International Notes
International Notes: Communist to lead group in Israel Parliament
Israel: Communist elected head of Hadash faction in the Knesset Knesset (Israeli Parliament) member Ayman Odeh was re-elected on February 1 as chairman of the parliamentary faction of Hadash...
International Notes: French protests surge as CP elects new leader
For the past week, there have been militant “yellow vest” protests in the streets of Paris and other cities over increased fuel taxes and other government policies seen as...
International Notes: Uruguayan CP leader to run for president
Uruguay: Support grows for CP unionist in presidential elections The Communist Party of Uruguay is supporting, once more, party member and labor leader Oscar Andrade in next year’s October...
International Notes: CP of Russia election stolen and more
Russia: Provincial election results annulled due to Communist protest In an unusual move, Russian Republic election officials annulled the result of a provincial governor’s race on the grounds that...
International Notes: Genoa bridge collapse due to privatization
The Communist Party of Italy (Partito Comunista d’Italia sees the disastrous collapse on August 14 of the Morandi Bridge in the city of Genoa, in which 43 people were...