the night’s news

The Mississippi flag removed from the state seat. The US state of Mississippi on Wednesday withdrew its Confederate flag from its capitol, report CNN. Mississippi was the last state to feature on its flag the banner of Confederate soldiers, who fought for the maintenance of slavery during the Civil War. A new flag will be put to a referendum in November, in this state where 40% of the population is African-American. The city of Richmond, Virginia, meanwhile dismantled a first monument to the glory of the Confederate Army on Wednesday, embracing a movement, in the United States and around the world, to get rid of the monuments, memorials and statues erected. in honor of historical figures linked to slavery or colonization.

Venezuela: legislative elections set for December 6. The government of Nicolás Maduro has set December 6 as the date for the renewal of Parliament, the only institution in the country currently controlled by the opposition, according to The National. “The whole country is convened on December 6, 2020 for the electoral process intended to elect the National Assembly”, declared the president of the National Electoral Council (CNE). Parliamentarians will be elected for a five-year term from 2021 to 2026. The Venezuelan opposition has already announced that it will boycott the elections, the CNE being acquired from Nicolás Maduro. The National Assembly is currently chaired by Juan Guaidó, who considers Maduro illegitimate and proclaimed himself, in January 2019, interim president of Venezuela. It has been recognized by some fifty countries, including the United States.

Mexico: 24 dead in an armed attack. An armed attack left at least 24 dead in Irapuato, in the Mexican state of Guanajuato, bring back the chain Televisa. The attack took place in a drug addiction center. According to initial reports, the armed men broke into the center, forced the victims to lie on the ground and shot them dead. The state of Guanajuato is hit hard by violence linked to organized crime, including the drug trafficking cartels of Jalisco Nueva Generación and Santa Rosa de Lima.

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