For quite a few months, orange flags printed with “Yes!” have hung from balconies throughout Switzerland, encouraging the public to vote Sunday in favor of an initiative to make Swiss businesses liable for human rights violations and environmental problems dedicated by their subsidiaries overseas. The proposal, which has been promoted […]
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A Vote That Flew in the Face of Worry By itself
At initially light, an military of union personnel — all those who cook dinner the meals and clean the rooms — set out to drum up Election Day votes, prepared to make the pitch in Mandarin, Spanish or Tagalog. Amid the foot soldiers was Tedros Naga, 51, an Ethiopian immigrant […]
Brazilian politics hit by wave of violence in advance of Sunday vote
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazilians return to the polls in 57 towns on Sunday for the runoffs of municipal elections that have witnessed surging violence involving assassinations and physical assaults on candidates. In two months of campaigning major up to the to start with round of voting on Nov. 15, there […]