Himself, even making it deception branded the election, working under the assumption of a 2nd term to go around the world across the caucuses or to international from the team myself, you know me alone. Welcome to the program. Throughout the day for a candlelit vigil in the armenian capital euro zone, people are remembering those who lost their lives in the conflict with in the disputed region of saturdays event. Did mark a change in mood during the week protests in the city against the ceasefire. Deal between the 2 warring nations led to rest the scenes. Tensions between armenia over nagornokarabakh came to a head in late september with heavy fighting, taking place for a further 7 weeks. Conflict itself stretches back more than 3 decades, although the region is populated mainly by ethnic armenians, it is legally part of azerbaijan. R t Senior Correspondent moroccos de of spoke to the program some hours earlier from your yvonne. This is being a somber and a sad day in all of a media a day where thousands and thousands of people here in the capital of yerevan came out to, to pay their respects to those who died of the course of this 6 week conflict. We didnt hear any political slogans or jockeying for political influence. Today was a day when people came out to light candles to pay their respects for all those who had died. Bear in mind that i mean is only a nation of 3 or so 1000000 people, a 1000 dead ease, a huge tragedy and thousands dead is an enormous catastrophe. Im going to like even, you know, when you dont bug me, im going to do with this with a to b. To meet him at the when i was a question. If you dont push tonight, you know, and i tell them no shave tonia really need to borrow the known bug or you give me example. It needs it. Emotions a booth mixed in volatile here in the capital. People upset over the shias scale of the casualties. The shia scale of how much territory was lost is being handed over to is it a budget . But things in the go to make a buck in the breakaway republic. A somewhat calmer today, the Russian Peacekeeping force deployed there. Said it didnt register a single shots over the course of the entire day. The peacekeeping operation is in full swing. We sure huge convoys today, footage of huge convoys of military vehicles, of ahmed personnel, carriers of fuel trucks, supply trucks as well as support vehicles, communications equipment, being delivered through the rugged and mountainous terrain that is going to cut up to stay panic at the capital from where from where the peacekeeping operation is being run out of it, as well as all the other monitoring stations across the periphery of the front lines of the godly cut above the head of the peacekeeping, force himself, with so cautious optimism by saying that over the course of this day they hadnt registered a single shot. So western europe, but the agreement was signed by the heads of 3 states and its being implemented in full. Most importantly, kinds of operations have ceased, income tanks, arms around the territory. We no longer hear shots being fired, and the situation is gradually stabilizing. Since the onset of the conflict, there had been incredible diplomatic pressure on both sides to deescalate repeated ceasefire attempts by russia by the United States. And nothing seemed to hold until the 10th of november, when president vladimir putin, himself mediated, the latest cease fire, one that is held one that was signed by both the president of us here by john and the Prime Minister of armenia. What everyone was happy about the terms of that cease fire. Many people are upset about the territories. That is it. But john sees the territories that are to be handed over to his head of a job. Many people here, especially in armenia. Protesters gathered near state offices attempted to besieged. 3 government offices demanded the resignation of the Prime Minister, who himself said that there was no eternity and the military face total collapse and that there was catastrophe on the horizon. You know that the danger hasnt passed, they could still be flareups plus theres a huge crisis. Uncertainty with thousands upon thousands, tens of thousands of refugees whove been displaced from their homes, whose villages, who is who 10 towns and businesses have been destroyed. Many of them jews do when fleeing the crisis. So when fleeing from from their homes choose to burn them rather than see them end up in the hands of a set of by johnnys, even as it about john, the mood is somewhat different. People are happy that satisfied with the outcome of the war. Many people say that what has happened is historic justice those are common citizens of solution could be some of the as i say, the cease fire is holding for now there is optimism that it will continue to take hold in that the conflict, the hot phase of the conflict is now over the nevertheless a lot of uncertainty. Theres a lot of books still to do. We saw again optimistic. d signs yesterday when the was an exchange of the remains of killed soldiers dead soldiers between as you know, by john and with russia mediating nevertheless still plenty of difficulties, ahead. Lets turn the program to the u. S. , where in the 2020 president ial election is still officially on the signage. Cunt ingin recounting continues in a number of states more than 10 days after the vote on the spike. The democrats being out of mentor among joe biden, wont they, Trump Administration are still gearing up for a 2nd term my own view. Looking at this election, we have what appears in some sense to be an immaculate deception. Were moving forward here at the white house that there will be a 2nd term. Maybe outlets were quick to call the election for biden. However, donald trump has yet to concede, claiming the election was fraudulent, is team legal challenges in several states on the. One is already underway in georgia, and his supporters came out and in their tens of thousands in washington d. C. On saturday to protest the election result on the supreme court. People card flights with slogans trump 2020 on my got country. President trump, earlier in the day, had greeted the crowd with a drive through his motorcade said there are women protesters as youre seeing here, also assaulted the gap between rival groups at marches, also taking place in another dozen cities across the country, jointly a 1000000 march. Stop, state officials and independent observers have said theres no indication of wrongdoing in the election in a statement. Election, officials call the 2020 fold, in fact, the most secure in u. S. History. But a recent poll suggests widespread public concern about mail in voting. The potential for wrongdoing, we discussed the issue with a number of guests. Some Bureaucratic Agency saying they think it was the most secure election ever. Thats fine, but we, the people have a right and a campaign has to get to the bottom of this. And if we get to the bottom of the process, the rule of law, the constitution this, that our founders knew how to set this up. Weve had other elections where there either was allegations of fraud or enough questions of fraud that they changed the election. So lets get to the bottom of it. Lets see what happens. Georgia has a republican governor, a republican, she elections, officer 2 republican president s, republican lieutenant governor. Its all republicans involved in this vote count. So youre telling me that republicans coronated it was fired against the president of the United States to create this, this loss that are obviously is attributed now to going to truck in some state duck. President obama is lecturing the American People on concession when Hillary Clinton and the democrats in Congress Never conceded the present. Trump, they never stop digging into him. But look out, all im saying is dont accept the results until we get to the bottom of it. Then we should, the question is whether democrats would accept the results if we get to the point where we find big fraud. Bottom line is it doesnt matter whos counting, it doesnt matter what litigation you have by law, by statute you cannot do is beyond december 8th. Zimmer, 14 is a day when the Electoral College has to be and so those are 2 days im looking for. If anyone tries to violate those dates, now youre in a constitutional crisis, and now you are impacting the transfer of power. That is constitutionally mandated by january when republicans supporting Donald Trumps fraud allegations are putting democracy on a dangerous path. Thats according to former u. S. President barack obama. However, the current leaders allegations about voter wrongdoing are far from the 1st levels of an american election. Hawkins looks into theres a common theme in the media when it comes to the possibility of irregularities in the u. S. President ial election. Its a ludicrous claim that ludicrous, every vote counts. But when someone gets enough votes to win, the loser, concedes that is what happens in this country. Destroyed was unfounded, ludicrous, and baseless allegations made by President Trump by his campaign team, remain just that allegations until proven otherwise in courts of law. But such controversies are nothing new. Ask former president barack obama. I come from chicago. So are, are, so i want to be honest. Its not, is there, its just republicans who monkeyed around with elections in the past. Sometimes democrats have to, and heres jerry nadler, another democrat on the current chairman of the house judiciary committee. In my experience in new york paper ballots are extremely susceptible to freud. Your paper with no machines, i can show you, i can show you experience, which would make your head spin. It wasnt alone. The 2004 election saw concerns raised about multiple aspects of the voting process. On key swing states, ohio saw democrat candidate john kerry question whether the outcome represented the will of the voters. And the d. N. C. Chairman agreed. Im not confident that the election in ohio was fairly decided. We know that there was substantial Voter Suppression and the machines were not reliable. It should not be a surprise that the republicans are willing to do things that are unethical to manipulate elections. Thats what we suspect has happened, and wed like to safeguard our elections so that democracy can still be counted on to work. Former u. S. President jimmy carter cochair, the federal election reform commission, which states that in 2005, that mail in voting is fraught with the risk of ford and coercion. Hes since backtracked on that plane, but remains scathing about elections in the United States. The american political system wouldnt measure up to any sort of International Standards for several reasons. Lack of Central Election Commission capable of issuing uniform rules, lack of equal access to the media for all viable candidates. And the inability to conduct recounts the election process in america has of course, come a long way. In the 19th century voting was controlled by gangs who would broadly bore, coerce voters. It looked Something Like this. Im all for it, my boy to form an alliance with you against bill cutting and is slated later this candidates on. And some people, every irish vote you sent them a nice way in the coming elections. Things became less violent and more nuanced in the 20th century. Lyndon johnson ended up winning a primary. He was losing in texas by just 87 votes. All thanks to the last minute appearance of a ballot box full of votes for johnson. This pave the way to his rise in politics and later presidency. It was scandal at the time, but a mission took years to emerge. James, and did not win that election. It was students for him. And i know exactly how it was done. The 2000 bush gore election controversy has been cited by some as a comparison to 2020. Results in the deciding state will close with the Supremes Court giving bush the nod. But the result could have been a very different thousands of voters in florida were labeled felons, preventing them from voting. Bushs brother also happens to be the states governor. No Major Law Firm in florida worked for al gore, even democratic, even democratic oriented law firms. Because everyone was afraid of the bush family and the governor and losing important state business in this election cycle could perhaps be summed up best by joe biden. Himself, we have put together. I think the most extensive and Inclusive Voter Fraud Organization in the history of american politics. Of course, this was just an ironic slip of the tongue biden was really talking about the democrats Voter Protection program. For many though, the issue with the president ial election 2020 may not be the result itself or even of trumps claims are all true or not. Against the backdrop of election control was the spawning decades. Its the total dismissal and reluctance to even investigate the allegations that will continue to polarize voters for years to come. With many expecting to see joe biden in the oval office come january arties going underground house, been assessing his history as regards foreign policy. In the lead to show available now an r. T. Dot com spoke with a former special adviser to Barack Obama Biden served as vice president. Do you think its a mistake to see . Trump is some kind of bolt from the blue. Someone who broke in a fundamental way with american traditions because trumps isolationism, his unilateralism, his protectionism, his racism, all of those actually buttes have very strong roots in american history. Going back to the founders, going back to the late 17 hundreds. And in some ways, i think trump has demonstrated himself to be a very acute politician, because hes been able to tap in to that different narrative that different version of american, except exceptionalism, america, and the city on the hill that stands aloof from the world. Not the country that goes out to change the world. And so right now, i think, as biden prepares to take office, we do see the country going through a searching debate about the nature of its role moving forward. And my own view is its time for the country to find the middle ground between where it was in the pre pearl harbor era, which was doing too little and running away from the world where it has been more recently, which is drawing, trying to do too much particularly in the middle east, to find that stable middle ground to step back, but not to step away from still ahead, fishermen in france or warding jobs will go and marine life will be dealt with be able to purchase if its to build a new wind farm in the countrys western most region, go ahead that story coming your way in the from an election night, you may know whether the margin for the winner is so large that it is impulse for the defeated candidate to catch up. So there may still be 10000 votes to count, but the margin is 80000 votes and it doesnt matter if all 10000 votes went for the defeated candidate, they cannot possibly catch up and thats where we are today. Joe bidens margin is so large in all of the states being contested, that even though some other states have not finished county, they still know who won. And joe biden won a majority of the Electoral College votes. Joining me every thursday on the alex salmond show and ill be speaking to us of the world of politics. Sports business, im show business. Ill see you then again, after a big spike in crime, the u. S. City of minneapolis has approved a cash injection for its polish department. The force will get an extra half a 1000000. 00, the majority of which will be used to recruit more officers. However many are recalling an earlier pledge by the city council to dismantle the police force in the wake of the death of a black man folding at alter cation with local officers. The death of george floyd sparked months of nationwide protest. The homicides in minneapolis have almost doubled since last year with 73 killings reported so far in 2020. Shootings have also reached a decade high with 500 people shot this year and Violent Crime is also up with over for the incidents reported making matters worse is a stuffing shortage with iraq 100. 00 officers leaving the local Police Forces the start of the year. Our resources are hemorrhaging, our city is bleeding at this moment. Im trying to do all i can to stop that bleeding. And im starting that having the funds to, to launch a citywide joining force me team initiatives. We can try to try to stop the bleeding here in our city. Well, betsy brought in or smith spokesperson for the u. S. National police association, Nonprofit Group in cities, defending the Law Enforcement simply leave citizens on protected crime started to skyrocket. Violent crime is out of control in certain parts of the city of minneapolis. And so this, this notion of defunding, the police, i actually heard not just the police, but its actually harming the citizens. What were also seeing is the more resources you take away from Police Officers, the Less Community policing there are. And the more Police Officers get hurt. People are not dying quickly of covert 19 in the city of minneapolis. Yes, people are getting sick from cope with 90. Most people in the United States recover quickly for from covert 1000. You dont recover from being murdered in order to keep the citizen safe, theyre going to have to learn how to live with Police Officers. The Minneapolis Police department is one of the most Progressive Police departments in the United States. The french fishing industry is opposing plans to build an offshore wind farm in the western brittany region. Seeing the large scale project would livelihoods, as well as sea life or by the french president , is pushing forward with the idea thats part of his drive toward