2020 Paraguayan Primera División season, Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic
Due to the four-month suspension of the season caused by the pandemic, the format for the Torneo Clausura had to be altered. Instead of the originally scheduled double round-robin, there was a first stage in which teams played each other once for a total of 11 games, five of which at home and another away, with the remaining match (on the sixth matchday) being played on neutral ground. The top eight teams after that single round-robin stage qualified for a play-off stage, with the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final to be played as single matches, and a penalty shootout deciding the winner in case of a draw.


2020 Paraguayan Primera División season, Torneo Apertura
The Campeonato de Apertura, named "Dr. Emilio Insfrán Villalba", was the 121st official championship of the Primera División and the first championship of the 2020 season. It started on 17 January and concluded on 4 October. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was scheduled to conclude on 31 May.


2020 Paraguayan Primera División season, Torneo Clausura
The Campeonato de Clausura, named "Profesor Cristóbal Maldonado", was the 122nd official championship of the Primera División and the second championship of the 2020 season. It started on 16 October and concluded on 30 December with the final.


2020 Paraguayan Primera División season, Relegation
Relegation is determined at the end of the season by computing an average of the number of points earned per game over the past three seasons. The two teams with the lowest average will be relegated to the División Intermedia for the following season.


2020 Paravur Municipal election
The 8th Paravur Municipal council election was held on 8 December 2020 and the result announced on 16 December. Both LDF and UDF fronts won 14 seats each and NDA won 4 seats. The result declared as Hung because none of the fronts got the minimum seats to rule


2020 Paravur Municipal election, History
Paravur was one of the 4 panchayaths initially formed in the erstwhile Travancore state. It was formed in the year 1937 along with Nedumangad, Perumbavoor, Boothapandi(now in Tamilnadu). The first panchayath election held in 1942. There was only one ward in Paravur then. In 1953, Paravur panchayath bifurcated and formed Poothakkulam panchayath from it. Later in 1985, Paravur upgraded as a municipality.


2020 Paravur Municipal election, Background
The tenure of the members of the municipal council of Paravur ended on early November 2020. As per the voters list published in 2020 November, there were around 31,358 eligible voters (14,140 male voters, 17,218 female voters) in which 22,912 (10,002 male voters and 12,910 female voters) cast their votes through 32 polling stations in the municipal area. The total polling rate was 73.07%.


2020 Paravur Municipal election, Background
There were 32 wards with one polling booth in each ward. The vote counting station in the municipality is Kottapuram Government LP School.


2020 Paravur Municipal election, Parties and coalitions
There are two major political coalitions in Paravur. The Left Democratic Front (LDF) is the coalition of left wing and far-left parties, led by the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)). The United Democratic Front (UDF) is the coalition of centrist and centre-left parties led by the Indian National Congress.


2020 Paris Eternal season
The 2020 Paris Eternal season was the second season of Paris Eternal's existence in the Overwatch League and their first under head coach Yun "Rush" Hee-won. The Eternal planned to host three homestand weekends in the 2020 season at Zénith Paris in Paris, France, but all homestand matches were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


2020 Paris Eternal season
On 24 October, the Eternal signed former Element Mystic head coach Yun "Rush" Hee-won as their new head coach. The Eternal won their first ever tournament championship on 6 July after taking down the San Francisco Shock in the Summer Showdown finals. Paris finished the regular season with 15 wins, 4 bonus wins from midseason tournaments, and 6 losses to claim the third seed in the North America season playoffs; however, a 0–3 loss to the Washington Justice on 6 September in the North America playoffs ended their season.


2020 Paris Eternal season, Preceding offseason, Organizational changes
In October 2019, Paris Eternal parted ways with Felix "Féfé" Munch, who joined the team as their head coach midway through their inaugural season, assistant coach Kyle "KyKy" Souder, and manager Alban "Albless" de la Grange. The team signed Kim "NineK" Beom-hoon, former assistant coach of the San Francisco Shock, as a coach two days later, although the team did not specify whether he would serve as the team's head coach or assistant coach. On 24 October, the Eternal announced the acquisition of the former Element Mystic head coach Yun "Rush" Hee-won as their new head coach. In addition, the team also picked up former Shanghai Dragons and Element Mystic assistant coach Jeong "Levi" Chung-Hyeok and former Toronto Defiant support player Go "Aid" Jae-yoon as assistant coaches. On 10 December, Eternal signed former Washington Justice coach Kyoung-Ey "AVALLA" Kim as their assistant general manager.


2020 Paris Eternal season, Preceding offseason, Roster changes
The Eternal enter the new season with no free agents, six players which they have the option to retain for another year, and four players under contract. The OWL's deadline to exercise a team option is 11 November, after which any players not retained will become a free agent. Free agency officially began on 7 October.


2020 Paris Eternal season, Preceding offseason, Roster changes, Acquisitions
The Eternal's first offseason acquisition was on 24 October, when they signed former Element DPS player Mystic Kim "SP9RK1E" Young-han, one of the most sought after free agents of the offseason. SP9RK1E will not be eligible to play until 31 May 2020, when he turns 18. The following day, the team picked up two more former Element Mystic players in DPS Jung "Xzi" Kihyo and tank Choi "Hanbin" Han-bin. On 23 November, Paris signed former Hangzhou Spark tank player Jeong "NoSmite" Da-Un. The team signed tank player Eoghan "Smex" O'Neill from Montreal Rebellion on 3 December. Paris rounded out their roster on 7 January with the signing of support player Brice "FDGod" Monsçavoir.


2020 Paris Eternal season, Preceding offseason, Roster changes, Departures
On 23 October, the Eternal announced that they would not exercise their option to retain DPS George "ShaDowBurn" Gushcha, DPS Karol "Danye" Szcześniak, main tank Roni "lhcloudy" Tiihonen, and off-tank Finnbjörn "Finnsi" Jónasson for the upcoming season.


2020 Paris Eternal season, Roster, Transactions
Transactions of/for players on the roster during the 2020 regular season:


2020 Paris municipal election
Municipal elections  took place in Paris on 15 March 2020, alongside other French municipal elections. The second round, which was originally scheduled to be held on 22 March 2020, was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in France. The second round then took place on 28 June 2020, which saw Anne Hidalgo re-elected as Mayor of Paris.


2020 Paris municipal election, Background
In the 2014 Paris municipal election, Anne Hidalgo of the Socialist Party was elected mayor of Paris, becoming the first woman to hold that position. She had previously served as deputy mayor during Bertrand Delanoë's tenure as mayor. Hidalgo won with around 55% of the vote in the second round, defeating Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet of the UMP who had finished ahead of her in the first round of voting.


2020 Paris municipal election, Background
While Emmanuel Marcron's La République En Marche! won 12 of the 18 Paris constituencies during the 2017 French legislative election, the incumbent Anne Hidalgo still retained a narrow lead in polling, even with criticism over the aborted Autolib' carsharing scheme and the debt increase over her term. Also, while LREM initially picked Benjamin Griveaux to run, another major LREM candidate, mathematician Cédric Villani, chose to continue and officially announced his candidacy on 9 September. Macron was reported to have asked Villani to unite behind Griveaux on 26 January to avoid vote splitting, which Villani refused, partially seeing his candidacy as "faithful to the LREM spirit" of grassroots politics. Villani, while of similar popularity to Griveaux, was considered unlikely to win.


2020 Paris municipal election, Background
On 14 February, Benjamin Griveaux withdrew from the election after leaked sexts allegedly between him and another woman were leaked 48 hours earlier, stating that "For more than a year, my family and I have been subjected to defamatory remarks, lies, rumours, anonymous attacks, the revelation of stolen private conversations and death threats. As if all this was not enough, yesterday a new level was reached.” This was arguably unusual, with the French public largely seen as apathetic to politicians and extramarital affairs (an example being François Mitterrand).


2020 Paris municipal election, Background
The leak was condemned on all sides of politics, far left Jean-Luc Mélenchon saying that "“The publication of intimate images to destroy an adversary is odious,” far right Marine Le Pen suggesting that Griveaux shouldn't have stepped down; Socialist Mayor Anne Hidalgo saying that "Parisians deserve a dignified debate", and Villani tweeting that “The attack he has been subject to is a serious threat to our democracy".


2020 Paris municipal election, Background
It has been seen as an intrusion into private life that is considered off limits, with Alexis Corbière of the La France Insoumise called the "Americanisation" of politics, where “people have to apologise for having lovers or mistresses”. Petr Pavlensky, who released the link states it was to expose his hypocrisy, quoted as saying “He [Griveaux] is someone who is always mentioning family values. He said he would be the mayor of Paris families and citing the example of his wife and children, while doing the opposite.” Griveaux's private lawyer has reported that he will press charges.


2020 Paris municipal election, Background
The first round of municipal elections in France took place on 15 March 2020 against the backdrop of the government decision to move to Stage III of measures to mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic. Stringent restrictions on public life involving the closure of bars, restaurants and other businesses considered non-essential were set to begin the following day. Then-Health Minister, Agnès Buzyn, resigned on 16 February 2020 to run for the Paris mayor as the official candidate of LREM. She is succeeded by Olivier Véran, a neurologist.


2020 Paris municipal election, Background
The decision to press ahead with the election was justified as being critical to democratic life in the country, despite concerns about when a second round could be held as the toll of infections and deaths continued to rise. In the end, the turnout of registered voters was 40%, lower than in 1971 – the previous record for lowest turnout.


2020 Paris municipal election, Process
The municipal elections are held independently in each of Paris's 20 boroughs (ie arrondissements) (with the central four regrouped into the Paris Centre sector). On the first round, if a list wins an overall majority, the seats are apportioned. If no list reaches an overall majority, then a second round is organized. Any list below the 5% threshold is directly eliminated, and any list below the 10% threshold cannot qualify itself for the runoff (lists between 5% and 10% are still allowed to merge with other lists above 10%).


2020 Paris municipal election, Process
Lists above the 10% threshold are qualified for the runoff, in which the seats are apportioned between all lists above the threshold of 5% of the votes. In the seats apportionment, half of the seats are automatically given to the list winning the plurality as a majority bonus, and the rest of the seats are apportioned proportionally.


2020 Paris municipal election, Process
The elections are held onto two levels: the borough level, and the municipal level. The seats are apportioned using the same rules and the same ballots, so a candidate can be elected to both borough councilor and municipal councilor (and take both offices). Usually, the list winning the plurality in a borough, after receiving an overall majority of the seats (due to the majority bonus), elects its head of list to sit as borough mayor.


2020 Paris municipal election, Process
Finally, the Council of Paris elects the mayor in three rounds, needing an absolute majority in the first two rounds, or a plurality in the third round if needed.


2020 Paris municipal election, Results
The first round of the 2020 Paris Mayoral election saw incumbent mayor Anne Hidalgo, a Socialist, comfortably ahead with 30% of the vote. Her closest rival, conservative Rachida Dati, won 22%, while 17.7% was garnered by French President Emmanuel Macron’s official candidate, former health minister Agnes Buzyn. A dissident from Macron's party, Cedric Villani, won 8%. Hidalgo was re-elected as Mayor of Paris in the second round after receiving 50.2 percent of the vote.


2020 Paris municipal election, Results
This list presents the 163 councillors of Council of Paris elected in the 2014 Paris municipal election.


2020 Paris municipal election, Arrondissements
Control of Paris' twenty arrondissements were also decided in the election. At the last election, ten were won by the Socialist Party, nine by the UMP and one by EELV.


2020 Paris stabbing attack
On September 25, 2020, two people were injured in a stabbing outside the former headquarters of the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris. The magazine's headquarters had previously been the site of an Islamic terrorist attack in 2015.


2020 Paris stabbing attack
The French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin considered this to be "clearly an act of Islamist terrorism."


2020 Paris stabbing attack
A man from Pakistan, suspected of carrying out the attacks, was arrested near the scene. Six other suspects were subsequently arrested in Paris in connection with the attack.


2020 Paris stabbing attack, Investigation, Main suspect
The main suspect was identified as  a 25-year-old man, who is charged with "attempted murder in association with a terrorist enterprise." The suspect acknowledged having carried out the attack for religious reasons. His age is unclear, as he claimed to be 18 in order to be eligible for social welfare benefits.


2020 Paris stabbing attack, Investigation, Main suspect
Before the attack, he stated in a video that he was seeking vengeance against Charlie Hebdo for publishing caricatures of Islam's prophet Muhammad.


2020 Paris stabbing attack, Investigation, Main suspect
The suspect left his village in the Punjab region in Pakistan in early 2018 and came to Europe, following his brothers and other young men from the village. According to Associated Press, villagers considered the suspect a hero for carrying out the Paris attack. The suspect's father championed his son's actions, but was warned by Pakistani police against speaking publicly.


2020 Paris stabbing attack, Investigation, Main suspect
In France, the suspect moved to Pantin, a working-class district with many immigrants from North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa and Pakistan. He shared an apartment with several other Pakistanis above a Hookah bar.


2020 Paris stabbing attack, Investigation, Four arrested in December 2020
In December 2020, four Pakistanis aged 17 to 21 were found to have been in contact with the assailant by authorities and were taken into custody. Two were apprehended in the Gironde, a third in Caen and the fourth in the Paris region. According to authorities, they had "spread their ideology and one of them had expressed his hatred against France before the attack". The investigation had also found numerous messages published on the TikTok social media network where the suspects expressed their hatred towards Muhammad caricatures and "glorified" the assault by their compatriot.


2020 Paris–Nice
The 2020 Paris–Nice was a road cycling stage race that was held between 8 and 14 March 2020 in France. It was the 78th edition of Paris–Nice and the fifth race of the 2020 UCI World Tour. The race was shortened on 13 March, removing the final stage, due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic. The global health situation had already led to the withdrawal of several teams before and during the race.


2020 Paris–Nice
German rider Maximilian Schachmann won the overall classification after the race was ended following the seventh stage. Belgian Tiesj Benoot was second, Colombian Sergio Higuita third.


2020 Paris–Nice, Teams
Seventeen teams participated in the race, including twelve UCI WorldTour teams and five UCI Professional Continental teams. Several teams originally scheduled to take part in the race withdrew due to the COVID-19 pandemic, including Astana, CCC Team, Mitchelton–Scott, Movistar Team, Team Ineos, Team Jumbo–Visma, and UAE Team Emirates. During the race, many riders and teams chose to pull out, including Bahrain–McLaren, Israel Start-Up Nation, and defending world road race champion Mads Pedersen, due to various coronavirus-related reasons. As a result, of the 136 riders who started the race, only 61 riders finished.


2020 Paris–Nice, Stages, Stage 6
Bahrain–McLaren withdrew before the start of stage 6, following concerns surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic.


2020 Paris–Nice, Stages, Stage 8 (cancelled)
Following stage 5, the decision was made to cancel stage 8 in order to limit the exposure of staff and riders during the COVID-19 pandemic.


2020 Paris–Roubaix
The 2020 Paris–Roubaix was a one-day road cycling race scheduled to take place on 12 April 2020, but was postponed to 25 October 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, on 9 October 2020, the race was cancelled due to an increase of coronavirus cases in France.


2020 Paris–Roubaix
It would have been the 118th edition of Paris–Roubaix and the 23rd event of the 2020 UCI World Tour.


2020 Paris–Roubaix, Teams
All nineteen UCI WorldTeams were invited automatically and obliged to enter a team in the race. Six UCI Professional Continental teams had been invited.


2020 Paris–Roubaix (women's race)
The 2020 Paris–Roubaix Femmes was a one-day road cycling race scheduled to take place on 25 October 2020, on the same day as the postponed men's race, which had been rescheduled from its traditional date in April due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, on 9 October 2020, the race was cancelled due to an increase of coronavirus cases in France. The race would have been the first women's edition of Paris–Roubaix.


2020 Paris–Roubaix (women's race), Route
The inaugural women's edition of Paris–Roubaix would have started in Denain and finished on the velodrome in Roubaix covering 116 km (72 mi). It would have featured 29.2 km (18.1 mi) of cobblestones, spread out over 17 sectors.


2020 Paris–Roubaix (women's race), Teams
Eight UCI Women's WorldTeams and fifteen UCI Women's Continental Teams were due to make up the twenty-three competing teams.


2020 Paris–Tours
The 2020 Paris–Tours was the 114th edition of the Paris–Tours cycling classic. The race was held on 11 October 2020 as part of the 2020 UCI Europe Tour and the 2020 UCI ProSeries. Casper Pedersen, who was making his Paris–Tours debut, beat Benoît Cosnefroy, whose previous best result was third in 2018, in a two-up sprint to take the win. Pedersen's teammate Joris Nieuwenhuis, who was also making his Paris–Tours debut, won the bunch sprint from a group of five to finished third.


2020 Paris–Tours, Teams
Four UCI WorldTeams, sixteen UCI ProTeams, and two UCI Continental teams made up the twenty-two teams that participated in the race. Several teams entered less than the maximum of seven riders; Caja Rural–Seguros RGA, Groupama–FDJ, and Team Sunweb entered six each, while Cofidis and Rally Cycling entered five each. Of the 147 riders who entered the race, 124 finished.


2020 Parramatta Eels season
The 2020 season is the 74th in the history of the Parramatta Eels.


2020 Parramatta Eels season, Fixtures, Regular season
Notes:a From round 2 to round 4, all matches were played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


2020 Parti Québécois leadership election
The 2020 Parti Québécois leadership election was held on 9 October 2020, to replace Jean-François Lisée, who resigned on 1 October 2018 after leading the Parti Québécois to a third-place finish in the 2018 Quebec general election and failing to be re-elected in his own riding.


2020 Parti Québécois leadership election
Paul St-Pierre Plamondon was elected on the third ballot with 56% of the vote.


2020 Parti Québécois leadership election
The election was originally scheduled for 19 June but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Quebec.


2020 Parti Québécois leadership election, Background
On 1 October 2018, the Parti Québécois came in third in the Quebec general election, winning only ten seats and 17% of the popular vote, an all-time low. PQ leader Jean-François Lisée announces his resignation as leader after losing his own riding.


2020 Parti Québécois leadership election, Background
Pascal Bérubé was named interim leader on 9 October 2018.


2020 Parti Québécois leadership election, Background
On 13 December 2019, Bérubé announced that the campaign will start on 1 February 2020 and that the leader would be chosen before 24 June 2020.


2020 Parti Québécois leadership election, Process
The nomination period officially began on March 2 and ended on April 9. To obtain an application form, each aspiring candidate had to give the party a non-refundable amount of $10,000. To make their candidacy official, each candidate must have submitted their ballot signed by at least 2,000 members from at least 9 administrative regions and at least 50 local associations and pay the party a non-refundable amount of $15,000.


2020 Parti Québécois leadership election, Process
For the first time, the Parti Québécois allowed both party members and supporters to participate in the election of the leader. Supporters had to pay $5̩ to obtain the right to vote. Anyone enjoying the status of voter in Quebec could contribute to the campaign of a leadership contestant by paying him an amount that cannot exceed $500. Applicants' maximum campaign expenses could not exceed $125,000. Two debates were to be organized by the Parti québécois between April 15 and May 20 - one in Montreal and the other in Center-du-Québec, but was postponed.


2020 Parti Québécois leadership election, Process
The voting period was to have begun on June 15 at 9 a.m. and end on June 19 at 3 p.m. but was delayed until the autumn. Voting took place by preferential ballot . Thus, a candidate who collected 50% + 1 vote would win. If necessary, a second or even a third round would be held to, after distribution of the 2nd and 3rd choices, choose a winner. The results were to be announced by the returning officer, in a location to be determined in the Capitale-Nationale or Chaudière-Appalaches regions.


2020 Parti Québécois leadership election, Campaign, Paul Saint-Pierre Plamondon
Pierre Plamondon, says if he was premier he would not hesitate to take "forceful measures" to promote French while preserving the rights of the anglophone minority. Plamondon also pledged to hold a sovereignty referendum in a first mandate of a PQ government.


2020 Parti Québécois leadership election, Campaign, Guy Nantel
Guy Nantel said English would have a "national language minority" status in his Quebec.


2020 Patna-Bhabua Intercity Express gang rape
The 2020 Patna-Bhabua Intercity Express gang rape case involved a rape that occurred on 20 January 2020 on the Patna-Bhabua Intercity Express, near Bhabua Road railway station in Bihar.


2020 Patna-Bhabua Intercity Express gang rape
The incident took place when a 22-year-old HIV positive woman was returning to her home after medical check up at Gaya.


2020 Patna-Bhabua Intercity Express gang rape, Incident
The victim, a 22-year-old woman, was returning home on the night of 20 January 2020 after a check up, as she was undergoing treatment for HIV.She boarded at Gaya Junction railway station.


2020 Patna-Bhabua Intercity Express gang rape, Incident
Two man named Birendra Prakash Singh and Dipak Singh overpowered and raped her; they filmed the entire incident, which occurred as the train approached its last stop.


2020 Patriot League Football Championship Game
The 2020 Patriot League Football Championship Game was a college football game played on Saturday April 17, 2021, to determine the 2020–21 champion of the Patriot League. The game featured the south division champions Bucknell Bison and the North division champions Holy Cross Crusaders in the conference's first championship game. The game was held because the Patriot League split into two divisions for the first time in its history, after the Georgetown Hoyas opted out of the 2021 spring football season.


2020 Patriot League Football Championship Game, Teams
The game was played between the Holy Cross Crusaders and the Bucknell Bison. This was the 37th overall meeting between the programs; Holy Cross entered the game leading the all-time series, 23-13.


2020 Patriot League Football Championship Game, Teams, Holy Cross Crusaders
Holy Cross entered the game with a 2-0 record. They finished first in the north division of the Patriot League. Holy Cross had been the Patriot League champions 7 times prior in 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 2009, 2019.


2020 Patriot League Football Championship Game, Teams, Bucknell Bison
Bucknell entered the game with a 2-1 record. They finished first in the south division of the Patriot League. Bucknell has only won the Patriot League championship once, in 1996.


2020 Patriot League Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2020 Patriot League Men's Basketball Tournament was the postseason tournament for the Patriot League during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was held on March 3, 5, 8, and 11, with the higher seed in each match up hosting at their respective campus sites. No. 3 seed Boston University defeated Colgate 64–61 in the championship game to win the conference tournament championship and the conference's automatic bid to the 2020 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament. The NCAA Tournament would be subsequently canceled in order to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. The Patriot League was the final conference to hold its championship game before all others remaining were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


2020 Patriot League Men's Basketball Tournament
The Patriot League Tournament Championship was Boston University's first since joining the conference in 2013.


2020 Patriot League Men's Basketball Tournament, Seeds
All 10 Patriot League teams are eligible for the tournament. The top six teams receive a first round bye. Teams are seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.


2020 Patriot League Women's Basketball Tournament
The 2020 Patriot League Women's Basketball Tournament was the postseason women's basketball tournament for the Patriot League which was scheduled to be held from March 7 to March 15 at campus sites of the higher seed. The winner would have earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament. On March 12, the NCAA announced that the tournament was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.


2020 Patriot League Women's Basketball Tournament, Seeds
Teams are seeded by conference record, with ties broken in the following order:


2020 Patriot League Women's Basketball Tournament, Seeds
American, Bucknell, Holy Cross, BU, and Lehigh received first round byes.


2020 Patriot League men's soccer season
The 2020 Patriot League men's soccer season is the 31st season of men's varsity soccer in the conference. The season was slated to begin on August 29, 2020 and conclude on November 14, 2020. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the season was postponed to begin on February 3, 2021, and conclude on April 17, 2021.


2020 Patriot League men's soccer season
Despite the delay, Army and Navy will be playing competitive fixtures during the fall season.


2020 Patriot League men's soccer season, Fall 2020 season, Fall matches
The two service academies in the conference, Army and Navy, played competitive matches during the fall.


2020 Patriot League men's soccer season, Fall 2020 season, Rankings, United Soccer Coaches
During the fall 2020 season, United Soccer Coaches ran a Top 5 poll for the programs playing in fall.


2020 Patriot League men's soccer season, Fall 2020 season, Rankings, TopDrawerSoccer.com
During the fall 2020 season, United Soccer Coaches ran a Top 10 poll for the programs playing in fall.


2020 Patriot League men's soccer season, Spring 2021 season
The Spring season will begin on February 27, 2021 and conclude on April 10, 2021. Teams will be divided into the North and South Division for the season to minimize travel due to the pandemic.


2020 Patriot League men's soccer season, Spring 2021 season, Preseason poll
The preseason poll will be released in December 2020 or January 2021.


2020 Patriot League men's soccer season, Spring 2021 season, Preseason national polls
The preseason national polls were originally to be released in July and August 2020. Only CollegeSoccerNews.com released a preseason poll for 2020.


2020 Patriot League men's soccer season, Spring 2021 season, Early season tournaments
Early season tournaments will be announced in late Fall 2020 and winter 2021.


2020 Patriot League men's soccer season, Spring 2021 season, Rankings, Regional rankings - South Region
The United Soccer Coaches' south region ranks teams among the ACC, Atlantic Sun, and SoCon.


2020 Patriot League men's soccer season, MLS SuperDraft
The MLS SuperDraft was held on January 21, 2021 and was held virtually through its website. No players from the Patriot League were selected in the draft.


2020 Penang FA season
The 2020 season was Penang's 94th competitive season, 3rd consecutive season in the second tier of Malaysian football  since relegated in 2017, and 99th year in existence as a football club. The season covers the period from 1 December 2019 to 30 November 2020. After spending the season mostly at the top of the league table, Penang were promoted to the Super League on 20 September. Two weeks later, Penang won the Malaysia Premier League for the first time in the club's history after Kuala Lumpur failed to get three points against Perak II.


2020 Penang FA season, Statistics, Top scorers
The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.


2020 Penang FA season, Statistics, Top assists
An assist is credited to a player for passing or crossing the ball to the scorer, a player whose shot rebounds (off a defender, goalkeeper or goalpost) to a teammate who scores, and a player who wins a penalty kick or a free kick for another player to convert.


2020 Penang FA season, Statistics, Top assists
The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.


2020 Penang FA season, Statistics, Clean sheets
The list is sorted by shirt number when total clean sheets are equal.


2020 Penn State Nittany Lions football team
The 2020 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season as a member of the Big Ten Conference. The team was led by seventh-year head coach James Franklin.


2020 Penn State Nittany Lions football team
On August 11, 2020, the Big Ten Conference canceled all fall sports competitions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On September 16, the Big Ten reinstated the football season, announcing an eight-game season beginning on October 24.


2020 Penn State Nittany Lions football team
On November 21, after losing to Iowa, Penn State's record dropped to 0–5, the worst start in the program's history, dating to 1887. The team went on to win its final four games, finishing the regular season at 4–5. On December 19, the program announced that it was removing itself from consideration for a bowl game.


2020 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Previous season
The Nittany Lions finished the 2019 season 11–2, and had a conference record of 7–2. They received an invitation to the 2019 Cotton Bowl Classic where they defeated the No.17 Memphis Tigers 53–39. Penn State finished the 2019 season ranked No. 9 in both the AP Poll and Coaches Poll.


2020 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Offseason, Recruiting
The Nittany Lions signed 27 recruits during the 2020 signing cycle, securing the 15th ranked recruiting class in the country. This was Penn State's fourth consecutive top 15 recruiting class. 11 of the 27 signings in the 2020 class enrolled early.


2020 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Schedule, Spring game
Because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Penn State, like other institutions, switched to distance-learning during the spring semester and canceled all sporting events.


2020 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Schedule, Regular season
The Nittany Lions are a member of the Big Ten East Division, and will play all of the division's other six members. Cross-divisional opponents include the Iowa Hawkeyes, Northwestern Wildcats, Nebraska Cornhuskers, and Illinois Fighting Illini.


2020 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Schedule, Regular season
Three out-of-conference opponents were originally scheduled: a road game at Virginia Tech, and home games versus Kent State and San Jose State. However, these non-conference games were canceled on July 9 as a result of ongoing concerns with the COVID-19 pandemic. In early August, the 9-game conference schedule increased to 10 games, adding cross-divisional opponent Illinois.


2020 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Schedule, Regular season
A week later, the season was promptly postponed. On August 11, in the wake of multiple Group of Five conferences deciding to do so, the council of the Big Ten voted 11–3 to postpone fall athletics for the 2020–21 season (with all but Iowa, Nebraska, and Ohio State voting in favor). Commissioner Kevin Warren cited negative trends and uncertainties surrounding COVID-19 as a factor in the decision. The conference stated that it would evaluate options, including possibly playing in spring 2021 instead.


2020 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Schedule, Regular season
After the decision to postpone the season, the Big Ten formed a taskforce to investigate options for a return to play. President Donald Trump criticized the Big Ten's decision to postpone fall football, as part of his general criticism of U.S. colleges and universities that have not resumed on-campus activities. All other Power Five conferences besides the Pac-12 (which also postponed its season shortly after the Big Ten's decision) were still planning to play in the fall.


2020 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Schedule, Regular season
On September 14, it was reported that the Big Ten was considering the possibility of reversing its decision and playing a shortened conference football season as early as mid-to-late October. On September 16, the Big Ten approved an eight-game conference season that would begin October 24, and conclude on December 19 (with the top seeds in each division playing for the conference championship, and all other seeds playing similar cross-division matchups). The conference is instituting a daily antigen testing protocol beginning September 30; PCR tests will be used to confirm positives found via antigen testing.


2020 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Schedule, Regular season
Players who test positive on both tests will be removed from play for at least 21 days and undergo cardiac tests during this period, and will have to be cleared by a cardiologist before they can return to play. Positivity rates among participating teams and the local population will also be a factor: teams with a positivity rate above 5% or a population positivity rate above 7% will be required to halt all activity for seven days.


2020 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Schedule, Regular season
Penn State and Rutgers were the only 2 Big Ten teams to compete in all 9 regular season games. Following their victory over Illinois on December 19, Penn State opted out of a college bowl game appearance.


2020 Penn State Nittany Lions men's soccer team
The 2020 Penn State Nittany Lions men's soccer team represented Pennsylvania State University during the 2020 NCAA Division I men's soccer season and the 2020 Big Ten Conference men's soccer season. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 fall season was postponed to the spring, and began on February 19, 2021. It was the program's 108th season fielding a men's varsity soccer team, and their 30th season in the Big Ten Conference. The 2020 season is Jeff Cook's third year at the helm.


2020 Penn State Nittany Lions men's soccer team, Background
The 2020 season is the Nittany Lions' 108th season as a varsity soccer program, and their 30th season playing in the Big Ten Conference. The team is led by third year head coach, Jeff Cook, who had previously served as an assistant coach for the professional soccer team, Bethlehem Steel of USL Championship.


2020 Penn State Nittany Lions men's soccer team, Squad, Roster
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2020 Penn State Nittany Lions men's soccer team, Rankings, Preseason Big Ten poll
Penn State was predicted to finish 3rd in the Big Ten Conference.


2020 Penn State Nittany Lions women's soccer team
The 2020 Penn State Nittany Lions women's soccer team represented Pennsylvania State University during the 2020 NCAA Division I women's soccer season and the 2020 Big Ten Conference women's soccer season. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 fall season was postponed to the spring, and began on February 19, 2021. It was the program's 27th season fielding a women's varsity soccer team, and their 27th season in the Big Ten Conference. The 2020 season is Erica Dambach's 14th year at the helm.


2020 Penn State Nittany Lions women's soccer team, Background
The 2020 season is the Nittany Lions' 27th season as a varsity soccer program, and their 27th season playing in the Big Ten Conference. The team is led by 14th year head coach, Erica Dambach, who had previously served as a head coach for the Harvard.


2020 Penn State Nittany Lions women's soccer team, Preseason, Preseason Big Ten poll
Penn State was predicted to finish 1st in the Big Ten Conference.


2020 Penn State Nittany Lions women's soccer team, Squad, Roster
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2020 Pennsylvania Attorney General election
The Pennsylvania Attorney General election of 2020 was held on November 3, 2020. Primary elections were originally due to take place on April 28, 2020. However, following concerns regarding the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States including Pennsylvania, the primaries were delayed until June 2, 2020. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Josh Shapiro defeated Republican Heather Heidelbaugh to win a second term.


2020 Pennsylvania Auditor General election
The Pennsylvania Auditor General election of 2020 took place on November 3, 2020. Primary elections were originally due to take place on April 28, 2020. However, following concerns regarding the coronavirus pandemic the primaries were delayed until June 2, 2020. Under the Pennsylvania Constitution incumbent Democratic Auditor General Eugene DePasquale was ineligible to seek a third consecutive term.


2020 Pennsylvania Auditor General election
The Democratic Party nominated Nina Ahmad, a Bangladeshi American, while the Republicans nominated Timothy DeFoor, an African American, meaning that the victor would be the first person of color to be elected to statewide executive office in Pennsylvania.


2020 Pennsylvania Auditor General election
On November 6, the Associated Press declared Timothy DeFoor the winner. DeFoor became the first Republican to win the office of Auditor General in 28 years, the first African American and person of color to win election to statewide office in Pennsylvania, and became the second African American to hold statewide office in Pennsylvania upon taking office.


2020 Pennsylvania Auditor General election, Background
Historically, the Democratic Party has controlled the Auditor General's office in the modern era. Between 1960 and 2016, the Democratic nominee for Auditor General has prevailed in all but two elections. The last Republican to serve as Auditor General was Barbara Hafer, who was elected in 1988 and 1992.


2020 Pennsylvania Auditor General election, Background
Between 2000 and 2016, the nominee of the Democratic Party ran unopposed in their party's primary. However, between October 2019 and January 2020, six candidates entered the Democratic primary, becoming the largest primary field since 1996, when Bob Casey Jr. defeated three other candidates to advance to the general election.


2020 Pennsylvania Auditor General election, Background
In contrast to similar offices in other states, the Pennsylvania Auditor General's office is seen as a potential stepping stone to higher office. Bob Casey Sr. and Bob Casey Jr. held the office prior to becoming governor and U.S. Senator, respectively, and auditors general Donald A. Bailey and Jack Wagner attempted gubernatorial campaigns during or after their tenure. Hafer was the Republican nominee for governor in 1990, while still serving as auditor general. Outgoing auditor general Eugene DePasquale was also seen as having successfully used the office to raise his profile in the state, and was seen as a potential candidate for governor or U.S. Senate in 2022 prior to announcing he would run for Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district.


2020 Pennsylvania Auditor General election, Background
In 2019, the Pennsylvania General Assembly voted to reduce the budget of the auditor general's office by 10%. The cuts were seen by observers as a response to DePasquale's political activity.


2020 Pennsylvania Auditor General election, Background, Impact of COVID-19
Following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, on March 25 the Pennsylvania General Assembly voted to delay the state's primary elections from April 28 to June 2. The same act of legislation which delayed the primary also permitted counties to temporarily consolidate polling places for the primary election. In October 2019, prior to the pandemic, Governor Tom Wolf signed into law an election reform bill which allowed for postal voting. In April, it was announced that Pennsylvania residents would be able to request a postal ballot over the internet, with an application deadline of May 26.


2020 Pennsylvania Auditor General election, Background, Impact of COVID-19
The government encouraged postal voting in order to combat the spread of COVID-19 and maintain social distancing. Postal ballots were originally due to be received by election officials by 8 p.m. EDT on June 2. However, on June 1, Governor Wolf signed an executive order extending the deadline to June 9 for six counties, provided the ballots in question were postmarked no later than June 2. The counties impacted by the executive order were Philadelphia, Allegheny, Erie, Dauphin, Montgomery, and Delaware.


2020 Pennsylvania Auditor General election, Background, Impact of COVID-19
In issuing the executive order, Governor Wolf's office cited both the pandemic and the ongoing protests in response to the murder of George Floyd as motivation for the extension. On June 2, a judge granted Bucks County a postal ballot extension, bringing the total number of counties granted an extension to seven.


2020 Pennsylvania Auditor General election, Democratic primary, Campaign
Christina Hartman became the first Democrat to officially enter the field in October 2019. She was joined later in that month by Nina Ahmad. Tracie Fountain, a longtime employee of the auditor general's office, resigned in order to mount a campaign. By January, the size of the field had swelled to seven candidates when Alan Butkovitz, the former Philadelphia City Controller, announced he was entering the race on January 23. Just eleven days later, however, Butkovitz withdrew from the race citing an intent to help Democrats win Pennsylvania in the 2020 United States presidential election.


2020 Pennsylvania Auditor General election, Democratic primary, Campaign
Hartman received the endorsement of former Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell in December 2019. In January, Pittsburgh Controller Michael Lamb secured the endorsement of Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney, which Lamb later touted in an advertisement in the closing days of the campaign.


2020 Pennsylvania Auditor General election, Democratic primary, Campaign
Both Lamb and Ahmad sought to portray themselves as progressives. Ahmad pledged to use the auditor general's office to tackle issues such as gun violence and cited healthcare and prescription drug costs as "a big concern". Following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Ahmad also called for a pandemic preparedness audit. Lamb was described as "a vocal critic of Wall Street," and stated that his first action would be to conduct an audit of the auditor general's office itself in the name of increased transparency. Lamb also supported legalizing recreational marijuana in Pennsylvania, and highlighted his track record as Pittsburgh's top auditor.


2020 Pennsylvania Auditor General election, Democratic primary, Campaign
Tracie Fountain and H. Scott Conklin highlighted the department's budget cuts in discussing their plans for the office. Fountain's campaign focused on optimizing the work of the auditor general's office in the face of those cuts, while Conklin called for programs to support independent farms and small businesses. Rose Davis highlighted her more than three decades of experience conducting audits and stated her priority would be to audit third-party contractors, particularly in the field of eldercare. Hartman expressed a desire to focus on criminal justice and school spending. Each of the candidates promised greater oversight of COVID-19 relief spending.


2020 Pennsylvania Auditor General election, Democratic primary, Campaign
On March 28 and March 29, 2020, virtual meetings conducted over the Zoom teleconferencing service with Ahmad, Davis, and Fountain (all women of color) were targeted by hackers who deployed racial epithets. As of May 29, Ahmad and Lamb reportedly had the highest spending on television advertising, while Conklin, Fountain, and Hartman had no television spending. Similarly, according to reports filed with the Pennsylvania Department of State in 2020, Ahmad led the field in campaign contributions with around $428,000, followed by Lamb with approximately $158,000. Rose Davis reported the lowest value of contributions, with only around $5,000 in total receipts. Ahmad, Lamb, and Conklin were also believed to have the highest name recognition in the race. On May 30, Hartman attended a demonstration in Lancaster to protest the murder of George Floyd.


2020 Pennsylvania Auditor General election, Democratic primary, Results
As results came in on election night, Michael Lamb appeared to be in the lead. However, as a result of the implementation of postal voting and extensions granted to seven counties the race was deemed too early to call. A majority of outstanding votes were from the southeastern portion of the state, where Nina Ahmad was expected to be strongest. Ahmad pulled ahead of Lamb in the days following the election and by June 8 was perceived as the likely victor, but the race remained too close to call. Nina Ahmad claimed victory on June 11 and Michael Lamb conceded the race.


2020 Pennsylvania Auditor General election, Republican primary, Campaign
Lancaster County Commissioner Dennis Stuckey, whose term expired in 2020, became the first Republican to enter the primary in November 2019. Stuckey highlighted his record as a county official and his past experience in accounting and finance. Dauphin County Controller Timothy DeFoor became the second Republican to join the field in December, followed by Cris Dush, a state legislator from Jefferson County, in January 2020. However, later in January the Republican State Committee of Pennsylvania voted to officially endorse DeFoor for the position with 199 votes, compared to 96 for Stuckey and 11 for Dush. Stuckey had previously indicated that he would not mount a campaign without party support, and subsequently withdrew from the race on January 30. On February 13, 2020, Dush withdrew from the race in order to seek a seat in the Pennsylvania State Senate, leaving DeFoor the presumptive nominee.


2020 Pennsylvania Democratic presidential primary
The 2020 Pennsylvania Democratic presidential primary was originally scheduled to take place on April 28, 2020, as one of several northeastern states in the "Acela primary" voting on the same date in the Democratic Party presidential primaries for the 2020 presidential election. Concerns about the coronavirus pandemic postponed it to June 2.


2020 Pennsylvania Democratic presidential primary
The Pennsylvania primary is a closed primary, with the state awarding 210 delegates, of whom 186 are pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the primary results. Joe Biden, who was born and raised in Pennsylvania, won the primary with 79.3% of the vote. Bernie Sanders, who had suspended his campaign two months earlier, received 18%.


2020 Pennsylvania Democratic presidential primary, Procedure
Pennsylvania was going to join several northeastern states in holding primaries on the same date of April 28, 2020. The other states that were to vote that day include Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, New York, and Rhode Island. But due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Pennsylvania joined several other states in moving its primary to June 2.


2020 Pennsylvania Democratic presidential primary, Procedure
Voting took place throughout the state from 7:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. In the closed primary, candidates must meet a threshold of 15% at the congressional district or statewide level in order to be considered viable. The 186 pledged delegates to the 2020 Democratic National Convention will be allocated proportionally on the basis of the results of the primary. Of the 186 pledged delegates, between 4 and 10 are allocated to each of the state's 18 congressional districts and another 20 are allocated to party leaders and elected officials (PLEO delegates), in addition to 33 at-large pledged delegates. These delegate totals do not account for pledged delegate bonuses or penalties from timing or clustering.


2020 Pennsylvania Democratic presidential primary, Procedure
If fewer delegate candidates are listed than allocated based on the results of the primary, then the additional delegates will be named at the subsequent state convention on June 13, which will vote on the 33 pledged at-large and 20 PLEO delegates to send to the Democratic National Convention. The 153 pledged delegates Pennsylvania sends to the national convention will be joined by 23 unpledged PLEO delegates (12 members of the Democratic National Committee; 10 members of Congress, including one Senator and 9 U.S. Representatives; and the governor).


2020 Pennsylvania House of Representatives election
The 2020 elections for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives was held on November 3, 2020, with all districts being decided. The term of office for those that were elected in 2020 began when the House of Representatives convened in January 2021. Pennsylvania State Representatives were elected for two-year terms, with all 203 seats up for election every two years. The election was coincided with the 2020 United States presidential election, United States House of Representatives elections,  and one-half of the State Senate.


2020 Pennsylvania House of Representatives election
Republicans have controlled the chamber since 2010. In October 2020, The Washington Post identified this state election as one of eight whose outcomes could affect partisan balance during post-census redistricting.


2020 Pennsylvania House of Representatives election, Special elections, 8th legislative district
In the 2019 elections, Republican state representative Tedd Nesbit was elected to be a judge on the Mercer County Court of Common Pleas. A special election for the 8th legislative district was held on March 17 to fill his seat.


2020 Pennsylvania House of Representatives election, Special elections, 8th legislative district
Democrats selected business owner Phil Heasley as their nominee, while Republicans nominated attorney Timothy R. Bonner. Bonner won the special election in the heavily Republican district.


2020 Pennsylvania House of Representatives election, Special elections, 18th legislative district
In the 2019 elections, Republican state representative Gene DiGirolamo was elected to be a Bucks County commissioner. A special election for the 18th legislative district was held on March 17 to fill his seat.


2020 Pennsylvania House of Representatives election, Special elections, 18th legislative district
Democrats selected union plumber Harold Hayes as their nominee. Republicans nominated Kathleen "KC" Tomlinson, a funeral director and daughter of State Senator Tommy Tomlinson. Both candidates also ran for their respective party's nomination for the general election.


2020 Pennsylvania House of Representatives election, Special elections, 18th legislative district
After arguments by Democrats over holding this election during the COVID-19 pandemic, Tomlinson won the special election.


2020 Pennsylvania House of Representatives election, Special elections, 58th legislative district
In the 2019 elections, Republican state representative Justin Walsh was elected to be a judge on the Westmoreland County Court of Common Pleas. A special election for the 58th legislative district was held on March 17 to fill his seat.


2020 Pennsylvania House of Representatives election, Special elections, 58th legislative district
Democrats selected former Smithton mayor Robert Prah Jr. as their nominee, while Republicans nominated union carpenter Eric Davanzo. Both candidates also ran for their respective party's nomination for the general election. Davanzo won the special election.


2020 Pennsylvania House of Representatives election, Special elections, 190th legislative district
Democratic State Representative Movita Johnson-Harrell, elected to the seat in a 2019 special election, resigned her seat after less than a year upon being charged with stealing from her own charity. A special election for the 190th legislative district was held on February 25 to fill Johnson-Harrell's vacancy.


2020 Pennsylvania House of Representatives election, Special elections, 190th legislative district
Democrats selected local SEIU business agent Roni Green as their nominee, and Republicans nominated businesswoman Wanda Logan. Green easily won this heavily Democratic district.


2020 Pennsylvania Senate election
The 2020 elections for the Pennsylvania State Senate were held on November 3, 2020, with 25 of 50 districts being contested. Primary elections were held on June 2, 2020. The term of office for those elected in 2020 began when the Senate convened in January 2021. Pennsylvania State Senators are elected for four-year terms, with half of the seats up for election every two years. The election coincided with the 2020 United States presidential election, United States House of Representatives elections, and the entirety of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.


2020 Pennsylvania Senate election
Republicans have controlled the chamber since the 1994 election (26 years).


2020 Pennsylvania Senate election, Special election, 48th senatorial district
A special election for the 48th senatorial district was held on January 14 following Republican State Senator Mike Folmer's resignation after being arrested for possession of child pornography. Democrats selected Lebanon Valley College associate professor Michael Schroeder as their nominee, while Republicans nominated Lebanon County District Attorney Dave Arnold.


2020 Pennsylvania State Treasurer election
The Pennsylvania Treasurer election of 2020  took place on November 3, 2020. Primary elections were originally due to take place on April 28, 2020. However, following concerns regarding the coronavirus pandemic the primaries were delayed until June 2, 2020. Incumbent Democratic State Treasurer Joe Torsella was running for a second term against Republican Stacy Garrity.


2020 Pennsylvania State Treasurer election
On November 10, 2020, a week following election day, Torsella conceded to Garrity as she led him with 48.9% of the vote. Garrity's victory was an upset, with Torsella having a sizable fundraising advantage and consistently leading in polling throughout the campaign.


2020 Pennsylvania elections
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania on November 3, 2020. The office of the Pennsylvania Secretary of State oversees the election process, including voting and vote counting.


2020 Pennsylvania elections
To vote by mail, registered Pennsylvania voters had to request a ballot by October 27, 2020. As of early October some 2,568,084 voters requested mail ballots.


2020 Pennsylvania elections, Election law changes for 2020
On October 29, 2019, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives passed Act 77 by a vote of 138–61. Later that day, the Pennsylvania State Senate passed Act 77 by a vote of 35–14. Governor Tom Wolf signed Act 77 into law two days later. The law enacted numerous changes to Pennsylvania's election code. Voters were allowed to request a mail-in ballot without providing a reason. A person could register to vote up to 15 days before an election and vote in that election, instead of the previous 30-day period.


2020 Pennsylvania elections, Election law changes for 2020
It said that mail-in ballots and absentee ballots would be valid if received by 8 p.m. on election day. The law eliminated the option of pushing one button to vote for all candidates of the same party, called straight-ticket voting; instead, a voter would need to select each candidate in order to vote the same way. The law said the state would cover up to 60 percent of the cost for counties to replace their voting machines with systems that had voter-verifiable paper. Governor Wolf described the changes as the "most significant improvement to Pennsylvania’s elections in more than 80 years".


2020 Pennsylvania elections, Election law changes for 2020
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and the Pennsylvania State Senate both unanimously passed Act 12 on March 25, 2020, and Gov. Wolf signed it into law two days later. Act 12 delayed the primary election from April 28 to June 2. Act 12 also allowed counties to begin counting ballots at 7 a.m. on election day rather than being required to wait until 8 p.m. to do so.


2020 Pennsylvania elections, Federal offices, United States House of Representatives
Voters in Pennsylvania elected 18 candidates to serve in the U.S. House, one from each of the 18 congressional districts.


2020 Pennsylvania elections, State offices, Executive offices
Three executive offices were up for election in Pennsylvania's general election: Auditor General, Attorney General, and Treasurer.


2020 Pennsylvania elections, State offices, Pennsylvania Senate
25 of 50 seats (odd-numbered districts) in the Pennsylvania Senate were up for election in Pennsylvania's general election.


2020 Pennsylvania elections, State offices, Pennsylvania Senate, Special elections
A special election was also held on January 14 in the 48th senatorial district after the resignation of Republican Senator Mike Folmer.


2020 Pennsylvania elections, State offices, Pennsylvania House of Representatives
All 203 seats in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives were up for election in the general election.


2020 Pennsylvania elections, State offices, Pennsylvania House of Representatives, Special elections
Special elections were held for the 8th, 18th, 58th, and 190th districts prior to the general election.


2020 Pennsylvania elections, Pennsylvania ballot measures
There were no statewide ballot measures up for election in this general election; however, there were local ballot measures in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia.


2020 Pennzoil 150
The 2020 Pennzoil 150, branded as the Pennzoil 150 at the Brickyard, was a NASCAR Xfinity Series race held on July 4, 2020 at the road course at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. Contested over 62 laps on the 2.439-mile (3.925 km) road course, it was the 13th race of the 2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series season and the Xfinity Series' first ever race at IMS's 14-turn road course layout. Chase Briscoe picked up his third win in the last four races.


2020 Pennzoil 150, Report, Background
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana, (an enclave suburb of Indianapolis) in the United States, is the home of the Indianapolis 500 and the Brickyard 400. It is located on the corner of 16th Street and Georgetown Road, approximately six miles (10 km) west of Downtown Indianapolis.


2020 Pennzoil 150, Report, Background
Constructed in 1909, it is the original speedway, the first racing facility so named. It has a permanent seating capacity estimated at 235,000 with infield seating raising capacity to an approximate 400,000. It is the highest-capacity sports venue in the world.


2020 Pennzoil 150, Report, Background
Considered relatively flat by American standards, the track is a 2.5-mile (4.0 km), nearly rectangular oval with dimensions that have remained essentially unchanged since its inception: four 0.25-mile (0.40 km) turns, two 0.625-mile long (1.006 km) straightaways between the fourth and first turns and the second and third turns, and two .125-mile (0.201 km) short straightaways – termed "short chutes" – between the first and second, and third and fourth turns.


2020 Pennzoil 150, Report, Background
After Cup Series driver Matt DiBenedetto tested two configurations of the road course in January 2020, NASCAR decided to use the 14-turn, 2.439-mile configuration that is normally used for the GMR Grand Prix.


2020 Pennzoil 150, Report, Background
The race was held without fans in attendance due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.


2020 Pennzoil 150, Practice, First practice
A. J. Allmendinger was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 90.155 seconds and a speed of 97.392 mph (156.737 km/h).


2020 Pennzoil 150, Practice, Final practice
Austin Cindric was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 89.733 seconds and a speed of 97.850 mph (157.474 km/h).


2020 Pennzoil 150, Qualifying
Jeb Burton was awarded the pole for the race as determined by a random draw.


2020 Pennzoil 150, Media, Television
The Pennzoil 150 was carried by NBC in the United States. Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte, and Dale Earnhardt Jr. called the race from Charlotte Motor Speedway. Marty Snider and Kelli Stavast covered pit road at the track, and Rutledge Wood handled the features from IMS. Additionally, Mike Tirico and Dale Jarrett provided updates and analysis from the pagoda at Indianapolis.


2020 Pennzoil 150, Media, Radio
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network and the Performance Racing Network jointly co-produced the radio broadcast for the race, which was simulcast on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio and aired on IMS or PRN stations, depending on contractual obligations.


2020 Pennzoil 400
The 2020 Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on February 23, 2020, at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas. Contested over 267 laps on the 1.5 mi (2.4 km) asphalt intermediate speedway, it was the second race of the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series season. It was the first NASCAR Cup Series race run without Ryan Newman and David Ragan in the field since Loudon, 2001 and Homestead, 2006 respectively. Joey Logano was the race winner.


2020 Pennzoil 400, Report, Background
Las Vegas Motor Speedway, located in Clark County, Nevada outside the Las Vegas city limits and about 15 miles northeast of the Las Vegas Strip, is a 1,200-acre (490 ha) complex of multiple tracks for motorsports racing. The complex is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.


2020 Pennzoil 400, Practice, First practice
Aric Almirola was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 30.226 seconds and a speed of 178.654 mph (287.516 km/h).


2020 Pennzoil 400, Practice, Final practice
Jimmie Johnson was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 30.095 seconds and a speed of 179.432 mph (288.768 km/h).


2020 Pennzoil 400, Qualifying
Qualifying for Saturday was cancelled due to rain and Kyle Busch was awarded the pole as a result.


2020 Pennzoil 400, Media, Television
Fox Sports covered their 20th race at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Mike Joy and 2001 race winner Jeff Gordon called from the booth for the race. Jamie Little, Regan Smith, Vince Welch and Matt Yocum handled the pit road duties for the television side. Larry McReynolds and Jamie McMurray provided insight from the Fox Sports studio in Charlotte.


2020 Pennzoil 400, Media, Radio
PRN covered the radio call for the race which was simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Doug Rice and Mark Garrow called the race in the booth when the field raced through the tri-oval. Rob Albright called the race from a billboard in turn 2 when the field raced through turns 1 and 2. Pat Patterson called the race from a billboard outside of turn 3 when the field raced through turns 3 and 4. Brad Gillie, Brett McMillan, Wendy Venturini and Heather DeBeaux worked pit road for the radio side.


2020 Penrith Panthers season
The 2020 Penrith Panthers season is the 54th season in the club's history. Coached by Ivan Cleary and captained by James Tamou, the Panthers are competing in the National Rugby League's 2020 Telstra Premiership. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the NRL was played without fans in round 2. Shortly after the competition was suspended from 24 March until 28 May when round 3 commenced under a new draw. Crowds were allowed to return from round 5 in very small groups, whilst larger crowds were allowed from round 8.


2020 Penrith Panthers season
Teams were also allowed to return to their own home grounds from round 8. On the 14th of August after winning against the New Zealand Warriors, Penrith broke the club record for their longest ever winning streak with their run of 9 straight wins, continuing to 14 straight wins on the 19th of September against the North Queensland Cowboys. After Penriths 32 - 12 victory over the Cowboys in round 19, the club were crowned minor premiers of the 2020 NRL season for a third time in the clubs history.


2020 Penrith Panthers season
After winning by 1 point against the Sydney Roosters in the first week of the 2020 NRL Finals Series Penrith made the Preliminary final for the first time in 6 years, extending their winning streak to 16 straight. In the Preliminary final Penrith went on to win 20 - 16 against the South Sydney Rabbitohs and made their first grand final in 17 years. Penrith also extended their winning streak to 17 which is the equal highest winning streak in the NRL era alongside the Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs. In the grand final the Panthers played the second place Melbourne Storm but came off second best. After being down 26 - 0 after 50 minutes they managed to score 20 unanswered points, finishing the match fast but falling short in the end, losing 20 - 26.


2020 Penrith Panthers season, Squad, Player transfers
A † denotes that the transfer occurred during the 2019 season.


2020 Penrith Panthers season, Other teams
In addition to competing in the National Rugby League, the Panthers are also fielding semi-professional teams in the 2020 Jersey Flegg Cup (for players aged under 20) and the New South Wales Rugby League's 2020 Canterbury Cup (NSW Cup). Due to COVID-19 however these competitions were abandoned for the 2020 season.


2020 People's National Party leadership election
The 2020 People's National Party (PNP) leadership election was triggered after Peter Phillips announced his intention to resign as Leader of the People's National Party following the party's defeat at the 2020 general election. It was held on November 7, 2020. If Hanna was elected, she would have served as the second female President of a Jamaican political party and the second female Leader of the Opposition in Jamaican history. The election was won by Former Minister of Justice and Member of Parliament for St Andrew Southern and  Attorney Mark Golding who secured 1,740 or 54.6% of the vote.


2020 People's National Party leadership election, Background
The announcement of the election date was made on September 27, 2020 at a meeting of the PNP's National Executive Council (NEC) at the Jamaica Conference Centre in Kingston, with nomination date for candidates occurring from October 19 to 23 and a list of the final delegates produced by October 30.


2020 People's National Party leadership election, Endorsements
Leadership candidates were endorsed by various notable politicians and persons representing sectors of civil society.


2020 Perak FA season
The 2020 season was Perak's 17th consecutive season in Malaysia Super League, the top flight of Malaysian football.


2020 Perak FA season, Players, Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2020 Persib Bandung season
The 2020 season was Persib's 87th season since its foundation, 24th consecutive season in the top-flight of Indonesian football, and 12th season competing in Liga 1.


2020 Persib Bandung season, Review, Pre-season
Persib began its transfer dealings with the return of veteran defender Victor Igbonefo after spending one season with PTT Rayong in Thailand.


2020 Persib Bandung season, Review, Pre-season
On 10 January, Persib signed young striker Beni Oktovianto from Persiba Balikpapan. Six days later, the club acquired the services of goalkeeper Teja Paku Alam from Semen Padang.


2020 Persib Bandung season, Review, Pre-season
On 18 January took part in the Asia Challenge Cup pre-season tournament, starting with 3–0 defeat to Selangor. The next day, they were leading 2–0 over Hanoi at half time before the match was abandoned due to heavy rain.


2020 Persib Bandung season, Review, Pre-season
On 21 January, last season's top scorer, Ezechiel N'Douassel left the club to join Bhayangkara for an undisclosed fee, with a clause in his contract prohibiting him to play against Persib.


2020 Persib Bandung season, Review, Pre-season
On 4 February, Persib announced the return of winger Zulham Zamrun having spent three seasons away from the club.


2020 Persib Bandung season, Review, Pre-season
On 10 February, Persib completed the signings of two foreign strikers, Wander Luiz and Geoffrey Castillion.


2020 Persib Bandung season, Review, Pre-season
On 26 February, Umuh Muchtar resigned from his position as Persib team manager but will remain in the ranks of the club's management structure.


2020 Persib Bandung season, Review, March
Persib started the season with a 3–0 win over Persela, courtesy of two goals from Wander Luiz and one from Geoffrey Castillion, in the opening day of Liga 1. Wander Luiz would score again in the next match against Arema, scoring from the spot as Persib won 2–1. Maung Bandung kept the momentum going with a 2–1 win over PSS. Wander Luiz and Castillion were once again on the scoresheet as Persib were on top of the league before it was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


2020 Perth Lynx season
The 2020 Perth Lynx season is the 35th season for the franchise in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL).


2020 Perth Lynx season
The 2020 season will mark the first season with Ryan Petrik as head coach, after he overtook the role from Andy Stewart who spent five seasons in the position. In November 2020, the Lynx announced that local mining and development company, Westgold Resources Limited, would serve as naming rights partners for the upcoming season.


2020 Perth Lynx season
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a North Queensland hub is set to host the season. The season was originally 2020–21 and would be traditionally played over several months across the summer, however this seasons scheduling has been condensed. The six-week season will see Townsville, Cairns and Mackay host a 56-game regular season fixture, plus a four-game final series (2 x semi-finals, preliminary final and grand final). Each team will contest 14 games starting on 12 November, with the grand final scheduled for 20 December.


2020 Peruvian parliamentary election
Early parliamentary elections were held in Peru on 26 January 2020. The elections were called after President Martín Vizcarra constitutionally dissolved the Congress of the Republic on 30 September 2019.


2020 Peruvian parliamentary election
All 130 congressmen corresponding to the 26 electoral districts were elected to serve the remainder of the 2016–2021 congressional period. It was the seventh parliamentary election under the 1993 Constitution, which created the current Congress of the Republic.


2020 Peruvian parliamentary election, Background
On 30 September 2019, the President of the Council of Ministers, Salvador del Solar, set forth a vote of confidence before the Congress for refusing to pass a bill that modified the election process of judges of the Constitutional Court. The vote of confidence sought to stop the election of magistrates, modify the Organic Law of the Constitutional Court and the designation of the tribunes. However, the Plenary Session of Congress decided to continue with the election of magistrates, and ignored the vote of confidence presented by Del Solar. President Martín Vizcarra considered this a vote of no confidence in his Cabinet, and proceeded with the dissolution of Congress and the call for new elections according to Article 134 of the constitution:


2020 Peruvian parliamentary election, Background
The President of the Republic is empowered to dissolve the Congress if it has censured or voted down two Councils of Ministers.


2020 Peruvian parliamentary election, Background
The decree of dissolution also called for new congressional elections to replace the existing congress. Under the law, elections are to be held within four months of the date of dissolution, without altering the pre-existing electoral system, and the Congress cannot be dissolved in the last year of the congressional term, which would be 2021. Once the Congress is dissolved, the Permanent Congressional Committee, which cannot be dissolved, remains in operation.


2020 Peruvian parliamentary election, Schedule
The schedule of activities of the congressional elections of Peru of 2020:


2020 Peruvian parliamentary election, Electoral system
The 130 members of Congress are elected in 26 multi-member constituencies using open list proportional representation. To enter Congress, parties must either cross the 5% electoral threshold at the national level, or win at least seven seats in one constituency. Seats are allocated using the D'Hondt method.


2020 Peruvian parliamentary election, Opinion polls
The following graph shows the weighted polls', and does not include voting simulations


2020 Peruvian parliamentary election, Results
The election was the most divided in Peruvian history, with no party receiving more than 11% of the vote. The Fujimorist Popular Force, the largest party in the previous legislature, lost most of its seats, and the American Popular Revolutionary Alliance (APRA) had its worst ever election result, failing to win a seat for the first time since before the 1963 elections. Popular Action emerged as the largest party with 25 seats. New or previously minor parties such as Podemos Perú, the Purple Party and the Agricultural People's Front had good results. Contigo, the successor to former president Pedro Pablo Kuczynski's Peruvians for Change party, failed to win a seat and received only around 1% of the vote. The result was seen as representative of public support for president Martín Vizcarra's anti-corruption reform proposals.


2020 Peruvian protests
The 2020 Peruvian protests were a series of demonstrations sparked after the removal of President Martín Vizcarra, beginning on 9 November 2020.


2020 Peruvian protests
The controversial removal of Vizcarra was recognized as a coup d'état by many Peruvians, political analysts and media outlets in the country. Protests were registered in several cities of the country, to show their outrage at the president's vacancy and reject the inauguration of the president of Congress, Manuel Merino. Upon taking office, Merino formed a far-right government.


2020 Peruvian protests
The protests have been described as the largest demonstrations in Peru in the past two decades and are organized by grassroots groups of young Peruvians on social media. The disproportional response by authorities has been condemned by various human rights organizations, including United Nations Peru, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) and Amnesty International.


2020 Peruvian protests
After reports that 2 protesters were killed by authorities on 14 November, the majority of ministers from Merino's government resigned from office while Merino resigned the following day; he was president for five days. Along with the aftermath of 2 dead, hundreds were left injured and over 40 citizens were reported as missing and authorities have refused to investigate further. On 16 November, the Congress of Peru elected Francisco Sagasti as the president of the legislature, automatically elevating him to the Peruvian presidency under the constitution.


2020 Peruvian protests, Background
Martín Vizcarra was elected as First Vice President of Peru in a 2016 general election, running with Pedro Pablo Kuczynski of the Peruanos Por el Kambio party. On 23 March 2018, Vizcarra was sworn into office as president of Peru following the resignation of President Kuczynski. Upon being sworn into office, Vizcarra stated "we've had enough", vowing to combat corruption as president.


2020 Peruvian protests, Background, Opposition from congress
Throughout Vizcarra's tenure, he faced opposition from the Congress of Peru. He initially faced opposition from the Fujimorist congress when pushing for the constitutional referendum in 2018, an election that resulted with laws prohibiting the private funding of political campaigns and a ban on reelecting lawmakers. Into 2019, the Fujimorist congress continued to delay Vizcarra's reforms, with Vizcarra later dissolving the congress after instituting a motion of no confidence, saying it was "clear the democracy of our nation is at risk".


2020 Peruvian protests, Background, Opposition from congress
A legislative election was held later on 26 January 2020 which replaced the dissolved congress, with centrist parties replacing the Fujimorist majority in congress. Analysts Diego Pereira and Lucila Barbeito of JPMorgan Chase & Co described the new congress as being "even more antagonistic to the [Vizcarra] government than the previous one" while Americas Quarterly wrote that the four main right-wing parties of congress – Alliance for Progress, Podemos Perú, Popular Action and Union for Peru – feared Vizcarra's anti-corruption measures on campaign financing, political transparency and the participation of convicted persons in government.


2020 Peruvian protests, Background, Opposition from congress
As Peru's economy declined due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Peru, Vizcarra faced increased political pressure from the newly inaugurated congress presided by Manuel Merino, with the majority of the legislative body being controlled by those opposing Vizcarra. Finally on 5 July 2020, Vizcarra proposed a referendum to be held during the 2021 Peruvian general election to remove parliamentary immunity, though congress quickly responded by assembling that same night to pass their own immunity bill that contained proposals to remove immunity from the president, constitutional court and the human rights ombudsman while also strengthening some instances of parliamentary immunity.


2020 Peruvian protests, Background, Impeachment and removal of Vizcarra, First attempt at removal
In early 2020, investigations began surrounding a contract for a little-known singer by the name of Richard Cisneros to perform speeches for the Ministry of Culture. The first impeachment process was led by the imprisoned Antauro Humala and his Union for Peru (UPP) party, according to reports in Peru. Humala was sentenced to 19 years in prison following his Andahuaylazo uprising against President Alejandro Toledo that resulted in the deaths of police. From his cell, Humala reportedly orchestrated the impeachment process with members of congress and his UPP supporters. Edgar Alarcón, a UPP congressman and a close supporter of Humala, took charge of the impeachment process against Vizcarra. Alarcón himself, according to Vice News, was protected from criminal charges of embezzlement and illicit monetary gains due to parliamentary immunity, charges that could have resulted with seventeen years in prison.


2020 Peruvian protests, Background, Impeachment and removal of Vizcarra, First attempt at removal
It was alleged that an inexperienced Cisneros was able to receive payments totaling US$50,000 due to contacts in the Government Palace. Investigators searched offices in the Government Palace on 1 June 2020 regarding the alleged irregularities. Vizcarra responded to the release of the recordings stating "I am not going to resign. I am not running away" and that the "audios have been edited and maliciously manipulated; as you can see, they purposely seek to turn a job-related claim into a criminal or political act, wanting to take words out of context and intend to accuse me of non-existent situations. Nothing is further from reality".


2020 Peruvian protests, Background, Impeachment and removal of Vizcarra, First attempt at removal
Peru's democracy is, unfortunately, sinking further and further into crisis, ... The removal of the president is a really big deal, and it requires serious deliberation, public debate and investigation. There has been none.


2020 Peruvian protests, Background, Impeachment and removal of Vizcarra, First attempt at removal
President of Congress Manuel Merino was criticized by critics regarding how he hastily pushed for impeachment proceedings against Vizcarra. If Vizcarra were to be removed from office, Merino would assume the presidential office given his position in congress and due to the absence of vice presidents for Vizcarra. On 12 September 2020, renowned reporter Gustavo Gorriti wrote that Merino had contacted the Commanding General of the Peruvian Navy, Fernando Cerdán, notifying him that he was going to attempt to impeach Vizcarra and was hoping to assume the presidency.


2020 Peruvian protests, Background, Impeachment and removal of Vizcarra, First attempt at removal
Minister of Defense Jorge Chávez confirmed that Merino had tried to establish support with the Peruvian military. A second report was later released that Merino had contacted officials throughout Peru's government while preparing to create a transitional cabinet. Following the release of these reports, support for impeaching Vizcarra decreased among members of congress, with congress voting not to remove Vizcarra from the presidency.


2020 Peruvian protests, Background, Impeachment and removal of Vizcarra, Removal of Vizcarra
After the first attempt failed, the Union for Peru bench raised a new vacancy request in October 2020, based on the alleged acts of corruption committed by Vizcarra when he was regional Governor of Moquegua, which includes the testimony of an applicant to an effective collaborator in the "Construction Club Case" who stated that the Obrainsa company paid him 1 million soles and three other aspiring effective collaborators also point out that he received 1.3 million soles from the Ingenieros Civiles y Contractors Generales SA consortium (ICCGSA), and Incot for the tender of the project for the construction of the Regional Hospital of Moquegua in 2013. On 2 November, impeachment was initiated by the Congress of Peru with 60 votes in favor, 40 against and 18 abstentions. Vizcarra attended the plenary session in Congress on 9 November to defend himself against the accusations.


2020 Peruvian protests, Background, Impeachment and removal of Vizcarra, Removal of Vizcarra
On 9 November 2020, a total of 105 members of Congress voted to remove Vizcarra from office, exceeding the 87 votes (out of 130) that were still needed to impeach him. Merino, who succeeded him as president the following day, with a mandate to serve as president until July 2021. Vizcarra called the accusations baseless and false, but still accepted the vote by Congress and promised not to take any other legal action.


2020 Peruvian protests, Timeline, 9 November
President Martín Vizcarra was summoned to testify and present his defense to Congress at 10 AM PET. After hours of parliamentary debate, the Congress of Peru voted to convict the President with 105 votes in favor, surpassing the 87 vote threshold for conviction. Following the vote, crowds began to gather at Plaza San Martín in protest. An incident occurred in Plaza Bolívar, outside of Congress, in which congressman Ricardo Burga was assaulted by a protestor when giving a press conference regarding the impeachment vote. Demonstrations spawned in other parts of the country and continued well into midnight, past the 11 p.m. curfew imposed by the government in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Peru.


2020 Peruvian protests, Timeline, 10 November
Following the inauguration of congressional leader Manuel Merino as president, demonstrations increased from early in the morning to the evening. Under the slogan "Merino does not represent me", from early in the morning they began to mobilize in the direction of the Legislative Palace, which was stopped by the National Police of Peru (NPP).


2020 Peruvian protests, Timeline, 10 November
A large number of protesters were mobilized to Plaza San Martín, where the NPP impeded protestors using tear gas and making multiple arrests. There were other confrontations between protesters and the NPP in Jirón de la Unión, while the former were dispersed when trying to approach en masse the Government Palace of Peru. Various demonstrations and arrests were recorded in regions and cities of the country, such as Arequipa, Trujillo, Chiclayo, Huancayo and Iquitos. Hundreds of people gathered in the main squares and streets of Huancayo, Cuzco, Apurímac, Tacna and Puno. In Lima there were at least 16 arrested, according to Congresswoman Carolina Lizárraga.


2020 Peruvian protests, Timeline, 11 November
In the morning, news outlets reported that Merino called his predecessor's Minister of Internal Affairs, César Gentile, suggesting that he was concerned that the protests were not being controlled. Gentile responded to Merino's hint by exclaiming "I am no longer the Minister of the Interior!" and resigning the post in his phone call with Merino.


2020 Peruvian protests, Timeline, 11 November
As a way to maintain measures of social distancing, hundreds of protesters in Lima and the other major cities of the country carried out cacerolazos in multi-family residential buildings and "honks" in the streets against the Merino and in support of the ousted president Martín Vizcarra.


2020 Peruvian protests, Timeline, 11 November
During this day, there were peaceful demonstrations in city center of Lima, and other districts such as Miraflores and Surco, where groups of young people came to the front of the National Superintendence of University Education (SUNEDU) to demand that SUNEDU respect the autonomy in the licensing of universities and the autonomy of this institution. In Huancavelica, about 5,000 residents tried to take control of the Mantaro hydroelectric plant, they were dispersed with tear gas bombs thrown by the police. In Puerto Maldonado, more than twenty people were detained and one journalist was injured during demonstrations.


2020 Peruvian protests, Timeline, 11 November
The Justice and Human Rights Commission of the Congress of the Republic refused to summon the Deputy Commander General of the National Police of Peru to testify for the arrests in the midst of the protests.


2020 Peruvian protests, Timeline, 12 November
The National March, beginning at 5 PM PET, occurred throughout Peru to demand the resignation of President Manuel Merino, with a primary location being at Plaza San Martín. Richard Cisneros, who was the singer involved in Vizcarra's first impeachment scandal, arrived at the plaza minutes before the march began, angering protesters who threw objects at him until he took refuge inside a nearby fast food store. The newly named Minister of Justice, Delia Muñoz, described calls for protests as "propaganda" while new Minister of Labor Juan Sheput falsely said "the protests are waning" and told the public that businesses would be hurt by the protests.


2020 Peruvian protests, Timeline, 12 November
Protests occurred in the major cities of Peru, including Arequipa, Chiclayo, Chimbote, Cuzco, Huaraz, Iquitos, Lima, Tacna, Trujillo and Tumbes. In Cuzco, at least 18,000 people gathered in the city square where dancers and bands performed among the crowds. Merino's home state of Tumbes saw more than a thousand protestors against his government. Protesters in Tacna demanded a radical change in what they described as a neoliberal Constitution and expressed their rejection of the government of Manuel Merino.


2020 Peruvian protests, Timeline, 12 November
In Lima, the large crowds overwhelmed police who began to indiscriminately disperse tear gas at protesters. In an incident caught on video, an alleged undercover TERNA agent of the National Police of Peru fires his weapon into the air to repel protesters who were following him.


2020 Peruvian protests, Timeline, 12 November
Popular Action congressman Hans Troyes revealed that representatives from his party were under pressure from its alternate spokesman, Ricardo Burga, to vote in favor of Vizcarra's removal under threat of not having certain projects they favored processed.


2020 Peruvian protests, Timeline, 13 November
Merino's prime minister, Ántero Flores Aráoz, thanked the National Police for their response to protests stating "I thank you for always proceeding in compliance with human rights and protocol, logically avoiding harm, but reacting when you have to react."


2020 Peruvian protests, Timeline, 13 November
During the afternoon, some protesters in the City of Lima, went to march to different media that were recognized in the country, some like América TV,  Latina Televisión,  ATV and  Panamericana Television. This after the accusation of different political personalities, who said that the citizen demonstrations were from small sectors and would not have much relevance, including also due to the denunciation of some journalists from TV Peru who manifested attacks against freedom of expression by of the Government to minimize the marches that occurred in the country. Days later, some protesters came to march in front of the channel Willax Television, after some attacks by some journalists against the protesters.


2020 Peruvian protests, Timeline, 13 November
In the evening, cacerolazos occurred and at Merino's home in San Borja District, protesters used a projector on his apartment building shining images denouncing him. Protesters attempted to march to Flores Aráoz's home in La Molina District, though several streets surrounding the area were blocked by National Police, resulting in clashes.


2020 Peruvian protests, Timeline, 14 November
A second National March occurred against the Merino government, with tens of thousands of demonstrators gathering throughout Peru. Protesters attempted to march to the Legislative Palace and were blocked by police, with authorities firing tear gas into the crowd while some demonstrators fired fireworks at officers. Percy Castillo, a representative of the ombudsman, called for the cessation of tear gas usage, stating "Our staff have also been affected by gas, if there has been no motivation, there is no justification for tear gas. It is a demand of the ombudsman".


2020 Peruvian protests, Timeline, 14 November
At least two died during clashes, with the father of Jordán Inti Sotelo Camargo, who was killed earlier that day, saying in an interview "Four pellets. He was bleeding from a gunshot wound to the heart and his heart has exploded. ... Ántero Flores-Aráoz said 'nothing happens, nothing happens' here something is happening, my 24-year-old son, a tourism student, is dead, ... Gentlemen, I ask you from the bottom of my heart to retire". When news reports emerged of the deaths, spontaneous cacerolazos and shouting condemning Merino began in Lima.


2020 Peruvian protests, Timeline, 14 November
Following the reports of deaths, resignations of multiple Merino government officials begin to occur, these included:


2020 Peruvian protests, Timeline, 14 November
Prime Minister Ántero Flores-Araóz refused to resign, stating "The president took me as premier, if he stays, I'll stay with him, if he leaves and resigns, I'll go with him". The prime minister also supported the actions of authorities, saying "I defend the police because they attack them and it is unfortunate for everyone. It is not a question of who did this or that" and "The demonstrations end very badly because there are antisocial people and there have been acts not only of violence but also of destruction of public, private, and commercial works".


2020 Peruvian protests, Timeline, 14 November
Merino called for the heads of the armed forces to attend an emergency meeting at the Government Palace, though they refused in what The Washington Post described as "[t]he final straw" of Merino's presidency. Calls from congress for Merino's consideration of resigning also occur, with president of congress Luis Valdez stating that the Board of Spokespersons would meet on 15 November at 8:00am PET to discuss Merino's possible resignation.


2020 Peruvian protests, Timeline, 15 November
In the early morning, speculation of Merino fleeing the country emerged after it was reported that Jorge Chávez International Airport was closed by its operator, Lima Airport Partners. Merino later appeared before congress and presented his resignation, only five days after taking office.


2020 Peruvian protests, Timeline, 16 November
The funeral procession and burial of Inti Sotelo occurred in the cemetery Campo Fe in Huachipa. Words of his mother: "my son said goodbye to me and told me. I'm going to give my life for my country."


2020 Peruvian protests, Timeline, 16 November
During the evening hours, protesters marched demanding a new constitution and called for justice of those injured and killed during demonstrations.


2020 Peruvian protests, Timeline, 17 November
Francisco Sagasti was officially inaugurated as President of Peru, with his first act as president being a minute of silence for the two young men killed during the protests, stating, "Let it be my first words to ask for a minute of silence in tribute to young citizens Jack Bryan Pintado Sánchez and Jordan Inti Sotelo Camargo, unfortunately killed during the last days of citizen mobilization, carried out in legitimate exercise of the fundamental right to protest". After the minute of silence, he spoke to the parents of the deceased seated in congress, "On behalf of the State, we apologize to their families, to them and to all the young people who marched to defend democracy, and who made us remember what the vocation of service is".


2020 Peruvian protests, Timeline, Subsequent events, 18 November
President Sagasti officially appointed members of his cabinet and Violeta Bermúdez is appointed the new Prime Minister.


2020 Peruvian protests, Timeline, Subsequent events, 21 November
Protesters gather in Plaza San Martín a week after the two deaths occur, demanding justice for the men killed and calling for a new constitution. President Sagasti tells protesters that he will ensure their safety and prohibit the National Police from confronting peaceful protesters.


2020 Peruvian protests, Timeline, Subsequent events, 30 November
Agricultural worker rights protests begin in the Ica Province, a major location for agriculture in Peru. Hundreds of farm workers went on strike and blocked the Pan-American Highway, the country's main transportation artery, between Pisco and Ica while demanding better work conditions.


2020 Peruvian protests, Timeline, Subsequent events, 1 December
Commander General Orlando Velasco is removed from leading the National Police and replaced with General César Cervantes by President Sagasti following the response of the law enforcement agency during protests. Over a dozen high-ranked officers resign in disapproval of the decision and expanded investigations while some law enforcement officials called for a police strike.


2020 Peruvian protests, Timeline, Subsequent events, 2 December
Interior Minister Rubén Vargas resigns following the change to leadership within the National Police, with Cluber Aliaga being named his successor.


2020 Peruvian protests, Timeline, Subsequent events, 2 December
Shortages of some products begin to occur in the Ica Province due to the agrarian protests. Several trucks loaded with goods sat stranded on the Pan-American Highway due to blockages.


2020 Peruvian protests, Timeline, Subsequent events, 3 December
Strong protests occur in the Chao Valley and Virú Valley near Trujillo, with the Special Services Unit of the Peruvian National Police entering the area to remove roadblocks and disperse protesters. One worker protesting spoke to La República stating "We earn 39 soles ($10.85 USD) a day, we do not have job stability. ... We demand a salary for all for equality". An agricultural worker protesting in Virú was killed after being shot in the head.


2020 Peruvian protests, Timeline, Subsequent events, 3 December
Following his death, calls for a national march were made among Peruvians to condemn his death and demand enhanced labor rights, with a protest being scheduled to occur the next day on 4 December. President Sagasti condemned the death, stating "We will investigate what happened, we do not want anyone to die for defending labor rights".


2020 Peruvian protests, Timeline, Subsequent events, 4 December
Miners in La Oroya District began to join protests, blocking a nearby part of the Pan-American Highway. That night, congress voted to repeal the agrarian law and planned to meet later for a replacement bill. Shortly after the act of congress, protests dissipated on the highway.