Rutte Wins Dutch Election, Pro-EU Party Places Second

Atlantic SentinelMarch 17, 2021March 22, 2021

Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s liberal VVD placed first in parliamentary elections in the Netherlands on Wednesday but fell short of a majority.
Three or four parties will be needed to form a coalition government.
The social-liberal and pro-European D66, which has governed with Rutte since 2017, placed second, pushing Geert Wilders’ Freedom Party into third place.
The combined populist right would win more seats than the Labor Party, Greens and far-left Socialists combined. New parties on the left made gains. Read more “Rutte Wins Dutch Election, Pro-EU Party Places Second”

Republicans, Socialists Share First Place in Catalonia

Nick OttensFebruary 14, 2021March 19, 2021

The palace of the Catalan regional government in Barcelona, Spain at night (iStock/Tomas Sereda)

The Catalan branch of Spain’s ruling Socialist Party (PSOE) shared first place with the separatist Republican Left (ERC) in regional elections on Sunday.
Pro-independence parties won 74 out of 135 seats, up four. The parties have governed since 2012.
The Republican Left and Socialists would also have a majority with the left-wing Catalonia in Common-Podem.
The far-right Vox entered Catalonia’s parliament for the first time, but the right as a whole lost twenty seats.
Turnout was 54 percent, the lowest since the restoration of democracy. Read more “Republicans, Socialists Share First Place in Catalonia”

Nick OttensJanuary 6, 2021January 10, 2021

Donald Trump supporters stormed the United States Capitol on Wednesday as Congress was debating the outcome of November’s presidential election.
Lawmakers were evacuated from their chambers. Shots were fired inside the House of Representatives. Four people died.
Police used teargas and pepper spray to disperse the mob.
Lawmakers had been debating a challenge to Arizona’s Electoral College votes for Joe Biden.
President Trump encouraged the riot in a speech outside the White House, saying, “Our country has had enough and we will not take it any more.” He later called on supporters to leave the Capitol grounds. Read more “Trump Supporters Storm Capitol During Readout of Election Results”

Atlantic SentinelNovember 15, 2020November 27, 2020

Former vice president Joe Biden has defeated incumbent Donald Trump in the American presidential election.
Biden won 5.5 million more votes nationwide and an Electoral College majority by flipping Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
Trump has yet to concede and falsely accused Democrats of “stealing” the election.
Most Europeans preferred Biden, but Trump had fans in Central Europe. Read more “Biden Wins American Presidency, Trump Refuses to Concede”

Nick OttensMarch 17, 2020February 27, 2021

Former vice president Joe Biden won the Democratic presidential primaries in Arizona, Florida and Illinois on Tuesday.
His opponent, Bernie Sanders, is falling behind in delegates.
The three states allocated 441 of the 3,979 delegates to the nominating convention in July. Read more “Biden Wins Primaries in Arizona, Florida, Illinois”

Nick OttensMarch 10, 2020February 27, 2021

Former vice president Joe Biden won four of the six states that held Democratic presidential primaries on Tuesday.
He is neck and neck with his rival, Bernie Sanders, in North Dakota and Washington state.
365 out of 3,979 delegates were at stake. Read more “Biden Wins Primaries in Idaho, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi”

Atlantic SentinelMarch 3, 2020January 16, 2021

Former vice president Joe Biden won ten of the fourteen states that held Democratic presidential primaries on “Super Tuesday”, including Elizabeth Warren’s home state Massachusetts and delegate-rich Virginia and Texas.
His socialist rival, Bernie Sanders, won in California, Colorado, Utah and Vermont.
Former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg ended his presidential campaign after failing to win any contest except the caucuses on American Samoa.
1,344 pledged delegates were at stake, a third of the total (3,979) and two-thirds of the delegates needed to win the nomination on the first ballot (1,991). Read more “Biden Sweeps Super Tuesday States, Bloomberg Quits”

Atlantic SentinelFebruary 29, 2020January 16, 2021

Former vice president Joe Biden has won the Democratic primary in South Carolina on the back of overwhelming support from African Americans.
Vermont senator Bernie Sanders placed a distant second.
Billionaire Tom Steyer ended his presidential campaign after failing to qualify for delegates. Read more “Biden Wins South Carolina Primary, Steyer Drops Out”

Atlantic SentinelFebruary 22, 2020January 16, 2021

Vermont senator Bernie Sanders has won the Democratic caucuses in Nevada, the most diverse state yet to vote in the presidential nominating contest.
Former vice president Joe Biden placed second.
Amy Klobuchar and Elizabeth Warren did not qualify for delegates. Read more “Sanders Wins Nevada Caucuses, Biden Places Second”

Atlantic SentinelFebruary 11, 2020January 16, 2021

Bernie Sanders has won the Democratic primary in New Hampshire, the second state to vote in the presidential nominating contest.
The socialist from neighboring Vermont won 26 percent support.
Center-left candidates Pete Buttigieg, a former mayor, and Amy Klobuchar, a senator from Minnesota, won 24 and 20 percent, respectively.
Former vice president Joe Biden and Massachusetts senator Elizabeth Warren did not meet the 15 percent threshold to quality for delegates. Read more “Sanders Wins in New Hampshire, Biden Places Fifth”