commission and the election process. soul the spotting and stress that these accounts are a fairly and without any conditions on the beach. i think this part of the key to his political instability in the country the incompetence that actually has less than that i'm going to come into this fix. last night and then you have to see if we can get ever since about mid match its body and i began to grow its faults. i'm thinking i was about ten days. due to success and damaging hot dogs and got these businesses have time to load the nineteenth hole. the prices of essentials have soared as well. except for the routine festivities in which she alleged bought the book was not behind the eye of the property. the us has so far shown no decay the judge said that the violence not extending it was good info but among other companies including the bleeding out on the need for the upcoming elections. despite the garden to speak abundance. that teases the stability seen the piece. and on the life and the country. at the instance of. the

we talked about the federal election commission. incident was the tip of the iceberg to describe what was some really serious internal issue. we have seen staffing levels dropping to a 15 year low, which is really remarkable considering that the work the staff has to do over there is considerable compared to what it was even a few years ago. it was not a surprise when there was an independent survey of all government agencies that came out to stick couple of days ago, and among small agencies, those with less than 1000 people, the federal commission right 28 out of 29 when he came to employee satisfaction -- ranked 28 out of 29 when it came to employee satisfaction. if you care about elections, regardless of your party and ideology, they are the cops on the beat, making sure the candidates and political actors are complying with the law and not doing anything that would cut against the validity of an election. they are making sure elections are free and fair, and they are bleeding out at this point when it comes to cash and resource

however, that said, there were elections and we elected a prime minister.u either abide by those elections and tried to win -- but understanding completely the tools and the halls of power are dominated by one party, but welcome to the real world. -- that is democracy across the west indies and the emerging markets. i think the implications for investors is to watch that space and be ready to enter that market as it sells off because the economy is in pretty good shape. even though there are claims of economic mismanagement, in reality, it is on the rebound again, it hasime been a trade based on a local discount. when you see that political discount, you step in. it sounds ms. -- it sounds mercenary, don't get me wrong, but you have to be able to take advantage of this dislocation. >> the foundation for asia. encouraged bylly it. i still think there is a very fragile u.s. economy, but that is good for risk there is room for improvement. we have very low inflation but that is also picking up a little bit the issue really is that we are shutting to see synchr

and she -- her party will stand for elections when it comes for this general election, this snap electionthis election that's going to happen in about five to six weeks. she will -- her party will be in that election, obviously, we can say that polling, recent polling shows them still to hold the majority. so it's going to be an uphill battle for most of the party. because the ruling party still has the majority and yes, she is still the head of that party so most likely she could be right back in office, actually never really leave office, she's going to be the care taker prime minister, the way things are going now, she will remain in her position. >> okay our scott heidler? live in bangkok, thank you. >>> now we look at the african future, that african national party is facing serious problems. tabo umbeke succeeded mandela, yet he faced serious objection for not doing enough for fighting hiv. he has been charged with rape, racket eager and corruption but he has been cleared of those charges. his party seemed to crack from within. strike mine workers, killing dozens, it was the single

eight months after electing a new president venezuelans went to the polls to elect 300 new mayors, more than 2500 council members. this is the evidence this i'm contributing with a grain of sand to change my country. if you don't vote, you can't complain. >> his tenure has been marked with one of the highest inflation rates in the world. it's rampant crime is the third-most highest. this woman hoped her vote would challenge the government. >> translation: i love the country and respected. a country like many others. polls taken before the vote predict 50,000 venezuelans there remain loyal to the government. many fear that they'll vote for governmental candidates. many have benefitted from the social programs. >> water is scarce here, and crime is rampant. people say they don't want to lose food subsidies or health care. >> my daughter studied at the university. i have a passengers. -- i have a pension, when i go to the doctor i met medication for free. >> there'll be no more elections since 2015. the opposition can contest the government's power. >> there'll be a devaluation. venezuela'

than the 2008 election.k in 2008 people were voting on a hope and on a dream and on a kind of the historic promise of his election. and in 2012 they'd be voting on his record, and they'd be either vindicating or rejecting what he'd done and giving him a mandate to do more. he also felt that he had done a lot over the course of his first three years, whether you like the things he'd done or not, whether it was passing health care reform, reregulating wall street, passing a huge stimulus, those were big things he did, and we held that if the republicans won in 2012, they would roll back and undo all his pleasurements -- accomplishments. so he thought the stakes in this election were much higher. a lot of republicans in 2008 were disspiritted, and by the time you got to the end of 2008, there was not much drama or suspense around who was going to win that election especially after the wall street crisis in the fall of 2008. in this election republicans were really energized, and today thought defeating presiden

half the members will go to win elections. >> many will be robbed of a voice in this election. >> it's terrible. i'm a citizen. they'll be elected before a single vote is cast. >> 2013 has been a rough year for bangladesh. if a stalemate over the election is not solved, 2013 could be worse. >> more than a million jobless americans will stop receiving state benefits after a government program expires. a third of them have been out of a job for six months. some of them are doing what they can to make ends meet. >> the u.s. economy is adding jobs, but is well short of a total before the bottom fell out of the labour market. the hardest hit are long-term unemployed. an estimated 4.9 million will exhaust benefits during 2013, unless conbres acts to renew the program. they are being cut off now. >> i will not be able to pay for utilities. i have to pay the mortgage on 1 january. i'll have less than $200 in the bank. >> president obama appealed for the benefits to be restored. >> unemployment insurance is a life line that can make the difference between temporary haedship. >> people think we

a general election. if you're so unpopular you're really vulnerable to a general election challenge even with redistricting. i think there are issues like immigration reform that could happen in april or march. get the appropriations bills done, the farm bill needs to get done, you'll see these members who want to go in accomplishment mode. >> the primary loomed large in the later part of this year. >> it loomed very large. you have outside groups who have mprimaries, they're raising money, and there isn't vested interest in having a functioning congress. all the interest is complete dysfunction, strife and to raise money from outside groups. >> in the predictability of the opposite institution when your own party can come gunning for. >> yoit is your own party now, d there is a real question whether this budget deal was an one-off deadeal or a sign of what is to come. what i can also tell you one of the major maters for a lot of those republicans who voted for this in the house is they didn't want to ha

so we convinced that the parties that won the elections that they should go away until elections no elections take place and they really didn't do so where does that happen last saturday we both did a tap on the last eight games the duty of those who perpetrated the things the kids that people do need of an ivf and we were getting out from the parliament. i was looking at the end not out. majority party in the team that came out with you i'm no longer in power and they told me yes now we are in the opposition like you. i mean where did that happen we the people shooting each other and this is why it's taken this guy decided to step out of putting the extent of the dishes prepare the next stage. why do the technocrats white specialists we elected and with the new upright minutes into the poppies and we discussed the program will we then he has to head in the terms of reference for his road map the roadmap is be there and sat by him the poppies and labor unions and we are working very hard on getting through to tunisia is what they want so it's not true that in ages i completely disconnected of

he postponed very unpopular regulations in order to get re-elected. in effect, he tried to obfuscate the american public that he wasn't as bad as he was going to be. >> our correspondent jim engel's sources have confirmed the white house delayed key elements of obamacare so it wouldn't damage the president's chances. erick, all of those promises, keep your plan, your doctor, your hospital, lower premiums that were revealed to be untrue only after the president was re-elected were purposely designed, one could argue, to be hidden from the public. >> yes. look at politifact. they said if you like your insurance you can xeep it, if you like your doctor, you can keep it. those were half true on two separate occasions. once the regulations were produced after the election was over, now that's the lie of the year, him saying you can keep your doctor is the lie of the year all of a sudden because they waited to submit these regulations and make them public and implement them until after he was re-elected. the american people probably wouldn't have re-elected

or will it be the bishops will be had the grants would be taken and had to hold the election in nifty and yet we and caught up with the defenders could sleep that i did get a parking problem in that the assault continued east to the nit which will oversee and tip the election commission who poured the index ending with the whip and i believe that because he kept it in the old man and kept a good job and also in top form the extent that if we can conclude the talks. nineteen ninety six when grace did a good position had been completed those who lost the next thing i miss the group because they tend to be the last election the seat that can be kept in the open meetings and walk them. so really into cars and one when one of the dixon was conducted to get the band that came before opposition party which i bought these thou in all it today. this state that the caretaker government was the future similarly into cars and eight when the next time was had and that kept the government the present the paci in the position that is being paid the last election. this state that the deck to get the

i knew there was a big election. everybody knew the election was coming up. the voter turnout on the primary, 18%. one in five eligible republican voters. the same thing for democratic primaries. who are the 8%? the most partisan, the most ideological, people are mad about something. if we can get the voter turnout up to 40% primaries, you could have a little bit different result. but right now, the voter turnout is very low. the second thing is $5 million, $6 million flooded in from some of the out of the state organizations which now enforced party orthodoxies. if you benefit, you have millions of dollars of negative ads running against you. my message would be the following -- it said, look, you may run the risk if you do what you think is right and you vote for something that you think is practical, you do run a risk of losing your party's primary. that's true. if you don't, with job approval at 9%. both parties and approval ratings way low, you're going to run a real risk of losing a general election. as long as you're going to be there, you may as well

in the election? >> he's been consistent in everything he said to everybody he's talked to that we know of. opposing his brother's candidacy, frankly. so -- >> trying to affect it it any direction based on what -- >> so -- there's, obviously, those kinds of suspicions, particularly on the part of his political opponents. he's done nothing to sub stanuate that so far that we know of. he's committed to holding the election on time. he has encouraged a number of candidates to run, not just one. he doesn't at this stage have an identifieded favorite. he otherwise avoided interference one could take acception to. he, pressing concern based on experiences in 2009 about our interfering in the election. at one point, the national security adviser gave assurances in the regard, declaring himself satisfied and he would no longer raise the issue. he comes back to it that 2009 from his standpoint was traumatic and not willing to let it go, but to be fair, we have not seen anything that would suggest this is a plo

elections are coming the people will decide to have originated. in the boot so essentially what he's saying is that if you want to be democratic just be democratic doesn't he have a point he's a century asking you to either way till next elections or wait until you have enough seats in the parliament to impeach him but as of as of now you don't have either of these opportunities. well we have heard a lot of words from mr and a caution this is the we have seen no actions i'm not sure you would be the best the best advocate for him but this man has done. this blood a set of the to punish those responsible once again not a single police officer was fired four days after after the events the minister internal affairs is hiding from the press and is hiding from the public the prime minister came to the to the parliament and and was there enough to to say that person is fine and what was the country so once again president and of course has done nothing and i think from for every you create in substance to clear that he is completely the person responsi

but unless it's trying to sabotage the elections but painting on its last two strikes. this is you can see now what to think of the kids said that the bnp which can be but just as the pakistani forces had done in nineteen seventy one the decision not to protest. the icicle exposes it to the fact i did not demand that the us. no reductions would mean intimidation of posts article fifty seven of the constitution and that is as in something similar to what happened in two thousand and seven. in the country has to include two just been posted to an agency with a chinese dish. i had the coolest living and dying imposed upon the cia does it claim ten hundred seeds of destruction. this is independent of all of it to me to change it. sayed mohammad it to him said that the heating up the step isn't too different identities and different than it does of success and fabian. in my view. included in the grip of another. and last report. it is appointed. the deeper then cooled different part of me the deeper than going for portugal agility and content the deeper than forty third the

were you talking about $100 million for election, and another $45 million for equipment for elections. with what gabbard was saying. what is the end game? what are we hoping for? they'll have a stable government? one that's not wrought with fraud, waste, and abuse? and that will run a country we can be good allies with and trading partners? mr. sampler, if you would. define the end game. what are we looking to gain for success? what would you say that is? >> there's two questions. the larger end game i'll yield to ambassador dobbins for, that's a policy question. with respect to $100 million on elections, of which 45 is a bilateral part. what we are hoping for is an election the afghans are happy with. i get asked the question often . what are we doing in afghanistan? and the answer i use is nigh own. it's not government policy, but it's a secure, stable, and democratic afghanistan that governs its population justly and secures its geographic space. >> how much effective is that ansf right now? are they more effective? are they standing up? do they own the security and the it's like t

female great and general court elected representatives, female mayors and other female-elected officialse are honored to have present as well. steve grossman, treasurer of the commonwealth. and would other male elected officials stand in support of the cause of women in politics. [applause] tonight's event was sparked by a milestone in women's political activism. 175 years ago, right here in boston, angelina grimke, a white southerner from charleston, south carolina became the first american woman to address a legislative body. tonight, we are honored to have her great great grandson, mark mason here with us. please give him applause. [applause] angelina grimke's purpose in addressing the legislative body was to present petitions bearing the signatures of 20,000 massachusetts women, black and white, to a joint committee of the general court. the petitioner sought to have congress end slavery in the district of convio but before angelina grimke spoke about the issue of slavery, she knew she had to address the elephant in the room. the fact that she was a woman giving a speech to group of

just 8 months after electing a new president they went back to the polls to elect over 300 mayors andmembers. >> translator: this is evidence that i'm contributing with a grain of sand to change my country and if you don't vote you can't complain. >> reporter: this has been marked by one of the highest inflation rates in the world at 54%. and it puts the capitol at the third most violent in the region and food short a shortages increased in the last months and hopes the vote will change the government. >> translator: i love this country and respect it, i want to see it free, a country like many others. >> reporter: but polls predict 50% of venezuelans will remain with the government. many people here tell us they will continue to build the governmental candidates and many people here have benefitted from the social programs. and it is flooded with garbage and water is scarce and crime rampant but don't want to loose the food and healthcare. >> translator: my daughter studies at the university, i have a pension and when i go to the doctor i get my medicine for free. >> reporter: despit

the coming general election is scheduled the fabric the second two thousand and fourteen. thailand's opposition democrat party be elected to former prime minister of the sea beach achieve a business leader on tuesday. the democrats must the son of december the twenty somethings whether the party will boycott upcoming elections. in that every election has acquired center stage in the political uncertainty in the country the protesters wanted to postpone up from the mistaking my kids for it and the opposition democrat party is considering what to do with it. for more on how things are shaping up to thirty we spoke to our correspondent to see that from today in bangkok. this decision by the opposition democrat party would actually have the full impact on the column entry system given that whole coalition parties have more contests in the elections so the democrats lacked freaking nothing from the boycott and the seats in the lower house however the decision could potentially inflamed. what is happening out there on the streets at with attention span so if i receive it for now

opposition members vowed to boycott the election until yingluck shinawatra steps down. we have the latest from bangkok. >> hundreds of anti-government protesters have been making their way to the police station in bangkok to try to disrupt the registration process for an election that's due to take place in february. the protesters don't want an election to take place and said that anybody who wants to register will have to go through a different stage. they stood in a line of barricades at the stadium where the registration is meant to take police. the election commission was prepared for a scenario and said candidates and representatives will be able to lodge a police report in the police station if they are unable to go to the stadium, as well as register themselves for the election in the police station. that is why the crowd is here. and it's been growing slowly. now, the anti-government protesters have been angered by the election commission's action and it cut power and water to the police station to show their displeasure. that tactic doesn't seem to have worked

will we elect more women? women are more likely to elect more women.t is not just who is in the elected position. it is too as the chief of staff and the policy director. who is the campaign manager and the press secretary? people have an awareness of the somed optic in media and of the challenges. you have to have people who of the sensitivity and awareness of those things. it is not just planting a seed to encourage more women to run for office. it is saying that we need your perspective at every part of this process. first-time candidates, the operatives and the pundits quickalysts, they will be to say that a woman is not viable. who better to trust with your vision and help you actualize this endeavor than other women? we need to the old a bench that .s not about winning office we need to build a bench of operatives who know how to run campaigns and right sound strategy. we need to do. >> what you have articulated -- articulated and has shown up in your report is that the coming political in the stream and pipeline and going on to elected office. i

as it comes to elections and how to win elections, one group thinks that republicans need to get more of the base out. another group that i belong to thinks that what we have to do is grow the base. we cannot just rely on traditional republican voters. what i believe is that old, straight, white, male voters ain't what they used to be. don't get me wrong, i love old, straight, white males. i am married to one. i am friends with them. i have even voted for several. they are not winning elections these days. and that is a reality. the demographic trends are not swinging in their favor. demography matters in politics. that is what jeb bush said when i was with him. mitt romney got 27% of the latino vote. the percentage of latino voters is increasing and the percentage of white voters is decreasing. i know that can be scary to some people. let me give you the good news and bad news. the bad news is that we have you surrounded. the good news is, we come in peace. it will be very hard for any candidate to get into the white house without a decent showing of latino vote. and no, 27 percent i

something he campaigned on in the 2012 election. now he is ending the year with a two-year budget deal that will likely avert a government shutdown. so this is not the most momentous day in the republican history, we wouldn't look back and say where were you in 2013, when congress passed the budget? but this is still a significant budget. the one in january and the one today, are important deals. yet as the senate was preparing to complete the deal, politico was asking this important question, which president had the worst year 2005, it was the majority view of the beltway media. obama's worst year, that was the headline in the new republic. obama had the worst year in washington, according to "the washington post." this was "the daily beast." worst fifth year ever? maybe, they concluded that president obama had not just a bad year, not just a terrible year, but he has had the worst year of his entire presidency and quite possibly the worst fifth year that a u.s. president has ever had. yes, we can take a break. maybe president obam

out after the election was over. at that point, i was sort of early october. at that point, there was a lot going into certain races. i don't read call how much. they were managing to raise a lot of money regardless in the berman/sherman. geary miller, who ended up in the district, he is a republican running against -- probably .hould be elected democrat there was a ton of money from realtors see when it did that raise. at that point in time and october, there really wasn't a lot going into california specifically. if you look at the universal super pack money, most of it was going to the presidential election. there were certainly some going how these races when i saw the money change the protected outcome of the house elections nationally, generally change or move the needle much. so my own view on the super pac is a goes in where the races are ready highly competitive. i will say in california, they saw a lot of super pac activity for state legislative candidates. races areslative hugely expensive. campaign financ

huge protests on the streets of thailand despite the fact that the minister has called for snap elections to get reactions from bangkok french troops began to disarm fighters in the central african republic a country hit by an outburst of deadly sectarian violence and brought to break out during the football match in southern brazil. he's been raising concerns about safety for next year's world cup expert reading your post to thank anna molly home. first a sea of protesters on the streets of bangkok thailand's political saga continues this monday the country's embattled prime minister in what she wants has dissolved parliament and call for snap elections. but it's done little to calm the anger of demonstrators for weeks now people out on the streets calling for his resignation. she's accused of being under the influence of her brother. exiled former prime minister tax and housing tax is not wealth is in bangkok and he says protesters say that ministers concessions are too little too late. in terms of the protests to say they say this was not the final payment was on the road to victory fo

now we have elect oral colleges of their -- elect oral -- el ector colleges up there.y have taken it out of the hands of the people. you cannot have a good independent party because everybody wants to say, if you are independent, you are taking a vote away from a republican or a democrat. toral college is in the constitution. they could not figure out how to elect the president. it was possible to have congress pass certain votes about the president. that would make the president too dependent on congress. they had not produced good results because someone ruled south carolina and would not have an idea about a candidate in another state. al terms of the elector college, that is an issue. you might be talking about the .irect election of senators it used to be that state legislators appointed senators to the congress and made them like ambassadors to the states. ectoral college changes the way they'll map works. it changes the influence of theler states -- the way map works. host: we go to las vegas, nevada. this is david for trevor burrus. caller: there is voter fraud

win elections because of scruppings. jonathan has a bird's eye view. >> shut down again by massive protests. >> they want the parliamentary majority to go. but the sudden offer of an alex has softened the mood. the show of strength more like a giant spring party. >> the leaders called for impressive turn out, and from up here, you can see they have achieved that goal. the streets around the capital are field with people. it has certainly made an impression on the government. what you don't see are the government's own supporters. for all these numbers, they have to ask whether they still have enough people to beat the government in an election. >> the fact is that in rural areas, the government is still very popular. there is some confusion among these protestors. was an election a big enough concession? >> if it was me, accept it. >> even if this government wins another election, which they might do? >> from me, yes. but i am not sure about other people. >> even the main opposition party seemed unclear. its leader has b

the thai prime minister as early elections.n asia has given a way to a stock rally led by tokyo. and top level talks with china. alex was interview with a japanese prime minister. what -- we a look at have got some negativity in australia. what else is is going on with your money? >> stocks are falling. there they are. 20% down. when billion dollar profit. profit.llion dollar that explains that. , we have some markets seeing gains. the nikkei, 2%. the weak yen is driving up exporters. they gains, there they are. gains, all in transport. stocks., energy here is the china picture. financials holding back the shanghai composite. real estate. property stocks falling. that has been the ongoing situation. you have got industrial and energy with declines. overall real estate and energy stocks are driving it down. the weak currency is at 103. japan -- they say it is a topic for them in 2014. >> indonesian trading week. done. that deal we have got equities rallying. what is happening there? >> good morning. let's begin with a report fro

and you don't stand for anything so now the argument is is get elected first get elected say what you have to say bring people together you know do whatever's necessary to get elected because if you don't get elected you can't do any good so i don't buy into that i think you have to believe in something and just getting elected if you don't believe anything you'll end up having a government like we have today that's what they do all the time as soon as they are elected they're worried about the next election so i want people to believe in something and i want to people who know what it is and then have a fair and square election over it what is the wrong paul channel. well this is something we're doing on the internet it's an outgrowth of what i've been doing and over the years i've always had some vehicle as far back as one thousand nine hundred four in and out of politics but you know during the campaign we had tremendous support coming from young people who were very savvy with the internet a lot more so than i they would raise money and organize spontaneously because they liked th

the results of state elections are in. the vote was seen as a test of the coalition government led by the congress party when prime minister singh. the congress party didn't do well. the bjp won many and retained seats. new delhi was the main prize. djp has the most seats over, but couldn't manage an overall majority. winning here sent a clear message to the whole country. the congress party has been in power in the state capital for 14 years. not anymore. the anti-corruption party won second place and will make it a hung administration. >> translator: people will win this time. i'm confident the country will improve. >> translator: congress has been in power for three consecutive terms. we can't ignore the anti-i am couple bent see factor is strong to topple the government. i insist we lost because of the common man party. >> reporter: much of the bjp's success is put down to this man. at the moment he's the charismatic chief minister, but his ambitions go right to the top. one chief minister-elect was very happy with the

in this coming election. that maybe in the back of their mind, whether they admit it or not. >> but the boycott could prompt a crisis just like it did seven yeerlings. under thai law, unopposed candidates have to win at least 20% of eligible votes. in 2006, several seats were declared vacant because of this. prompting the constitutional court to annul the results. before another election could be held, the military staged a coup and removed then prime minister thathaksiingsm. >> the fact of the marty is, we have nothing to gain from a coup. we are not going to be part of the government, any power structure, if there is coup. what we are trying to do is somehow regain a trust that all political parties have lost given failed politics of the last decade. >> reporter: after the coup appeared that supported thaksim, rounded another, which ended only after the military moved in. politics in thailand is never a straightforward affair and recent history has shown no matter which side wins, the rifts stay open long a

the general election. you are worrying about the primary electorate. the primary electorates are definitely much more polarized. say --s just going to ron rappaport, william and mary. just a little teaser for our paper this afternoon. we look at people who are subscribers to freedom works, which is the largest tea party membership group at least. they went very heavily for romney. the more active they were for the tea party endorsed candidates in the primaries, the more they went for romney. i think the dislike of the other party drives this a lot. and the dislike obama. -- of obama. i do not see this move away to a third party. a few people might say it, but i do not see that. aboutthere was this talk when the senator from ohio -- >> portman? >> portman on gay marriage. the tea party people were going to, in a sense, go against him. >> look at the tea party leaders in congress. who have been the most prominent leaders of the tea party in congress, people like michele bachmann and jim demint, who is now at

for him to take that move of reconciliation and lead that country into an election, i was an election observer. i remember barbara lee. i have a picture of her and danny glover and all of us at the carlton hotel. it was an amazing time to see people lined up the first time they could vote. for miles and miles, for three days. and they didn't vote on individuals, they voted on parties. but to go from terrorist to being the kind of celebrated statesman. people shouldn't sweep past that. he suffered. many of his colleagues suffered. decades in jail, ostracized. never thought they would see daylight again as free people. but they took that and transformed their country. i was with him when he went to the u.n. and asked for the removal of sanctions. to be around this man who had such gravitas and humility at the same time was an awesome experience. >> congresswoman, you were there to see that first democrat election in south africa. >> i was there, and let me say, chris, my heart is very heavy tonight. the people of south africa, the people of the word, we've lost a great warrior, a great

and the eu will not be sending observers to this election. the opposition has called the upcoming vote a farce. the people here are lining up for their voter i.d.s. there is no no point in me joining them. the candidate is running unopposed, he is not the only one. over half the members of parliament are going to win election that are uncontested. >>> many voters will be robbed of a voice in this election. >> it is terrible! i'm a citizen of this country but i don't have a say. the ruling party will basically be reelected. before a single vote is cast! >> a court hearing on whether the polls are legal is going to be held on january 2nd, just three days before the elections are said to take place. mahar satar al jazeera taka. >> let's talk to al jazeera's tandri, the crowds haven't turned out as expected. what's been happening there on the streets? >> absolutely, i'm just about three blocks right behind me is the rally point. there is not a single you know number of people out there. the police have cordoned off the entire area. rather there's

elections are coming the people will decide to have originated. in the boot so essentially what he's saying is that if you want to be democratic just be democratic doesn't he have a point he's a century asking you to either way till next elections or wait until you have enough seats in the parliament to impeach him but as of as of now you don't have either of these opportunities. well we have heard a lot of words from mr and a caution this is that we have seen no actions i'm not sure you would be the best the best advocate for him but this man has done. this blood a set of the to punish those responsible once again not a single police officer was fired four days after after the events the minister internal affairs is hiding from the press and is hiding from the public the prime minister came to the to the parliament and and was there enough to to say that harrison is fine and what was the country so once again president and of course has done nothing and i think from for every grain and in substance to clear that he is complete the person responsi

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the election result will be known on 7 january. observers will look to see that the military stays in its barracks, because the country has a history of coups. if it is declared free and fair, all the donor money cut off should return and foreign investors should come back so madagascans can rebuild their countries. >> a group of doctors revealed the medical care of asylum seekers in australia. it detailed failings at the asylum center. they say they are paid to compromise their medical ethics. andrew thomas has more. a letter of concern paints a dangerous picture of a detention center where 2,000 are held. christmas island is where most refugees aim for. the detention center is where they are held, in line with australia's tough policy of not allowing refugees coming by boat to australia to stay here. 15 doctors all worked on christmas island and they say there are numerous unsafe practices and gross departures from acceptable standards. asylum seekers examinations are quick. often they are soiled in urine and faeces. they talk ab

we are not winning elections. it is building a bigger party. >> thank you for your talk read i'm a professor of theology here. i have a question for you. >> you think republicans need prayer? >> the republicans have a lot to offer. i want to ask you about jon huntsman. i'm going to admit that i'm a democrat. i tend to vote democratic. i saw what jon huntsman had to offer and i'm pretty sure nine times out of 10, if he were the candidate, he would've had my vote. he is a man with cents, a big vision. he is able to reach out to people. i know that you already know this. you were on his team. what do you think strategies would you suggest for getting a candidate like huntsman, getting a chance to have a shot beyond a little bit into the primary? this is really important. on the perspective of a moderate, that is the candidate you need. why is it so hard to get a guy like him into play? >> it is too bad the republican primary is held in universities. there are a lot of jon huntsman fans in universities. i think jon hu

in elections to the scottish parliament.he whole system is rigged to make sure you can never have a majority snp administration. he defied the system. if you talk to people in the snp, they would say, where we are is no worse than where we were for the elections of the scottish parliament. he has been your before. i think they are trying to kind of diffuse many of the crunchy issues. we have had alex hammond say, don't worry, we will keep the queen. don't worry, we will keep sterling. we will still have the same television programs. in other words, to try to play down the enormity of the event. that may reassure voters. there is no getting away from it. he's got an awful lot of ground still to makeup and not a vast amount of time. >> thanks a lot. we will be coming back in a moment. talking of referendums, a conservative backbencher is doing what he can to bring us closer to the day when we can all have a vote on the european union or at least britain's membership of it. you might have thought something so important would be

this was not a secret election. there were millions of dollars spent. a big election. everyone knew there was an election coming up. the voter turnout in that primary? 18%. fewer than one in five eligible republicans voted. it would be the same way if we had a democratic primary. who are the 18%? they tend to be the most partisan, the most idelogical. people are mad about something. if we could get the voter turnout up to 40% in primaries i think you would have a little different result. right now the voter turnout is very low. the second thing is $5 million, $6 million flooded in from some of the out-of-state organizations which now enforce party orthodoxy. if you deviate one little bit you run the risk of having millions dollars worth of ads run against you. my message would be the following. you may run the risk if you do what you think is right and vote for something that you think is practical and compromise and try and move the country forward. you do run the risk of maybe losing your party's primary. that is true. but if you don't with congress' job approval cur

there are elections present election two thousand and fifteen. and most people believe you'll be running for reelection. isn't it. it is said to him to lead to the assembly to run the election. i need to amend laws to see it in a bid to know. scratch. it's funny isn't it. it is quite sure it's not like some snow leopard about someone who came to office to have the money. eleven is to present a student two years tops. i'm not ready. d this song was so fat. it's been consistent about to make sure i can push its scrip for scrip book batches us to decide aspect of democracy that's what it is in governance. i'm not going to have to prepare. don't mix yet this be for the lead up next the end he was elected to succumb to evict them. but this was an exact time and is causing us to be the top popped off. this makes it a treat we need to move closer to that couldn't be fought the good advice not just me him from one definite repentance or the judgment and is going to a broad agenda does not want to try to do the appropriate now sunsets. is it really didn't

not in this election, every election. they are counting on us being apathetic.they are counting on a rainy day so no one does. look who has friends are. it was appalling that he won without a second call for election. i never thought he would get a majority. when i saw the vote the next day, i couldn't believe it. it was nonsense. are we going to win? if we are, we don't fight fair anymore. we fight as filthy as they are. >> i would just like to say, we have enough research. i think we are really repeating mistakes of the past. when it comes to how to solve a problem in the city, we are not holding anyone accountable for a planned. we have the university of chicago that has answers for how to solve the problems with the schools, how to solve the problem, even when it comes to crime. i worked on one of those research projects that investigated not the chicago police department because at the time, the chicago police department would not allow research of their statistics. but it was another medium-sized police department, aurora police department read outside of