European Parliament President Metsola casts vote in Malta

STORY: European Parliament President Metsola casts vote in Malta SHOOTING TIME: June 8, 2024 DATELINE: June 9, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:46 LOCATION: SLIEMA, Malta CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Metsola arriving at a polling station 2. various of Metsola casting at a polling station STORYLINE: President of the European Parliament (EP), Maltese national Roberta Metsola cast her vote on Saturday at a polling station in Sliema, eastern Malta, for the elections of the European Parliament and Malta's local councils. Malta joined many other European countries on Saturday to elect the politicians who will represent the country in the European Parliament and those who will lead the local councils for the next five years. Being the smallest member state, Malta only has six seats in the EP. The EP elections are set to be a pivotal moment for the European Union (EU) since they will shape the bloc's future policies amid escalating geopolitical tensions and internal economic struggles. In the first post-Bre

S. Korea's opposition party overwhelmingly leads exit polls in parliamentary elections

STORY: S. Korea's opposition party overwhelmingly leads exit polls in parliamentary elections SHOOTING TIME: April 10, 2024 DATELINE: April 10, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:38 LOCATION: Seoul CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of a polling station in Gwangjin district, Seoul 2. various of exit poll at a polling station in Yongsan district, Seoul STORYLINE: South Korea's main liberal opposition Democratic Party overwhelmingly led exit polls in parliamentary elections, a survey from local broadcaster JTBC showed Wednesday. The Democratic Party and its satellite party were projected to secure 168-193 seats, including the directly-contested constituency seats and the proportional representation (PR) slots. The ruling conservative People Power Party and its satellite party were estimated to win 87-111 parliamentary seats. The quadrennial polls for 300 members of the National Assembly were carried out at 14,259 voting stations across the Asian country to let voters cast ballots for 254 constituency seats and 46 PR

Newspaper banner headlines on LDP's crushing upper house defeat

Newspaper banner headlines on LDP's crushing upper house defeat

TOKYO, Japan - Morning newspapers in Tokyo on July 30 carry banner headlines on the Liberal Democratic Party's crushing defeat in the House of Councillors election the previous day. The LDP lost 19 of the 56 seats it held before the election, while the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan added 28 to the 32 seats it held before the poll. Half of the 242 upper house seats are up for reelection every three years. With 46 seats not open to contest, the LDP now has a total of 83 seats in the upper house versus 109 for the DPJ.

Newspaper banner headlines on LDP's crushing upper house defeat

Newspaper banner headlines on LDP's crushing upper house defeat

TOKYO, Japan - Morning newspapers in Tokyo on July 30 carry banner headlines on the Liberal Democratic Party's crushing defeat in the House of Councillors election the previous day. The LDP lost 19 of the 56 seats it held before the election, while the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan added 28 to the 32 seats it held before the poll. Half of the 242 upper house seats are up for reelection every three years. With 46 seats not open to contest, the LDP now has a total of 83 seats in the upper house versus 109 for the DPJ. (Kyodo)