News from April 2018
By State Newswire | Apr 20, 2018
Release: Guatemala is a multiparty constitutional republic. In January 2016 Jimmy Morales of the National Convergence Front party was sworn into office for a four-year term as president. International observers considered the presidential election held in 2015 as generally free and fair.
By State Newswire | Apr 20, 2018
News Release: According to its constitution, Egypt is a republic governed by an elected president and unicameral legislature. Domestic and international observers concluded the 2014 presidential election was administered professionally and in line with the country’s laws, while also expressing serious concerns that...
By State Newswire | Apr 20, 2018
Release: Fiji is a constitutional republic. The country held general elections in 2014, which international observers deemed credible and “broadly reflected the will of the Fijian people." Josaia Voreqe (Frank) Bainimarama’s Fiji First party won 32 of the 50 seats, and he was sworn in as prime minister.
By State Newswire | Apr 20, 2018
News Release: Taiwan is a democracy governed by a president and a parliament selected in multiparty elections. In 2016 voters elected President Tsai Ing-wen of the Democratic Progressive Party to a four-year term in an election considered free and fair.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 20, 2018
News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Today, U.S. District Robert J. Conrad, Jr. sentenced Jordan Lee Moore, 31, of Winston Salem, N.C. to 14 months in prison and two years of supervised release on charges of interfering with security screening personnel at Charlotte Douglas International Airport (Charlotte Douglas), announced R. Andrew Murray, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 20, 2018
News Release: ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Alaska Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will meet to discuss co-management and cooperative management agreements at its next meeting in May.
By State Newswire | Apr 20, 2018
News Release: Mexico, which has 32 states, is a multiparty federal republic with an elected president and bicameral legislature. In 2012 President Enrique Pena Nieto of the Institutional Revolutionary Party won election to a single six-year term in elections observers considered free and fair. Citizens elected members of the Senate in 2012 and members of the Chamber of Deputies in 2015. Observers considered the June 2016 gubernatorial elections free and fair.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 20, 2018
News Release: DENVER - In keeping with the Administration’s goal of strengthening America’s energy independence, the Bureau of Land Management will offer 64 parcels totaling approximately 58,694 acres in Jackson, Moffatt, Rio Blanco and Routt counties at its June 7, 2018 quarterly oil and gas lease sale. The BLM will hold the lease sale online via www.energynet.com. Bidding will begin at 9 a.m. Mountain Time.
By State Newswire | Apr 20, 2018
Release: Colombia is a constitutional, multiparty republic. In 2014 voters elected Juan Manuel Santos president in elections that observers considered free and fair.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 20, 2018
News Release: MADISON, WIS. -- Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Mitrel Y. Anderson, 30, La Crosse, Wisconsin, was sentenced today by Chief U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to 71 months in federal prison for possessing methamphetamine with intent to distribute. Anderson pleaded guilty to this charge on Feb. 11, 2018.
By State Newswire | Apr 20, 2018
Release: The Kingdom of Tonga is a constitutional monarchy. King Tupou VI, popularly elected parliamentary leaders, the nobility and their representatives, prominent commoners, and democratic reform figures dominated political life. The most recent parliamentary election occurred on November 16. Observers characterized the election as generally free and fair. On Dec. 18, parliament re-elected Samuela ‘Akilisi Pohiva to serve as prime minister.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 20, 2018
News Release: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) today announced that it is seeking public nominations for positions on 30 citizen-based sounding boards for BLM initiatives, proposals, and policy changes.
By State Newswire | Apr 20, 2018
News Release: The Republic of Macedonia is a parliamentary democracy. A popularly elected president is head of state and commander in chief of the armed forces. The unicameral parliament exercises legislative authority. Parliamentary elections were last held in December 2016 and presidential elections in 2014. In...
By Interior Newswire | Apr 20, 2018
News Release: NASHVILLE, Tenn. - April 17, 2018 - Cultural Resource Analysts, Inc. (CRA), headquartered in Lexington, Kentucky, has entered into a deferred prosecution agreement with the United States to resolve violations of the Archaeological Resources Protection Act (ARPA), announced U.S. Attorney Don Cochran for the Middle District of Tennessee.
By State Newswire | Apr 20, 2018
Release: The Kingdom of Spain is a parliamentary democracy headed by a constitutional monarch. The country has a bicameral parliament, the General Courts or National Assembly, consisting of the Congress of Deputies (lower house) and the Senate (upper house). The head of the largest political party or coalition ...
By State Newswire | Apr 20, 2018
News Release: Burkina Faso is a constitutional republic led by an elected president. In 2015 the country held peaceful and orderly presidential and legislative elections, marking a major milestone in the country’s transition to democracy. President Roch Mark Christian Kabore won with 53 percent of the popular vote,...
By State Newswire | Apr 20, 2018
Release: Botswana is a constitutional, multiparty, republican democracy. Its constitution provides for the indirect election of a president and the popular election of a National Assembly. In October 2014 the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) won the majority of parliamentary seats in an election deemed generally free and fair. President Ian Khama retained his position. The BDP has held the presidency and a majority of National Assembly seats since independence in 1966.
By State Newswire | Apr 20, 2018
News Release: Sri Lanka is a constitutional, multiparty republic with a freely elected government. In January 2015 voters elected President Maithripala Sirisena to a five-year term. The parliament shares power with the president. August 2015 parliamentary elections resulted in a coalition government between the two major political parties. Both elections were free and fair.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 20, 2018
News Release: LAKE CHARLES, La. - United States Attorney David C. Joseph announced that Charles K. Smith was sentenced Tuesday to 30 months in prison for escaping from a prison in Texas.
By State Newswire | Apr 20, 2018
Release: Malaysia is a federal constitutional monarchy. It has a parliamentary system of government selected through regular, multiparty elections and is headed by a prime minister. The king is the head of state and serves a largely ceremonial role; he serves a five-year term, and the kingship rotates among the...
