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Alassane Ouattara Wins Presidential Election - Abidjan

Supporters of Alassane Ouattara celebrate at the headquarter of the Rally of Houphouetists for Democracy and Peace, in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, Oct. 27, 2025. Cote d'Ivoire's incumbent President Alassane Ouattara, candidate of the Rally of Houphouetists for Democracy and Peace, has won a fourth term in the presidential election with 89.77 percent of the votes, according to provisional results released Monday by the country's Independent Electoral Commission (CEI). Photo by Yvan Sonh/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Alassane Ouattara Wins Presidential Election - Abidjan

Supporters of Alassane Ouattara celebrate at the headquarter of the Rally of Houphouetists for Democracy and Peace, in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, Oct. 27, 2025. Cote d'Ivoire's incumbent President Alassane Ouattara, candidate of the Rally of Houphouetists for Democracy and Peace, has won a fourth term in the presidential election with 89.77 percent of the votes, according to provisional results released Monday by the country's Independent Electoral Commission (CEI). Photo by Yvan Sonh/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Alassane Ouattara Wins Presidential Election - Abidjan

A supporter of Alassane Ouattara celebrates at the headquarter of the Rally of Houphouetists for Democracy and Peace, in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, Oct. 27, 2025. Cote d'Ivoire's incumbent President Alassane Ouattara, candidate of the Rally of Houphouetists for Democracy and Peace, has won a fourth term in the presidential election with 89.77 percent of the votes, according to provisional results released Monday by the country's Independent Electoral Commission (CEI). Photo by Yvan Sonh/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Alassane Ouattara Wins Presidential Election - Abidjan

Supporters of Alassane Ouattara celebrate at the headquarter of the Rally of Houphouetists for Democracy and Peace, in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, Oct. 27, 2025. Cote d'Ivoire's incumbent President Alassane Ouattara, candidate of the Rally of Houphouetists for Democracy and Peace, has won a fourth term in the presidential election with 89.77 percent of the votes, according to provisional results released Monday by the country's Independent Electoral Commission (CEI). Photo by Yvan Sonh/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Alassane Ouattara Wins Presidential Election - Abidjan

Supporters of Alassane Ouattara celebrate at the headquarter of the Rally of Houphouetists for Democracy and Peace, in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, Oct. 27, 2025. Cote d'Ivoire's incumbent President Alassane Ouattara, candidate of the Rally of Houphouetists for Democracy and Peace, has won a fourth term in the presidential election with 89.77 percent of the votes, according to provisional results released Monday by the country's Independent Electoral Commission (CEI). Photo by Yvan Sonh/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Presidential Election Result Announcement - Cameroo

This photo taken on Oct. 27, 2025 shows a view of the courtroom of the Constitutional Council of Cameroon during the official proclamation of the results of the country's presidential election in Yaounde, capital of Cameroon. Paul Biya has been re-elected president of Cameroon for an eighth term, securing 53.66 percent of the votes, the country's Constitutional Council announced Monday. Photo by Kepseu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Presidential Election Result Announcement - Cameroo

This photo taken on Oct. 27, 2025 shows a view of the courtroom of the Constitutional Council of Cameroon during the official proclamation of the results of the country's presidential election in Yaounde, capital of Cameroon. Paul Biya has been re-elected president of Cameroon for an eighth term, securing 53.66 percent of the votes, the country's Constitutional Council announced Monday. Photo by Kepseu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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South Korea Votes To Impeach Acting President Han Duck-Soo

Lawmakers of the ruling People Power Party and the opposition party confront each other in Seoul, South Korea, Dec. 27, 2024. South Korea's opposition-controlled parliament voted Friday to impeach Prime Minister Han Duck-soo who had served as the acting president following President Yoon Suk-yeol's impeachment. National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik said in a televised plenary session that the motion to impeach Han was passed with 192 votes in favor in the 300-member unicameral parliament. It was the first time in the country's modern history that an impeachment motion against an acting president is put to a vote and passed in the National Assembly. Photo by Xinhua/Yao Qilin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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South Korea Votes To Impeach Acting President Han Duck-Soo

Lawmakers of the ruling People Power Party chant in union in front of the National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik (2nd R, up) to boycott the vote to impeach Prime Minister Han Duck-soo who has been serving as acting president, in Seoul, South Korea, Dec. 27, 2024. South Korea's opposition-controlled parliament voted Friday to impeach Prime Minister Han Duck-soo who had served as the acting president following President Yoon Suk-yeol's impeachment. National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik said in a televised plenary session that the motion to impeach Han was passed with 192 votes in favor in the 300-member unicameral parliament. It was the first time in the country's modern history that an impeachment motion against an acting president is put to a vote and passed in the National Assembly. Photo by Xinhua/Yao Qilin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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South Korea Votes To Impeach Acting President Han Duck-Soo

National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik announces pass of the motion to impeach Prime Minister Han Duck-soo who has been serving as acting president, in Seoul, South Korea, Dec. 27, 2024. South Korea's opposition-controlled parliament voted Friday to impeach Prime Minister Han Duck-soo who had served as the acting president following President Yoon Suk-yeol's impeachment. National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik said in a televised plenary session that the motion to impeach Han was passed with 192 votes in favor in the 300-member unicameral parliament. It was the first time in the country's modern history that an impeachment motion against an acting president is put to a vote and passed in the National Assembly. Photo by Xinhua/Yao Qilin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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South Korea Votes To Impeach Acting President Han Duck-Soo

Lawmakers of the ruling People Power Party leave the parliamentary chamber to boycott the vote to impeach Prime Minister Han Duck-soo who has been serving as acting president, in Seoul, South Korea, Dec. 27, 2024. South Korea's opposition-controlled parliament voted Friday to impeach Prime Minister Han Duck-soo who had served as the acting president following President Yoon Suk-yeol's impeachment. National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik said in a televised plenary session that the motion to impeach Han was passed with 192 votes in favor in the 300-member unicameral parliament. It was the first time in the country's modern history that an impeachment motion against an acting president is put to a vote and passed in the National Assembly. Photo by Xinhua/Yao Qilin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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South Korea Votes To Impeach Acting President Han Duck-Soo

Lawmakers of the ruling People Power Party chant in union in front of the National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik (C, up) to boycott the vote to impeach Prime Minister Han Duck-soo who has been serving as acting president, in Seoul, South Korea, Dec. 27, 2024. South Korea's opposition-controlled parliament voted Friday to impeach Prime Minister Han Duck-soo who had served as the acting president following President Yoon Suk-yeol's impeachment. National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik said in a televised plenary session that the motion to impeach Han was passed with 192 votes in favor in the 300-member unicameral parliament. It was the first time in the country's modern history that an impeachment motion against an acting president is put to a vote and passed in the National Assembly. Photo by Xinhua/Yao Qilin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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South Korea Votes To Impeach Acting President Han Duck-Soo

Lawmakers of the ruling People Power Party and the opposition party confront each other in Seoul, South Korea, Dec. 27, 2024. South Korea's opposition-controlled parliament voted Friday to impeach Prime Minister Han Duck-soo who had served as the acting president following President Yoon Suk-yeol's impeachment. National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik said in a televised plenary session that the motion to impeach Han was passed with 192 votes in favor in the 300-member unicameral parliament. It was the first time in the country's modern history that an impeachment motion against an acting president is put to a vote and passed in the National Assembly. Photo by Xinhua/Yao Qilin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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South Korea Votes To Impeach Acting President Han Duck-Soo

Lawmakers of the ruling People Power Party and the opposition party standing by the National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik (C, up) confront each other in Seoul, South Korea, Dec. 27, 2024. South Korea's opposition-controlled parliament voted Friday to impeach Prime Minister Han Duck-soo who had served as the acting president following President Yoon Suk-yeol's impeachment. National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik said in a televised plenary session that the motion to impeach Han was passed with 192 votes in favor in the 300-member unicameral parliament. It was the first time in the country's modern history that an impeachment motion against an acting president is put to a vote and passed in the National Assembly. Photo by Xinhua/Yao Qilin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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South Korea Votes To Impeach Acting President Han Duck-Soo

Lawmakers of the ruling People Power Party chant in union in front of the National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik (C, up) to boycott the vote to impeach Prime Minister Han Duck-soo who has been serving as acting president, in Seoul, South Korea, Dec. 27, 2024. South Korea's opposition-controlled parliament voted Friday to impeach Prime Minister Han Duck-soo who had served as the acting president following President Yoon Suk-yeol's impeachment. National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik said in a televised plenary session that the motion to impeach Han was passed with 192 votes in favor in the 300-member unicameral parliament. It was the first time in the country's modern history that an impeachment motion against an acting president is put to a vote and passed in the National Assembly. Photo by Xinhua/Yao Qilin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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S. Korea votes to impeach Acting President Han

South Korea's parliament votes in Seoul on Dec. 27, 2024, to pass an impeachment motion against Acting President and Prime Minister Han Duck Soo.

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South Korea Votes To Impeach Acting President Han Duck-Soo

South Korea's National Assembly lawmakers vote on the impeachment of Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, who serves as the acting president following President Yoon Suk-yeol's impeachment, in Seoul, South Korea, December 27, 2024. South Korea's opposition-controlled parliament voted Friday to impeach Prime Minister Han Duck-soo who had served as the acting president following President Yoon Suk-yeol's impeachment. National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik said in a televised plenary session that the motion to impeach Han was passed with 192 votes in favor in the 300-member unicameral parliament. It was the first time in the country's modern history that an impeachment motion against an acting president is put to a vote and passed in the National Assembly. Photo by Yao Qilin/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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South Korea Votes To Impeach Acting President Han Duck-Soo

South Korea's National Assembly lawmakers vote on the impeachment of Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, who serves as the acting president following President Yoon Suk-yeol's impeachment, in Seoul, South Korea, December 27, 2024. South Korea's opposition-controlled parliament voted Friday to impeach Prime Minister Han Duck-soo who had served as the acting president following President Yoon Suk-yeol's impeachment. National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik said in a televised plenary session that the motion to impeach Han was passed with 192 votes in favor in the 300-member unicameral parliament. It was the first time in the country's modern history that an impeachment motion against an acting president is put to a vote and passed in the National Assembly. Photo by Yao Qilin/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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South Korea Votes To Impeach Acting President Han Duck-Soo

South Korea's National Assembly lawmakers vote on the impeachment of Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, who serves as the acting president following President Yoon Suk-yeol's impeachment, in Seoul, South Korea, December 27, 2024. South Korea's opposition-controlled parliament voted Friday to impeach Prime Minister Han Duck-soo who had served as the acting president following President Yoon Suk-yeol's impeachment. National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik said in a televised plenary session that the motion to impeach Han was passed with 192 votes in favor in the 300-member unicameral parliament. It was the first time in the country's modern history that an impeachment motion against an acting president is put to a vote and passed in the National Assembly. Photo by Yao Qilin/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Zelensky Congratulates Trump On US Election Victory

Handout photo dated September 27, 2024 shows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (L) and Republican presidential nominee former US President Donald Trump, meeting in New York City, NY, USA. President Volodymyr Zelensky congratulated Donald Trump on his expected victory in the U.S. presidential election, voicing hopes for "strong bipartisan support for Ukraine in the United States." "Congratulations to Donald Trump on his impressive election victory!" Zelensky said on X. Trump is on the brink of victory, with only a few electoral votes left to clinch the needed 270, leaving the chances of Democratic candidate Vice President Kamala Harris increasingly slim. Photo by Ukrainian Presidency via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Zelensky Congratulates Trump On US Election Victory

Handout photo dated September 27, 2024 shows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (L) and Republican presidential nominee former US President Donald Trump, meeting in New York City, NY, USA. President Volodymyr Zelensky congratulated Donald Trump on his expected victory in the U.S. presidential election, voicing hopes for "strong bipartisan support for Ukraine in the United States." "Congratulations to Donald Trump on his impressive election victory!" Zelensky said on X. Trump is on the brink of victory, with only a few electoral votes left to clinch the needed 270, leaving the chances of Democratic candidate Vice President Kamala Harris increasingly slim. Photo by Ukrainian Presidency via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Zelensky Congratulates Trump On US Election Victory

Handout photo dated September 27, 2024 shows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (L) and Republican presidential nominee former US President Donald Trump, meeting in New York City, NY, USA. President Volodymyr Zelensky congratulated Donald Trump on his expected victory in the U.S. presidential election, voicing hopes for "strong bipartisan support for Ukraine in the United States." "Congratulations to Donald Trump on his impressive election victory!" Zelensky said on X. Trump is on the brink of victory, with only a few electoral votes left to clinch the needed 270, leaving the chances of Democratic candidate Vice President Kamala Harris increasingly slim. Photo by Ukrainian Presidency via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Zelensky Congratulates Trump On US Election Victory

Handout photo dated September 27, 2024 shows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (L) and Republican presidential nominee former US President Donald Trump, meeting in New York City, NY, USA. President Volodymyr Zelensky congratulated Donald Trump on his expected victory in the U.S. presidential election, voicing hopes for "strong bipartisan support for Ukraine in the United States." "Congratulations to Donald Trump on his impressive election victory!" Zelensky said on X. Trump is on the brink of victory, with only a few electoral votes left to clinch the needed 270, leaving the chances of Democratic candidate Vice President Kamala Harris increasingly slim. Photo by Ukrainian Presidency via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Zelensky Congratulates Trump On US Election Victory

Handout photo dated September 27, 2024 shows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (L) and Republican presidential nominee former US President Donald Trump, meeting in New York City, NY, USA. President Volodymyr Zelensky congratulated Donald Trump on his expected victory in the U.S. presidential election, voicing hopes for "strong bipartisan support for Ukraine in the United States." "Congratulations to Donald Trump on his impressive election victory!" Zelensky said on X. Trump is on the brink of victory, with only a few electoral votes left to clinch the needed 270, leaving the chances of Democratic candidate Vice President Kamala Harris increasingly slim. Photo by Ukrainian Presidency via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japan LDP leadership election

Lawmaker of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party cast their votes in a runoff of the party's presidential election to choose the successor to Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 27, 2024.

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Japan LDP leadership election

Counting of votes by rank-and -file Liberal Democratic Party members is under way in the central Japan city of Toyama on Sept. 27, 2024, for the ruling party's presidential election. The LDP election will effectively decide the next prime minister of Japan.

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Japan LDP leadership election

Counting of votes by rank-and -file Liberal Democratic Party members is under way at the ruling party's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 27, 2024, for the party's presidential election. The LDP election will effectively decide the next prime minister of Japan.

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Japan LDP leadership election

Counting of votes by rank-and -file Liberal Democratic Party members is under way at the ruling party's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 27, 2024, for the party's presidential election. The LDP election will effectively decide the next prime minister of Japan.

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Thailand holds national senate election

STORY: Thailand holds national senate election SHOOTING TIME: June 26, 2024 DATELINE: June 27, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:45 LOCATION: Bangkok CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the voting STORYLINE: Thailand held the final round of voting for the Senate election in the capital Bangkok on Wednesday, after the five-year term of outgoing senators ended in May. Previously competing at the district and provincial levels across the Southeast Asian country, 2,989 successful candidates advanced to the national Senate election, where they cast votes among themselves to elect the 200-member parliament's upper house, according to the Thai Election Commission (EC). Representing 20 categories of social and professional groups, 10 candidates who receive the most votes from each group will be elected as senators. The vote counting continued until late Wednesday and the EC is expected to announce the official results by July 2. Under the kingdom's 2017 constitution, the new set of senators will no longer

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U.S. "shooting itself in the foot" with tariff hikes on China: Cuban expert

STORY: U.S. "shooting itself in the foot" with tariff hikes on China: Cuban expert SHOOTING TIME: May 27, 2024 DATELINE: May 28, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:13 LOCATION: Havana CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of streets in Havana 2. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): EDUARDO REGALADO, Senior researcher at the International Policy Research Center of Cuba STORYLINE: The U.S. narrative of "overcapacity" against China's new energy sector, along with its decision to raise tariffs on Chinese new energy products, is not only political manipulation and economic protectionism but also undermines global trend of green transition, said Eduardo Regalado, a Cuban political expert in a recent interview with Xinhua. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): EDUARDO REGALADO, Senior researcher at the International Policy Research Center of Cuba "The move has several interpretations. Firstly, it is political manipulation with the U.S. presidential elections looming. The candidates are competing using the China factor to have a greater number of votes. And

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Election results confirm Bassirou Diomaye Faye's victory in Senegal's presidential race

STORY: Election results confirm Bassirou Diomaye Faye's victory in Senegal's presidential race SHOOTING TIME: March 27, 2024 DATELINE: March 29, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:32 LOCATION: Dakar CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the conference held by the National Vote Counting Commission in Dakar 2. various of a polling station in Dakar, Senegal STORYLINE: Bassirou Diomaye Faye, the candidate of the opposition coalition "Diomaye President," has won Senegal's presidential election, according to results released Wednesday by the country's National Vote Counting Commission. Faye secured a total of 2,434,751 votes, constituting 54.28 percent of the total votes cast, said Amady Diouf, the commission's president, during a press conference held in Dakar, the country's capital. The voter turnout rate was 61.30 percent. His closest rival, Amadou Ba, representing the ruling coalition, trailed behind with 35.79 percent of the votes. Aged 44, Faye was born in Ndiaganiao, located 115 km east of Dakar. He hold

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Hungarian parliament approves Sweden's NATO bid

STORY: Hungarian parliament approves Sweden's NATO bid SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 26, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 27, 2024 LENGTH: 0:02:06 LOCATION: Budapest CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (Hungarian): VIKTOR ORBAN, Hungarian Prime Minister 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (Hungarian): ELOD NOVAK, MP of the opposition party Our Homeland of Hungary 3. various of Parliament exterior 4. various of MPs voting STORYLINE: Hungary's lawmakers on Monday approved a bill on Sweden's bid to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Out of the 199 members of parliament (MP), 194 participated in the voting, with 188 votes in favor and six against. The Hungarian parliament voted on the bill on the first day of the spring session of the Parliament. SOUNDBITE 1 (Hungarian): VIKTOR ORBAN, Hungarian Prime Minister "The Swedish-Hungarian military cooperation and Sweden's NATO accession strengthen Hungary's security." Elod Novak of the opposition party Our Homeland was one of the six MPs who voted against it. SOUNDBITE 2 (Hungaria

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Tamas Sulyok elected as Hungary's new president

STORY: Tamas Sulyok elected as Hungary's new president SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 26, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 27, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:05 LOCATION: Budapest CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (Hungarian): TAMAS SULYOK, Hungarian President-Elect 2. various of Parliament exterior 3. various of voting result announcement STORYLINE: Hungarian lawmakers on Monday elected Tamas Sulyok, head of the Constitutional Court, as the country's new president. Out of the 199 lawmakers, 146 participated in the voting, with 134 votes in favor, five against and seven invalid. Most opposition lawmakers did not participate in the vote. The opposition parties failed to reach an agreement on a common candidate to challenge. Sulyok said last Thursday upon his nomination: SOUNDBITE (Hungarian): TAMAS SULYOK, Hungarian President-Elect "As a jurist, and in my role as the President of the Republic, my foremost commitment is to serve the public good and to embody the nation's unity, all the while upholding the fundamental values of the

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Maryam Nawaz Sharif elected as 1st female chief minister of Pakistan's Punjab

STORY: Maryam Nawaz Sharif elected as 1st female chief minister of Pakistan's Punjab SHOOTING DATE: Feb. 26, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 27, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:10 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Maryam Nawaz Sharif STORYLINE: Maryam Nawaz Sharif, senior vice president of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz party, was elected on Monday as the first female chief minister for Pakistan's eastern Punjab province, Speaker of the provincial assembly Malik Muhammad Ahmad announced. Maryam, daughter of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, secured 220 votes against zero votes received by Aftab Ahmad Khan, a candidate of the Sunni Ittehad Council, said the speaker. Khan and his party members walked out of the assembly session and boycotted the voting process after he was not allowed to discuss some issues related to reserved seats. Maryam, 50, is also the first female chief minister of any province of Pakistan since the South Asian country's independence in 1947. Maryam was elected

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Turkish parliamentary committee okays Sweden's NATO bid

STORY: Turkish parliamentary committee okays Sweden's NATO bid SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 26, 2023/File DATELINE: Dec. 27, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:14 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the meeting of Turkish parliament's foreign affairs committee (courtesy of ihlas news agency) 2. various of the headquarters of NATO (file) 3. various of F-16 fighter jets (file) STORYLINE: The Turkish parliament's foreign affairs committee on Tuesday approved Sweden's NATO bid following deliberation, a first step necessary for putting it to a full parliament vote. The bill regarding the approval of Sweden's accession protocol to NATO was adopted by the committee with votes by the ruling Justice and Development Party, the Nationalist Movement Party, and the main opposition Republican People's Party. The IYI (Good) Party voted against the bill, while the People's Equality and Democracy Party did not participate in the voting. Fuat Oktay, the committee's chairman, said that Sweden has taken steps, especially r

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DR Congo government opposes upcoming protest in Kinshasa

STORY: DR Congo government opposes upcoming protest in Kinshasa SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 26, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 27, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:43 LOCATION: Kinshasa CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (French): PETER KAZADI, DRC Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior 2. various of street views in Kinshasa STORYLINE: The government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) opposed the holding of a massive protest in Kinshasa, the country's capital, Wednesday by several opposition presidential candidates, said Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior Peter Kazadi Tuesday. Five presidential candidates announced last week to launch a massive protest in Kinshasa Wednesday to denounce the irregularities in the electoral process on Dec. 20 when as voters in the DRC cast their votes to elect a new president, members of the National Assembly and Provincial Assemblies, as well as municipal councilors. SOUNDBITE (French): PETER KAZADI, DRC Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior "We ar

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Argentine economic minister, far-right candidate head to presidential runoff

STORY: Argentine economic minister, far-right candidate head to presidential runoff DATELINE: Oct. 24, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:27 LOCATION: Buenos Aires CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the candidates speaking to supporters STORYLINE: Argentina's Economy Minister Sergio Massa, representing the ruling coalition Union for the Homeland and national deputy for Buenos Aires, Javier Milei, from the far-right Liberty Advances coalition, will head to the presidential runoff on Nov. 19 after getting the most votes in the first round on Sunday. According to official data released by the government, with 83.26 percent of the votes counted, Massa obtained 8,063,576 votes, or 36.15 percent, compared with 6,760,605 votes, or 30.31 percent for Milei. November's runoff will take place because none of the candidates got 45 percent of the valid votes, or 40 percent of the vote with a difference of at least 10 percent against the second place. According to the National Electoral Chamber, the turnout was 74 percent of

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SPAIN-MADRID-INVESTITURE DEBATE

(230927) -- MADRID, Sept. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Alberto Nunez Feijoo gives a speech during the investiture debate in Madrid, Spain, on Sept. 26, 2023. The leader of Spain's right-wing People's Party (PP), Alberto Nunez Feijoo, was defeated on Wednesday in his first attempt to become the country's new prime minister. Feijoo lost his bid in the 350-seat Congress following a two-day debate as he received only 172 supporting votes, four short of the necessary unanimity of 176 votes. (Photo by Gustavo Valiente/Xinhua)

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SPAIN-MADRID-INVESTITURE DEBATE

(230927) -- MADRID, Sept. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Alberto Nunez Feijoo gives a speech during the investiture debate in Madrid, Spain, on Sept. 26, 2023. The leader of Spain's right-wing People's Party (PP), Alberto Nunez Feijoo, was defeated on Wednesday in his first attempt to become the country's new prime minister. Feijoo lost his bid in the 350-seat Congress following a two-day debate as he received only 172 supporting votes, four short of the necessary unanimity of 176 votes. (Photo by Gustavo Valiente/Xinhua)

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SPAIN-MADRID-INVESTITURE DEBATE

(230927) -- MADRID, Sept. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Alberto Nunez Feijoo gives a speech during the investiture debate in Madrid, Spain, on Sept. 26, 2023. The leader of Spain's right-wing People's Party (PP), Alberto Nunez Feijoo, was defeated on Wednesday in his first attempt to become the country's new prime minister. Feijoo lost his bid in the 350-seat Congress following a two-day debate as he received only 172 supporting votes, four short of the necessary unanimity of 176 votes. (Photo by Gustavo Valiente/Xinhua)

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ZIMBABWE-HARARE-ELECTIONS-MNANGAGWA-RE-ELECTION

(230827) -- HARARE, Aug. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa addresses the media at State House in Harare, Zimbabwe, on Aug. 27, 2023. Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has been re-elected for a second five-year term, after garnering 52.6 percent of the total votes cast in the Aug. 23-24 elections, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) announced on Saturday. (Photo by Tafara Mugwara/Xinhua)

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ZIMBABWE-HARARE-ELECTIONS-MNANGAGWA-RE-ELECTION

(230827) -- HARARE, Aug. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa addresses the media at State House in Harare, Zimbabwe, on Aug. 27, 2023. Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has been re-elected for a second five-year term, after garnering 52.6 percent of the total votes cast in the Aug. 23-24 elections, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) announced on Saturday. (Photo by Tafara Mugwara/Xinhua)

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ZIMBABWE-HARARE-ELECTIONS-MNANGAGWA-RESULTS

(230827) -- HARARE, Aug. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zimbabwe Electoral Commission chairperson Priscilla Chigumba announces the results of the Zimbabwe presidential election in Harare, Zimbabwe, on Aug. 26, 2023. Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has been re-elected for a second five-year term, after garnering 52.6 percent of the total votes cast in the Aug. 23-24 elections, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) announced on Saturday. Mnangagwa beat 10 other presidential contestants after polling 2,350,711 votes, ZEC chairperson Priscilla Chigumba said. (Photo by Tafara Mugwara/Xinhua)

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Zimbabwean President Mnangagwa wins re-election

STORY: Zimbabwean President Mnangagwa wins re-election DATELINE: Aug. 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:26 LOCATION: Harare CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of President Mnangagwa waving to his supporters 2. SOUNDBITE (English): PRISCILLA MAKANYARA CHIGUMBA, Chairperson, Zimbabwe Electoral Commission 3. various of chairperson congratulating Mnangagwa's polling agent STORYLINE: Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has been re-elected for his second and final five-year term, after garnering 52.6 percent of the total votes cast, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) announced on Saturday. ZEC Chairperson Priscilla Chigumba said that Mnangagwa beat 10 other presidential contestants in the Aug. 23-24 elections. SOUNDBITE (English): PRISCILLA MAKANYARA CHIGUMBA, Chairperson, Zimbabwe Electoral Commission "Now, therefore, I, Priscilla Makanyara Chigumba, the chairperson of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission, in terms of Section 110, Subsection 3, do hereby declare that Mnangagwa Emmerson Dambudzo of ZANU-PF par

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Far-right candidate wins Argentina's presidential primaries

STORY: Far-right candidate wins Argentina's presidential primaries DATELINE: Aug. 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:18 LOCATION: Buenos Aires CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of people voting at polling stations 2. various of Javier Milei 3. various of Sergio Massa 4. various of Patricia Bullrich 5. various of people voting at polling stations STORYLINE: Far-right lawmaker Javier Milei took the lead in Argentina's presidential primary election held on Sunday. Argentina's National Electoral Chamber announced on Monday that with 93 percent of votes counted, Milei, the only candidate of the Libertad Avanza Party, gained more than 30 percent of the vote, exceeding the 20 percent predicted by pollsters. Center-right coalition candidate Patricia Bullrich had about 28 percent of the vote, and the current Minister of Economy Sergio Massa was coming in third with about 27 percent. The general election for the 2023-2027 presidential term is expected to be held on Oct. 22. The general election will also choose the vi

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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.

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TÜRKIYE-ISTANBUL-ELECTIONS

(230514) -- ISTANBUL, May 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A voter casts her ballot at a polling station in Istanbul, Türkiye, May 14, 2023. Turkish citizens headed to the polls on Sunday for twin presidential and parliamentary elections that could shape the Turkish political landscape for the upcoming years. Some 61 million voters are registered to cast their ballots. Around 3.5 million voters living abroad have been called to cast their votes in advance. More than 1.76 million Turks abroad have cast their votes at diplomatic missions and customs gates between April 27 and May 9. (Photo by Omer Kuscu/Xinhua)

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TÜRKIYE-ISTANBUL-ELECTIONS

(230514) -- ISTANBUL, May 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A voter casts his ballot at a polling station in Istanbul, Türkiye, May 14, 2023. Turkish citizens headed to the polls on Sunday for twin presidential and parliamentary elections that could shape the Turkish political landscape for the upcoming years. Some 61 million voters are registered to cast their ballots. Around 3.5 million voters living abroad have been called to cast their votes in advance. More than 1.76 million Turks abroad have cast their votes at diplomatic missions and customs gates between April 27 and May 9. (Photo by Omer Kuscu/Xinhua)

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TÜRKIYE-ANKARA-ELECTIONS

(230514) -- ANKARA, May 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A staff member shows the ballot paper at a polling station in Ankara, Türkiye, May 14, 2023. Turkish citizens headed to the polls on Sunday for twin presidential and parliamentary elections that could shape the Turkish political landscape for the upcoming years. Some 61 million voters are registered to cast their ballots. Around 3.5 million voters living abroad have been called to cast their votes in advance. More than 1.76 million Turks abroad have cast their votes at diplomatic missions and customs gates between April 27 and May 9. (Xinhua/Shadati)

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TÜRKIYE-ANKARA-ELECTIONS

(230514) -- ANKARA, May 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Kemal Kilicdaroglu (C, front), the leader of the center-left Republican People's Party, casts his ballot at a polling station in Ankara, Türkiye, May 14, 2023. Turkish citizens headed to the polls on Sunday for twin presidential and parliamentary elections that could shape the Turkish political landscape for the upcoming years. Some 61 million voters are registered to cast their ballots. Around 3.5 million voters living abroad have been called to cast their votes in advance. More than 1.76 million Turks abroad have cast their votes at diplomatic missions and customs gates between April 27 and May 9. (Xinhua/Shadati)