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Uganda be kidding me!
I know right? Kenya even believe this guy?
Mixolyde wrote:Uganda be kidding me!
I know right? Kenya even believe this guy?
He Congo to hell as far as I'm concerned.
This conversation got derailed all of a Sudan.
That guy is a total Chad
Nonsense, he's my pick for General of Zaire.
Don’t let this thread go South, Africa deserves better.
Pun threads can get pretty stale, but what are you Ghana do? You know?
That's why I've Benin the wings till now.
(murmurs of apprehension over who's going to do Djibouti)
This is getting to be too much, I've got Togo away from this thread.
Japan's prime minister orders government investigation into the Unification Church
I saw this article and instantly thought of a prior post saying the assassination was wildly more successful then the assassin could imagine.
It won't happen until there is a viable opposition. Right now it's really difficult to find opposition candidates to vote for. And the system doesn't really give opposition parties a chance to participate in government in such a way to make them viable alternatives. At least to a typical conservative Japanese voter.
Mystery as former Chinese leader is escorted out of Communist Party Congress in front of world media
Former Chinese President Hu Jintao was led out of the country's Communist Party Congress Saturday in a moment of unexpected drama during an otherwise highly choreographed event.
The 79-year-old was sitting beside President Xi Jinping in Beijing’s Great Hall of the People when he was approached by a man in a suit and surgical mask who spoke to him and appeared to pull his right arm.
With Xi looking on, the man then place both hands under Hu's armpits and attempted to lift him out of his seat. Xi appeared to talk to his predecessor before the man got between them and tried to lift him again.
Another man in a mask arrived, Hu eventually stood up and after appearing to attempt to get back to his seat before he was escorted away after exchanging a few words with Xi and placing a hand on the shoulder of Premier Li Keqiang, the nation’s No. 2 official.
Just before the incident Hu had been speaking with Li Zhanshu, the chairman of the standing committee of the National People's Congress, the top leadership team in China.
Li had his chair turned toward the former president to talk. As Hu was led away by the men, Li attempted to stand up, but was pulled back down by Wang Huning, another party leader.
No explanation was given for the incident, which lasted several minutes and took place shortly after international media were let into the hall to report on the twice-a-decade event when new promotions and appointments are announced, and political strategy is decided for the next 5-year cycle.
It came after the party approved amendments to its constitution aimed at cementing the core status of Xi and the guiding role of his political thought within the party, which has around 96 million members.
Among the amendments, the “Two Establishes” define Xi as the “core” leader of the party and his ideas as the guiding principles of China’s future development. The “Two Safeguards” assure Xi’s “core” status within the party and the party’s centralised authority over China.
The central committee will announce the new politburo Sunday, which typically consists of 25 people. A new standing committee will also be announced, the top leadership team of the party.
Premier Li Keqiang, a strong proponent of economic reforms, was among four of the seven members of the nation’s all-powerful Politburo Standing Committee who will not be reappointed in a leadership shuffle Sunday.
It is widely expected that Xi Jinping will hold onto his status as general secretary and head of China’s armed forces.
Given the cementing of his status as a “core leader,” he could also be named “party chairman,” a title previously bestowed only on Mao Zedong, who ruled the People’s Republic of China for 27 years after it was founded in 1949.
Given how things work in Communist Parties and the importance of the concept of "face" in China, this is a pretty big deal and a very strong message. To someone.
Fears Bolsonaro may not accept defeat as son cries fraud before Brazil election
Gonna be fun to see whose imminently upcoming election is more of a sh*tshow. Brazil or the U.S.
Looks like Brazil's federal police and highway police have thrown up roadblocks on election day--ostensibly to conduct vehicle inspections and searches--but they seem to be only happening in rural areas where voters overwhelmingly favor Bolsonaro's opponent.
Numbers for now are leaning to Lula but it's only a matter of when not if Bolsonaro makes his move.
That's great news, although we'll have to see how events unfold. That monster belongs in jail.
Biden has already released a statement congratulating Lula and explicitly noting the election as free and fair, which seems like a not-so-subtle signal to Bolsonaro that the US isn’t going to support a right-wing coup for the first time ever.
(well, not openly at least)
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