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Regina candidates bring in fresh ideas for city infrastructure
The Queen City is aging, and throughout the election process questions on infrastructure, building new and replacing old - continue to be brought up to candidates.
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https://globalnews.ca/news/10850975/regina-candidates-fresh-ideas-city-infrastructure/

Saskatoon Ward 7 Coun. Mairin Loewen won’t seek re-election in November
Mairin Loewen, Saskatoon's Ward 7 councillor, announced that she will not be seeking re-election.
#globalnews #Canada #Politics #MairinLoewen #MunicipalElection
https://globalnews.ca/news/10573893/saskatoon-ward-7-councillor-mairin-loewen-wont-seek-re-election/

Richard Zurawski signs up to run in Halifax’s District 12 in municipal election
https://www.halifaxexaminer.ca/government/elections/richard-zurawski-signs-up-to-run-in-halifaxs-district-12-in-municipal-election/

By @SuzanneR70
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We are witnessing the rise of #CanadianFascism

Via the #EdmontonJournal

A new #Alberta gov bill seeks 2 give cabinet powers 2 compel councils 2 amend/repeal muncpl bylaws & remove councillors, while also allowing party affiliatns 2 b listed on #MunicipalElection ballots.

If bill passes, councillors would b sbjct 2 removal from their role should cabinet decide doing so would b in public interest, though legislation contains no criteria on how that would be determined.

https://edmontonjournal.com/news/politics/alberta-to-remove-councillors-change-bylaws-add-political-parties-to-municipal-politics

Shawn Cleary to run again in District 9 in October municipal election
https://www.halifaxexaminer.ca/government/elections/shawn-cleary-to-run-again-in-district-9-in-october-municipal-election/

By @SuzanneR70
#Halifax #municipalelection #news

Ward 9 Saskatoon councillor running for re-election this fall
Ward 9 Coun. Bev Dubois plans on running for re-election in November 2024.
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https://globalnews.ca/news/10359550/bev-dubois-ward-9-running-municipal-election/

@DanFox @SeanYYZ Good analysis however the massive lack of engagement and low voter turnout would seem to imply a pervasive lack of trust in government and electoral process - that we're seeing at all levels - and would support the need for #ElectoralReform, the rejection of #FPTP, and the urgent need for the implementation of some form of #ProportionalRepresentation #Toronto #TOPoli #ONPoli #MunicipalElection

மறைமுக தேர்தலில் கட்சிகள் பெற்ற வெற்றிகள் எத்தனை? மாநில தேர்தல் ஆணையம் தகவல்…
https://patrikai.com/party-wise-details-of-those-who-won-the-indirect-election-state-election-commission-information/ via @patrikaidotcom@twitter.com

#LocalBodyElection #TamilNadu #MayorElection #Mayor #Chairman #municipalelection

கூட்டணி தர்மம் மீறல்: திருமாவளவன் கொந்தளிப்பு – முதலமைச்சர் மு.க.ஸ்டாலின் அவசர ஆலோசனை! https://patrikai.com/violation-of-alliance-consultation-thirumavalavan-angry-chief-minister-mk-stalins-urgent-discussion/ via @patrikaidotcom@twitter.com

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மோதல், எதிர் வேட்பாளர், மறைமுக தேர்தல் எதிர்ப்பு: பல பகுதிகளில் நகராட்சி, பேரூராட்சி தலைவர்களுக்கான தேர்தல் ஒத்திவைப்பு…
https://patrikai.com/aiadmk-dmk-clash-indirect-election-some-places-municipal-and-town-panchayats-leaders-election-postponed/ via @patrikaidotcom@twitter.com

#Violence #AIADMK #DMK #Clash #TamilNadu #LocalBodyElection #TownPanchayat #municipalelection

அரசியல் ஆசான் ராஜேந்திர பாலாஜிக்கு விசுவாசமாக இருப்பதாக கூறி பதவி ஏற்ற அதிமுக கவுன்சிலர்! https://patrikai.com/i-will-be-faithful-to-political-guru-rajendra-balaji-says-aiadmk-councillor-oath/ via @patrikaidotcom@twitter.com

#urbanlocalbodyelections #LocalbodyElection #Sivakasi #MunicipalElection @RajBhalajioffl@twitter.com @AIADMKOfficial@twitter.com @AIADMKITWINGOFL@twitter.com

தர்மபுரி நகராட்சி : 24 வார்டுகளில் டெபாசிட் இழந்த பா.ம.க. https://patrikai.com/pmk-lost-deposit-in-24-wards-in-dharmapuri-municipality/ via @patrikaidotcom@twitter.com

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தர்மபுரி நகராட்சி : 24 வார்டுகளில் டெபாசிட் இழந்த பா.ம.க. https://patrikai.com/pmk-lost-deposit-in-24-wards-in-dharmapuri-municipality/ via @patrikaidotcom@twitter.com

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What to expect for Pashinyan’s party following defeat in municipal elections

By Mark Dovich

Armenia’s ruling Civil Contract party suffered defeat at the polls in the majority of six municipal elections held two Sundays ago, a blow to Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, who secured an unexpected landslide victory in national parliamentary elections in June.

Civil Contract failed to garner support from the majority of voters in Gyumri, Armenia’s second largest city, and three other municipalities in the southern Syunik region: Goris, Meghri, and Tatev.

At the same time, Pashinyan’s party maintained its majority support in Dilijan, a resort town in the northeastern region of Tavush, and Tegh, an amalgamation of seven border villages in southern Armenia.

Despite the losses, election analysts who spoke with CivilNet cautioned against drawing too broad of conclusions from the results, saying that the elections were not nationally representative and were, in each case, highly impacted by local, not national, issues.

And while the experts all said they expected the trend of declining support for Civil Contract across Armenia to continue — with further waves of municipal elections slated for November and December — they emphasized that local election results will not have much impact on the party’s ability to govern at the national level.

Local factors drive local results

In each of the municipalities where Civil Contract lost, local elites leveraged community-specific considerations to gain votes. In both Gyumri and Goris, for instance, electoral blocs associated with former mayors won the most votes.

“It is very important that in every city where Nikol Pashinyan lost there was a different, strong team, with different topics” of focus, said Stepan Grigoryan, head of the Yerevan-based Analytical Center on Globalization and Regional Cooperation. Opposition parties organized “by social topics in Gyumri, and by the system of security in Goris” and other municipalities in Syunik, he said.

Gyumri has struggled to rebuild since a devastating earthquake destroyed much of the city in the late 1980s, and continues to lag socioeconomically.

Meanwhile, Syunik has been particularly impacted by the outcome of last year’s war, as it borders broad swaths of territory, previously under Armenian control, that Azerbaijan captured in the course of the fierce fighting.

Hrant Mikaelian, a senior research fellow at the Yerevan-based Caucasus Institute, also noted the importance of local alliances in contributing to Civil Contract’s losses in the recent elections.

“It’s one thing when it’s parliamentary elections and you have one or two major rivals. It’s another thing that in local elections, the ruling party is represented everywhere, while its rivals are represented very locally,” he said.

“So for example, those who won in Goris and in Gyumri, they are localized political powers…while Civil Contract is represented everywhere.”

In addition, Mikaelian cautioned against drawing nationwide conclusions from local election results.

“These results are not fully representative, because they’re representing only part of the country,” said Mikaelian. “For example, if we would have, let’s say, local elections in Gegharkunik or in some other provinces where Pashinyan has more support, I think his share would be higher.”

The elections took place only in three of Armenia’s ten regions, with half of the voting municipalities located in a single region, Syunik.

“Also what is worth noting is that the number of people who voted in these elections was very low,” Mikaelian said. Indeed, only about a third of eligible voters submitted ballots. Mikaelian said the low turnout was because the election campaign was “not very visible, and that’s why people were not mobilized.”

Absence of past presidents a key factor

All the analysts who spoke with CivilNet underlined the lack of participation by former presidents Robert Kocharyan and Serzh Sargsyan as another crucial factor that undermined Civil Contract’s support in the recent local elections.

“Many people, in my understanding, voted for Nikol Pashinyan back in June not because they were happy with Pashinyan’s domestic or foreign policy — because frankly speaking, there was very little to be happy about,” said Benyamin Poghosyan, chairman of the Yerevan-based Center for Political and Strategic Studies.

“Armenia de facto lost Artsakh, there is a dangerous situation in Syunik and Gegharkunik regions, and the economic situation also is not very good,” he continued. Artsakh is the term many Armenians prefer for Karabakh.

Instead, “many people simply voted for Civil Contract or for Nikol Pashinyan to reject or to prevent the potential return of Robert Kocharyan and Serzh Sargsyan,” two former Armenian presidents, widely reviled for their perceived corruption and support for powerful oligarchs.

But “in local elections when there is no direct involvement of either Robert Kocharyan or Serzh Sargysan, this logic does not work,” Poghosyan said.

“The incentive by which people voted for Nikol Pashinyan back in June 2021 was fear of the return of the former corrupt, oligarchic elites. If there is no such fear,” he argued, “why vote for Civil Contract?”

A win for Armenia’s burgeoning democracy

Pashinyan’s loss is Armenian democracy’s gain, according to Grigoryan. “The first point is that it is good that Nikol Pashinyan lost in several [elections]. This speaks about the democratic process. He didn’t go for falsifications.”

Since the 2018 Velvet Revolution, which catapulted Pashinyan to power and dislodged the Republican Party, which had ruled Armenia for about two decades, every nationwide election in Armenia has been deemed free and fair by international observers. The recent municipal elections by and large went smoothly as well.

In contrast, every national election under Republican Party rule was found to have serious shortcomings, including vote-buying and wide-spread falsifications.

Expect little change at the national level

Although Civil Contract lost in Gyumri and several municipalities in Syunik, experts did not envisage major ramifications for the ruling party nationwide.

“Nationally, I believe this will not harm them very much because, in any case, the parliament is controlled by Civil Contract with a constitutional majority. Pashinyan is in full control of the government,” Poghosyan said.

He also noted that Pashinyan “fully controls the law enforcement bodies. The National Security Service is under his direct personal control, the police is under his direct personal control, de facto the Investigative Committee is under his personal control, the Special Investigative Service also.”

In addition, Mikaelian noted that the Armenian government is highly centralized, meaning that local authorities have little control over many administrative matters.

Still, Poghosyan said he thinks that the “losses will trigger some internal fight inside Civil Contract, because Nikol [Pashinyan] is definitely not happy [with the results]. And he would like to punish those who are responsible. I believe that there will be a growing internal fight around whom to make the main culprit of the defeat.”

More losses to come in November and December

Analysts expect Civil Contract to suffer further losses in the two upcoming waves of municipal elections scheduled for November and December. Three towns — Ijevan, Kapan, and Stepanavan — are set to hold elections in November, while another 36 municipalities across nine of Armenia’s 10 regions will vote in December.

“I will say that this trend [of declining support for Civil Contract] will continue. Nikol Pashinyan will lose” Grigoryan said.

“Why? Because people are waiting for results from the government. In my view, there have been results, but not visible. People want very concrete things,” he said.

Poghosyan echoed Grigoryan: “ My understanding is that this [trend] will continue. Of course it does not mean Civil Contract will not win in any place. For example, Ijevan is Nikol Pashinyan’s hometown, and Civil Contract should have much more chances to win there.”

“I don’t think it will be easy for Civil Contract to win [widely], especially in those regions or provinces when there is a catastrophic situation concerning security.”

Grigoryan also highlighted security as an issue that could undermine Civil Contract’s chances of securing majorities in the upcoming local elections.

“A problem that may very well hinder Nikol Pashiyan is that a meeting of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Russia is planned on November 9. And they plan to sign something,” Grigoryan said, referring to recent reports swirling in the Armenian and Russian media that Pashinyan plans to meet with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in Moscow in early November. The leaders will reportedly sign agreements on border demarcation and delimitation and opening transport connections between their two countries.

“There is apprehension connected with the fact that this will be a bad document for Armenia. If this is the case, the opposition will make a big uproar, and Nikol Pashinyan will lose.”

The Russian government has so far not confirmed that the leaders plan to meet.

A spokesperson for Armenia’s Foreign Ministry, Vahan Hunanyan, has denied that a meeting between Aliyev and Pashinyan is scheduled to take place, saying that “the rumors spread by some circles…are clearly provocative and do not correspond to reality.”

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நகர்ப்புற உள்ளாட்சித் தேர்தல்: வாக்காளர் பட்டியல் தயாரிப்பு வழிமுறைகள் வெளியீடு….

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