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A routine virtual meeting of the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission turned chaotic after hackers interrupted the session with racist, and pornographic content. The meeting was meant to decide which media organizations would sponsor the upcoming gubernatorial and lieutenant governor debates. What began as a standard public meeting quickly became a shocking example of how vulnerable online government spaces can be.

November 15, 2023 Staff Writer

Poland’s Election and its Global Implications

Poland is going through something that may transform Europe– and surprisingly, it’s the 2023 election that may have changed it all. In America, the sentiment involved in elections often involves an innate feeling of helplessness.

International News

November 30, 2022 Michael Morano

Brazil Reelects Left-Wing Former President

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, a left-wing former president of Brazil, has returned to the presidency after defeating far-right incumbent president Jair Bolsonaro in the country’s recent presidential election.

International News

October 15, 2022 Staff Writer

Italy Elects Right-Wing Female Prime Minister

Giorgia Meloni is set to be the first female Prime Minister in Italy’s history.

International News

September 24, 2022 Michael Morano

Liz Truss Elected as New British Prime Minister

The United Kingdom has named Liz Truss as its new Prime Minister following the recent resignation of Boris Johnson. She is now the third woman to hold this title.

International News

December 4, 2021 Liam Brucker-Casey

Honduras Elects First Woman President, Votes Out Ruling Party

On November 28th Hondurans took to the polls and cast ballots on many national and regional offices in addition to the Presidency. The elections saw the end to the 12 years of power for the the right wing National Party and the victory of the first women to be elected President.

International News

October 26, 2021 Liam Brucker-Casey

Czech Republic Experiences Constitutional Crisis

Nearly two weeks since national elections in the Czech Republic, Czechs still have minimal clarity regarding who will lead the country when the Country’s Parliament meets again in November.

International News

October 8, 2021 Michael Morano

German Election Results Likely Mean Social Democrat-Led Coalition

Former German minister of Finance Olaf Scholz is likely to be the next German Chancellor after this year’s election in Germany, marking an end to Angela Merkel’s 16 year run as Chancellor. Scholz and his party, the center-left Social Democrats (S.P.D.), emerged victorious in the Sep. 26 election, winning 25.7% of the total vote, compared to 24.1% for Merkel’s party, the conservative Christian Democratic Union (C.D.U.), which suffered the worst defeat for the party since its founding in the years after World War II. Merkel, however, opted not to run for reelection, marking the first time a sitting chancellor has done so in the postwar era.

International News

September 24, 2021 Ethan Wojciechowski

Canadian Election Results in Status Quo

On Monday night Justin Trudeau held his position as Prime Minister after Canadian broadcasters predicted that his minority government would hold. Depending heavily on Quebec, Ontario, and the British Columbia, Prime Minister Trudeau saw his party repeat almost the exact same results from the 2019 federal election.

International

November 14, 2020 Liam Brucker-Casey

World Reacts to President-Elect Biden’s Victory

Following President-Elect Joe Biden’s victory on November 7th, international leaders had varying reactions from relief, to telling silence.

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