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In tomorrow's Bangkok gubernatorial election voters will choose from 31 candidates. They'll also select from among 381 city council candidates, 50 of whom eventually will pass laws, scrutinise budgets and ensure accountability of administrators.

Bangkok Post

Can’t relax, plan for next 25 years: PM Narendra Modi at BJP meet

NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi on Friday exhorted BJP workers not to be complacent over the recent electoral successes and suggested that the party set its agenda for the next 25 years to retain its pre-eminence on India’s political landscape for which it should work for the welfare of the…

The Times of India

“Now I Walk My Own”: Kao Chia-yu’s Path, Part 2

Kao Chia-yu frames her rise as that of a self-made actor against established forces. The story begins in her college years. This is the second part of a three-part essay on Kao and the world that made her.

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Everything you need to know about how to vote on election day

It's election day! For some folks, that means democracy sausages and a chance to have your say on how the next three years will look. For others, it's all a bit confusing. Here's what you need to know.

ABC News

Welfare schemes should reach every beneficiary: PM Modi

PM in his virtual address talks about reaching the saturation point of programs

The Hindu

Andhra Pradesh: Democracy and secularism in peril, says former judge

National Education Policy has many loopholes, alleges Chandru

The Hindu

Dame Sarah Storey wants to stop "lazy habit" at drop-off times as two Leigh schools reduce road dangers for children

"I think it is a symptom of what happens to us when we become car dependent"

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Anas Sarwar claims Labour haven't formed coalitions after anger over Tory deals

ANAS Sarwar has denied misleading the public by entering into council partnerships despite a pre-election pledge of no coalitions.

The National (Scotland)

Conservatives want to make the US more like Hungary. A terrifying thought

For the US right, Viktor Orbán’s Hungary – unconstrained by an independent media, democratic institutions or racial diversity – isn’t a cautionary tale, but an aspiration

The Guardian - US

New questions over voting and ‘intimidating’ crowds in Tower Hamlets election

Tower Hamlets mayor Lutfur Rahman was at the centre of a fresh voting row on Friday after a report highlighted “significant challenges to the electoral process” during his resounding victory in borough elections.

Evening Standard

Lynn Schmidt: True leaders practice the art of persuasion. Others tweet out trash talk

There is something that has been sorely missing in the United States in the last decade — soaring rhetoric. We are lacking leaders who, like Abraham Lincoln, appeal to our better angels through their ability to craft rhetoric that resonates in people’s hearts and minds.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Jonathan Bernstein: Looking for midterm drama on the Democratic side? Sorry

Most of the focus during midterm primary season has been on the Republicans. Rightly so; after all, not only are there important internal fights playing out in GOP nomination battles, but the outcome could determine the fate of U.S. democracy. It’s a huge story that Pennsylvania Republicans have chosen a…

Tribune News Service

Australian election briefing: Morrison has a leaky cabinet while Albanese campaigns with Julia Gillard – plus the vibe is tired

Friday: The best of Guardian Australia’s 2022 federal election coverage

The Guardian - AU

Mormon leader speaks out against racism

Mormons should defend democracy and condemn racism, a church leader argued in a recent speech

Salon

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Al Jazeera

Biden begins Asia tour aimed at boosting Indo-Pacific ties

US president visits South Korea, Japan to strengthen Indo-Pacific alliances amid China’s rise and Russia-Ukraine war.

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: In Somalia, business as usual is a bad idea for US interests

Somalia swore in a new president last weekend after nearly two years of delay as the incumbent clung to power. The next day, the administration of President Joe Biden said it would again deploy hundreds of troops in the country to help in the government’s counterterrorism campaign.

The Guardian - UK

Pete Buttigieg calls for new Marshall plan to rebuild Ukraine

Exclusive: Transportation secretary says there is global support for reconstruction effort to help recovery from Russian invasion

Daily Record

Labour MSP Alex Rowley accuses pro-UK parties of closing down debate by refusing to discuss independence

Alex Rowley also believes an "independent commission" should be set up to examine options for constitutional change.

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Chicago Sun-Times

Racism captures young minds, and right-wing media shouts encouragement

What is there to say about cynical opportunists like Tucker Carlson and his Fox News colleagues ,who peddle this poison for fun and profit?

The Independent UK

GOP pushed dozens of ‘election subversion’ bills to hijack results in 2020’s wake, report finds

Republican state lawmakers filed more than 200 bills in 2022 to change election rules and strip oversight from officials in response to a ‘crisis that doesn’t exist’

Al Jazeera

Ukraine latest updates: Moscow says Azovstal now ‘liberated’

Ukraine news from May 20: Azovstal steelworks plant was last stronghold of Ukrainian resistance in Mariupol.

Chicago Sun-Times

It makes no sense to oppose ban on ghost guns

When even common sense laws are opposed, it’s no wonder we have a gun pandemic.

The Hindu

GST Council an avenue for ‘political contestation’ across party lines: SC

It says the ripples in GST Council impact both federalism and democracy

The Hindu

Can India re-imagine South Asia?

If New Delhi does not take the lead, the region cannot respond to various crises collectively

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Heart of the Primaries 2022, Democrats-Issue 23 (May 19, 2022)

In this issue: Takeaways from five states’ primaries and another possible incumbent-vs.-incumbent primary in NY

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