Voters Send First Gen Z Congressman to Washington - a 25-Year-old Community Organizer
Maxwell Alejandro Frost was elected in Orlando, Florida, as the first Generation-Z member of Congress, in the US House of Representatives.
Maxwell Alejandro Frost was elected in Orlando, Florida, as the first Generation-Z member of Congress, in the US House of Representatives.
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Candidate Rehman was declared the winner, but after he discovered that votes were rigged in his favor, he refused to accept the victory.
Power the Polls has recruited 450,000 young volunteer poll workers as the elderly stay home to protect themselves from COVID-19.
Leading U.S. companies including Old Navy and Warby Parker are helping fix a potential shortage of election poll workers and poll locations.
As recently as December, the outlook for Tunisia remained grim. However, on Friday, French President Francois Hollande and other world leaders attended a ceremony for the formal adoption of a document being praised as one of the most progressive constitutions in an Arab nation. What a turnaround, says an AP article.
Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy has claimed a landslide victory in a series of election contests in Burma. The Nobel Peace Prize winner won her own election contest with 99 percent of voter support in the poor Kawhmu township she sought to represent.
Suu Kyi received two standing ovations inside Oslo's city hall as she gave her long-delayed acceptance speech 21 years after she received the Nobel Peace Prize for her unflagging support for democracy in the face of arrest and imprisonment in her military-controlled homeland of Myanmar. The 66-year-old champion of political freedom praised the power of her 1991 Nobel honor both for saving her from the depths of personal despair and shining an enduring spotlight on injustices in distant Myanmar.
Egyptians relished their first free leadership vote on Wednesday, with Islamists pitted against secular figures in a contest unthinkable before a popular revolt swept President Hosni Mubarak from power 15 months ago. No one knows who will win the presidency, but Egyptians are enjoying the historic uncertainty.
Jubilant Nepalis have taken to the streets to celebrate after embattled King Gyanendra agreed to their demands to reinstate parliament.
Massive celebrations are underway in Egypt today after the 82-year-old Hosni Mubarak officially stepped down from his role as president of the largest Arab country in the world.
Spirits were high among hundreds of thousands of enthusiastic spectators flocking to Washington for Monday's inauguration, where they braved chilly temperatures and heavy security to witness the ceremonial start of President Obama's second term.
In Libya, the oil is once again flowing. Libya's oil industry is now back up to 90 percent of its pre-war production, earning the income that gives many Libyans confidence that, despite hardship, they do have a shot at a better future
Maoist rebels in Nepal declared a unilateral three-month cease-fire in response to recent democratic moves by the king to reinstate parliament.
Nepal's restored parliament voted unanimously in favor of reducing the king's power to that of a ceremonial figurehead with no control of the army. Tens of thousands of Nepalese celebrated in the streets when they heard the news yesterday.
Thanks to a herculean effort by the Independent National Electoral Commission and the leadership of President Goodluck Jonathan, the Nigerian elections that kicked off over the weekend looked nothing like corrupt elections past and the vote has been hailed a major turning point for the country.
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