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Renzi loses Italian referendum He resigns . Italian politics thrown into turmoil. Market disturbance may follow.
The No side decisively rejected the Italian constitutional referendum 59.3 % to 40.7% . As a consequence the Prime Minister Matteo Renzi announced his intention to resign. The right and left parties will be eager to capitalize but none of … Continue reading
François Hollande’s decision not to run creates whole new scenario in next spring’s French Presidential election.
This past week President Hollande of France announced he would not seek a second term in next April’s presidential election. This decision taken by Hollande was a realistic decision given his very poor polling results, his failure to solve the … Continue reading
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Austrian far right extremist candidate for President Norbert Hofer is well behind in exit polls. Green candidate Alexander Van der Bellen leads
Exit polls from the Austrian presidential election show the Green party candidate Alexander Van der Bellen the lead with 53.6% of the result. Norbert Hofer has apparently conceded defeat. Official vote count results will be available late tonight or Monday … Continue reading
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Italian referendum could trigger resignation of Prime Minister Renzi and follow on banking crisis.
This Sunday the Italian people vote on a referendum to restructure the constitution to diminish the power of the regional governments and the Senate and “modernize” Italian governing structures. Mr. Renzi has made victory in the referendum a personal goal … Continue reading
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François Fillon right wing austerian Republican defeats centrist Alain Juppé in party presidential primary in France 67% to 33 %
The die is now cast in the Republican opposition party in France . François Fillon ran on a budget slashing austerity program and defeated Alain Juppé decisively for the party presidential candidature. The election will be next year and the … Continue reading
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Fidel Castro Has Died. Born August 13, 1926 he was an Heroic Figure to some an authoritarian Caudillo to others but also a major figure on the world stage for 60 years.
The whole history of Latin America in particular and the cold war in general bears the imprint of Fidel Castro’s influence. Canada despite clear ideological differences over democracy, freedom of speech and human rights was a friend of Cuba and … Continue reading
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Hillary wins the popular vote but Trump wins the electoral college and the Presidency: Shocking surprise outcome for most Americans and observers
Well forgive me if I state ‘I told you so” but as I was not shocked by the result in the Presidential election. I knew a close race and a narrow Trump victory was a definite possibility. Indeed, I wrote … Continue reading
An American Tradition:Dixville Notch votes at midnight. Results announced shortly thereafter
An endearing American tradition will take place again in the tiny Hamlet of Dixville Notch New Hampshire at midnight. The Presidential election polls will open at midnight and the votes will be counted shortly thereafter, since only 12 people live … Continue reading
Potentially a tie despite the gap in the national polls: state by state polls suggest a very close race
The latest state by state polling results in the US presidential race suggest that on the eve of the election there is a plausible scenario which would result in one toss up state determining the election or even more extraordinary … Continue reading
Race down to the wire :Trump visits Minnesota where populism has a long history; FBI chief clears Hillary stating the agency has reviewed the latest batch of e mails and their review does not change their July opinion
The polls suggest a close race perhaps getting closer by the hour. As part of that last minute race both candidates are making whirlwind tours of both battleground states and several ones thought originally to be safe blue states. One … Continue reading
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