<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 21:14:27 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/elecation/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Election officials: Tuesday primaries on despite virus fears]]></title><description><![CDATA[Elections officials in the four states holding presidential primaries next week say they have no plans to postpone voting amid widespread disruptions caused by the coronavirus outbreak. Instead, they are]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-116221/@niftyfox/election-officials-tuesday-primaries-on-despite-virus-fears</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-116221/@niftyfox/election-officials-tuesday-primaries-on-despite-virus-fears</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-116221]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[niftyfox]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2020 11:17:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pQYjEQoYY8WFCtbubAb5j9b32gvctZk5iraBMAMAfjM2zGbgn1VuaKjnVaeKeAHB3MxMDD2FSZ8qBMRnspm6HrPtGDCEAB7nWgkrXVd5rEuiTp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coronavirus: English local elections postponed for a year - BBC News]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government has announced that May's local and mayoral elections in England will be postponed for a year due to the coronavirus outbreak.It comes after the Electoral Commission said on Thursday the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-116221/@buttilaker/coronavirus-english-local-elections-postponed-for-a-year--bbc-news</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-116221/@buttilaker/coronavirus-english-local-elections-postponed-for-a-year--bbc-news</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-116221]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[buttilaker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2020 08:52:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/D5zH9SyxCKdACoKKF5jzz8u9MB1juyhwF9y2GeEVwE2QwtX4cB5vReUioJBQemaNsSyJCxZQp163PGMRGUBkhWsut7FkZc7jYdxvSaSAWMujyz5ufvwTp9q3PKJcnRepMvkazJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hardline Guards make early gains in restricted Iran election - Reuters]]></title><description><![CDATA[An Interior Ministry official said a list of candidates affiliated with the Guards led in the capital. Lists linked to hardliners captured 83 seats in towns and villages across the country following Friday's]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/dlike/@tricircle/hardline-guards-make-early-gains-in-restricted-iran-election--reuters</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/dlike/@tricircle/hardline-guards-make-early-gains-in-restricted-iran-election--reuters</guid><category><![CDATA[dlike]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tricircle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 23 Feb 2020 06:55:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/cyxkEVqiiLyABMsYvJ8ss9RMM1AMY7xkSsWrm94bZii6JLiRypr8eCQyXn24g5Ta6LaVMgqJjUdtLiFq26u8YoaoLpu5ePFgfJNNCm6ZSS8qctqYb1XXEtPxScCt3Ys9iMg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iranians vote in election, hardliners set to dominate - Reuters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Iranians were voting on Friday in a parliamentary election likely to help hardline loyalists of the supreme leader tighten their grip on power as the country faces mounting U.S. pressure over its nuclear]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/dlike/@alimanwar/iranians-vote-in-election-hardliners-set-to-dominate--reuters</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/dlike/@alimanwar/iranians-vote-in-election-hardliners-set-to-dominate--reuters</guid><category><![CDATA[dlike]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[alimanwar]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 22 Feb 2020 04:39:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/cyxkEVqiiLyABFjvnjnfQFRQWEic9EbaWqEV9gF7DHKtjLN4rHmnBU8coGamMeePbvoDr3suYAFrUQPf8gwQGm4RLxaxYqjD2Y49Hq19Sgdva27vkUof6nDye24sSnRAduK?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran votes in parliament elections that favor conservatives]]></title><description><![CDATA[Iranians were voting for a new parliament Friday, with turnout seen as a key measure of support for Iran's leadership as sanctions weigh on the economy and isolate the country diplomatically.The]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/dlike/@chizep/iran-votes-in-parliament-elections-that-favor-conservatives</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/dlike/@chizep/iran-votes-in-parliament-elections-that-favor-conservatives</guid><category><![CDATA[dlike]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[chizep]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 21 Feb 2020 22:29:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pQYjEQoYY8WFCtbubAb5j9b32gvctZk5iraBMAMAfjM2zGbgn1VuaH1Bi6cDkVr7aFaT3R8Bu59KhVBxevB3aZQhSXupdkDsd2MiC2nqjD1Lra?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[High voter turnout expected in Iran towns, villages | Iran News | Al Jazeera]]></title><description><![CDATA[Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has called for a high turnout in Friday's parliamentary election as a way to display unity within the country.There are nearly 58 million eligible voters. 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