Social media platform X said that it had taken down four posts by political parties and leaders on the poll panel’s orders.
Attacks on elections have become more multifaceted over the past decade, but fears of a hacked election — real or perceived — remain one of the biggest threats.
For a majority, a party will need to win 30 of the 59 seats that make up Rotherham Council. Currently, Labour holds 32 seats, the Conservatives hold 15, the Liberal Democrats hold four, independents hold seven, and the Independent Conservatives hold two. In May 2021, Labour retained overall control of the council, but lost 16 seats – and the Conservatives won 20 seats to form the main opposition when they previously held none. Since the last boundary changes in 2020, the council has been made...
There are 63 seats on Barnsley Council, and 32 seats are needed for a majority. Labour currently holds 48 seats, Lib Dems hold 10, Conservatives hold two, Independents hold two, and Reform UK has one. In May 2021, Labour retained overall control of the council but lost three seats. In December 2022, Conservative councillor for Rockingham ward David White defected to Reform UK. In Barnsley, there are 21 electoral wards, each represented by three councillors. Here, each party standing in the...
The deed to resume excavation in Bicholim was signed in violation of the Model Code of Conduct to benefit the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, an NGO alleged.
The social media platform also called on the poll body ‘to publish all of its takedown orders going forward’.
Social media platform X said on Tuesday it withheld some posts in India containing political speech from elected politicians, political parties, and candidates for office after the country's election commission ordered their takedown. Elon Musk-owned X said it disagreed with the election commission's orders. "We call on the Election Commission to publish all of its takedown orders going forward," X said. India, with nearly a billion eligible voters, will set off on the world's largest...
Meanwhile, Election Commission of India (ECI) said that X is a signatory to the Voluntary Code of Ethics and thus, the platform is required to take “expeditious action” on legal requests made by the ECI.
Neither Cllr Tom Hunt, the leader of the council, nor Cllr Shaffaq Mohammed, the leader of the Liberal Democrats, have to stand this year – but Cllr Douglas Johnson from the Green Party does. Cllr Johnson, the leader of his group, was able to win comfortably in 2021 and now he is aiming to do that again, keeping the City ward a Green ward. He told the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS): “I’m a councillor for City ward, I was elected in 2016 and again in 2021. “I chair the council’s housing...
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Political leaders fight for headlines ahead of local elections, leading to rumours of a general election.
Only 63 out of 531 political parties registered with the Electoral