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The LDP is certain to remain in power thanks to its Komeito coalition partner, but a weak showing for Kishida would have big implications for Japan.
Critics have called it a stunt to invite sympathy. Yet Amuriat says campaigning without shoes is a protest and that those who do not get its symbolism are missing a point.
Uganda is due to hold a general election on January 14. Amuriat and another opposition candidate, Bobi Wine have had their rallies violently dispersed by security forces or been arrested.
In mid-November, scores of people were killed as security forces attempted to quell protests against the arrest and detention of Bobi Wine.
Police has accused the candidates of addressing huge gatherings in contravention of regulations on COVID-19 prevention.
Swollen feet
In an interview with one of the dailies in Uganda, Amuriat said his feet hurt a lot and has to pour cold water on them in between campaign stops for some relief.
Doctors have cautioned him on the potential danger of contracting tetanus from cuts to his feet.
Yet Amuriat remains adamant. He says by refusing to wear shoes, he’s standing in solidarity with people whose wealth and opportunities have been stolen by the country’s longtime ruler Yoweri Museveni.
JUST IN: FDC presidential candidate Patrick Amuriat has been arrested at the border of Rubirizi and Bushenyi districts. The reason for his arrest is yet to be known📹 @MukhayeD#MonitorUpdates#UGDecides2021 pic.twitter.com/xopK4FMoD0
— Daily Monitor (@DailyMonitor) December 4, 2020
Museveni, in power since 1986 is seeking a new term. In 2017, he changed the constitution to remove age limits that would have stopped him from seeking re-election.
FDC is Uganda’s largest opposition party. In 3 previous elections, the party fronted veteran activist and retired army colonel Kizza Besigye for president.
The first Member of Parliament for St John elected on a Barbados Labour Party ticket in 63 years, has touted his achievements in the rural riding as the party marks three years since capturing the seat in the historic 2018 general election. As Charles Griffth, a former senior youth commissioner, took Barbados TODAY on a […]
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SOURCE: CMC — Prime Minister Gaston Browne Thursday heightened speculation about another snap general election in Antigua and Barbuda after it emerged that Cabinet has instructed the Supervisor of Elections to be prepared to “conduct free and fair elections”. Browne led his Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party (ABLP) to a 15-2 victory in the March […]
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Guyana's disputed March 2 regional and general election took a step towards the official release of the results after the Trinidad-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) yesterday unanimously upheld a motion filed by two senior members of the main Opposition People's Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C), challenging a ruling of the Court of Appeal in that country.
[Nairobi News] Energy dealers have protested a raft of proposed new levies by the Nairobi County government, saying the new charges will adversely affect their operations in the capital city.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) will rule on July 8 whether or not it has jurisdiction to hear an appeal filed by two senior members of the main Opposition People's Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) in relation to a Court of Appeal ruling regarding the disputed March 2 regional and general election in that country.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Registrar of Political Parties Anne Nderitu is urging political parties participating in the 2022 general election to consider holding their party nominations on a single day to tame party hopping by aspirants.
[Premium Times] Mr Buhari presented the 2022 budget to the National Assembly on Thursday.
Twenty-twenty was the year of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, but Jamaica was hit by a second virus that took a deadly aim at the main opposition People’s National Party (PNP). A political virus manufactured in a lab at 20 Belmont Road, the...
These are quite arguably the four most talked about local runoff elections in recent memory…
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Orengo claimed some ODM leaders were riding on the party successes without knowing how they came about.
Ruling party activists staged a march in the capital to build support for the upcoming vote, which has been hit by news of a new rebel offensive to unseat President Faustin-Archange Touadera
[Nation] A storm is brewing in Deputy President William Ruto's political camp.
