from Indonesia. Twenty years on, The Detail talks to New Zealanders who played a part in building a new democracy.

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The Guardian - US

Trump claims immigrants are voting illegally. The real problem is foreign fat cats funding US campaigns

Non-Americans – whose interests don’t necessarily align with the interests of the US – assert growing influence over American politics

Salon

Biden must tell white folks the truth

Biden's Buffalo speech was remarkable — but not enough. He has a historic duty to speak directly to white America

The National (Scotland)

Twitter can't get enough of Mhairi Black's brilliant speech about fascism in the UK

THE UK is “sleepwalking” towards fascism, Mhairi Black has told the House of Commons.

The New Daily

Game-changing Democracy Sausage website helps voters make crucial election decision

Not all polling places are equal when it comes to the election-day sausage sizzle tradition, and that is where the Democracy Sausage website comes in.

The Guardian - US

He became a hero for halting Trump’s efforts to overturn the election. Will voters now punish him?

The Georgia secretary of state resisted Trump’s call to overturn the presidential election result and is now facing his ire

The Guardian - US

Ending Roe v Wade is just the beginning

Conservatives are animated by a vision of 1950s-style white Christian patriarchal dominance – it is the only order they will accept for America

ABC News

Thousands respond to Australian Electoral Commission's urgent call for election workers

Despite the surge in applications, more workers are still needed on election day. Meanwhile, some Australians with COVID will be unable to vote after the postal deadline closed.

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