Published on :
Liz Cheney” lost very, very far », title the New York Times, facing Harriet Hageman, the candidate of Donald Trump. In acknowledging her defeat, the one who participates in the parliamentary committee investigating her role as the former president in the assault on the Capitol on January 6, 2021 assured that she “ would do whatever it takes to make sure Donald Trump never comes near the Oval Office again “.
” Liz Cheney had it all two years ago “, Write the washington post : she had won the 2020 primary by a large margin, she was number three Republican in the House, and was on track to become its first president: “ All she had to do was keep a low profile, like all her Republican colleagues “. But she decided, the newspaper explains, “ sacrificially “, to attack ” to the most powerful figure in his party, increasingly conspiratorial “. An academic affirms in the newspaper that he has no memory, since the Second World War, of ” a figure comparable to Liz Cheney and her widespread attack on Donald Trump and company “. the New York Times is interested in the voters who preferred Harriet Hageman to him: they have succumbed to the impulses they associate with their liberal opponents : a blatant hostility to differing opinions, an obsession with flaunting one’s virtue, and a willingness to purge one’s own ranks “. The newspaper sees the twilight of the old republican elite ” – as the Los Angeles Timeswhich speaks of a repudiation of the values and worldview that have shaped the Republican Party for well over a generation “.
Finally, USA Today takes stock of these Republican primaries, in the face of what Politico call ” the revenge and scorched earth tour from the former president: Donald Trump worked to defeat ten Republicans who voted for his impeachment. Four withdrew. Four were beaten in the face of supporters of the former president. Two won their primaries, but narrowly.
Cardinal charged with sexual assault in Canada
In Canada, Cardinal Marc Ouellet is accused of sexual assault. He had been cited for a time among the favorites to become pope. The Press details the complainant’s accusations: massages, back rubs “up to her buttocks” and inappropriate comments “, which would have occurred, specifies the National Post between 2008 and 2010, when Ouellet was Archbishop of Quebec, led the diocese and worked with the then 23-year-old “. ” The name of the powerful cardinal “, continues The Press“ finds himself alongside dozens of pedophile priests in the context of a collective action targeting the diocese of Quebec “. ” It’s another blow to an institution that reels under the weight of sexual abuse and misconduct in its history. “, judge the Toronto Star. The daily recalls that the accusations against Cardinal Ouellet “ come less than a month after Pope Francis’ visit to Canada, to ask for forgiveness and seek reconciliation after the physical, sexual and psychological abuse suffered by indigenous students in Catholic schools ” in the country.
Cuba and foreign investments
The Cuban government announces that it will allow foreign investment in wholesale and retail businesses. The organ of Cuban power, grandmaannounces the change for September, and offers some answers on this point to “ citizens’ concerns “. The Deputy Minister of Foreign Trade and Foreign Investments, Ana Teresita Gonzalez Fraga, summarizes the situation in Juventud Rebelde : the Cuban economy is marked by the lack of foreign currency, which causes a shortage of goods on the internal market. What the government has done has not been enough, explains the minister, so it is a question of going further ” to take advantage of the opportunities offered by foreign investment “. The opposition newspaper 14ymedio is not convinced: once again, Cuban communists believe that the main problem of the economic model that governs the country can be solved with patching, ignoring the structural reforms that must change and modernize it “.
Banks and Debt in Costa Rica
Costa Rica intends to sell two public banks to repay its debt: the BCR, the Bank of Costa Rica, “ the second in the country “, highlighted The Nation, created 145 years ago, and Bicsa, the International Bank of Costa Rica; but also 49% of the shares of the INS, the National Insurance Institute, specifies El Financiero. Objective of President Rodrigo Chavez: “rreduce high debt of the government, which corresponds to more than 68% of the Gross Domestic Product. These sales would reduce the debt by 6.5%, according to the Nationwhich further specifies that the government must present a bill along these lines before the National Assembly, ” because this sale cannot be made by the executive power “.
BINUH “raises the tone” in Haiti
The United Nations ” appeal to political actors in Haiti, it is to be read in The National : one month after the renewal of its mandate, the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti ” demands from the government a report on its provisions for the dialogue process, but also rebukes it on the need to organize elections, to establish peace, security and stability in the country “. The world organization talk louder “Judges the newspaper: she is” said to be willing to take “by October 17” appropriate measures “, which could include ” freezing of assets and banning the departure of those who fuel instability and security in the country “.
.
