Headlines: Joe Biden's visit to Kenosha, unlike Donald Trump's

Democratic candidate Joe Biden, visiting Kenosha, Wisconsin, September 3, 2020. AP Photo / Carolyn Kaster

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The Democratic candidate " 

spoke on the phone with Jacob Blake, this African-American who received seven bullets in the back fired at point blank range by a white policeman, and met his family before going to Kenosha,

 " said the

Chicago Tribune

.

In this city, torn apart by riots, Joe Biden urged the country to seize the moment and face 400

years of institutional racism in America

 ."

The

Washington Post

estimates that “ 

in tone and form, the Democratic candidate's visit to Kenosha was radically different from that of President Trump two days earlier.

Joe Biden,

 ”the daily notes,“ 

wants to mobilize black voters demonstrating in the streets, but also win back white voters in the working class of the industrial Midwest.

This Thursday in Kenosha, he again opposed violence and looting, while defending the right to demonstrate peacefully.

 "

Biden's plan is to appease terrorists, and my plan is to stop them,

 " Donald Trump mocked at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania, the

Washington Post

still reports

.

Jamaica

: record abstention and meteoric victory for ruling Labor party

In Jamaica, the ruling Labor Party yesterday won a landslide general election victory.

“ 

This victory is a tsunami,

 ” exclaims the

Miami Herald

.

The Labor Party won 49 of the 63 seats in the Jamaican Parliament, as outgoing Prime Minister Andrew Holness was heavily criticized for his handling of the health crisis due to the coronavirus epidemic which has peaked again in recent years weeks.

The abstention rate is also very high.

Only 37% of the 1.9 million voters made the trip, says the

Miami Herald

.

The fear of contamination clearly hampered participation.

“ 

Clearly, Jamaicans, who chose to vote, have given the Labor Party a clear mandate to lead,

 ” says the

Jamaica Gleaner

.

“ 

It is now up to Prime Minister Andrew Holness and his administration to exercise this mandate wisely, taking care to avoid any form of arrogance or arbitrary behavior.

Because Jamaica

 ”, underlines the newspaper,“ 

has important and urgent work to do which will require a national consensus, and therefore the support of the opposition

 ”.

Congratulations, Mr. Prime Minister, now get to work quickly

 ", headlines the

Jamaica Observer

this morning.

The country urgently needs effective measures to counter the consequences of the coronavirus epidemic on the economy, health, education, tourism and other sectors, vital to our survival

 ."

Venezuela

: opposition divided over participation in legislative elections

In Venezuela a debate is raging today: should the opposition participate in legislative elections?

The question has arisen since the exit of Henrique Capriles, twice presidential candidates, who threw a stone in the pond by answering " 

Yes, we must participate in the elections not to leave the Venezuelan National Assembly in the hands of the socialist regime

 ”.

In doing so, the Argentinian daily

Clarin

believes today

, " 

Henrique Capriles shattered the fragile unity of the opposition

 ", of which 30 parties had so far refused to participate in these polls due to an obvious lack. transparency.

But Henrique Capriles, leader of the Primero Justicia party, risks playing into the hands of President Nicolas Maduro, who is seeking by all means to regain legitimacy

 ."

For his part,

Efecto Cocuyo

believes that Henrique Capriles will have to obtain from the Venezuelan regime maximum guarantees on the organization of the elections to motivate Venezuelans to vote.

What is not won, because the Maduro government will in no way want to compromise its rigged victory

 ," said the news site.

This is precisely why, adds the columnist for

El Nacional

, the opposition must not participate in these legislative elections.

In the current configuration of the country where all the authorities and institutions are controlled by an authoritarian regime, the opponents of Nicolas Maduro have no chance of winning

 ".

Only the opposition newspaper

Tal Cual

today defends another point of view: “ 

Henrique Capriles did not divide the Venezuelan opposition.

He brought politics back to the public space where it almost disappeared,

 ”writes the columnist.

Because politics

 ", he continues, " 

it is not unity and harmony, politics is born of our differences, it is the space for debate, it is the quicksand where our ideals intersect. and interests, our passions and demands and even our illusions.

To be afraid of divisions in politics is to be afraid of politics itself

 ”.

And

Tal Cual

concludes: “ 

So yes, there will probably be frauds on the part of the Maduro regime.

But as oppositions have shown in so many autocratic-dominated countries, from Bolivia to Belarus, voter fraud can only be reported when you participate in the ballot.

Without participation, there is no fraud.

This is the conviction of Henrique Capriles when he says

: “

the fight is fighting

 ”.

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