Secret Ballot
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| Initial release | Italy |
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| Directors | Babak Payami |
| Screenplay | Babak Payami |
| Cast | Cyrus Abidi |
| Nassim Abdi | |
| Youssef Habashi | |
| Gholbahar Janghali | |
| Farrokh Shojaii | |
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| ID | 2477120 |
About Secret Ballot
A ballot box is parachuted down as a young woman pulls up to the shore of a remote island. To a soldier's surprise, she's actually the government bureaucrat in charge of local voting. Whether he wants to or not, the soldier is thrown into an elections adventure that just may put him out of a job. Orders from above force him to accompany the female agent in an Army jeep across the island's dusty desert. The agent literally leaves no stone unturned in her search for ballots. … MORE
Republicans back to square one as Speaker crisis deepens
... After three very public failures in balloting before the full House, his end came quietly, by Secret Ballot, in a basement meeting with his fellow House Republicans...
Trump-backed Jim Jordan chosen as Speaker nominee
... The Ohio congressman won 124 votes from party members in the Secret Ballot held on Friday afternoon, the BBC s US partner CBS News reported...
Three ways Republican House Speaker chaos ends on Capitol Hill
... In the Secret Ballot that saw Mr Scalise become the nominee, Mr Jordan earned 99 votes to Mr Scalise s 113...
Steve Scalise drops out of US Speaker race
... Despite defeating right-wing rival Jim Jordan in a Secret Ballot on Wednesday, Mr Scalise faced growing dissention from rank-and-file Republicans...
Ukraine war: Final day of discredited voting in Russian-held Ukraine
... " This is a Secret Ballot, right? " , he suggested the Russians were using the process as a pretext to search homes for men they could mobilise as soldiers as well as checking for " anything suspicious and pro-Ukrainian"...
The surprising joviality of Tory leadership votes
... Remember, it s supposed to be a Secret Ballot...
What's led to a confidence vote in Boris Johnson's leadership now?
... This vote will be a Secret Ballot...
No-confidence vote: How does a Conservative leadership contest work?
... What happens in a no-confidence vote? This is a Secret Ballot and to win, Mr Johnson would need to secure a simple majority...
Steve Scalise drops out of US Speaker race
By Bernd Debusmann Jr Bbc News , Washington
Republican Congressman Steve Scalise has dropped out of The Race to become Speaker of The House just A Day after his party nominated him.
Mr Scalise, 58, had struggled to gain enough votes to secure an overall majority in The Chamber .
The Announcement came after a last-minute meeting of Republicans in The House of Representatives on Thursday.
It is unclear who The Party will now nominate for The Position .
Speaking to reporters following The Meeting , Mr Scalise said that " we have to have everybody put their agendas on the side and Focus On what This Country needs".
" This House of Representatives needs a Speaker and we need to open up The House again. But clearly, not everybody is there. And there's still schisms that have to get resolved, " He Said .
Despite defeating right-wing rival Jim Jordan in a Secret Ballot on Wednesday, Mr Scalise faced growing dissention from rank-and-file Republicans.
Efforts to sway them enough to gain the 217 votes he needed to secure a win as Speaker were unsuccessful on Thursday.
In his remarks on Thursday night, Mr Scalise acknowledged that " it wasn't going to happen".
Compared to Mr Jordan, Mr Scalise was considered a more traditional candidate in The Race . He worked His Way up through the Republican Party 's leadership, building a reputation as an effective legislator and fundraiser along The Way .
Until a Speaker is chosen, The House of Representatives is unable to pass any bills or approve White House requests for emergency Aid - including for Israel.
Additionally, it means that Congress is unable to pass any spending bills that would allow the government to avoid a potential shutdown in mid-November.
Before Mr Scalise's withdrawal from The Race , House Republicans had made A Number of proposals to end the turmoil on Capitol Hill .
One option would see The House 's Acting Speaker , Patrick Mchenry , given additional powers for a temporary period that would allow The Chamber to function, and, crucially, avoid a government shutdown.
Doing so, however, would require opposition Democrats to cooperate. Lawmakers on Thursday were split about whether The Move would be a viable solution.
A second option would see Democrats come together with Republicans to successfully elect a consensus candidate.
Some Democrats have also suggested that some Republicans could cross the aisle to vote for Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries to become Speaker - although that option is seen as a long-shot by many on Capitol Hill .
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
