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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.
To vote in a presidential election, you need to be an American citizen, be at least 18 years old on Election Day, and vote in the state in which you reside. Candidates tend to focus their campaigns on 'swing states,' where candidates from both parties have won in recent elections. The party with the most seats in each house gets the top leadership positions. That party has an enormous influence on which laws are considered and voted on.
Beijing, May 19 (EFE/EPA).- Chinese authorities tightened up security measures in Beijing to prepare for the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and the National People's Congress (NPC) on May 21 and 22, respectively, after the two major political meetings initially planned to be held in March 2020 were postponed amid the coronavirus outbreak. (Camera:ROMAN PILIPEYWU HONG).FOOTAGE SHOWS SECURITY DEPLOYMENT AND CHINESE PARAMILITARY OFFICERS MARCHING IN FRONT OF TIANANMEN SQUARE IN BEIJING.
Togo lawmakers give their final approval to a constitutional reform switching to a parliamentary system that opposition parties say will allow President Faure Gnassingbe to extend his grip on power. IMAGES
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado holds a political rally ahead of presidential election despite having little chance of overcoming the hurdles the state has placed in her way. Polls show that Machado, who won an opposition primary with 92 percent of votes cast last October, would likely beat incumbent Nicolas Maduro in elections set for July 28. But she has been disqualified by state-aligned institutions from holding public office, accused of corruption. IMAGES
Guyana's leader, who heads the Caribbean bloc CARICOM, voices optimism at an emergency summit on finding a political solution in crisis-torn Haiti. "I'm very optimistic based on all the discussions today," President Irfaan Ali says. SOUNDBITE
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