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Extrait « Rapport préliminaire de la Mission d’observation électorale de l’Union européenne » La MOE UE a constaté des infractions commises lors de meetings par des candidats, à l’instar de  : l’utilisation de véhicules de l’Etat,30 la participation d’agents publics et membres de l’administration étatique aux évènements de campagne,31 la distribution d’argent32 parfois camouflée par un remboursement de frais de transport des partisans venus assister à la  campagne.33  Des cas d’obligation de participer à la campagne d’un candidat ont également été relevés. A titre d’exemple, des gardes forestiers ont été obligés par leur chef hiérarchique à assister à la campagne électorale d’un  candidat.34  En outre, les candidats distribuent aussi des T-shirts, des casquettes, des drapeaux, des parapluies ou des paréos, ainsi que des motos pour les maires35 La campagne a aussi été caractérisée par la présence massive des médias dans toutes les régions pour couvrir les mee...

U.S. stocks rallied on Wednesday after the midterm election results came in about as expected, lifting a cloud of uncertainty that was weighing on the market. Democrats won back the House of Representatives while Republicans retained control of the Senate, as the midterm's outcome split Congress. Investors were bullish following the result due to the belief that gridlock in Washington will help the market. Investors expect President Donald Trump's business-friendly policies to continue, while some expressed optimism about Congress providing a larger check on Trump's more disruptive market actions, such as the trade battle with China. Historically, equity markets see strong returns when Congress is divided. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 250 points, led by UnitedHealth and Caterpillar. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite also each moved about 1 percent higher. The Dow was up 3.7 percent for the year through Tuesday after an October sell-off leading up the elec...

Ben & Jerry’s  is launching a new flavor, Pecan Resist, which the company made to promote activism in the U.S. The Limited Batch flavor – chocolate  ice cream  with white and dark fudge chunks, pecans, walnuts and fudge-covered almonds – is part of the company’s campaign to "lick injustice and champion those fighting to create a more just and equitable nation for us all," it said Tuesday. Ben & Jerry’s is donating $25,000 to each of four organizations working on behalf of people of color, Native Americans' environmental justice and women – Color Of Change, Honor the Earth, Women’s March and Neta. The Burlington, Vermont-based business is using the new flavor to criticize some of President Donald Trump's recent pronouncements. "The company cannot be silent in the face of President Trump’s policies that attack and attempt to roll back decades of progress on racial and gender equity, climate change, LGBTQ rights and...

Severe government austerity measures designed to jolt Puerto Rico out of an 11-year recession propelled thousands of protesters into the streets across the island's capital on Tuesday in a series of marches that ended in chaos. Rallies that began in different parts of the city remained largely peaceful throughout the day as students, teachers, government employees and private sector workers wound their way through the streets to converge in the downtown area. But the demonstrations ended in gasps, tears and fits of coughing after police fired gas canisters into crowds who had come up against their barricades. Adrian Florido @adrianflorido Just got teargassed at the protest in San Juan's financial district. 2:20 PM - May 1, 2018 274 425 people are talking about this Twitter Ads info and privacy In recent days police and protesters had agreed on the route the marchers would take around San Juan's financial distric...