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November 6, 2020
ANALYSIS: By Sarah John, Flinders University Facing the gradual erosion of early leads in several battleground states — and increasingly likely defeat in the presidential election — the Trump campaign is launching a well-planned legal assault to challenge the validity of ballots and the process of vote-counting itself. The Biden campaign is responding with an ... <a title="With re-election hopes fading, Trump tries for an election win in the courts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/06/with-re-election-hopes-fading-trump-tries-for-an-election-win-in-the-courts/" aria-label="Read more about With re-election hopes fading, Trump tries for an election win in the courts">Read more</a>
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November 5, 2020
ANALYSIS: By Adrian Beaumont, University of Melbourne Joe Biden is now poised to win the US presidency. The mail-in votes in Wisconsin and Michigan have overturned Trump’s election night leads. Biden won Wisconsin by 0.6 percent, and is clearly going to win Michigan. He leads there by 1.2 percent with 97 percent in, and the ... <a title="Joe Biden headed for narrow victory in US presidential election" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/05/joe-biden-headed-for-narrow-victory-in-us-presidential-election/" aria-label="Read more about Joe Biden headed for narrow victory in US presidential election">Read more</a>
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November 5, 2020
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk A leading New Zealand newspaper has branded the knife-edge US presidential election as a “nightmare” scenario in response to fears of civil disorder and a tarnished global image. “The very face of the American consumerism was forced to mask up,” said The New Zealand Herald today as the nation “hunkered down ... <a title="Nightmare ‘haunts US dream’, says leading NZ newspaper" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/05/nightmare-haunts-us-dream-says-leading-nz-newspaper/" aria-label="Read more about Nightmare ‘haunts US dream’, says leading NZ newspaper">Read more</a>
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November 4, 2020
ANALYSIS: By Jennifer S. Hunt, Australian National University It has been billed as the most significant US election in generations, and with nearly 100 million votes already cast, it is well underway. An estimated 50 million more votes are expected on the last day of in-person voting on Tuesday (Wednesday NZ time), with mail-in ballots ... <a title="With US D-day, the outcome won’t be simply a matter of political will" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/04/with-us-d-day-the-outcome-wont-be-simply-a-matter-of-political-will/" aria-label="Read more about With US D-day, the outcome won’t be simply a matter of political will">Read more</a>
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November 4, 2020
ANALYSIS: By Richard Shaw of Massey University Jacinda Ardern’s new “covid cabinet” is pretty much the same as — and completely unlike — every previous government under the mixed member proportional (MMP) system. The similarity involves the political accommodation reached between Labour and the Greens. Every government formed since 1996 has rested on such arrangements. ... <a title="Ardern now leads one of the most powerful governments NZ has seen" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/04/ardern-now-leads-one-of-the-most-powerful-governments-nz-has-seen/" aria-label="Read more about Ardern now leads one of the most powerful governments NZ has seen">Read more</a>
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November 3, 2020
ANALYSIS: By Jennifer S. Hunt, Australian National University It has been billed as the most significant US election in generations, and with nearly 100 million votes already cast, it is well underway. An estimated 50 million more votes are expected on the last day of in-person voting on Tuesday (Wednesday NZ time), with mail-in ballots ... <a title="As US E-day nears, the outcome won’t be simply a matter of political will" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/03/as-us-e-day-nears-the-outcome-wont-be-simply-a-matter-of-political-will/" aria-label="Read more about As US E-day nears, the outcome won’t be simply a matter of political will">Read more</a>
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October 31, 2020
Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage By Patricio ZamoranoFrom Washington DC A wave of Indigenous peoples supporting the Luis Arce-David Choquehuanca presidential ticket defeated the main right-wing candidate, Carlos Mesa by 20 points, restoring democracy to Bolivia. Just days later around 80% of Chilean voters decided by referendum to re-found their nation with a ... <a title="Radical neoliberalism was born and will die in Chile" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/31/radical-neoliberalism-was-born-and-will-die-in-chile/" aria-label="Read more about Radical neoliberalism was born and will die in Chile">Read more</a>
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October 31, 2020
The euthanasia referendum has passed New Zealand’s public vote, with 65.2 percent voting in favour, but the cannabis question has 53.1 percent voting “no” so far, preliminary results show. The number of voters who chose “no” in the End of Life Choice referendum reached 33.8 percent. In the cannabis question, “yes” received 46.1 percent of ... <a title="NZ referendum preliminary results – yes to euthanasia reform, no to cannabis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/31/nz-referendum-preliminary-results-yes-to-euthanasia-reform-no-to-cannabis/" aria-label="Read more about NZ referendum preliminary results – yes to euthanasia reform, no to cannabis">Read more</a>
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October 30, 2020
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards Our House of Representatives has just become more diverse, and yet narrower at the same time. A record 40 new MPs have flooded into Parliament – with especially big intakes from the Labour and Act parties. You can see some short profiles of the new MPs in Simon Collins’ article, Forty ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: A diverse yet narrower Parliament" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/30/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-a-diverse-yet-narrower-parliament/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: A diverse yet narrower Parliament">Read more</a>
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October 29, 2020
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards. The Greens are at a crossroads. The direction they take in the next few days may have significant consequences, not just for the country and the shape of the Government, but also for the future of the Greens themselves. Currently, the Labour and Green negotiating teams are behind closed doors ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The Green Party’s fraught decision" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/29/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-the-green-partys-fraught-decision/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The Green Party’s fraught decision">Read more</a>
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October 27, 2020
By RNZ News Former Green Party MP Keith Locke says his contemporaries should stay out of the New Zealand cabinet in order to remain critical of Labour while also working constructively with it. Any cabinet positions offered to the Greens by Labour would be a favour, not a necessity, and likely require the smaller party ... <a title="Stay out of cabinet – be independent, former MP tells Greens" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/27/stay-out-of-cabinet-be-independent-former-mp-tells-greens/" aria-label="Read more about Stay out of cabinet – be independent, former MP tells Greens">Read more</a>
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October 23, 2020
By Selwyn Manning – Editor, EveningReport.nz The Green Party has settled on its negotiation team, agreeing to who will represent the party’s members when considering the shape and outcome of talks with the incoming Labour-led Government. The negotiating team has a similar make up to the group that considered the merits of negotiations with Labour ... <a title="Election 2020: Green Party Negotiation Team Sets Its Terms of Reference" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/23/election-202o-green-party-negotiation-team-sets-its-terms-of-reference/" aria-label="Read more about Election 2020: Green Party Negotiation Team Sets Its Terms of Reference">Read more</a>
