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Support rate for Japan's Kishida cabinet hits fresh low: poll

STORY: Support rate for Japan's Kishida cabinet hits fresh low: poll SHOOTING TIME: Earlier footage DATELINE: April 12, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:04 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Kishida cabinet and prime minister's office of Japan (source: Prime minister's office of Japan) 2. various of the prime minister's office STORYLINE: The support rate for the cabinet led by Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida dropped to 16.6 pct in April, marking a new low for the administration, according to the latest Jiji Press opinion poll. The approval rate dropped by 1.4 percentage points from the previous month, a fresh low for the administration since its launch in October 2021, while the disapproval rate climbed 2.0 percentage points to 59.4 percent, the survey showed Thursday. The reading breached the previous low of 16.9 percent marked in February, sinking to the worst level since the return of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) to power in December 2012, Jiji Press said. Punish

LDP punishes 39 members over funds scandal

TOKYO, Japan, April 4 Kyodo - Toshimitsu Motegi (C), secretary general of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, meets the press at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on April 4, 2024, after the party's disciplinary committee announced punishments for 39 members over a political funds scandal, including urging two heavyweights to leave the party. (Kyodo)

Japanese rally outside PM residence to protest relaxed arms export control

STORY: Japanese rally outside PM residence to protest relaxed arms export control SHOOTING TIME: March 26, 2024 DATELINE: March 27, 2024 LENGTH: 00:032:48 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Japanese citizens protesting in front of the Japanese prime minister's residence 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Japanese): MIZUHO FUKUSHIMA, Head of the Social Democratic Party of Japan 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Japanese): KOJI SUGIHARA, Representative of a local citizen's group named Network Against Japan Arms Trade STORYLINE: Many Japanese protesters, amid heavy rainfall, gathered on Tuesday in front of the prime minister's residence to rally against the government's eased defense equipment transfer rules and further relaxation of arms export control. Seen as a significant defense policy shift and another step contrary to the country's pacifist constitution, the Japanese government decided at a cabinet meeting on Tuesday to lift the ban on exporting the next-generation fighter jets set to be jointly developed with

Russia kicks off 8th presidential election

STORY: Russia kicks off 8th presidential election SHOOTING TIME: March 15, 2024 DATELINE: March 15, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:44 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of voters casting ballots at polling stations in Moscow 2. various of voters casting ballots at polling stations in Vladivostok 3. various of voters casting ballots at polling stations in St. Petersburg STORYLINE: Russia's presidential election begins Friday and will continue until Sunday. Four candidates are registered for the election, namely incumbent Russian President Vladimir Putin, leader of the Liberal Democratic Party Leonid Slutsky, Vladislav Davankov from Russia's New People Party, and Nikolai Kharitonov, the Russian Communist Party's candidate. Early voting for the presidential election began on Feb. 25 when voters in remote, hard-to-reach areas, polar regions, overseas vessels, and border outposts cast their votes. Russian citizens living abroad started their early voting on March 1. Under Russia's presidentia

Voting starts in Russian presidential election

STORY: Voting starts in Russian presidential election SHOOTING TIME: March 13/15, 2024 DATELINE: March 15, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:43 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Vladivostok 2. various of street shots of Moscow STORYLINE: Russian voters started to hit the polls for the 2024 presidential election in the Far East region, including Kamchatka, Chukotka and other areas at 8 a.m. Friday local time. Four candidates will vie for the top position: Leonid Slutsky of the Liberal Democratic Party, Nikolai Kharitonov of the Russian Communist Party, Vladislav Davankov of the New People Party, and Vladimir Putin, the incumbent president and an independent candidate. Russia has set up more than 90,000 polling stations operating from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. local time between March 15 and 17. Given Russia's vast expanse across multiple time zones, Kamchatka and Chukotka, situated in the Far East region, are the first areas to start voting. Polling stations in Kaliningrad, located at the western

Stubb, Haavisto enter Finland's presidential election finals

STORY: Stubb, Haavisto enter Finland's presidential election finals SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 28, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 29, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:57 LOCATION: Helsinki CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of poster of presidential election 2. various of presidential candidates being interviewed 3. various of election voting 4. various of candidates' posters STORYLINE: The presidential candidate for the National Coalition and former Prime Minister Alexander Stubb will face the independent Green candidate, former Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto, in the second round of Finland's presidential election on Feb. 11. According to the preliminary calculation of all the votes published by the Ministry of Justice on Sunday night, Stubb received 27.2 percent support, followed by Haavisto with 25.8 percent. Jussi Halla-aho, candidate of the Finns Party and speaker of the Parliament of Finland, garnered 19 percent support. Since no candidate received more than half of the votes on Sunday, a second round of voting will be betw

Japanese PM reshuffles cabinet amid slipping support rates

STORY: Japanese PM reshuffles cabinet amid slipping support rates DATELINE: Sept. 14, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:48 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Japanese Prime Minister's office 2. various of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his new cabinet members (courtesy of Japanese Prime Minister's official residence) 3. various of street views in Tokyo STORYLINE: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Wednesday revamped his cabinet and the executive lineup of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) as public support for the government is waning. The second cabinet reshuffle by Kishida since last year included changes to 13 out of 19 ministers, with 11 of them entering the cabinet for the first time. According to the lineup announced on Wednesday, Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno and Industry Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura, among six current cabinet members, remained in their posts, as Kishida seeks to maintain stability in key positions

General election held in Cambodia

STORY: General election held in Cambodia DATELINE: July 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:47 LOCATION: KANDAL, Cambodia CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Cambodian PM Samdech Techo Hun Sen voting 2. various of Hun Manet, the future Prime Minister candidate for the ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP) 3. various of Funcinpec Party President Prince Norodom Chakravuth voting 4. various of polling stations and people voting 5. various of observers watching electoral process at a polling station STORYLINE: The seventh general election kicked off in Cambodia on Sunday with a total of 18 political parties taking part in the race, a National Election Committee (NEC) spokesman said. More than 9.7 million eligible voters are expected to cast their ballots in the election, which is held once every five years to elect the members of parliament for the 125-seat National Assembly. "Polling began at 7:00 a.m. local time at all 23,789 polling stations across the country and is due to close at 3:00 p.m.," NEC member

Shavkat Mirziyoyev sworn in as Uzbek president

STORY: Shavkat Mirziyoyev sworn in as Uzbek president DATELINE: July 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:35 LOCATION: Tashkent CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Shavkat Mirziyoyev being sworn in as Uzbek president 2. various of city views STORYLINE: Shavkat Mirziyoyev was sworn in as Uzbek president on Friday. Uzbekistan is entering a new era, Mirziyoyev said after taking an oath at an inauguration ceremony held in the capital city of Tashkent. The coming period will be a time of profound, crucial changes and huge transformation in the political, socio-economic, cultural, and humanitarian spheres of the country, he added, stressing the need for new ideas, initiatives and achievements. Uzbekistan held an early presidential election on July 9, with four candidates, including Mirziyoyev, who was nominated by the Liberal Democratic Party of Uzbekistan. The Central Election Commission of the country confirmed the election results on Tuesday, with Mirziyoyev garnering 87.1 percent of the vote. The early presiden

Albania holds local elections

STORY: Albania holds local elections DATELINE: May 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:27 LOCATION: Tirana CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of voters waiting outside a polling station in Tirana, Albania 2. various of voters casting their ballots at polling stations 3. various of some Albanian opposition candidates casting their votes 4. various of President Bajram Begaj casting his vote 7. various of Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama casting his vote 8. various of Erjon Veliaj, mayor of Tirana, casting his vote STORYLINE: Local elections were held in Albania on Sunday to elect mayors and councils for the country's 61 municipalities. The competition was between the ruling Socialist Party of Albania led by Prime Minister Edi Rama and the Together We Win coalition. The opposition coalition comprises the center-right Democratic Party, the Freedom Party and several other smaller partners. Of all the 23,907 candidates, 144 ran for mayors, and the rest for municipal council members. Voting started at 7 a.m.

(2)Koizumi reelected as LDP president

TOKYO, Japan - Former Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura casts his ballot in the presidential election of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 20. Komura was one of three candidates to challenge Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi in the race. (Kyodo)

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