The Daily Populous

Tuesday October 31st, 2017 day edition

image for Kyrgyzstan election: A historic vote, but is it fair?

For the first time in the history of Kyrgyzstan, an elected president is due to peacefully hand over power after elections take place on Sunday.

Elections in Central Asia are usually easily predictable - the incumbent or the ruling party's candidate wins the vote with an overwhelming majority.

Image copyright EPA Image caption President Almazbek Atambayev has promised not to go for the PM's post.

Nearly 60 people applied to run in the race, 13 of whom were registered to stand.

In neighbouring states, laws have often been changed to allow the incumbent to run again but this did not happen in Kyrgyzstan.

President Atambayev also promised not to go for the prime minister's job in order to stay in power.

Although one of the main candidates - Sooronbay Jeenbekov - is from the president's party, he is not guaranteed to win the vote. »

FBI investigating Puerto Rico power contract - WSJ

Authored by uk.reuters.com

The contract between Whitefish Energy Holdings and Puerto Rico’s bankrupt power utility was widely criticized after media reports showed it was awarded without a competitive public bidding process.

On Sunday, Puerto Rico’s government announced it would cancel the $300 million contract.

Zinke previously said in a statement that “I had absolutely nothing to do with Whitefish Energy receiving a contract in Puerto Rico.” »

'House of Cards' Ending With Sixth and Final Season at Netflix

Authored by hollywoodreporter.com

Netflix is currently in production on a sixth and final season of House of Cards, the landmark drama that signaled its aggressive push into original programming.

Official word on its conclusion, which has been in the works since the summer, comes at a problematic time for Spacey.

(Netflix released a reaction of its own, saying those at the streamer are "deeply troubled" by the allegations.). »

Poll: Trump hits all-time low in job approval

Authored by thehill.com

President Trump's job approval rating has dropped to a new low, according to the most recent Gallup tracking poll.

Just 33 percent of respondents in the Gallup daily survey approve of the job Trump is doing as president.

Sixty-two percent of respondents said they disapprove of Trump's job performance. »