6 Mar, 2023 02:51

Vocal Kiev supporter claims election victory

Estonian PM Kaja Kallas has praised a “strong mandate” to continue bolstering Ukraine against Russia

Estonia’s ruling Reform Party performed much better than expected in parliamentary elections, Prime Minister Kaja Kallas said on Sunday, as her main challenger suggested the victory was “stolen” during a week-long electronic vote.

Those Estonians who did not cast an early vote over the internet went to the polls on Sunday to elect a new parliament, with final results tallied by early Monday morning. The center-right Reform won 31.9 percent of the vote and was set to claim 37 seats in the 101-seat legislature, while its far-right rival, the Conservative People’s Party of Estonia (EKRE), took 15.8 percent and 17 seats.

“This result… will give us a strong mandate to put together a good government,” Kallas told her supporters on Sunday night, adding that it likely means the flow of aid to Kiev will continue uninterrupted, because most other parties “have chosen the same line.”

EKRE leader Martin Helme claimed on election night that they “did everything right and with honesty, unlike those who stole our well-deserved victory.” He promised to “contest the e-vote in court” and not recognize the results until allowed to “see the logs, sections of code.”

Under Kallas’ leadership since 2021, Estonia, along with the other Baltic states, has become once of the most hardline supporters of Ukraine amid the conflict with Moscow, pledging roughly 1% of its GDP in military assistance to Kiev, and strongly backing EU sanctions on Russia.

Kallas has several potential junior partners to negotiate a new ruling coalition with, including Estonia 200 which secured 13.6 percent of the vote, the Social Democrats who received 9.4 percent and the Fatherland party with 8.3 percent. She however expressed doubt over the Centre Party’s (14.5 percent) commitments to aiding Ukraine, and explicitly rejected any talks with EKRE, accusing Helme of focusing too much on Estonia’s “self-interest.”

“We’ve never questioned support for Ukraine. We’ve never questioned Estonia's membership in NATO,” Helme retorted in an interview with AP, arguing that the current leadership has “basically given away all our heavy weaponry to Ukraine” at the cost of Estonia’s national security. The party also faced criticism for other “populist” ideas, such as seeking to limit the flow of refugees, including Ukrainians, to protect Estonian workers.

https://www.rt.com/russia/572512-estonia-kallas-parliamentary-elections/

(This is 2nd or 3rd election stolen by a woman in EU elections)

5 Mar, 2023 19:05

UK PM to launch anti-asylum bill

The move is part of Rishi Sunak’s pledge to "tackle illegal migration"

Rishi Sunak’s Conservative government in the United Kingdom is set to announce a new law that would stop people who enter the country on small boats from claiming asylum. The legislation, which will be launched this week, comes as part of the government’s pledge to "tackle illegal migration."

"Illegal migration is not fair on British taxpayers, it is not fair on those who come here legally and it is not right that criminal gangs should be allowed to continue their immoral trade," Sunak said in an interview with the Mail on Sunday. "So, make no mistake, if you come here illegally, you will not be able to stay."

Provisionally titled the Illegal Migration Bill, the new law will seek to make asylum claims by people who enter the country with theuse of small vessels inadmissible by British law.Such migrants would be removed from the UK "as soon as reasonably practicable" to Rwanda or to a "safe third country." Asylum seekers who violate the law will also be banned from returning to the UK.

The UK and Rwanda agreed to a five-year ‘asylum partnership arrangement’ in 2022, under which asylum-seekers will be permitted to seek asylum in the African country. However, the UK government’s attempts to deport people to Rwanda have so far been blocked by courts. Human rights campaigners have also been heavily critical of the plan.

Asylum-seekers looking to gain entry to the UK have rights protected by the UN’s Refugee Convention and the European Convention on Human Rights. The Illegal Migration Bill will have a "rights break," which would effectively circumvent the UN’s refugee convention, according to the Mail on Sunday.

Critics of the legislation say that the law will not prevent illegal entry, but instead result in thousands of asylum seekers being detained at huge expense to the UK taxpayer. "It’s unworkable, costly and won’t stop the boats,"Enver Solomon of the Refugee Council said.

Last year, anestimated 45,755 migrants crossed the English Channel into Britain, according to government statistics. It is the highest such number since records began being kept in 2018. The UK Home Office says 2,950 have made the crossing so far in 2023, with migrants arriving from a range of countries including Albania, Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan and Syria.

https://www.rt.com/news/572505-uk-anti-migration-bill/

Boris Johnson never stopped this and he never implemented Brexit completely, Farage said. I bet Sunak will welcome a lot more Indians into the country.

President Trump Crushes Ron DeSantis in Head-to-Head Poll, 67% -vs- 20% With Hispanic Voters

March 5, 2023 | Sundance |

The latest YouGov poll [raw data here] shows why FL Gov RonDeSantis is about to make the biggest political mistake of his careerby launching a challenge against Donald Trump.

If you listen to the professional media pundits who give, and attempt to sway, opinion – and if you listen to the statements from the professional Republican class that wants to remove Donald Trump from the party, you will hear this general talking point:

“The Republican Party needs to appeal to a younger, more ethnically diverse audience to maximize the ‘big tent’ size of the party.”…

There are many current variations of this talking point, but generally speaking this ‘big tent new Republican Party‘ message is what you hear from the Karl Rove, Nikki Haley, Chris Sununu, Mitch McConnell, Ronna McDaniel and the entirety of the cocktail class Republican circuit. It is a common talking point amid all the professional pundits.

However, to point out the nonsense of their argument, if we take them at their word, what we find in almost every Republican poll demographic Donald Trump’s biggest base of support is younger, less wealthy, working class voters of every ethnicity. As outlined in the YouGov Poll cited, Donald Trump literally brings to the GOP exactly what they claim to want. Yet these professional Republican voices use their talking point to frame a narrative against Trump.

Check out the data against the GOPe talking point. As we have previously discussed, the younger the voter the more support for Donald Trump. The support for Donald Trump also increases with Hispanic voters. It is only in the very wealthy white voters where you find support increasing for Ron DeSantis; this is the exact opposite of what the professional pundits claim in print and broadcast media.

As you can see above, Ron DeSantis supportincreases with older, wealthy, white voters. Support for Ron DeSantis decreases with younger, less affluent, voters with ethnic diversity. This is the exact opposite of the professional Republican pundit talking points. I am highlighting it [DATA HERE] so you can see for yourself and use this reality in your conversations and candidate debates.

Donald J. Trump has larger appeal to younger, diverse, working class voters. This is the heart of MAGA and why the traditional Republican Party, the party of old white people, is trying to remove him.

Next talking point…. Take out all of the other options for candidates, and just make the contest a head-to-head challenge between Trump and DeSantis. What you find is exactly the same. President Donald J. Trump crushes Governor Ron DeSantis. But look at how the head-to-head matchup turns out with Latino voters:

Donald Trump leads Ron DeSantis by a whopping 47 points (67% to 20%) amid the largest growing demographic group.

President Trump is the future of the Republican Party….

…. and they hate him for it.

(Too bad for them, WE LOVE TRUMP)

https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2023/03/05/president-trump-crushes-ron-desantis-in-head-to-head-poll-67-vs-20-with-hispanic-voters/