The head of Myanmar’s military junta is talking increasingly about holding national elections next year despite the near certainty that prevailing conditions would make a democratic result impossible. Even if General Min Aung Hlaing was pondering a good-faith effort which he is not the country’s political and security situation would likely preclude anything more than a fig leaf outcome. So, the dictator is still mulling whether elections would benefit the regime. Meanwhile, he is laying the groundwork for a sham process to make himself president and cement military rule. Though the nature of these schemes should be obvious to the international community, many view the proposed vote as the most realistic path to stability and democratically elected government. That hope is badly misplaced.
it s a very balanced debate. i m biased, but the arguments are good, and they may- change my mind. she is much better than last time, but she s still too weak in comparison with macron. he is far stronger on every subject. marine le pen sjob tonight was to show that she was prepared for power. mr macron s task was to show that she was not, without looking too arrogant and superior himself. around 10 points separate them in the polls tonight. four days separates one of them from power. lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. in the uk, borisjohnson s government is calling for a vote on a parliamentary investigation into whether the prime minister misled parliament over lockdown parties to be delayed until the police inquiry has concluded. mps were set to vote later on thursday on an opposition plan for a house of commons committee to investigate the prime minister s past comments about downing street gatherings.
predator-free country. it is a plan so audacious in scope it s been called new zealand s apollo project. that is, wipe out every rat, every mouse, every possum, every weasel. hundreds of millions of predator mammals by the year 2050. to pull it off, they ll have to spread millions of tons of poison all over this incredibly beautiful country. but as much as kiwis love the kiwi, not everyone thinks this is a great idea. all right, bill weir now joining us live from new york. so who is leading this opposition plan, how powerful? well, what s interesting is i went down there expecting all kinds of outrage over this idea that this toxic chemical called 1080, they d drop it by the ton all over the country, but people are so on board with this plan of getting rid of all the invasive mammals, all the rats
ally bank. your money needs an ally. we are just getting word of a possible truce in the ukraine. they have seen 26 fatalities in the last couple days as riots have broken out. the president and the opposition plan to hold talks, whether that is an outright truce. ron paul says let them solve this, not us. the congressman joins us now from texas. you re leery about getting involved in something like this. why? because the american people are leery of getting involved in another squabble in some u other country. it s a good plan. the leadership on both sides talking this over is the best thing they can do for the ukrainian people. i would be willing to wager that
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