Tag: Dynasty

Justifying the JD(S)’s decision to field three of family members in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, Kumaraswamy said his party was not different from other parties, including national parties. Not just in regional parties — dynasty politics is prevalent in the Congress and the BJP too. In my opinion, regional parties are thriving only because of dynasty politics. The Samajwadi Party is also thriving because of dynasty politics. The CM said the Gowda family should not be held responsible for fielding family members, as it merely yielded to its workers’ demands. Kumaraswamy said that BJP state president B S Yeddyurappa too was guilty of dynasty politics. Two or three more family members from Yeddyurappa’s family may enter politics in future. He said that he was “forced” to field his son Nikhil from Mandya. “During the Mandya bypolls itself, all eight MLAs of Mandya had demanded that Nikhil should be fielded. Nikhil was fielded only because the MLAs insisted that he be the candidate.

PM Modi urged people to vote wisely ahead of Lok Sabha 2019 polls He listed out the contributions of the NDA government since 2014 In his blog, Narendra Modi slammed the dynasty politics in Congress party "Development over decay, security over stagnation, opportunities over obstacles, vikas over vote-bank politics, "Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrote in his latest blog on Wednesday. Hinting that governance improved in India after his government came to power, PM Modi wrote: "Indians were tired of our beloved nation being in the Fragile Five, where corruption, cronyism, and nepotism made headlines instead of anything positive." 'India first' instead of 'family first' Targeting the Congress party, PM Modi said the government has been working for "India first" instead of "family first". He also urged people to ask why the Rajya Sabha was not working as productively as the Lok Sabha, hinting at opposition ruckus. Freedom of speech, courts Expressing his views on freedom of speech, PM Modi said dynastic parties have "never been comfortable" with a free and vibrant press. The recent UPA years saw the bringing of a law that could land you in prison for posting anything offensive, he said. "Every middleman is linked to one family," Modi added. When our air warriors strike at terrorists, Congress questions that too." Last but not least, the prime minister urged people to "think wisely" and asked them to compare the past with the present. "Think wisely: As you go to vote- remember the past and how one family's desire for power cost the nation so greatly.

Over time, because of her own accomplishments, she advanced: presidential candidate, secretary of state, the first woman to be nominated by a major party for the White House. Representative Debbie Dingell, Democrat of Michigan, who succeeded her husband in Congress in 2015, says she believes that she and Mrs. Clinton are emblematic of changing times for women in politics. “Some people would like to say she got it because she had the last name,” referring to her seat in Congress. The Center for American Women and Politics counts 47 widows elected or appointed to Congress in their husband’s place. That was so infuriating.” She had to dissociate herself from her father’s vote against civil rights legislation during her own campaign. Male leaders may have provided women with national exposure and political networks, but as Mrs. Clinton found, their conduct and record could also be liabilities. “You never know with Hillary Clinton, had she not met Bill Clinton, she might well have been a political woman in her own right and maybe life would have been simpler for her,” said Debbie Walsh, director of the Center for American Women and Politics. Because so many women are running in 2020, with their range of political experience, ideology and race, the coming election may be a truer test of gender attitudes. People are feeling threatened.” Terry Shumaker, who worked on both Clintons’ New Hampshire campaigns, said Mrs. Clinton’s popular vote victory was more of a landmark in shifting attitudes than is often recognized. She made it possible for people to envision a woman being president.”

Jinggoy Estrada was one of them. Ejercito himself was charged with corruption when he was mayor. The 81-year old Erap himself started as a mayor, then became senator, vice-president, president and is now back to being mayor of Manila, where he is running for re-election. Junjun became mayor in 2010, and was serving a second term when he was dismissed from office for corruption in 2015. He announced he would run in 2019 and reclaim the mayorship – only to run into the opposition of sister Abby, who announced she would also run next year. Next year, three of President Rodrigo Duterte’s children will be running for office: daughter Sara will campaign to be re-elected mayor of Davao City, her younger brother Sebastian will run for vice-mayor, and her older brother for Congress. Dynasties almost always win elections. Political science professor Franco said “political dynasties make entry to politics very narrow” for new contenders. Years ago he declared “there is no such thing as an illegitimate child”. How the Binay and the Estrada families deal with the squabbling siblings, and whether the feuds will rupture the dynasties, is anybody’s guess.

But a new dynasty, born this week, is set to be a first for Irish politics. Her sister Mary Newman has been added to the party's ticket in Tipperary, alongside Garret Ahearn. And for Mary it will be no easy feat. Mary, a vet who now works in a large multinational firm, believes both her business experience and her farming know-how means she can bring a keen mix to the table. "Politics is about timing and opportunity. The running mates will sit down to discuss a strategy in the coming days. But no woman in any job wants to be seen as a 'token' and the siblings are understandably no different. "I've never achieved anything in life by being a woman - apart from having four kids. That was the last time I played the gender card," she said. She said: "There is no woman in Fine Gael lying around doing nothing."

What about Iran? Every time two national teams meet, we don't think what we have become, but what could have been. Russian President Vladimir Putin sat there right next to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for the opening game of Russia vs Saudi Arabia. In Saudi Arabia, right after the match, Turki al-Sheikh, the head of Saudi Arabia's sports authority, rushed to personally apologise to the crown prince for the loss. Iran is the nation, IR is the state rushing to place itself in front of the nation as the world watches. So, which one has the rightful claim on the name of the country: the actual nation or the fictive state? That universal ritual is rooted in the pain, power and legacy of colonialism - of which the Israeli occupation of Palestine is today a potent reminder. "For many former British colonies," notes Patrick Hutchison in a piece he wrote back in 2009, "sport has a history of serving the colonised people in resisting British rule. However, this control was often flipped on its head and used against the colonizer." That resistance has today shifted from colonial powers to the legacy of state violence they have left behind.

Today in The Rundown: A twist in the proposed Harrah's deal, how a bill might impact the state Health Secretary's job, and more news in Louisiana politics today. Be sure to sign up to get The Rundown in your inbox by filling out the form here. Countdown… Days until the 2018 regular legislative session must end: 35 The News Gambling: A Las Vegas-based real estate company has an option to acquire Harrah’s New Orleans Casino — a potential transaction that was unknown to key state legislators who are considering major legislation sought by the casino’s owners. http://bit.ly/2Kk1BND Education: A majority of the members of Louisiana's top school board plan to seek re-election next year, which means the panel's support for major changes in public schools likely will continue unless multiple incumbents are ousted. http://bit.ly/2FsCGUi Health Department: A bill that would set new requirements and restrictions on state cabinet members in Louisiana could ensnare Health Secretary Dr. Rebekah Gee. http://bit.ly/2HEgooo The woman suing Schedler gave her first media interview last week. http://bit.ly/2r99FIk ICYMI: Read the suggestive emails and cards that Schedler sent to his employee: http://bit.ly/2r9Ukaj Happening today House comes in at 2 p.m. (Agenda: bit.ly/LAHouseOrder), and the Senate convenes at 3 p.m. (Agenda: bit.ly/LASenateDigest). Transportation, Highways and Public Works meets at 9:30 a.m. in Room 3. Senate Committees Finance meets at 9:30 a.m. in Room A-B. pic.twitter.com/mHAio57blf — Shawn Wilson, Ph.D. (@onevisionary) April 27, 2018 There is a group pushing #lalege to vote for a constitutional convention for Louisiana.

We look back at the life of former first lady Barbara Bush. Barbara Bush: What’s the matter with Americans? President George W. Bush: Yes. There was a lot of psychobabble about my relationship with my parents during the presidency, and it’s natural, because people haven’t had a chance to ask many presidents, what it’s like to be president with your father being a former president and mother a former first lady? President George W. Bush: I did, yes. I look out in the pews, and there is the president’s parents, you know, President George Bush, Barbara Bush. Judy Woodruff: And you have told us that you went on to have a great friendship with them. Bonnie Steinroeder: It was a huge part of her life and of President Bush’s life as well. You could see it in the motivation that they felt to help other people, to be good people, to be kind, to be generous. And I do think that’s probably what helped her at the end of her life to have that sense of peace, because we had talked a long, long time ago about her beliefs that she knew she would be reunited with the people she loved who had gone before her.

A total of 38 candidates either hail from deeply rooted political families, or ones trying to carve a place for themselves in the patron-client system that has dominated Lebanese politics since the Ottoman Era. The prime minister himself, Sa’ad Hariri, is the son of former prime minister Rafik Hariri, and so is Faisal Karami (47), a ranking candidate in Tripoli, who is the son of ex-premier Omar Karami and the grandson of prime minister Abdul Hamid Karami. Running for a Maronite seat in Mount Lebanon are the Gemayel cousins, Sami (37) and Nadim (35), whose fathers, Bashir and Ameen, served as presidents of the republic back in the 1980s and whose grandfather Pierre commanded the Maronite Christian community since the 1930s. Lebanon is governed by a confessional, financial, and family network that, for a long time, has bequeathed power from one generation to the next." - Sarkis Abouzeid | Lebanese journalist Sami’s father ended his term in 1988 and went into long years in exile, returning in 2000 while Nadim’s father was killed during the civil war back in 1982. Speaking to Gulf News, he added: “Inheritance is part of the structure of power (in Lebanon), and for now, the social circumstances for bypassing it are not available. The 41th anniversary of his assassination coincided with the election, prompting thousands of Druze to raise posters of the three Junblatts, pledging allegiance to Taymour, just like their fathers and grandfathers had done with his father and grandfather. Former cabinet minister and MP Sulaiman Franjieh Jr, who heads the Marada Party, will also not be running for office this year, and has decided to back his son’s candidacy instead. - Noura Boustany | Journalist His father has had his eyes set on the presidency for years and worked closely with Hezbollah and Syria to achieve that but was abandoned back in 2016, when Hezbollah chose to make its other ally, Michel Aoun, president instead. The Washington Post’s award-winning former correspondent Noura Boustany, spoke to Gulf News saying: “One thing is clear, the old feudal-dynastic entrenched so-called elite of the body politic is being seriously challenged.

"Citizens are not fools. Citizens can tell whether someone is genuine in their approach or just trying to live up to some lofty familial expectation. For me, all my life I focused on how I could best make a difference. " The question was asked because Trudeau is the son of former Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. The Canadian PM did not deny that he had an advantage when he entered politics. He said people had seen the values he had been raised with and decided whether to vote for him or not, according to the report. Trudeau also said that politics was not always his first choice. "I decided early on much to my father's pleasure that I wouldn't go anywhere near politics, because for one thing, I knew more than anyone else what kind of a difficult impact it has on one's kids, so it wasn't an automatic choice for me," said Trudeau. Trudeau is in India for a week, along with his wife Sophie and their children. He received a lacklustre welcome and has not met Narendra Modi so far.