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2018 In Politics
These are some of the notable events relating to politics in 2018. By region Africa * 8–9 July 2018 ** 2018 Eritrea–Ethiopia summit - A bilateral summit where Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed signed a joint declaration on 9 July, formally ending the border conflict between both countries. The joint statement was considered to close all chapters regarding the Eritrean–Ethiopian War (1998–2000) and the following Eritrean–Ethiopian border conflict (2000–2018). Asia *11 March 2018. **China's National People's Congress approves a constitutional change that removes term limits for its leaders, granting Xi Jinping the status of " President for Life". Xi is also the General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (paramount leader). *October 2018 **Prince MBS of Saudi Arabia sends a group of government agents to murder prominent critic, Jamal Khashoggi. His death is just a few days before his sixtieth birthday. Europe * 12 J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General Secretary Of The Chinese Communist Party
The general secretary of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party ( zh, s=中国共产党中央委员会总书记, p=Zhōngguó Gòngchǎndǎng Zhōngyāng Wěiyuánhuì Zǒngshūjì) is the leader of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), the sole ruling party of the People's Republic of China (PRC). Since 1989, the CCP general secretary has been the paramount leader of the PRC. The position of the general secretary of the Central Committee was established at the 4th Party National Congress in 1925, when Chen Duxiu, one of the founders of the CCP, was elected as the first General Secretary. After the 7th National Congress, the position was replaced by the Chairman of the Central Committee, which was held by Mao Zedong until his death. The post was re-established at the 12th National Congress in 1982 and replaced the Party Chairman as the highest leadership position of the CCP; Hu Yaobang was the first General Secretary. Since the 1990s, the holder of the pos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 Venezuelan Presidential Election
Presidential elections were held in Venezuela on 20 May 2018, with incumbent Nicolás Maduro being declared reelected for a second six-year term. The original electoral date was scheduled for December 2018 but was subsequently pulled ahead to 22 April before being pushed back to 20 May. Some analysts described the poll as a Election#Sham election, sham election, as many prominent opposition parties had been barred from participating in it. The elections had the lowest voter turnout in Venezuela's democratic era. Several Venezuelan NGOs, such as Foro Penal, Súmate, Voto Joven, the Venezuelan Electoral Observatory and the Citizen Electoral Network expressed their concern over the irregularities of the electoral schedule, including the lack of the Constituent Assembly of Venezuela, Constituent Assembly's competencies to summon the elections, impeding participation of opposition political parties, and the lack of time for standard electoral functions. Because of this, the European ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States Midterm Elections, 2018
Elections in the United States, Elections were held in the United States on November 6, 2018. These United States midterm election, midterm elections occurred during incumbent Republican Party (United States) , Republican president Donald Trump's first term. Although the Republican Party increased its majority in the United States Senate, Senate, Democratic incumbents and challengers vastly outperformed Trump's margin in Republican-leaning states, and unified Republican control of United States Congress, Congress and the White House was brought to an end when the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party won control of the United States House of Representatives, House of Representatives. In what was widely characterized as a Wave elections in the United States, "blue wave" election, Democrats also gained Governor (United States), governorships, other statewide offices, and State legislature (United States), state legislative chambers. Democrats made a net gain of 40 sea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
