#National Democratic Congress

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Election 2024: Over 90% of Kpone-Katamamso assembly members endorse John Mahama

Assembly Members of the Kpone-Katamamso municipality have thrown their full support for the re-election of the Former President John Dramani Mahama in the upcoming general elections. In a health walk which was held in Zenu- Katamanso, a suburb of the Kpone municipality in the early hours of Saturday morning, 10 August 2024 saw thousands of members and some leaders of the National Democratic…

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John Mahama Disappointed The Creative Arts Sector; He Did Nothing When He Was In Power – Socrate Safo Claims

Popular Ghanaian filmmaker, Socrate Safo, has criticized Ghana’s former president – John Mahama. Continue reading John Mahama Disappointed The Creative Arts Sector; He Did Nothing When He Was In Power – Socrate Safo Claims

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The Rise of Entrepreneurship: List of Companies established under NDC

During the tenure of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in Ghana, the nation witnessed a significant surge in entrepreneurial activities and the establishment of numerous companies across various sectors. This period marked a transformative era for Ghana’s economy, characterized by policies and initiatives that fostered an enabling environment for business growth and innovation. In this…

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Hannah Ellis-Petersen at The Guardian:

Narendra Modi’s ruling Bharatiya Janata party has lost its parliamentary majority, dealing an unexpected blow to the prime minister and forcing him to negotiate with coalition partners in order to return to power. With all votes counted early on Wednesday morning, it was clear that the landslide for the BJP predicted in polls had not materialised and instead there had been a pushback against the strongman prime minister and his Hindu nationalist politics in swathes of the country. The party lost 62 seats, bringing its total down to 240, below the 272 required for a parliamentary majority. It is the first time since Modi was elected in 2014 that the BJP has not won a clear majority on its own. Nonetheless, together with its political allies, known as the national democratic alliance (NDA), its win amounts to about 292 seats, which is enough to form a majority government to rule for the next five years and return Modi to office for a third term.

Meanwhile, the opposition alliance, which goes by the acronym INDIA, far outperformed expectations, collectively winning more than 230 seats. The alliance, formed of more than 20 national and regional opposition parties, had come together for the first time in this election with the aim of defeating Modi.

Incumbent Indian PM Narendra Modi and his right-wing BJP won the most seats, but not enough to gain a majority on its own in the recent election in India. Modi is likely to remain PM, as his coalition partners National Democratic Alliance are likely to cobble a majority.

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My representative spoke at the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday.

If Democrats pick up about half a dozen House seats then Hakeem Jeffries will become Speaker of the House.

Support your local Democratic US House candidate with volunteerism, donations, and just plain word of mouth.

Remember that it's not necessary to live in a candidate's district to help a candidate – though you can vote only for a candidate running in your own district.

A simple way to help nationally is via the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC).

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There's only 75 days until Election Day. Because early voting starts in many places around mid October, the next seven weeks will be particularly crucial for organizing, fundraising, and getting the message out.

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2024 South Korea's 22nd General Election

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SEOUL, April 11 (Reuters) - South Korea's liberal opposition parties scored a landslide victory in a parliamentary election held on Wednesday, dealing a resounding blow to President Yoon Suk Yeol and his conservative party but likely falling just short of a super majority. more at Reuters

Pan-Opposition won 189 seats out of 300: Democracy party & its satellite party 175 l the Rebuilding Korea Party(leader: Cho Kuk) 12 l New Future 1 l Progressive Party 1

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SEOUL, April 10 (Reuters) - South Korea's main opposition Democratic Party and its allies were projected to retain a majority by winning up to 197 seats in Wednesday's elections for the single-chamber, 300-seat legislature, an exit poll conducted jointly by three television networks showed.

According to the exit polls, Democratic Party(blue) is expected to win an overwhelming victory for the election;

민주당 압승 예상 l 조국혁신당 12-14 예상(비례)

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Voter transfer: Any attempt by the E.C to engage in gerrymandering will be resisted — NDC

The National Democratic Congress have issued a press statement indicating their stance on the Electoral Commission’s decision to avert Political Party agents from supervising the voter transfer exercise. In a statement which was released in the early hours of Monday, 3rd June 2024, the National Democratic Congress stipulated that, agents of the various political parties are key members in…

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Vote For Bawumia Or Else John Mahama Will Abolish Free SHS If He Wins The 2024 Elections In Ghana – Nicholas Omane Acheampong Implores Ghanaians

Popular Ghanaian Gospel musician, Nicholas Omane Acheampong, has implored Ghanaians to vote for Dr Mahamudu Bawumia in the forthcoming 2024 general elections in Ghana. Continue reading Vote For Bawumia Or Else John Mahama Will Abolish Free SHS If He Wins The 2024 Elections In Ghana – Nicholas Omane Acheampong Implores Ghanaians

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struggling with how to word this, but putting it out there anyway:

i can fully understand the posts on here from a lot of americans being tired of "vote blue no matter who" posts when the #1 thing that people are constantly (and sometimes only?) addressing is how the republican party is going treat trans/queer people if elected.

it's part of an unfortunate pattern of prioritizing the effects on a demographic that includes white + upper class people, when people of color and those in the global south are actively and currently being killed or relegated to circumstances in which their survival is very unlikely

it is genuinely exhausting to witness this, and i was also on the fence about even participating in voting because i a) felt like it didn't matter and b) every time i voiced being frustrated with the current state of the country, white queer people would immediately step in with "but what about trans people!" -> (i am mixed race trans man)

and i say this with unending patience toward people who do this, because i know that it's not something they actively think about. but everyone already knows how the republican party is going to treat queer people. you are probably talking to another queer person when you bring up project 2025. the issue is that, for those of us who aren't white, or for those of us who are but who are conscious of ongoing struggles for people of color worldwide, the safety of people around the world feels more urgent than our own. that is the calculation that's being made.

you're not going to win votes for the democratic party by dismissing or minimizing these realities and by continually centering (white) queer people.

very few people on here and twitter are actually talking about issues beyond queer rights that concern people of color, or how the two administrations differ on these issues instead of constantly circling back to single-issue politics. this isn't an exhaustive list. but these are the issues that have actually altered my perspective and motivated me to the point of committing to casting a vote

the biden administration has been engaged in a years-long fight to allow new applicants to DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, the program that allows undocumented individuals who arrived as children to remain in the country) after the Trump administration attempted to terminate it. the program is in limbo currently because of the actions of Trump-backed judges, with those who applied before the ruling being allowed to stay, but no new applications are being processed. Trump has repeatedly toyed with the idea of just deporting the 1.8 million people, but he continues to change his mind depending on whatever the fuck goes on in his head. he cannot be relied on to be sympathetic toward people of hispanic descent or to guarantee that DREAMers will be allowed stay in the country. biden + a democratic controlled congress will allow legal challenges to the DACA moratorium to gain ground.

the biden administration is open to returning and protecting portions of culturally important indigenous land in a way that the trump administration absolutely does not give a fuck. as of may 2024, they have established seven national monuments with plans to expand the San Gabriel Monument where the Gabrielino, Kizh / Tongva, the Chumash, Kitanemuk, Serrano, and Tataviam reside. the Berryessa Snow Mountain is also on the list, as a sacred region to the Patwin.

i'm recognizing that the US's plans for clean energy have often come into conflict with tribal sovereignty, and the biden administration could absolutely do better in navigating this. but the unfortunate dichotomy is that there would be zero commitment or investment in clean energy under a trump-led government, which poses an astounding existential threat and destabilizing force to the global south beyond any human-to-human conflict. climate change has caused and will continue to cause resource shortages, greater natural disasters, and near-lethal living conditions for those in the tropics - and the actions of the highest energy consumers (US) are to blame. biden has funneled billions of dollars into climate change mitigation and clean energy generation - trump does not believe that any of it matters.

i may circle back to this and add more as it comes up, but i'm hoping that those who are skeptical / discouraged / tired of the white queer-centric discourse on tumblr and twitter can at least process some of this. please feel free to add more articles + points but i'm asking for the sake of this post to please focus on issues that affect people of color.

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Kaili Joy Gray at Daily Kos:

Despite calls from a handful of Democrats in Congress—as well as several editorials, columns, podcasts, and about a trillion tweets—for President Joe Biden to drop his reelection bid, he’s not going anywhere. That was his message in a letter to congressional Democrats Monday, as they return to Washington from their July 4 recess.

[Now that you have returned from the July 4th recess, I want you to know that despite all the speculation in the press and elsewhere, I am firmly committed to staying in this race, to running this race to the end, and to beating Donald Trump.  I have had extensive conversations with the leadership of the party, elected officials, rank and file members, and most importantly, Democratic voters over these past 10 days or so. I have heard the concerns that people have their good faith fears and worries about what is at stake in this election. I am not blind to them. Believe me, I know better than anyone the responsibility and the burden the nominee of our party carries. I carried it in 2020 when the fate of our nation was at stake. I also know these concerns come from a place of real respect for my lifetime of public service and my record as President, and I have been moved by the expressions of affection for me from so many who have known me well and supported me over the course of my public: life. I've been grateful for the rock-solid, steadfast support from so many elected Democrats in Congress and all across the country and taken great strength from the resolve and determination I've seen from so many voters and grassroots supporters even in the hardest weeks.  I can respond to all this by saying clearly and unequivocally: I wouldn't be running again if I did not absolutely believe I was the best person to beat Donald Trump in 2024.]

Biden went on to tout his decisive victory in this year’s Democratic primary, asserting his “deep obligation to the faith and the trust the voters of the Democratic Party have placed in me to run this year.”

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The letter is a powerful response to critics who have said Biden needs to make a strong case for his candidacy and why Trump is unacceptable. It lays out many of the arguments he has been making on the campaign trail. Whether the letter will satisfy those who say Biden’s performance in the debate nearly two weeks ago indicate he’s not capable of taking on Trump—well, that’s to be determined. But it’s clear that as of now, Biden has no intention of dropping out of the race, and he’s hoping this letter is the final word on the matter, as he concludes by calling on Democrats to stop questioning his candidacy and unite to defeat Trump.

President Joe Biden (D) wrote a letter to Congressional Democrats announcing that he is staying put as the Democratic nominee, even as a portion of the Democratic Congressional electeds have called for him to step aside.

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