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Romanian Presidential Election Rerun Voting - Bucharest

Voters cast their ballots during the first round of the presidential election rerun at a polling station in Bucharest, Romania, on May 4, 2025. Romanians headed to the polls on Sunday for the first round of the presidential election rerun contested by 11 candidates. According to the Permanent Electoral Authority of Romania, over 18 million registered voters are expected to cast their ballots at around 19,000 polling stations, including over 960 abroad, from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. local time (0400 to 1800 GMT). Photo by Cristian Cristel/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Romanian Presidential Election Rerun Voting - Bucharest

Mayor of Bucharest Nicusor Dan votes during the first round of the presidential election rerun at a polling station in Bucharest, Romania, on May 4, 2025. Romanians headed to the polls on Sunday for the first round of the presidential election rerun contested by 11 candidates. According to the Permanent Electoral Authority of Romania, over 18 million registered voters are expected to cast their ballots at around 19,000 polling stations, including over 960 abroad, from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. local time (0400 to 1800 GMT). Photo by Cristian Cristel/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Romanian Presidential Election Rerun Voting - Bucharest

Mayor of Bucharest Nicusor Dan talks to the media after casting his ballot during the first round of the presidential election rerun at a polling station in Bucharest, Romania, on May 4, 2025. Romanians headed to the polls on Sunday for the first round of the presidential election rerun contested by 11 candidates. According to the Permanent Electoral Authority of Romania, over 18 million registered voters are expected to cast their ballots at around 19,000 polling stations, including over 960 abroad, from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. local time (0400 to 1800 GMT). Photo by Cristian Cristel/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Romanian Presidential Election Rerun Voting - Bucharest

A woman votes during the first round of the presidential election rerun at a polling station in Bucharest, Romania, on May 4, 2025. Romanians headed to the polls on Sunday for the first round of the presidential election rerun contested by 11 candidates. According to the Permanent Electoral Authority of Romania, over 18 million registered voters are expected to cast their ballots at around 19,000 polling stations, including over 960 abroad, from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. local time (0400 to 1800 GMT). Photo by Cristian Cristel/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Romanian Presidential Election Rerun Voting - Bucharest

A woman votes during the first round of the presidential election rerun at a polling station in Bucharest, Romania, on May 4, 2025. Romanians headed to the polls on Sunday for the first round of the presidential election rerun contested by 11 candidates. According to the Permanent Electoral Authority of Romania, over 18 million registered voters are expected to cast their ballots at around 19,000 polling stations, including over 960 abroad, from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. local time (0400 to 1800 GMT). Photo by Cristian Cristel/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Romanian Presidential Election Rerun Voting - Bucharest

Presidential candidate Crin Antonescu votes during the first round of the presidential election rerun at a polling station in Bucharest, Romania, on May 4, 2025. Romanians headed to the polls on Sunday for the first round of the presidential election rerun contested by 11 candidates. According to the Permanent Electoral Authority of Romania, over 18 million registered voters are expected to cast their ballots at around 19,000 polling stations, including over 960 abroad, from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. local time (0400 to 1800 GMT). Photo by Cristian Cristel/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Romanian Presidential Election Rerun Voting - Bucharest

Mayor of Bucharest Nicusor Dan votes during the first round of the presidential election rerun at a polling station in Bucharest, Romania, on May 4, 2025. Romanians headed to the polls on Sunday for the first round of the presidential election rerun contested by 11 candidates. According to the Permanent Electoral Authority of Romania, over 18 million registered voters are expected to cast their ballots at around 19,000 polling stations, including over 960 abroad, from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. local time (0400 to 1800 GMT). Photo by Cristian Cristel/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Romanian Presidential Election Rerun Voting - Bucharest

A man votes during the first round of the presidential election rerun at a polling station in Bucharest, Romania, on May 4, 2025. Romanians headed to the polls on Sunday for the first round of the presidential election rerun contested by 11 candidates. According to the Permanent Electoral Authority of Romania, over 18 million registered voters are expected to cast their ballots at around 19,000 polling stations, including over 960 abroad, from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. local time (0400 to 1800 GMT). Photo by Cristian Cristel/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Students Protest Quota System - Dhaka

Students scuffle with police during a protest to demand merit-based system for civil service jobs in Dhaka on July 11, 2024. Bangladesh police on July 11 fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse university student protesters demanding the scrapping of quotas they say are rigged to support pro-government job candidates. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Students Protest Quota System - Dhaka

Students scuffle with police during a protest to demand merit-based system for civil service jobs in Dhaka on July 11, 2024. Bangladesh police on July 11 fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse university student protesters demanding the scrapping of quotas they say are rigged to support pro-government job candidates. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Students Protest Quota System - Dhaka

Students scuffle with police during a protest to demand merit-based system for civil service jobs in Dhaka on July 11, 2024. Bangladesh police on July 11 fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse university student protesters demanding the scrapping of quotas they say are rigged to support pro-government job candidates. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Students Protest Quota System - Dhaka

Students scuffle with police during a protest to demand merit-based system for civil service jobs in Dhaka on July 11, 2024. Bangladesh police on July 11 fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse university student protesters demanding the scrapping of quotas they say are rigged to support pro-government job candidates. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Students Protest Quota System - Dhaka

Students scuffle with police during a protest to demand merit-based system for civil service jobs in Dhaka on July 11, 2024. Bangladesh police on July 11 fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse university student protesters demanding the scrapping of quotas they say are rigged to support pro-government job candidates. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Students Protest Quota System - Dhaka

Students scuffle with police during a protest to demand merit-based system for civil service jobs in Dhaka on July 11, 2024. Bangladesh police on July 11 fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse university student protesters demanding the scrapping of quotas they say are rigged to support pro-government job candidates. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Students Protest Quota System - Dhaka

Students scuffle with police during a protest to demand merit-based system for civil service jobs in Dhaka on July 11, 2024. Bangladesh police on July 11 fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse university student protesters demanding the scrapping of quotas they say are rigged to support pro-government job candidates. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Students Protest Quota System - Dhaka

Students scuffle with police during a protest to demand merit-based system for civil service jobs in Dhaka on July 11, 2024. Bangladesh police on July 11 fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse university student protesters demanding the scrapping of quotas they say are rigged to support pro-government job candidates. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Students Protest Quota System - Dhaka

Students scuffle with police during a protest to demand merit-based system for civil service jobs in Dhaka on July 11, 2024. Bangladesh police on July 11 fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse university student protesters demanding the scrapping of quotas they say are rigged to support pro-government job candidates. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Students Protest Quota System - Dhaka

Students scuffle with police during a protest to demand merit-based system for civil service jobs in Dhaka on July 11, 2024. Bangladesh police on July 11 fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse university student protesters demanding the scrapping of quotas they say are rigged to support pro-government job candidates. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Students Protest Quota System - Dhaka

Students scuffle with police during a protest to demand merit-based system for civil service jobs in Dhaka on July 11, 2024. Bangladesh police on July 11 fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse university student protesters demanding the scrapping of quotas they say are rigged to support pro-government job candidates. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Students Protest Quota System - Dhaka

Students scuffle with police during a protest to demand merit-based system for civil service jobs in Dhaka on July 11, 2024. Bangladesh police on July 11 fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse university student protesters demanding the scrapping of quotas they say are rigged to support pro-government job candidates. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Students Protest Quota System - Dhaka

Students scuffle with police during a protest to demand merit-based system for civil service jobs in Dhaka on July 11, 2024. Bangladesh police on July 11 fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse university student protesters demanding the scrapping of quotas they say are rigged to support pro-government job candidates. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Students Protest Quota System - Dhaka

Students scuffle with police during a protest to demand merit-based system for civil service jobs in Dhaka on July 11, 2024. Bangladesh police on July 11 fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse university student protesters demanding the scrapping of quotas they say are rigged to support pro-government job candidates. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Students Protest Quota System - Dhaka

Students scuffle with police during a protest to demand merit-based system for civil service jobs in Dhaka on July 11, 2024. Bangladesh police on July 11 fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse university student protesters demanding the scrapping of quotas they say are rigged to support pro-government job candidates. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Students Protest Quota System - Dhaka

Students scuffle with police during a protest to demand merit-based system for civil service jobs in Dhaka on July 11, 2024. Bangladesh police on July 11 fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse university student protesters demanding the scrapping of quotas they say are rigged to support pro-government job candidates. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Students Protest Quota System - Dhaka

Students scuffle with police during a protest to demand merit-based system for civil service jobs in Dhaka on July 11, 2024. Bangladesh police on July 11 fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse university student protesters demanding the scrapping of quotas they say are rigged to support pro-government job candidates. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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RN’s Managing Director Gilles Pennelle Resigns

File photo dated May 11, 2022. shows far-right Rassemblement National (RN) party president Jordan Bardella and Gilles Pennelle during a press conference in Paris, France. The director general of the Rassemblement national, Gilles Pennelle, is stepping down from his position following the relative failure of the Rassemblement National in the legislative elections. According to Le Monde, Gilles Pennelle gave his resignation on Monday July 8. Elected as an MEP on June 9, he had overseen the "Matignon plan", which was intended to enable the RN to secure an absolute majority in the National Assembly by fielding "presentable" candidates in the legislative elections. Photo by Renaud Khanh/ABACAPRESS.COM

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RN’s Managing Director Gilles Pennelle Resigns

File photo dated May 11, 2022 shows far-right Rassemblement National (RN) party president Jordan Bardella and Gilles Pennelle during a press conference in Paris, France. The director general of the Rassemblement national, Gilles Pennelle, is stepping down from his position following the relative failure of the Rassemblement National in the legislative elections. According to Le Monde, Gilles Pennelle gave his resignation on Monday July 8. Elected as an MEP on June 9, he had overseen the "Matignon plan", which was intended to enable the RN to secure an absolute majority in the National Assembly by fielding "presentable" candidates in the legislative elections. Photo by Karim Ait Adjedjou/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hong Kong proud to have astronaut: HKSAR chief executive

STORY: Hong Kong proud to have astronaut: HKSAR chief executive SHOOTING TIME: June 11, 2024 DATELINE: June 12, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:41 LOCATION: HONG KONG, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): JOHN LEE, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2. various of scientific research in Hong Kong STORYLINE: John Lee, chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), said on Tuesday that Hong Kong prides itself on having one resident selected as a member of China's fourth batch of astronauts, adding that he is extremely uplifted and encouraged by the good news. This will go down in history as the first time for a payload expert from Hong Kong to become an astronaut, Lee said. He thanked the central government for including Hong Kong candidates in the selection, which he deemed a show of support for Hong Kong's sci-tech development. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): JOHN LEE, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region "A Hong Kong resident

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Empty Electoral Panels - Toulon

Empty electoral panels await the posters of candidates for the June 30 and July 07 legislative elections following Emmanuel Macron's dissolution of the National Assembly, in front of Toulon town hall, France, June 11, 2024. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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80 sign up to compete in Iran's presidential race

STORY: 80 sign up to compete in Iran's presidential race SHOOTING TIME: June 3, 2024 DATELINE: June 4, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:55 LOCATION: Tehran CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the registration process STORYLINE: Registration for Iran's 14th presidential election concluded on Monday, with 80 candidates entering the race for the country's top executive position. The five-day registration process kicked off on Thursday at the Interior Ministry in the Iranian capital Tehran. After the registration, the vetting of candidates will begin on Tuesday and continue until June 10, with the final nominees to be announced on June 11, according to the semi-official Fars news agency. Qualified candidates will then have 15 days, from June 12 to June 26, to conduct their electoral campaigns. The election is scheduled to take place on June 28, according to the report. Among the prominent candidates are Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, Tehran Mayor Alireza Zakani, member of Iran's Expedie

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Language proficiency contest encourages Cambodians to learn Chinese

STORY: Language proficiency contest encourages Cambodians to learn Chinese SHOOTING TIME: May 11, 2024 DATELINE: May 12, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:42 LOCATION: Phnom Penh CATEGORY: SOCIETY/CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the contest 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Khmer): KOL SOVATHANAK, Winner 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Khmer): KOL SOVATHANAK, Winner 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (Khmer): KOEM KEAMHEANG, Second place in the competition STORYLINE: The Confucius Institute of the Royal Academy of Cambodia on Saturday organized the 23rd "Chinese Bridge" Chinese proficiency competition for Cambodian university students. A total of 10 Cambodian finalists, shortlisted out of dozens of candidates from various universities and institutes in the Southeast Asian country, contested in the final round held at the Royal Academy of Cambodia in Phnom Penh. Among the tests set for the participants were a quiz, delivering keynote speeches, and a talent show with each participant presenting performances related to Chinese culture including songs, music, dancing,

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Voting ends in 2nd round of Iran's parliamentary election

STORY: Voting ends in 2nd round of Iran's parliamentary election SHOOTING TIME: May 10, 2024 DATELINE: May 11, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:13 LOCATION: Tehran CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of people in polling stations 2. various of Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei voting STORYLINE: Voting in the second round of Iran's 12th parliamentary election ended at 10:00 p.m. local time (1830 GMT) Friday after 14 straight hours, according to the official news agency IRNA. The election was held at nearly 11,500 polling stations in 22 constituencies in 15 provinces and 47 counties. The voting, initially scheduled to end at 6:00 p.m. local time, was extended thrice. A total of 90 candidates competed for the remaining 45 positions in the Iranian parliament in the runoff, as 245 seats have already been decided in the first round held on March 1. Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei voted at a polling station in Tehran minutes after the voting began at 8:00 a.m. local time. In an address to reporters

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Stubb narrowly wins Finnish presidential election

STORY: Stubb narrowly wins Finnish presidential election SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 11, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 12, 2024 LENGTH: 0:02:52 LOCATION: Helsinki CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of polling station 2. various of candidates receiving interview 3. various of Alexander Stubb meeting media 4. earlier footage of Alexander Stubb's campaign 5. various of candidates' posts STORYLINE: The presidential candidate for the National Coalition Alexander Stubb narrowly won the Finnish presidential election Sunday night. With all the votes counted, Stubb got 51.6 percent of support in the final round, while Independent Green candidate Pekka Haavisto obtained 48.4 percent, according to figures released by the Finnish Ministry of Justice. "I can promise that I will do my best every single day for this task," Stubb said after being confirmed Finland's next president. Commenting to the media, Stubb said that Finland is now entering a new era. "I would like to continue along the lines of Niinisto, but it is understanda

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ECP announces final results of Pakistan's General Election 2024

STORY: ECP announces final results of Pakistan's General Election 2024 SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 11, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 11, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:57 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the ECP 2. various of the Islamabad streets 3. various of polling stations STORYLINE: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Sunday announced the complete results of the country's General Election 2024 held on Feb. 8. According to the election results announced for the National Assembly (NA), or the lower house of the country's parliament, independent candidates got 101 seats, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif got 75 seats and the Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians of former foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari got 54 seats. The Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan got 17 seats, the Jamiat Ulama-e-Islam Pakistan got four seats, the Pakistan Muslim League got three seats, the Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party and Balochistan National Party got two seats

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Finnish presidential election, last day of advance voting

A list of presidential candidates is seen as people vote in advance during the second round of the Finnish presidential election at a store in Espoo, Finland, on the last day of advance voting, February 6, 2024. The election day of the decisive second round is Sunday February 11. LEHTIKUVA / ANTTI AIMO-KOIVISTO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Antti Aimo-Koivisto/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Finnish presidential run-off candidates

Former Finnish Prime Minister Alexander Stubb (R) and former Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto attend a joint press conference in Helsinki on Jan. 28, 2024, ahead of their presidential run-off race on Feb. 11.

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240129) -- BEIJING, Jan. 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Presidential candidates Pekka Haavisto (L) and Alexander Stubb are pictured during a media interview in Helsinki, Finland, Jan. 28, 2024. 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. (Xinhua/Chen Jing)

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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

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FINLAND-HELSINKI-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION FINALS

(240129) -- HELSINKI, Jan. 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Presidential candidates Pekka Haavisto (L) and Alexander Stubb are pictured during a media interview in Helsinki, Finland, Jan. 28, 2024. 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. (Xinhua/Chen Jing)

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Presidential election votings start in Finland

STORY: Presidential election votings start in Finland SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 28, 2024/earlier footage DATELINE: Jan. 28, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:33 LOCATION: Helsinki CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of a polling station 2. various of posters of candidates (earlier footage) STORYLINE: Finland's presidential election kicked off on Sunday as polling stations opened at 9 a.m. local time (0700 GMT). Finns are going to cast their votes until 8 p.m. (1800 GMT) to elect a president for a six-year term. Nine candidates are contesting to be the successor to the incumbent, Sauli Niinisto. After two terms in the presidency, he is not running. According to Finland's constitution, the president can be elected to only two consecutive terms. If none of the candidates receives more than half of the votes in the first round, a second round will be held between the top two runners on Feb. 11. The presidential candidate of the National Coalition, former Prime Minister Alexander Stubb, and independent Green candidate, forme

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Finnish presidential elections 2024

The campaign posters of the Finnish presidential candidates near the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland, on January 11, 2024. The first round of the Finnish presidential election takes place today Sunday January 28. LEHTIKUVA / MARKKU ULANDER - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Finnish presidential elections 2024

The campaign posters of the Finnish presidential candidates near the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland, on January 11, 2024. The first round of the Finnish presidential election takes place today Sunday January 28. LEHTIKUVA / MARKKU ULANDER - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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EGYPT-CAIRO-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

(231211) -- CAIRO, Dec. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Voters cast their ballots at a polling station in Cairo, Egypt, Dec. 11, 2023. Voting for Egypt's presidential election began at 9:00 a.m. local time (0700 GMT) on Sunday in Egypt, with four candidates contesting, including incumbent President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi. Voting spans from Dec. 10 to Dec. 12, with each day allowing 12 hours to cast ballots. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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EGYPT-CAIRO-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

(231211) -- CAIRO, Dec. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Voters queue up to cast their ballots at a polling station in Cairo, Egypt, Dec. 11, 2023. Voting for Egypt's presidential election began at 9:00 a.m. local time (0700 GMT) on Sunday in Egypt, with four candidates contesting, including incumbent President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi. Voting spans from Dec. 10 to Dec. 12, with each day allowing 12 hours to cast ballots. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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EGYPT-CAIRO-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

(231211) -- CAIRO, Dec. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A voter casts her ballot at a polling station in Cairo, Egypt, Dec. 11, 2023. Voting for Egypt's presidential election began at 9:00 a.m. local time (0700 GMT) on Sunday in Egypt, with four candidates contesting, including incumbent President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi. Voting spans from Dec. 10 to Dec. 12, with each day allowing 12 hours to cast ballots. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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EGYPT-CAIRO-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

(231211) -- CAIRO, Dec. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Voters cast their ballots at a polling station in Cairo, Egypt, Dec. 11, 2023. Voting for Egypt's presidential election began at 9:00 a.m. local time (0700 GMT) on Sunday in Egypt, with four candidates contesting, including incumbent President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi. Voting spans from Dec. 10 to Dec. 12, with each day allowing 12 hours to cast ballots. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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Presidential election in Madagascar

STORY: Presidential election in Madagascar SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 16, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 18, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:23 LOCATION: Antananarivo CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Antananarivo city views 2. various of polling stations 3. various of Madagascar's incumbent president Andry Rajoelina casting ballot 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (Malagasy): ANDRY RAJOELINA, incumbent president of Madagascar 5. various of presidential candidate Siteny Randrianasoloniaiko casting ballot 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (Malagasy): SITENY RANDRIANASOLONIAIKO, presidential candidate 7. various of polling stations 8. SOUNDBITE 3 (Malagasy): OROTHE, Malagasy voter 9. SOUNDBITE 4 (Malagasy): FARA, Malagasy voter STORYLINE: Madagascar kicked off its first round of the presidential election on Thursday to select the national leader for the next five years among 13 candidates, including incumbent President Andry Rajoelina. According to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of Madagascar, over 11 million registered voters among the 30 milli

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Liberians vote in presidential elections

STORY: Liberians vote in presidential elections DATELINE: Oct. 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:04:49 LOCATION: Monrovia CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of city views of Monrovia, Liberia 2. various of voters at the polling units 3. various of Liberians exercising their voting rights 4. various of President George Weah voting 5. various of voters 6. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): CHRISTINE BAWAH, Healthcare worker 7. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ROBERT JALLAH, Voter STORYLINE: Liberians on Tuesday went to polling centers across the country to elect a new president among 20 candidates and members of the National Assembly. More than 2.4 million Liberians were expected to vote during the election process, according to the National Elections Commission (NEC). Incumbent President George Weah is seeking reelection while former Vice President Joseph Boakai leading the opposition is challenging him. The NEC oversees the conduct of the elections in all 15 counties of the country. Tuesday's voting was scheduled to officially

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Zimbabwe gears up for general elections

STORY: Zimbabwe gears up for general elections DATELINE: Aug. 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:25 LOCATION: Harare CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of people on the streets 2. various of Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa at a campaign rally 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Shona): MABLE BUTA, Harare resident 4. various of Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa 5. various of campaign posters on trees and pasted on the sidewalk wall 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (Shona): OZIAS TAPUKANI, Harare resident 7. various of opposition party rally 8. SOUNDBITE 3 (Shona): SHUMIRAI GUMBO, Harare resident 9. various of people on the street STORYLINE: The Zimbabweans are gearing up for the general elections set for Aug. 23. A total of 11 candidates are vying for the presidency, but the main contest is between the incumbent President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who leads the ZANU PF party, and opposition candidate Nelson Chamisa, who leads the Citizens Coalition for Change. Mnangagwa, whose party ZANU PF has led Zimbabwe since independence in 1980, is see

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ALGERIA-ALGIERS-EXAM

(230611) -- ALGIERS, June 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Students take part in the high school graduation and college entrance exam at an examination site in Algiers, Algeria on June 11, 2023. About 790,000 candidates across the country will take the exam on June 11-15 this year. (Xinhua)