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阿根廷总统米莱亲信 陷贪腐丑闻宣布辞职

2026年6月28日 09:03 / 联合早报

阿根廷内阁首席部长阿多尔尼承认向税务机关隐瞒超过50万美元（约64万7100新元）的收入。 （法新社档案照片）

深陷贪腐丑闻的阿根廷内阁首席部长阿多尔尼宣布辞职。

路透社报道，阿多尼（Manuel Adorni）星期六（6月27日）在写给阿根廷总统米莱的辞职信中写道：“自2023年12月10日以来，我第一次违背了您的意愿。我将结束这段经历。我将平静地离开，最重要的是，我问心无愧。”

阿多尔尼近期被曝搭乘私人飞机度假、拥有未申报的豪华房产和豪华汽车等。阿根廷一些国会议员指出，阿多尔尼的支出与申报收入不符，涉嫌非法敛财等腐败行为。

6月11日，他承认向税务机关隐瞒超过50万美元（约64万7100新元）的收入。“我承认自己犯了一个无意的错误，我会支付所有相应的费用。”

现年46岁的阿多尔尼进入政界前，曾在阿根廷多家媒体担任经济评论员。2023年12月米莱赢得总统选举后，阿多尔尼被任命为总统府发言人。2025年11月起，他担任阿根廷内阁首席部长兼总统府发言人。

有媒体报道指出，除贪腐问题外，阿多尔尼与米莱的妹妹、总统府秘书长米莱的矛盾也是他辞职的原因。目前阿根廷政府暂未公布新的内阁首席部长人选。

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Trump scores another endorsement win with Louisiana Senate runoff victory

Letlow finished first in the primary, and Cassidy became the first elected GOP senator to lose renomination since 2012

2026-06-27T21:49:37-04:00 / Fox News

By Paul Steinhauser Fox News

Published June 27, 2026 9:49pm EDT | Updated June 27, 2026 9:53pm EDT

Trump-backed Senate candidate Rep. Julia Letlow says the president’s endorsement ‘means everything in this race’

Rep. Julia Letlow, R-La., the Trump-backed primary candidate challenging incumbent Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., tells Fox News Digital President Donald Trump’s endorsement is “the most powerful…in the world.”

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He wasn’t on the ballot, but President Donald Trump was a winner in Louisiana’s GOP Senate runoff election.

That’s because Trump-backed Rep. Julia Letlow defeated state Treasurer John Fleming to capture the Republican nomination, The Associated Press reported on Saturday.

Six weeks after denying Trump-targeted GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy a third six-year term in the Senate, a majority of Republican voters in the solidly red Gulf Coast state backed Letlow. Her victory in the runoff is seen as another victory for Trump as he works to fill the halls of Congress with loyal lawmakers for his final two years in the White House. And it’s another sign of the power of a Trump endorsement in Republican primaries.

Five years after he voted to convict Trump in his second impeachment trial, Cassidy was sent packing.

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Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana fist bumps a supporter during a campaign stop at a gun retailer and firing range in Baton Rouge on May 15, 2026, the eve of the state’s Senate primary.(Paul Steinhauser/Fox News)

Trump reacted to Letlow’s victory in a Truth Social post, calling Saturday’s result “great news.”

“Julia Letlow WON in Louisiana, beating conclusively a very strong and smart opponent,” Trump wrote. “Congratulations to Julia. She will be a truly GREAT Senator!”

Letlow, who was backed by Trump even before she entered the race in January, finished first in the primary, double digits ahead of Fleming, with Cassidy in third place. Since no candidate cracked 50% of the vote, Letlow and Fleming advanced to the runoff for the Republican nomination and Cassidy became the first elected Republican senator to lose renomination since Sen. Richard Lugar of Indiana in 2012.

Trump, celebrating Cassidy’s defeat, said on social media that “it’s nice to see that his political career is OVER!”

Cassidy, in a speech to supporters after conceding, took a jab at Trump, saying, “When you participate in democracy, sometimes it doesn’t turn out the way you want it to. But you don’t pout, you don’t whine. You don’t claim the election was stolen… You don’t manufacture some excuse.”

President Donald Trump stands with Rep. Julia Letlow during the Congressional Ball at the White House Grand Foyer in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 11, 2025.(Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Letlow, who was backed by Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry, a top Trump ally, won her congressional seat in 2021, after her husband, Luke Letlow, died five days before being sworn into the U.S. House after his 2020 election victory for the seat she now holds. She highlighted her support from Trump throughout her Senate campaign.

Fleming, who spent eight years in Congress before serving as a White House deputy chief of staff during Trump’s first term, argued he was the most conservative candidate in the GOP Senate primary.

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Letlow will be considered the clear frontrunner in the midterm election against either farmer Jamie Davis or Navy veteran Gary Crockett, who are facing off in the Democratic Party runoff.

The brute force of the president’s endorsement power has been on display in GOP primaries over the past two months, with his candidates ousting incumbents he targeted in showdowns in Indiana, Kentucky and Texas, as well as the Louisiana primary.

But Trump’s endorsement streak in statewide and congressional Republican primaries was snapped three weeks ago when his last-minute endorsement of Republican Rep. Randy Feenstra of Iowa in the race to succeed retiring GOP Gov. Kim Reynolds wasn’t enough to propel the three-term congressman to victory.

Feenstra was narrowly edged by Zach Lahn, a businessman, farmer and former political strategist who was backed by the political wings of MAHA — the acronym for the Make America Healthy Again movement aligned with Trump’s Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — and Turning Point USA, the powerful conservative organization co-founded by the late Charlie Kirk.

Zach Lahn raises his fist in celebration after defeating his primary opponent in Iowa’s GOP gubernatorial race on Tuesday, June 2, 2026.(Zach Lahn for Governor via Facebook)

The president rebounded three weeks ago in South Carolina, as Trump-backed Lt. Gov. Pam Evette finished first in the GOP gubernatorial primary and longtime Trump ally Sen. Lindsey Graham won a majority of the vote in the Republican Senate primary, and avoided a runoff.

Graham, who was endorsed by Trump, was facing primary challenges from five candidates, including conservative businessman Mark Lynch, who took aim at the senator over his support for the war in Iran. Lynch was backed by some MAGA leaders who have been critical of the president.

Two weeks ago, Trump-backed candidates won two of the three top races in Georgia and Alabama, with the one setback coming against a billionaire businessman who shelled out over $100 million of his own money to boost his campaign.

Rep. Barry Moore, a House Freedom Caucus member and longtime Trump supporter who was endorsed by the president, comfortably defeated rival Jared Hudson, a former Navy SEAL sniper who was supported by some top names on the right, in solidly red Alabama’s GOP Senate runoff.

In battleground Georgia’s Republican Senate runoff, an 11th-hour endorsement by Trump helped boost Rep. Mike Collins, a MAGA champion, to victory over former college football coach Derek Dooley, who was backed by popular conservative Gov. Brian Kemp.

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Collins will face Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff in the general election in a race that’s among a handful that will likely decide if the GOP holds its slim majority in the chamber in the midterms.

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But in Georgia’s GOP gubernatorial runoff, the candidate Trump backed, Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, who was also endorsed by Kemp this past weekend, was defeated by billionaire businessman Rick Jackson, who ran as an outsider.

On Tuesday, Trump-backed first-time candidate Anthony Constantino, a businessman and former boxer, defeated Robert Smullen, a retired Marine Corps colonel and New York Assembly member who had the backing of the state party, in the upstate New York race to succeed retiring GOP Rep. Elise Stefanik.

Meanwhile, in South Carolina’s Republican gubernatorial runoff, Trump couldn’t lose.

That’s because, besides backing Evette, he also gave a last-minute endorsement to state Attorney General Alan Wilson, who ended up winning the showdown in a landslide.

Paul Steinhauser covers the national campaign trail from coast to coast for Fox News

阿根廷总统米莱亲信 陷贪腐丑闻宣布辞职

2026年6月28日 09:03 / 联合早报

阿根廷内阁首席部长阿多尔尼承认向税务机关隐瞒超过50万美元（约64万7100新元）的收入。 （法新社档案照片）

深陷贪腐丑闻的阿根廷内阁首席部长阿多尔尼宣布辞职。

路透社报道，阿多尼（Manuel Adorni）星期六（6月27日）在写给阿根廷总统米莱的辞职信中写道：“自2023年12月10日以来，我第一次违背了您的意愿。我将结束这段经历。我将平静地离开，最重要的是，我问心无愧。”

阿多尔尼近期被曝搭乘私人飞机度假、拥有未申报的豪华房产和豪华汽车等。阿根廷一些国会议员指出，阿多尔尼的支出与申报收入不符，涉嫌非法敛财等腐败行为。

6月11日，他承认向税务机关隐瞒超过50万美元（约64万7100新元）的收入。“我承认自己犯了一个无意的错误，我会支付所有相应的费用。”

现年46岁的阿多尔尼进入政界前，曾在阿根廷多家媒体担任经济评论员。2023年12月米莱赢得总统选举后，阿多尔尼被任命为总统府发言人。2025年11月起，他担任阿根廷内阁首席部长兼总统府发言人。

有媒体报道指出，除贪腐问题外，阿多尔尼与米莱的妹妹、总统府秘书长米莱的矛盾也是他辞职的原因。目前阿根廷政府暂未公布新的内阁首席部长人选。

袭击美国中东军事基地 伊朗：美国将经历“地狱般”考验

2026年6月28日 09:11 / 联合早报

美国与伊朗已于6月17日签署为期60天的临时停火协议，双方高层官员的首轮谈判也在6月22日结束。然而，双方互指对方违反协议，近几天恢复袭击。 （路透社档案照片）

伊朗伊斯兰革命卫队、海军和空军已联合发动导弹和无人机袭击，目标是位于科威特和巴林的美国军事目标，以回应美国近期对伊朗的空袭。

据伊朗新闻电视台报道，革命卫队星期天（6月28日）发声明中说，革命卫队海军和空军用导弹和无人机，摧毁位于科威特萨利姆空军基地和位于巴林的美军第五舰队的八个美军重要基础设施，对美国今日的“侵略”行径作出果断回应。“未来几天，该地区的美国基地将经历“地狱般的”考验。”

声明说：“从现在起，对违规船只的打击力度将比以往更大。无论以何种借口，即使是像这两天那样针对小型目标的侵略，都将遭到毁灭性打击。”

声明也说：“违反停火协议将违背《伊斯兰堡谅解备忘录》第一条款，并将导致所有外交进程全面中止。”

科威特军方星期天发表声明说，科威特防空系统正应对敌对导弹和无人机袭击。巴林内政部同日在社交媒体上说，警报已拉响，并呼吁民众保持冷静并前往最近的安全地点。

美军中央司令部星期六（27日）则在社交媒体上发文称，美军战斗机对伊朗在霍尔木兹海峡及附近多地的10个军事目标实施打击，以回应伊朗对商船发动的无人机袭击。

路透社引述一名美国官员报道说，目前暂无美军人员伤亡的报告，美国在中东地区的设施也没有受到重大影响或损坏。

美国与伊朗已于6月17日签署为期60天的临时停火协议，双方高层官员的首轮谈判也在6月22日结束。然而，双方互指对方违反协议，近几天恢复袭击。

新一轮冲突源于星期四（25日）一艘货船在阿曼湾遭袭，美军隔天攻击伊朗的导弹与无人机储存设施和沿海雷达阵地。伊朗不甘示弱反击，星期六（27日）对美军目标发动防御性打击。

然而，美国中央司令部星期六称，一艘悬挂巴拿马国旗的油轮当天清晨遭伊朗无人机袭击后，美国部队实施新一轮打击。

欧洲热浪继续肆虐 多地气温超40摄氏度

2026年6月28日 09:54 / 联合早报

波兰遭遇热浪侵袭，华沙市民在市中心的一处喷泉旁消暑。 （法新社）

从斯堪的纳维亚半岛到阿尔卑斯山，欧洲各地遭受酷暑的煎熬，部分地区气温飙升至40摄氏度以上，打破多项纪录。

路透社报道，德国、丹麦和捷克星期六（6月27日）创下历史最高气温纪录，瑞士也刷新6月份的最高气温纪录。本周早些时候，法国和英国也打破了类似的纪录。

德国气象局称，萨克森-安哈尔特州东部的默克恩-德鲁维茨测得41.5摄氏度的初步德国最高气温纪录，打破前一天在法德边境萨尔布吕肯附近创下的41.3摄氏度纪录。

德国当局星期六在全国范围内发布极端高温预警。德国柏林警方不得不部署两辆水炮车在城内喷洒降温。

与此同时，丹麦气象研究所报告称，奥胡斯市北部测得37摄氏度的高温，这是自1874年开始测量以来的最高纪录。

随着热浪东移，波兰几乎所有地区的气温都远超30摄氏度。多瑙河水位升高导致匈牙利帕克斯核电站降低其中一个反应堆的发电量。此前，瑞士贝兹瑙核电站也因阿勒河水温过高而暂时关闭了反应堆。

在法国，数十人因热浪丧生，包括老人和儿童。法国官方称，自6月18日以来，已有74人因溺水身亡，其中大部分溺水死亡事件发生在“未经许可、不受监控的水域”。不少遇难者的年龄介于15至25岁之间。

法国遭遇的本轮热浪正在缓慢向东移动，东部星期六普遍迎来极端高温天气。瓦桑库尔镇的气温达43.2摄氏度；梅斯则达40.5摄氏度，当地媒体称，这刷新梅斯气象站自1929年以来录得的高温纪录。

法国气象部门预测，本轮热浪将于未来数日缓慢移出法国，但包括巴黎大区所有省份在内的24个省份仍然继续面临高温红色警报，另有41个省份继续面临高温橙色警报。

超过40摄氏度的高温也导致铁路运输和发电中断，引发禁酒令、停课和户外活动延期。法国政府说，由于热浪导致夏季促销活动开局缓慢，今年的夏季促销活动将延长。

意大利卫生部针对米兰、罗马、都灵、威尼斯、热那亚、佛罗伦萨和博洛尼亚等18个城市发布两天的高温红色预警。

即使在阿尔卑斯山的夜晚，酷热也未见缓解。意大利南蒂罗尔州博尔扎诺的气象学家彼得林说，当地气温从未低于25.4摄氏度，创下6月历史新高。生态学家因此担忧欧洲冰川的命运。

欧洲遭遇热浪侵袭，多人在德国西部城市多特蒙德的多特蒙德-埃姆斯运河中游泳消暑。（法新社）

担心基础设施因高温受损 部分铁路控制客运量

由于担心基础设施受损，包括道路隆起和铁轨膨胀，一些铁路运营商已采取措施减少客运量。

德国国家铁路公司允许乘客取消下周初之前的长途旅行。另一家运营商国家快运公司说，出于谨慎考虑，已于周六下午暂停了德国人口最多的北莱茵-威斯特法伦州的部分列车运行。

在汉堡附近，德国一条最繁忙的高速公路的主干道，因高温导致沥青路面开裂而部分封闭。

在瑞士，洛桑骄傲游行增设饮水机并配备急救人员，而米兰的骄傲游行则推迟至傍晚举行，以减少高温的影响。

星期天（28日）在法兰克福举行的铁人三项欧洲锦标赛长距离赛程，因高温缩短自行车和跑步赛程。

气象局预计，最极端的高温天气将在周末开始消退，星期天预计将出现强雷暴。

据路透社气候监测报告显示，这次热浪已将气温推高至远高于季节平均水平，主要原因是被称为“欧米伽气流（Omega block）”的现象。这种天气模式会将一团巨大的热空气长时间滞留在某些地区上空，而冷空气则位于边缘。

Historian retraces Underground Railroad on “Freedom Walk” to mark America’s 250-year journey

June 27, 2026 8:09 PM EDT / CBS News

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As the United States marks the 250th anniversary of the nation’s founding, one historian is traveling 750 miles to remind Americans where that history has taken us.

Anthony Cohen, 62, isn’t the first person to make this trek. It’s a path that was once part of the Underground Railroad, a secret network of routes traversed by thousands of enslaved people who had escaped captivity and sought freedom in Canada.

Cohen, a historian, first traveled the Underground Railroad in 1996 from his home state of Maryland to Ontario, Canada. Since then, he has established the Menare Foundation, which creates immersive, history-based experiences to teach audiences about the Underground Railroad.

For America’s 250th anniversary, he wanted to again bring the once-treacherous journey into the spotlight. He chose another route, this one from Sandy Spring, Maryland, to Toronto. Cohen says he used “a lot of historic maps” and historical accounts to determine the route, which he calls the “Freedom Walk.”

The trip has wound through Delaware, New Jersey and New York. A lot of the journey has been on foot, but sometimes Cohen uses other forms of transportation, including a train to upstate New York that closely follows the historic route.

“Any freedom movement is about putting one foot in front of the other and going for it,” Cohen said.

He isn’t alone. The Menare Foundation shared a list of stops he would be making, allowing people to come learn about the history and his journey along the way. The Harriet Tubman Journey to Freedom statue is accompanying them on the walk.

Cohen also invited Tom DeWolf, whose family was once the largest slave-trader in the United States, to join him.

“I said, ‘But I’m a White guy,’” DeWolf said. “And he said, ‘White people, White people helped.’ And then he said ‘You can write a new legacy for your family.’”

At events, Cohen and DeWolf are speaking about the history of the slave trade, the Underground Railroad and the walk itself.

Cohen will cross into Canada on July 1. He is slated to arrive in Toronto and complete his journey on July 4, just in time for the 250th anniversary of the United States.

袭击美国中东军事基地 伊朗：美国将经历“地狱般”考验

2026年6月28日 09:11 / 联合早报

美国与伊朗已于6月17日签署为期60天的临时停火协议，双方高层官员的首轮谈判也在6月22日结束。然而，双方互指对方违反协议，近几天恢复袭击。 （路透社档案照片）

伊朗伊斯兰革命卫队、海军和空军已联合发动导弹和无人机袭击，目标是位于科威特和巴林的美国军事目标，以回应美国近期对伊朗的空袭。

据伊朗新闻电视台报道，革命卫队星期天（6月28日）发声明中说，革命卫队海军和空军用导弹和无人机，摧毁位于科威特萨利姆空军基地和位于巴林的美军第五舰队的八个美军重要基础设施，对美国今日的“侵略”行径作出果断回应。“未来几天，该地区的美国基地将经历“地狱般的”考验。”

声明说：“从现在起，对违规船只的打击力度将比以往更大。无论以何种借口，即使是像这两天那样针对小型目标的侵略，都将遭到毁灭性打击。”

声明也说：“违反停火协议将违背《伊斯兰堡谅解备忘录》第一条款，并将导致所有外交进程全面中止。”

科威特军方星期天发表声明说，科威特防空系统正应对敌对导弹和无人机袭击。巴林内政部同日在社交媒体上说，警报已拉响，并呼吁民众保持冷静并前往最近的安全地点。

美军中央司令部星期六（27日）则在社交媒体上发文称，美军战斗机对伊朗在霍尔木兹海峡及附近多地的10个军事目标实施打击，以回应伊朗对商船发动的无人机袭击。

路透社引述一名美国官员报道说，目前暂无美军人员伤亡的报告，美国在中东地区的设施也没有受到重大影响或损坏。

美国与伊朗已于6月17日签署为期60天的临时停火协议，双方高层官员的首轮谈判也在6月22日结束。然而，双方互指对方违反协议，近几天恢复袭击。

新一轮冲突源于星期四（25日）一艘货船在阿曼湾遭袭，美军隔天攻击伊朗的导弹与无人机储存设施和沿海雷达阵地。伊朗不甘示弱反击，星期六（27日）对美军目标发动防御性打击。

然而，美国中央司令部星期六称，一艘悬挂巴拿马国旗的油轮当天清晨遭伊朗无人机袭击后，美国部队实施新一轮打击。

澳洲：违反儿童社媒禁令 公司最高可罚9900万澳元

2026年6月28日 10:58 / 联合早报

澳洲网络安全专员正在积极调查五个平台可能存在的违规行为，包括Meta旗下的Instagram和脸书、谷歌旗下的YouTube、Snap旗下的Snapchat以及TikTok。 （路透社档案照片）

澳大利亚宣布，任何未遵守儿童社媒禁令的科技公司，最高罚款将翻倍。

路透社报道，根据新规，违反禁令的最高罚款将从4950万澳元，跃升至9900万澳元（约8832万新元）。

澳洲政府也将加强互联网监管机构网络安全专员的信息收集权力，让专员可以强制社交媒体公司提供证据，证明采取哪些措施阻止16岁以下青少年注册账户。

计划中的法律修订也将允许监管机构从第三方（例如年龄验证服务提供商或应用商店）收集信息，以协助核实平台所作的声明。

总理发言人说，相关修正案何时提交议会尚未确定，但政府将很快公布更多细节。

当局重申，网络安全专员正在积极调查五个平台可能存在的违规行为，包括Meta旗下的Instagram和脸书、谷歌旗下的YouTube、Snap旗下的Snapchat以及TikTok。

澳大利亚实施六个月的社交媒体禁令正受到许多国家的密切关注。澳大利亚总理阿尔巴尼斯发声明说：“自从引入社交媒体最低年龄限制以来，我们看到舆论风向的转变以及全球范围内的积极势头，这让我感到鼓舞。但很明显大型科技公司在遵守法律方面做得还不够，社交媒体上仍然有太多未成年人”

声明称，禁令实施以来，已有超过500万个16岁以下用户的账户被停用或限制。

不过，大量研究也表明，科技公司设置的年龄验证机制（例如自拍）容易被青少年绕过，而且在很多情况下，他们从未被要求证明自己的年龄。

根据本周发表在《英国医学杂志》上的一项研究，在禁令生效三个月后，85%的12岁至15岁澳洲青少年仍在继续使用社交媒体。这项研究对408名青少年展开调查。

研究指出，三分之二的青少年通过谎报年龄或发布平台认可的自拍照来维持在线状态。

今年4月，代表科技供应商的行业机构，将禁令执行不力归咎于社交媒体平台在年龄验证工具部署方面的不足，而非技术本身的局限性。

澳洲通信部长威尔斯发声明说：“根据我从网络安全专员处定期收到的信息，我清楚地看到，社交媒体平台正在照搬大型科技公司的惯用伎俩，仅仅做最低限度的工作就勉强过关。”

另外，论坛网站Reddit已就禁令向澳大利亚最高法院提出挑战，试图以言论自由为由推翻禁令。

Judge rules Republican with same name as Sen Dan Sullivan can stay on Alaska primary ballot

The name confusion could prove consequential under Alaska’s ranked-choice voting system if both Sullivans advance

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Published June 27, 2026 8:46pm EDT | Updated June 27, 2026 8:50pm EDT

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A judge ruled on Friday that another man running as a Republican, who shares the same name as Republican U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan, is eligible to run against him in the August primary in Alaska.

Superior Court Judge Thomas Matthews’ ruling overturns a decision made by Division of Elections Director Carol Beecher earlier this month to disqualify the second Sullivan from the ballot.

Matthews on Friday ruled that Beecher didn’t follow the Constitution, Alaska law or the division’s own regulations when deciding to disqualify Sullivan.

“Instead, the decision was based upon a new, previously unstated, ‘good faith’ criteria,” the judge wrote.

In her determination, Beecher said that Dan J. Sullivan, a retired teacher who recently changed his party affiliation to the GOP, did not launch his campaign “in good faith,” and sought to “confuse or mislead” voters at the ballot box.

The Republican senator is seeking a third term in the state.

SAME-NAME CANDIDATE DISQUALIFIED FROM KEY SENATE RACE OVER ALLEGED DEM SCHEME TO CONFUSE VOTERS

Dan J. Sullivan, who has filed to run for U.S. Senate in Alaska, poses for a photo in Petersburg, Alaska.(Katie Holmlund/Associated Press)

Democrats are hoping that former Rep. Mary Peltola, D-Alaska, whom Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer,D-N.Y., helped recruit into the race, will unseat him in November.

Alaska is one of several states that are expected to be competitive as both parties vie for control of the Senate.

The Division of Elections told The Associated Press on Saturday that it plans to appeal the decision to the state Supreme Court.

The deadline for a final ruling is Tuesday so that ballots for the Aug. 18 primary can be printed on time, state attorneys have said.

The senator previously told Fox News Digital that he believes Dan J. Sullivan is a Democrat plant.

BEHIND-THE-SCENES BATTLES: LEGAL CHALLENGES THAT COULD IMPACT THE VOTE BEFORE ELECTION DAY BEGINS,

Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, speaks to reporters at the Capitol in Washington.(Mark Schiefelbein/AP, File)

“His primary purpose is not to win an election, it’s to confuse Alaskans and rig the vote for my opponent, the Democrat,” Sullivan said. “He’s not in it to win it. He’s in it to rig it.”

The name confusion could prove particularly consequential in Alaska given its ranked-choice voting system, where voters list candidates in order of preference.

If Dan J. Sullivan is allowed to stay on the primary ballot, both he and incumbent Dan S. Sullivan could advance to the general election in which the top four vote-getters will appear.

Dan J. Sullivan’s attorneys have argued that there are only three qualifications to run for the Senate in the Constitution: age, citizenship and residency.

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Former Rep. Mary Peltola is considered the senator’s main Democratic rival.(Nathan Posner/Anadolu, File)

He also previously said that sharing a name with the senator gave him an “instant megaphone,” but he had grown frustrated with the lawmaker and had been considering his own run for some time.

The Division of Elections, however, argued that it’s not required to put him on the ballot and find a way to make it less confusing for voters.

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“The Constitution does not require States to place a sham candidate on the ballot and then attempt to mitigate the damage through design choices,” attorney Rachel Witty, of the Alaska Department of Law, and outside attorneys Christopher Murray and Michael Francisco wrote in court filings.

Attorneys for the challenger Sullivan argued that the Constitution lays out three exclusive qualifications for the Senate, addressing only age, citizenship and residency, and claimed Beecher didn’t have the right to kick him off the ballot.

Fox News’ Adam Pack, Alex Miller and The Associated Press contributed to this report.