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Japan No. 2 opposition party leadership race

House of Representatives lawmaker Ryuna Kanemura of the Japan Innovation Party meets the press in Tokyo on Nov. 12, 2024, to announce his intention to run in the Dec. 1 leadership race of Japan's second-largest opposition party, which suffered a significant loss of seats in the Oct. 27 general election.

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Japan No. 2 opposition party leadership race

Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura speaks during a press conference in Osaka on Nov. 12, 2024, to announce his candidacy in the Dec. 1 leadership race of Japan's second-largest opposition party, the Japan Innovation Party. Yoshimura is the co-leader of the party, which suffered a significant loss of seats in the Oct. 27 general election.

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Japan No. 2 opposition party leadership race

Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura speaks during a press conference in Osaka on Nov. 12, 2024, to announce his candidacy in the Dec. 1 leadership race of Japan's second-largest opposition party, the Japan Innovation Party. Yoshimura is the co-leader of the party, which suffered a significant loss of seats in the Oct. 27 general election.

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CHINA-MACAO-CHIEF EXECUTIVE ELECTION COMMITTEE-PRELIMINARY RESULT (CN)

(240812) -- MACAO, Aug. 12, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Representatives of eligible legal-person voters cast their ballots at a polling station set in Macao Polytechnic University in Macao, south China, Aug. 11, 2024. The voting process for the 2024 election to choose members of the Chief Executive Election Committee of the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) was completed Sunday evening, according to Macao's government information bureau. Preliminary results for the 344 seats in the poll for the Chief Executive Election Committee were available. Together with other members elected according to the election law, they will form a 400-member committee, which is broadly representative and responsible for nominating and electing the new-term chief executive of the Macao SAR. TO GO WITH "Preliminary results announced in poll for Macao SAR's chief executive election committee" Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Cheong Kam Ka)

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CHINA-MACAO-CHIEF EXECUTIVE ELECTION COMMITTEE-PRELIMINARY RESULT (CN)

(240812) -- MACAO, Aug. 12, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Representatives of eligible legal-person voters enter a polling station in Macao, south China, Aug. 11, 2024. The voting process for the 2024 election to choose members of the Chief Executive Election Committee of the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) was completed Sunday evening, according to Macao's government information bureau. Preliminary results for the 344 seats in the poll for the Chief Executive Election Committee were available. Together with other members elected according to the election law, they will form a 400-member committee, which is broadly representative and responsible for nominating and electing the new-term chief executive of the Macao SAR. TO GO WITH "Preliminary results announced in poll for Macao SAR's chief executive election committee" Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Cheong Kam Ka)

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Socialists Win Catalan Regional Elections

The former president of the Generalitat de Catalunya and Junts candidate in the Catalan elections, Carles Puigdemont, appears after the vote count during the monitoring of the Catalan autonomous elections election day, at Jean Carrère Space, on May 12, 2024, in Argelès (France). Nearly six million Catalans have been called to the polls today, May 12, to elect their new autonomous president for the next four years. There are 135 seats at stake, in what will be the XIV legislature of Catalonia, so the candidates of the different parties must reach an absolute majority of 68 seats to win the Presidency. Photo by Gloria Sanchez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Socialists Win Catalan Regional Elections

PSC leader and party candidate for the Presidency of the Generalitat, Salvador Illa, gives a press conference during the follow up of the Catalan autonomic election day, at the PSC headquarters, on May 12, 2024, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). Almost six million Catalans have been called to the polls today, May 12, to elect their new autonomic president for the next four years. There are 135 seats at stake, in what will be the XIV legislature of Catalonia, so the candidates of the different parties must reach an absolute majority of 68 seats to win the Presidency. Photo by Lorena Sopena/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Socialists Win Catalan Regional Elections

The former president of the Generalitat de Catalunya and Junts candidate in the Catalan elections, Carles Puigdemont, appears after the vote count during the monitoring of the Catalan autonomous elections election day, at Jean Carrère Space, on May 12, 2024, in Argelès (France). Nearly six million Catalans have been called to the polls today, May 12, to elect their new autonomous president for the next four years. There are 135 seats at stake, in what will be the XIV legislature of Catalonia, so the candidates of the different parties must reach an absolute majority of 68 seats to win the Presidency. Photo by Gloria Sanchez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Socialists Win Catalan Regional Elections

The former president of the Generalitat de Catalunya and Junts candidate in the Catalan elections, Carles Puigdemont, appears after the vote count during the monitoring of the Catalan autonomous elections election day, at Jean Carrère Space, on May 12, 2024, in Argelès (France). Nearly six million Catalans have been called to the polls today, May 12, to elect their new autonomous president for the next four years. There are 135 seats at stake, in what will be the XIV legislature of Catalonia, so the candidates of the different parties must reach an absolute majority of 68 seats to win the Presidency. Photo by Gloria Sanchez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Socialists Win Catalan Regional Elections

The former president of the Generalitat de Catalunya and Junts candidate in the Catalan elections, Carles Puigdemont, appears after the vote count during the monitoring of the Catalan autonomous elections election day, at Jean Carrère Space, on May 12, 2024, in Argelès (France). Nearly six million Catalans have been called to the polls today, May 12, to elect their new autonomous president for the next four years. There are 135 seats at stake, in what will be the XIV legislature of Catalonia, so the candidates of the different parties must reach an absolute majority of 68 seats to win the Presidency. Photo by Gloria Sanchez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Socialists Win Catalan Regional Elections

The former president of the Generalitat de Catalunya and Junts candidate in the Catalan elections, Carles Puigdemont, appears after the vote count during the monitoring of the Catalan autonomous elections election day, at Jean Carrère Space, on May 12, 2024, in Argelès (France). Nearly six million Catalans have been called to the polls today, May 12, to elect their new autonomous president for the next four years. There are 135 seats at stake, in what will be the XIV legislature of Catalonia, so the candidates of the different parties must reach an absolute majority of 68 seats to win the Presidency. Photo by Gloria Sanchez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Socialists Win Catalan Regional Elections

PSC leader and party candidate for the Presidency of the Generalitat, Salvador Illa (c), during the monitoring of the election day of the Catalan autonomous elections, at the PSC headquarters, on May 12, 2024, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). Nearly six million Catalans have been called to the polls today, May 12, to elect their new autonomous president for the next four years. There are 135 seats at stake, in what will be the XIV legislature of Catalonia, so the candidates of the different parties must reach an absolute majority of 68 seats to win the Presidency. Photo by Lorena Sopena/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Socialists Win Catalan Regional Elections

PSC leader and party candidate for the Presidency of the Generalitat, Salvador Illa, during the monitoring of the election day of the Catalan autonomous elections, at the PSC headquarters, on May 12, 2024, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). Almost six million Catalans have been called to the polls today, May 12, to elect their new autonomic president for the next four years. There are 135 seats at stake, in what will be the XIV legislature of Catalonia, so the candidates of the different parties must reach an absolute majority of 68 seats to win the Presidency. Photo by Lorena Sopena/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Socialists Win Catalan Regional Elections

PSC leader and party candidate for the Presidency of the Generalitat, Salvador Illa (c), during the monitoring of the election day of the Catalan autonomous elections, at the PSC headquarters, on May 12, 2024, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). Nearly six million Catalans have been called to the polls today, May 12, to elect their new autonomous president for the next four years. There are 135 seats at stake, in what will be the XIV legislature of Catalonia, so the candidates of the different parties must reach an absolute majority of 68 seats to win the Presidency. Photo by Lorena Sopena/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Socialists Win Catalan Regional Elections

PSC leader and party candidate for the Presidency of the Generalitat, Salvador Illa, gives a press conference during the follow up of the Catalan autonomic election day, at the PSC headquarters, on May 12, 2024, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). Almost six million Catalans have been called to the polls today, May 12, to elect their new autonomic president for the next four years. There are 135 seats at stake, in what will be the XIV legislature of Catalonia, so the candidates of the different parties must reach an absolute majority of 68 seats to win the Presidency. Photo by Lorena Sopena/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Parliamentary elections kick off in Croatia

STORY: Parliamentary elections kick off in Croatia SHOOTING TIME: April 17, 2024 DATELINE: April 17, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:12 LOCATION: Zagreb CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of billboard of the Croatian Democratic Union and Croatian Social Democratic Party 2. various of Croatian President Zoran Milanovic casting ballot 3. various of Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic casting ballot STORYLINE: Parliamentary elections in Croatia kicked off on Wednesday morning, with 2,302 candidates from 59 political parties and independent candidates competing for 151 seats in the parliament. According to the State Election Commission, over 3.73 million registered voters, both locally and overseas, are registered in Croatia this year. The first results are expected to be announced on Wednesday evening. The top two parties are the ruling Croatian Democratic Union, headed by Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic, and the alliance of parties led by the center-left Croatian Social Democratic Party. However

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Voting ends in Iran's parliament, Assembly of Experts elections after 16 hours

STORY: Voting ends in Iran's parliament, Assembly of Experts elections after 16 hours SHOOTING TIME: March 1, 2024 DATELINE: March 2, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:52 LOCATION: Tehran CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the polling stations STORYLINE: Voting for Iran's 12th parliament and sixth Assembly of Experts ended at 12:00 a.m. Saturday local time after 16 straight hours, the official news agency IRNA reported. The voting began at 8:00 a.m. Friday local time at 59,000 polling stations across the country, with more than 15,000 candidates competing for 290 seats in the Iranian parliament, and 144 candidates vying for positions at the eight-year-term Assembly of Experts, an 88-member body that oversees the activities of Iran's supreme leader, and is empowered to designate and dismiss the supreme leader. A total of 61.17 million people, comprising 30.94 million men and 30.22 million women, were eligible to vote in the two elections, according to the Iranian Election Office affiliated to the Interior Minist

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Voting ends in Iran's parliament, Assembly of Experts elections after 16 hours

STORY: Voting ends in Iran's parliament, Assembly of Experts elections after 16 hours SHOOTING TIME: March 1, 2024 DATELINE: March 2, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:10 LOCATION: Tehran CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of voters voting for Iran's 12th parliament and sixth Assembly of Experts STORYLINE: Voting for Iran's 12th parliament and sixth Assembly of Experts ended at 12:00 a.m. Saturday local time after 16 straight hours, the official news agency IRNA reported. The voting began at 8:00 a.m. Friday local time at 59,000 polling stations across the country, with more than 15,000 candidates competing for 290 seats in the Iranian parliament, and 144 candidates vying for positions at the eight-year-term Assembly of Experts, an 88-member body that oversees the activities of Iran's supreme leader, and is empowered to designate and dismiss the supreme leader. A total of 61.17 million people, comprising 30.94 million men and 30.22 million women, were eligible to vote in the two elections, according to the I

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NATO Summit Day 2 - Vilnius

French President Emmanuel Macron pats Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on the chest as they leaders take their seats for the North Atlantic Council at the NATO Summit, Wednesday, July 12, 2023 in Vilnius, Lithuania. Photo by Adrian Wyld/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China helps Cyprus public transport go electric

STORY: China helps Cyprus public transport go electric DATELINE: July 6, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:05 LOCATION: Nicosia CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the buses 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): FELIPE COSMEN, Chairman of Cyprus Public Transport 3. various of the buses 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ALEXIS VAFEADES, Minister of Transport, Communications, and Works STORYLINE: Cyprus Public Transport (CPT) rolled out on Tuesday a fleet of five new Chinese-made electric buses to offer cleaner, greener transit options on the Mediterranean island. Built by Chinese automaker Yutong, the battery-powered single-deck vehicles span 12 meters in length with a capacity of 85 passengers, seated and standing, including four priority seats and six foldable seats. "These buses are quite special," Alexandros Kamberos, business development manager for CPT, told Xinhua. "They are fully electric, are equipped with USB chargers, and provide 5G internet connectivity." The new sustainable buses, which are also wheelchair accessible, c

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EGYPT-CAIRO-OPERA-RIGOLETTO

(230113) -- CAIRO, Jan. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Artists perform the opera Rigoletto at Cairo Opera House in Cairo, Egypt, on Jan. 12, 2023. Seats were all occupied at the main hall of Cairo Opera House as opera lovers watched Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi's masterpiece Rigoletto, which was staged in Cairo again after more than 150 years. Based on the 1832 play Le roi s'amuse (The King Has Fun) by French dramatist Victor Hugo, Rigoletto was first staged in Egypt in 1869 to mark the country's celebration of the opening of the Suez Canal. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa) TO GO WITH Feature: Verdi's Rigoletto charms Egyptian opera lovers again after 150 years

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EGYPT-CAIRO-OPERA-RIGOLETTO

(230113) -- CAIRO, Jan. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Artists perform the opera Rigoletto at Cairo Opera House in Cairo, Egypt, on Jan. 12, 2023. Seats were all occupied at the main hall of Cairo Opera House as opera lovers watched Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi's masterpiece Rigoletto, which was staged in Cairo again after more than 150 years. Based on the 1832 play Le roi s'amuse (The King Has Fun) by French dramatist Victor Hugo, Rigoletto was first staged in Egypt in 1869 to mark the country's celebration of the opening of the Suez Canal. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa) TO GO WITH Feature: Verdi's Rigoletto charms Egyptian opera lovers again after 150 years

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EGYPT-CAIRO-OPERA-RIGOLETTO

(230113) -- CAIRO, Jan. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Artists perform the opera Rigoletto at Cairo Opera House in Cairo, Egypt, on Jan. 12, 2023. Seats were all occupied at the main hall of Cairo Opera House as opera lovers watched Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi's masterpiece Rigoletto, which was staged in Cairo again after more than 150 years. Based on the 1832 play Le roi s'amuse (The King Has Fun) by French dramatist Victor Hugo, Rigoletto was first staged in Egypt in 1869 to mark the country's celebration of the opening of the Suez Canal. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa) TO GO WITH Feature: Verdi's Rigoletto charms Egyptian opera lovers again after 150 years

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EGYPT-CAIRO-OPERA-RIGOLETTO

(230113) -- CAIRO, Jan. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Artists perform the opera Rigoletto at Cairo Opera House in Cairo, Egypt, on Jan. 12, 2023. Seats were all occupied at the main hall of Cairo Opera House as opera lovers watched Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi's masterpiece Rigoletto, which was staged in Cairo again after more than 150 years. Based on the 1832 play Le roi s'amuse (The King Has Fun) by French dramatist Victor Hugo, Rigoletto was first staged in Egypt in 1869 to mark the country's celebration of the opening of the Suez Canal. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa) TO GO WITH Feature: Verdi's Rigoletto charms Egyptian opera lovers again after 150 years

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Work underway at Sao Paulo stadium

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Photo shows work to install seats at Brazil's Arena de Sao Paulo, which will host the opening game of the 2014 FIFA World Cup on June 12, continuing on May 8, 2014.

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Osaka station store features variety of pouch curries

OSAKA, Japan - Visitors take a look at a selection of hundreds of ready-made, boil-in-the-bag curries from around Japan at a store on the premises of the Hankyu Umeda train station in Osaka, western Japan, on Feb. 20, 2014. The store, which also includes an eat-in counter with 12 seats, will open through March 23.

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Power industry leader Morimoto tapped as BOJ Policy Board member

TOKYO, Japan - The government on March 12, 2010, nominated Yoshihisa Morimoto (file photo), vice chairman of the Federation of Electric Power Companies of Japan, as a policymaker on the Bank of Japan's Policy Board. The nine-member board has two vacancies and the government has been in the process of obtaining approval from the Diet to fill one of the seats with Ryuzo Miyao, a Kobe University processor.

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Taiwan's KMT on track for big win in general election

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Supporters of Taiwan's Nationalist Party (KMT) are in a jubilant mood following local media reports that the main opposition party has won at least 57 seats in the 113-seat unicameral parliament in the legislative election on Jan. 12.

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Voting gets underway in Taiwan general election

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan's main opposition Nationalist Party (KMT) presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou casts his ballot at a voting station in Taipei on Jan. 12. Voting began in a hotly contested general election that promises to reshape the self-ruled island's political landscape. At stake are 113 seats in the unicameral parliament.

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Voting gets underway in Taiwan general election

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian waves to people after casting his ballot in Taipei on Jan. 12. Voting stations across Taiwan opened their doors to voters at 8 a.m. in a hotly contested general election that promises to reshape the self-ruled island's political landscape. At stake are 113 seats in the unicameral parliament.

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Voting gets underway in Taiwan general election

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan voters cast their ballots at a voting station in Taipei on Jan. 12. Polling stations across Taiwan opened their doors to voters at 8 a.m.in a hotly contested general election that promises to reshape the self-ruled island's political landscape. At stake are 113 seats in the unicameral parliament.

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Chiyotaikai suffers second loss at Nagoya sumo

NAGOYA, Japan - Ozeki Chiyotaikai (R) is pulled over into the ringside seats July 12 by sekiwake Wakanosato, suffering his second loss on the seventh day of the 15-day Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament.

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Upper house session ends, election slated for July 29

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the House of Councillors shake hands and chat just after the upper house session came to a close June 29. Candidates will begin campaigning July 12 for 121 seats in the July 29 upper house election.

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Opposition resort to 'ox-walk' tactics

TOKYO, Japan - In a last-ditch effort to delay voting on the controversial wiretapping bills Aug. 12, opposition Diet members employ the ''ox-walk'' tactics, in which they deliberately walk slowly from their seats to cast their ballots.

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Hashimoto after LDP defeat in up

Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto is sunk in thought at his Liberal Democratic Party head office in Tokyo July 13 after the party suffered a huge setback in the July 12 House of Councillors election. The LDP won only 44 of the 126 seats contested.

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Israeli president tasks Netanyahu with gov't formation

STORY: Israeli president tasks Netanyahu with gov't formation DATELINE: Nov. 12, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:47 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of President Herzog in consultations with various parties 2. various of President Herzog receiving official election results 3. various of Netanyahu on election night 4. various of people voting 5. various of Netanyahu on election night STORYLINE: Israeli President Isaac Herzog announced on Friday that he would assign the task of forming a government to opposition leader and former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, according to the government's press office. The announcement came 10 days after the general elections in which Netanyahu and his right-wing bloc managed to secure a majority with 64 out of the 120 parliament seats. An official ceremony with Netanyahu receiving the task will take place on Sunday. Netanyahu, the longest-serving prime minister in Israel, spent more than a year in the opposition. In the coming weeks, he will hold negot

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Opposition blue bloc leads in Swedish parliamentary elections

STORY: Opposition blue bloc leads in Swedish parliamentary elections DATELINE: Sept. 12, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:00 LOCATION: Stockholm CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of polling station in Sweden STORYLINE: Preliminary results of the 2022 Swedish parliamentary elections showed early Monday morning that the opposition blue bloc gained 49.7 percent of votes, narrowly heading in the race. The blue bloc comprises the Moderate Party, the Christian Democrats, the Liberal Party and the Sweden Democrats. The red bloc of the Social Democratic Party, the Left Party, the Green Party, and the Centre Party gained 48.8 percent of votes. With 92 percent of the votes counted, the blue bloc had gathered 176 parliamentary seats against 173 for the red bloc. There are 349 seats in the Swedish parliament and votes cast outside of Sweden would be counted later this week. STANDUP (English) FU YIMING, Xinhua correspondent "Sweden has a population of over 10 million, of which about 7 million are statutory voters.

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Outgoing Japan opposition party leader Edano

Yukio Edano, head of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, attends a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 12, 2021. The main opposition party is scheduled to hold a leadership election on Nov. 30, following Edano's decision to step down after the CDPJ lost a number of seats in the Oct. 31 House of Representatives election.

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Outgoing Japan opposition party leader Edano

Yukio Edano, head of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, attends a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 12, 2021. The main opposition party is scheduled to hold a leadership election on Nov. 30, following Edano's decision to step down after the CDPJ lost a number of seats in the Oct. 31 House of Representatives election.

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Opening of the first bed cinema - Amsterdam

Opening of the first bed cinema, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on June 12, 2021. The 4,200 m2 Theater Amsterdam has been converted into De Beddenbioscoop. The 1,500 seats have been replaced by small stages with 15 box springs on top. The films that are shown are projected on the largest cinema screen in the Netherlands (50x12 metres). The Beddenbioscoop is an initiative of Joep Verbunt. He is the founder and owner of Matt Sleeps, but you may know him mainly as the initiator of high-profile events that media worldwide wrote about. Think of the supermarket disco, the tomato fight on Dam Square and the anti-hangover bar. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Opening of the first bed cinema - Amsterdam

Opening of the first bed cinema, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on June 12, 2021. The 4,200 m2 Theater Amsterdam has been converted into De Beddenbioscoop. The 1,500 seats have been replaced by small stages with 15 box springs on top. The films that are shown are projected on the largest cinema screen in the Netherlands (50x12 metres). The Beddenbioscoop is an initiative of Joep Verbunt. He is the founder and owner of Matt Sleeps, but you may know him mainly as the initiator of high-profile events that media worldwide wrote about. Think of the supermarket disco, the tomato fight on Dam Square and the anti-hangover bar. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Opening of the first bed cinema - Amsterdam

Opening of the first bed cinema, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on June 12, 2021. The 4,200 m2 Theater Amsterdam has been converted into De Beddenbioscoop. The 1,500 seats have been replaced by small stages with 15 box springs on top. The films that are shown are projected on the largest cinema screen in the Netherlands (50x12 metres). The Beddenbioscoop is an initiative of Joep Verbunt. He is the founder and owner of Matt Sleeps, but you may know him mainly as the initiator of high-profile events that media worldwide wrote about. Think of the supermarket disco, the tomato fight on Dam Square and the anti-hangover bar. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Opening of the first bed cinema - Amsterdam

Opening of the first bed cinema, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on June 12, 2021. The 4,200 m2 Theater Amsterdam has been converted into De Beddenbioscoop. The 1,500 seats have been replaced by small stages with 15 box springs on top. The films that are shown are projected on the largest cinema screen in the Netherlands (50x12 metres). The Beddenbioscoop is an initiative of Joep Verbunt. He is the founder and owner of Matt Sleeps, but you may know him mainly as the initiator of high-profile events that media worldwide wrote about. Think of the supermarket disco, the tomato fight on Dam Square and the anti-hangover bar. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Opening of the first bed cinema - Amsterdam

Opening of the first bed cinema, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on June 12, 2021. The 4,200 m2 Theater Amsterdam has been converted into De Beddenbioscoop. The 1,500 seats have been replaced by small stages with 15 box springs on top. The films that are shown are projected on the largest cinema screen in the Netherlands (50x12 metres). The Beddenbioscoop is an initiative of Joep Verbunt. He is the founder and owner of Matt Sleeps, but you may know him mainly as the initiator of high-profile events that media worldwide wrote about. Think of the supermarket disco, the tomato fight on Dam Square and the anti-hangover bar. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Opening of the first bed cinema - Amsterdam

Opening of the first bed cinema, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on June 12, 2021. The 4,200 m2 Theater Amsterdam has been converted into De Beddenbioscoop. The 1,500 seats have been replaced by small stages with 15 box springs on top. The films that are shown are projected on the largest cinema screen in the Netherlands (50x12 metres). The Beddenbioscoop is an initiative of Joep Verbunt. He is the founder and owner of Matt Sleeps, but you may know him mainly as the initiator of high-profile events that media worldwide wrote about. Think of the supermarket disco, the tomato fight on Dam Square and the anti-hangover bar. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Opening of the first bed cinema - Amsterdam

Opening of the first bed cinema, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on June 12, 2021. The 4,200 m2 Theater Amsterdam has been converted into De Beddenbioscoop. The 1,500 seats have been replaced by small stages with 15 box springs on top. The films that are shown are projected on the largest cinema screen in the Netherlands (50x12 metres). The Beddenbioscoop is an initiative of Joep Verbunt. He is the founder and owner of Matt Sleeps, but you may know him mainly as the initiator of high-profile events that media worldwide wrote about. Think of the supermarket disco, the tomato fight on Dam Square and the anti-hangover bar. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Opening of the first bed cinema - Amsterdam

Opening of the first bed cinema, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on June 12, 2021. The 4,200 m2 Theater Amsterdam has been converted into De Beddenbioscoop. The 1,500 seats have been replaced by small stages with 15 box springs on top. The films that are shown are projected on the largest cinema screen in the Netherlands (50x12 metres). The Beddenbioscoop is an initiative of Joep Verbunt. He is the founder and owner of Matt Sleeps, but you may know him mainly as the initiator of high-profile events that media worldwide wrote about. Think of the supermarket disco, the tomato fight on Dam Square and the anti-hangover bar. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Opening of the first bed cinema - Amsterdam

Opening of the first bed cinema, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on June 12, 2021. The 4,200 m2 Theater Amsterdam has been converted into De Beddenbioscoop. The 1,500 seats have been replaced by small stages with 15 box springs on top. The films that are shown are projected on the largest cinema screen in the Netherlands (50x12 metres). The Beddenbioscoop is an initiative of Joep Verbunt. He is the founder and owner of Matt Sleeps, but you may know him mainly as the initiator of high-profile events that media worldwide wrote about. Think of the supermarket disco, the tomato fight on Dam Square and the anti-hangover bar. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Opening of the first bed cinema - Amsterdam

Opening of the first bed cinema, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on June 12, 2021. The 4,200 m2 Theater Amsterdam has been converted into De Beddenbioscoop. The 1,500 seats have been replaced by small stages with 15 box springs on top. The films that are shown are projected on the largest cinema screen in the Netherlands (50x12 metres). The Beddenbioscoop is an initiative of Joep Verbunt. He is the founder and owner of Matt Sleeps, but you may know him mainly as the initiator of high-profile events that media worldwide wrote about. Think of the supermarket disco, the tomato fight on Dam Square and the anti-hangover bar. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Opening of the first bed cinema - Amsterdam

Opening of the first bed cinema, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on June 12, 2021. The 4,200 m2 Theater Amsterdam has been converted into De Beddenbioscoop. The 1,500 seats have been replaced by small stages with 15 box springs on top. The films that are shown are projected on the largest cinema screen in the Netherlands (50x12 metres). The Beddenbioscoop is an initiative of Joep Verbunt. He is the founder and owner of Matt Sleeps, but you may know him mainly as the initiator of high-profile events that media worldwide wrote about. Think of the supermarket disco, the tomato fight on Dam Square and the anti-hangover bar. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM