Tag: 2021 election campaign

Expert Explains Chile’s Highly Polarized Presidential Election

November 19, 2021
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On Nov. 21, residents of Chile will cast their ballots in what many have called the most divided presidential election since the nation’s return to democracy in 1990. From a pool of seven candidates, there are two front runners, according to national opinion polls. Jose Antonio Kast, 55, a right-wing former congressman, and Gabriel Boric, 35, a member…

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Last Day of Campaign Before Election: Party Leaders Make Final Pitch for Votes

September 19, 2021
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Party leaders were on the hustings again on Sunday, making their final effort to woo voters before Canadians go to the polls on Monday. Liberal Party Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau held several in-person and virtual press conferences throughout the day on Sept. 19, addressing supporters in Alberta, Atlantic Canada, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, and Quebec. A…

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Maxime Bernier’s PPC Makes Inroads in Final Days of Election Campaign

September 16, 2021
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The People’s Party of Canada (PPC) led by Maxime Bernier is seeing a further uptick in the polls, as the 2021 election campaign enters the final countdown. Support for the party has been rising in the polls, with polling aggregator 338 Canada putting the national vote for PPC at 6.1 percent as of Sept. 15….

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Canada’s Skyrocketing Debt Given Scant Attention in Leaders’ Debate

September 15, 2021
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Despite the remarkable rise in federal debt in the two years since the last election, the issue of how to rectify the structural deficit wasn’t raised until almost the end of the Sept. 9 English leaders’ debate. Only during the final 11 minutes of the two-hour debate was Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau asked, “What do…

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