302 lawmakers take oath in inaugural session of Pakistan's 16th National Assembly

STORY: 302 lawmakers take oath in inaugural session of Pakistan's 16th National Assembly SHOOTING DATE: Feb. 29, 2024 DATELINE: March. 1, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:07 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of National Assembly of Pakistan STORYLINE: A total of 302 newly elected lawmakers took oath in the inaugural session of the 16th National Assembly of Pakistan in Islamabad on Thursday, a notification by the National Assembly Secretariat read. Raja Pervaiz Ashraf, the speaker of the national assembly, or the lower house of the country's parliament, administered oaths to the representatives. A total of 310 notifications of winning candidates from different constituencies and reserved seats have been issued by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) from the 336-member house, while the remaining are still awaited, withheld, or delayed. Following the swearing-in ceremony, the next step before the formation of the new government is the election for the speaker and deputy speaker of t

Coalition leaders meet after election

Coalition leaders meet after election

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese coalition leaders meet June 26 at the Diet following Sunday's House of Representatives general election. From left to right are Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Secretary General Hiromu Nonaka, New Conservative Party leader Chikage Ogi, Prime Minister and LDP President Yoshiro Mori, and New Komeito party leader Takenori Kanzaki. In the election, the three-way ruling coalition won an overall majority, taking 271 of the 480 seats. However, the figure was far below their pre-election strength of 336 seats.

Mori fields questions at news confab following election

Mori fields questions at news confab following election

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori fields questions June 26 at a news conference at the headquarters of his Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) following Sunday's House of Representatives general election. He attended the conference in his capacity as LDP president. Mori's three-way ruling coalition won an overall majority of 271 of the 480 seats -- far below their pre-election strength of 336 seats.

Mori fields questions at news confab following election

Mori fields questions at news confab following election

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori fields questions June 26 at a news conference at the headquarters of his Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) following Sunday's House of Representatives general election. He attended the conference in his capacity as LDP president. Mori's three-way ruling coalition won an overall majority of 271 of the 480 seats -- far below their pre-election strength of 336 seats.

Coalition leaders meet after election

Coalition leaders meet after election

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese coalition leaders meet June 26 at the Diet following Sunday's House of Representatives general election. From left to right are Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Secretary General Hiromu Nonaka, New Conservative Party leader Chikage Ogi, Prime Minister and LDP President Yoshiro Mori, and New Komeito party leader Takenori Kanzaki. In the election, the three-way ruling coalition won an overall majority, taking 271 of the 480 seats. However, the figure was far below their pre-election strength of 336 seats.