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Guatemala presidential candidate Sandra Torres closes her campaign with a rally in the capital, ahead of the country's election on August 20. Torres will face off against reformist outsider Bernardo Arevalo in the runoff, with a recent poll showing Arevalo with a strong lead. IMAGES
"This is the starting point of a long march," says right-wing presidential candidate Valérie Pécresse as she kicks off her campaign in Saint-Martin-Vésubie, in southeastern France, with her former opponent in the Republicans' (LR) primary, Eric Ciotti. IMAGES
French far-right presidential candidate Eric Zemmour is physically assaulted by a man as he walks to the stage for his first campaign rally, on the outskirts of Paris. IMAGES
Paris, Sep 30 (EFE/EPA).- (Camera: Mohammed Badra) Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was given a one-year prison sentence Thursday after he was found guilty of illegally financing his 2012 presidential election campaign.The court found that the former French head of state, who was in office between 2007 and 2012, benefitted from a double-accounting system put in place in order to exceed spending limits imposed by French law.FOOTAGE OF THE COURT IN PARIS.
Quito, Feb 4 (EFE).- The presidential candidate of Correism movement, Andres Arauz, closed his campaign rally in Quito Thursday with a party in the Parque del Arbolito and messages in favor of progressivism, women rights, vulnerable people, and above all, messages against bankers. The presidential and parliamentary elections in Ecuador will held on Sunday. (Camera: JUAN FRANCISCO CHAVEZ).SHOT LIST: A CANDIDATE OF CORREISM MOVEMENT, ANDRES ARAUZ, ENDS A CAMPAGIN RALLY IN QUITO, ECUADOR.
President-elect Joe Biden unveiled a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 stimulus plan on Thursday. It includes $1,400 checks, according to Business Insider. Biden had pledged $2,000 direct payments to Americans. The $1,400 checks would be in addition to the $600 direct payments provided most recently. This would be welcomed funds as more and more Americans face eviction and hunger. Most developed countries worldwide have been supporting their citizens with funds since last March.