Today is election day in Surinam.
President Ronald Venetian is being challenged by former guerrilla leader and strongman Desi Bouterse. Debate begins today in Italy's Senate on the first vote of confidence for Italy's new government, which is scheduled for Friday. Public labor unions in Paris today have scheduled a day of action against government austerity measures. German Chancellor Helmut Kohl will visit Milwaukee, Wisconsin today. He is expected to meet with President Clinton during the one-day visit.