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Former NATO general Petr Pavel reacts to the results of the second round of the presidential election, in a speech to a cheering crowd in Prague, Czech Republic. Pavel, a former paratrooper, won 56.76 percent of votes while former prime minister Andrej Babis scored 43.23 percent, with over 85 percent of the vote counted, according to the Czech Statistical Office. IMAGES
Attorney Lin Wood tweeted on Friday that Vice President Mike Pence should be arrested for treason and executed by firing squad. The staunch supporter of President Donald Trump also blamed Chief Justice John Roberts and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell for the election results. According to Business Insider, Wood's remarks triggered some Republicans to issue tweets to distance themselves from him. Among them were Trump campaign lawyer Jenna Ellis, and the conservative high school student Nicholas Sandmann. In recent weeks, Wood has filed or joined lawsuits to overturn President-elect Joe Biden's election victory. Wood has also cited conspiracy theories in the past.
Digital strategy is proving to be a fundamental part of the UK election campaigns. With the closest vote in decades approaching, Ciara Lee asks what content has the best online impact.
The house of the Radio France Internationale (RFI) correspondent in Niger has been vandalised and partly burnt by unknown perpetrators. The attack on the home of correspondent Moussa Kaka, who escaped unharmed, came amid a tense political context following the results of the second round of the presidential election. IMAGES
Facebook temporarily paused its nationwide ban on political advertisements. This was to allow campaign messages about the Georgia senate runoffs. Facebook abruptly reversed course on Tuesday, according to Gizmodo. The news came via a blog post that the ban would resume following the election’s conclusion. Any ads about the Georgia runoff elections have been paused. Advertisers are not currently able to create new ads about social issues, elections, or politics.
Christopher Krebs was the head of the US Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. But when he publicly stated the 2020 general election was the most secure in American history, President Donald Trump fired him by tweet. Krebs was pilloried in the conservative media, most notably by conservative news network Newsmax and Trump lawyer Joe diGenova. On national television, diGenova called for Krebs' summary execution, saying Krebs 'should be drawn and quartered,' and 'take out at dawn and shot.' Now, Gizmodo reports turnabout is fair play: Krebs and his lawyers are going after both diGenova and Newsmax. Krebs is suing for defamation after diGenova's comments allegedly lead to death threats against Krebs and his family.
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