Presidential Election 2020

In a major editorial decision, US' news channel biggies stopped airing President Trump’s speech, in which he made false claims of vote-rigging. While ABC, CBS and NBC News cut away his streaming, CNN’s anchor Anderson Cooper, after airing full speech, called him an obese turtle flailing in sun. Many other channels switched their broadcast to either other issues or reporter visuals. New York Post headlined Trumps claims as baseless.

The United States has recorded over 70 million votes in the early voting for the Presidential Elections 2020. The huge turnout is equal to 50% of total votes in the 2016 elections. Experts opine that the 'Black Lives Matter' protests and the management of COVID-19 could be the driving forces for the high turnout. Officials also estimate a 65% total turnout this year, with over 150 million people casting their vote, highest since 1908.

Twitter has deleted 130 accounts alleged of misinforming people and affecting public-discourse during the first US Presidential Debate. The handles were reportedly being operated through Iran, said Twitter. The decision surfaced as US' intelligence reports of Russia snooping in 2016 elections have pressurized social media platforms. Reportedly, last week, Twitter and Facebook removed 350 accounts allegedly being used by Russian intelligence… read-more

Jeanine Anez, Bolivian conservative interim president, withdrew her candidature from general elections due in October. Anez said her decision was aimed at preventing former President Morales (Socialist party) from benefitting due to vote split among opponents. Reportedly, her predecessor Morales resigned witnessing huge protest just after the 2019 elections. In recent opinion polls, Socialist candidate Luis Arce is leading, followed by former… read-more

On September 8, Belarus' opposition leader Maria Kalesnikava was detained at the Ukraine border. She is one of the top faces of the mass protest raged against Alexander Lukashenko's election as president in August. The outcry started after Lukashenko's re-election extending his 26-year rule amid vote-rigging allegations. The government cracked down during the protests on September 6, arresting over 600 people. Reportedly the regime’s… read-more