The Philippines Commission on Elections Chairman George Garcia demonstrated the vote counting machines and other processes to be used in the 2025 elections at the Rappler newsroom. The article also discusses upcoming elections in Canada, Germany, Chile, Belarus, and the Philippines, highlighting key themes like inflation, populism, and the war's impact.
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Four other persons seeking nomination include the head of the Liberal Democratic Party, Aleh Haidukevich, who ran in the 2020 elections, but withdrew his candidacy then in favor of Lukashenko; Hanna Kanapatskaya, a former member of parliament, entrepreneur and candidate in the 2020 Belarusian presidential election; Aliaksandr Khizhnyak, the chairman of the Republican Party of Labor and Justice; and Siarhei Syrankou, first secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Belarus.
Barring a major surprise, Friedrich Merz, the leader of the Christian Democratic Union, will become the next chancellor.
A Marcos-dominated Senate would increase the likelihood of a conviction should Duterte undergo an impeachment trial for alleged mismanagement of confidential funds. Trudeau is embattled both from within and beyond Canada. Trump demands that Canada move away from what he has called exploitation of the US in trade and calls on Canada to step up border security in particular and defense spending in general.
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