Headlines: in the United States, the Republican party is cracking
President Donald Trump at a rally to protest against Congressional validation of Joe Biden as president, Wednesday, January 6, 2021, in Washington.
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Tensions within the Republican Party after the events of last week and the impeachment procedure that will have to face Donald Trump on Wednesday, January 13, the second during his term in office, accentuate the divisions within the Conservative Party.
A week after the sad events in Washington, certain elected Republicans are now calling for reconciliation, the
Washington Post is
surprised
.
In its editorial of the day, the daily points to two people in particular: Ted Cruz and Rick Scott.
Two elected officials who did not hesitate after the events of last week to vote against the certification of the results of the presidential election, as the daily recalls.
The
Washington Post
wonders: how can these elected officials demand reconciliation when they do not even recognize the victory of Joe Biden?
For the daily, the first step towards this reconciliation would be a simple and unequivocal recognition that the election was not rigged and was won by Joe Biden.
What the elected conservatives who continue to support Donald Trump and who on the contrary expect a gesture from the Democrats for this reconciliation do not seem to be considering.
A gesture that would be nothing other than the abandonment of the impeachment procedure, understands the
Washington Post
.
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Also listen to the newspaper of the Americas: Impeachment: American Democrats on a ridge line
Some Republican elected officials are still ready to vote in favor of the impeachment procedure.
"
The firewall is even starting to crack,
”the
Politico
magazine said on Wednesday
.
Some elected officials no longer hide their desire to get rid of Donald Trump.
This is the case of Liz Cheney, one of the leaders of the Republican minority in the House of Representatives and daughter of former US Vice President Dick Cheney, who has clearly announced her support for the impeachment procedure and who accuses Donald Trump to be solely responsible for the events of January 6.
Party heavyweights are also distancing themselves from Donald Trump.
This is the case of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who is still inclined to support Donald Trump, and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy.
The men have reportedly explained in private that they too were furious and willing to punish Trump,
Politico
details
.
The Republican Party is preparing for the post-Trump era.
A boon for many conservatives who have remained in the shadows in recent years, because they disagree with the outgoing president, as an official of the strategy of the Conservative Party explains in the pages of the
New York Times
.
Debates begin on the bill to decriminalize abortion in Chile
It is a debate on an issue that "
millions of women have been calling for for decades
".
A debate which should also allow "
to achieve progress in matters of sexuality and procreation for the women of our country
", explains the deputy Gael Yeomans, member of the Committee of women and gender equality, in the pages of
El Mercurio
.
A debate that promises to be agitated, because the conservatives are resisting, explains the Argentinian daily
Pagina 12
.
It is also the adoption of the legalization of abortion in Argentina that made it possible to speed up the case, explains the daily which details in its edition of the day the differences between the decriminalization project that will be discussed in Chile. and the legalization adopted in Argentina.
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Chile: the bill liberalizing the voluntary termination of pregnancy before Parliament
Start of the second wave in Peru where a vaccine is still pending
It was the Peruvian Minister of Health who confirmed on Tuesday January 12 that the country was not facing an upsurge in cases, but a second wave, given the number of new cases recorded in recent days, details
El Comercio
.
In Lima, the capital, the situation is even becoming very complicated given the lack of beds in intensive care units.
Waiting lists to be placed on a respirator are growing, according to
Peru 21
.
New measures are due to be announced on Wednesday by the authorities, warns
La Republica,
as health experts begin to grow impatient.
As for the first doses of vaccine, they will not be delivered before the end of the month, warns
El Peruano
.
This will be the Chinese vaccine from the Sinopharm laboratory, according to the daily which confirms the purchase on Tuesday by the authorities of a million doses.
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