The stormy season of the 2022 US elections has begun
The stormy season of the 2022 US elections has kicked off with the arrival of the Swedish elections and the significant achievements of right-wing extremists in that country. This has set the stage for key election campaigns in several countries around the world in the upcoming days of September, throughout October, and the early weeks of November. Election meteorology predicts the stormiest days of democratic politics in specific and important countries in Europe and America.
The year 2022 has reached its peak in the confrontation and clash between Russia and the West, as well as the immense economic and political challenges resulting from Putin’s aggression. It has been a year of important decision-making for people in different countries. The first half of the year was marked by the elections in France in Europe, Colombia in South America, as well as sensitive and heated elections in Australia, Japan, and South Korea.
Now, with Europe and America, especially in the midst of planning for winter combined with energy crises, the economic and social pressures have put citizens of particular countries in various continents under significant strain in the face of major decisions.
America and the November 8th elections
The midterm national elections in 2022 in America have been underway for a while, starting with preliminary competitions to determine the final candidates of the parties. Absentee and postal voting in many areas also begin long before the official election day, which is November 8th. The scope of America’s administrative, law enforcement, and educational institutions, whose fate is determined by the elections, is very broad.
This year, all members of the House of Representatives, one-third of the senators, a special number of governors, and many executive officials within the states will be elected. The Republican Party’s chances of gaining control of the House of Representatives are still higher, and it seems that the recent achievements of the Democrats in legislation and implementation will help them maintain their breakthrough superiority in the Senate.
The state-level elections should be taken seriously, and in advance, special sections of the most important American media should be aware of the activities of extremist forces supporting Trump, who will be candidates for key positions within the states in the November elections.
Israel and Netanyahu
With the collapse of the Israeli coalition cabinet and the announcement of the dissolution of the Knesset, Yair Lapid emerges as the first prime ministerial candidate who will remain standing until the formation of a new government after the November elections. These elections mark the fifth consecutive Israeli election in recent years, and once again there is no serious optimism about any party or faction gaining the necessary majority seats to form a cabinet.
The prolonged negotiation process and maneuvering after the elections to form a coalition cabinet is a consequence that everyone has already accepted as part of the Israeli political process in the occupied territories, even as a reality in the fall and even winter.
The conflicts and dichotomies in Israel have once again turned the elections into a referendum on Netanyahu, while he will spend part of the campaign days in court to respond to various charges against him.
The Trump storm is heading towards Brazil.
The current president of Brazil and the former president of the country will hold one of the most sensitive electoral competitions in the world in 2022. Brazil is a key country in various aspects and plays a significant role in the global economy, particularly in food, mineral, and agricultural production. On the other hand, the government’s policies regarding the Amazon as the world’s most important forests and the Earth’s lungs are closely monitored by other countries. Brazil shapes a significant portion of the political interactions in South America and its interactions with other countries on the continent occupy a special part of American and European politics.
Bolsonaro, the far-right president of Brazil, has already inflicted serious damage to the democratic structure of his country with his Trump-like approach and organizational and structural solidarity with American Republican extremists. In polls, he is lagging behind his former president and electoral rival, Lula da Silva, in this year’s competition.
Bolsonaro has been speculating about election fraud for months, and many experts, politicians, and even the Brazilian people are concerned about a potential electoral coup by Bolsonaro if he loses the election.
Day by day, the tension in the Brazilian elections is increasing, and it was natural that the candidates’ TV debates would not help improve the situation. On the contrary, it has exacerbated the tensions and conflicts among the supporters of the candidates. In the past week, the latest act of violence resulted in the killing of a supporter of Lula Dasilva.
Italy in the embrace of fascists
The collapse of the Italian government and the resignation of Mario Draghi were orchestrated by the Russians, using far-right forces in parliament, as revenge against Draghi, who was determined to stand against Putin’s occupation in alliance with other Europeans. This serious motivation gave Putin an incentive, and with the provocation and planning of the Russian embassy, both left-wing and right-wing extremists, led by figures like Silvio Berlusconi and Matteo Salvini, succeeded in destabilizing the Italian government.
The Italian elections are the first crucial link in a chain of upcoming elections that will be held in the last week of September. The extremist factions and parties in Italy, by taking advantage of the economic crisis and serious waves of foreign paranoia and anti-immigration sentiments, are already poised for victory in the September 25th elections, and many already consider Giorgia Meloni, the leader of the fascists, as the future Prime Minister.
The prominent face of the Italian elections is none other than Silvio Berlusconi, who not only aims for his party to have a serious presence in the future right-wing government but also personally wishes to return to the political arena of Italy by winning a seat in the Senate.
The upcoming presidential elections in Austria, which will take place in the first decade of October, will play a significant role in European politics, and the Austrian right-wing with their special approaches will have a serious impact on political developments and decision-making in the European Union.
Iran will seriously focus on the US elections and, of course, the elections in the occupied territories, and the election news in this chain of elections will provide an attractive and influential narrative. Stay with us during these stormy weeks.
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