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Estonia´s European Parliament elections

09.06.2024, Tartu European Parliament elections. Isamaa and SDE got awarded two mandates and Reform, Center, and EKRE one each. Estonia has seven seats in the parliament. All 377 polling stations across Estonia were open. Photo Sille Annuk, Tartu Postimees

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Estonia´s European Parliament elections

09.06.2024, Tartu European Parliament elections. Isamaa and SDE got awarded two mandates and Reform, Center, and EKRE one each. Estonia has seven seats in the parliament. All 377 polling stations across Estonia were open. Photo Sille Annuk, Tartu Postimees

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Estonia´s European Parliament elections

09.06.2024, Tartu European Parliament elections. Isamaa and SDE got awarded two mandates and Reform, Center, and EKRE one each. Estonia has seven seats in the parliament. All 377 polling stations across Estonia were open. Photo Sille Annuk, Tartu Postimees

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Estonia´s European Parliament elections

09.06.2024, Tartu European Parliament elections. Isamaa and SDE got awarded two mandates and Reform, Center, and EKRE one each. Estonia has seven seats in the parliament. All 377 polling stations across Estonia were open. Photo Sille Annuk, Tartu Postimees

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Estonia´s European Parliament elections

09.06.2024, Tartu European Parliament elections. Isamaa and SDE got awarded two mandates and Reform, Center, and EKRE one each. Estonia has seven seats in the parliament. All 377 polling stations across Estonia were open. Photo Sille Annuk, Tartu Postimees

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Estonia´s European Parliament elections

09.06.2024, Tartu European Parliament elections. Isamaa and SDE got awarded two mandates and Reform, Center, and EKRE one each. Estonia has seven seats in the parliament. All 377 polling stations across Estonia were open. Photo Sille Annuk, Tartu Postimees

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Estonia´s European Parliament elections

09.06.2024, Tartu European Parliament elections. Isamaa and SDE got awarded two mandates and Reform, Center, and EKRE one each. Estonia has seven seats in the parliament. All 377 polling stations across Estonia were open. Photo Sille Annuk, Tartu Postimees

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Estonia´s European Parliament elections

09.06.2024, Tartu European Parliament elections. Isamaa and SDE got awarded two mandates and Reform, Center, and EKRE one each. Estonia has seven seats in the parliament. All 377 polling stations across Estonia were open. Photo Sille Annuk, Tartu Postimees

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Estonia´s European Parliament elections

09.06.2024, Tartu European Parliament elections. Isamaa and SDE got awarded two mandates and Reform, Center, and EKRE one each. Estonia has seven seats in the parliament. All 377 polling stations across Estonia were open. Photo Sille Annuk, Tartu Postimees

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Modi-led ruling alliance wins general elections in India: election commission

STORY: Modi-led ruling alliance wins general elections in India: election commission SHOOTING TIME: June 5, 2024 DATELINE: June 5, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:32 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the India gate 2. various of the ruling party winning celebration 3. various of the parliament building 4. various of the ruling party winning celebration STORYLINE: India's ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA), led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), has secured a majority of the seats in the Lok Sabha (the lower house of Parliament), winning the 2024 Indian general elections. The Election Commission of India (ECI) released the official data on its website early Wednesday, suggesting that the NDA is all set to form the next government. Modi claimed victory for the NDA on Tuesday in a speech at the BJP Headquarters in Delhi. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from New Delhi. (XHTV)

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UK parliament dissolves ahead of July general election

STORY: UK parliament dissolves ahead of July general election SHOOTING TIME: May 30, 2024/FILE DATELINE: May 31, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:47 LOCATION: London CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): ZHANG BONING, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (courtesy of 10 Downing Street) 3. various of British parliament House of Commons (file of May 2024) 4. various of British parliament building STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): ZHANG BONING, Xinhua correspondent "The British parliament dissolved on Thursday in anticipation of the general election scheduled for July 4. The dissolution marks the conclusion of all parliamentary activities in both the House of Commons and the House of Lords." Campaigning has officially kicked off as 650 parliamentary seats in the Commons became vacant at one minute past midnight (2301 GMT) according to the electoral schedule. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced last week that the country will hold a general election on July 4. The Conserv

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Lower house by-elections in Japan

Kenta Izumi, chief of the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, holds a press conference at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on April 28, 2024, after the party won all three seats contested in House of Representatives by-elections.

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Voting begins for Pakistan's general elections

STORY: Voting begins for Pakistan's general elections SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 8, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 8, 2024 LENGTH: 0:03:41 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): ALI JASWAL, Xinhua reporter 2. various shots of polling stations in Islamabad STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): ALI JASWAL, Xinhua reporter "Polling for Pakistan's one-day general elections started all across the country right now Thursday morning. It has just started at 8 a.m. local time and according to Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), the voting process would continue uninterrupted till 5:00 p.m. local time. Polling for the National Assembly and four provincial assemblies are being held on the same day. According to the ECP, over 128 million Pakistani people, or more than half of the country's total population, are eligible to vote in the general elections. ECP announced that over 5,000 candidates would contest the 265 general seats in the National Assembly and over 12,000 candidates would be competing for the 59

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Netherlands holds parliamentary elections

STORY: Netherlands holds parliamentary elections SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 15/Nov. 22, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:44 LOCATION: Amsterdam CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of street scenes in Amsterdam 2. various of elections STORYLINE: The Netherlands kicked off on Wednesday a nationwide vote to elect a new parliament and a replacement for outgoing Prime Minister Mark Rutte. At 7:30 a.m. local time (0630 GMT), all 9,000 polling stations in the Netherlands opened their doors for the 2023 parliamentary elections. A total of 26 parties joined the race in a fragmented Dutch political landscape. Rutte, who led the past four governments, cast his vote on Wednesday morning in the Hague, for the last time as PM. The previous elections in March 2021 ended in a landslide victory for the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) of Rutte with 34 of the 150 seats. According to the latest polls conducted by Peilingwijzer and cited by national broadcaster NOS, four parties are in the race to bec

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Shinkansen "Nozomi" all reserved seats for year-end and New Year's holidays notice

Shinkansen "Nozomi" all reserved seats for year-end and New Year's holidays notice=Date:October 14, 2023, Place:Osaka

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Shinkansen "Nozomi" all reserved seats for year-end and New Year's holidays notice

Shinkansen "Nozomi" all reserved seats for year-end and New Year's holidays notice=Date:October 14, 2024, Place:Osaka

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Cambodian king endorses new parliament

STORY: Cambodian king endorses new parliament DATELINE: Aug. 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:49 LOCATION: Phnom Penh CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the National Assembly Palace in Cambodia 2. various of Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni presiding over opening of new National Assembly 3. various of opening of new National Assembly 4. various of Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni posing for group photo with the lawmakers-elect STORYLINE: Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni presided over the opening of the new National Assembly's first session on Monday after a general election last month. Outgoing Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen's ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP) won 120 parliamentary seats and the Funcinpec Party of Prince Norodom Chakravuth earned the remaining five seats in the seventh general election on July 23. All the 125 lawmakers-elect were present at the opening session, as foreign diplomats and representatives of international organizations to the country were also invited to the event. Spe

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Spain Election - PSOE Resists - Madrid

PSOE supporters celebrate the results of the general election day at the headquarters of the Socialist Party in Ferraz street, July 23, 2023, in Madrid, Spain. All Spaniards have been called today, July 23, 2023, to elect their representatives for the next four years. At stake are 350 seats in the Congress and 208 in the Senate (since 57 of the 265 senators are appointed by autonomous regions), which will have to elect the next Government. Photo by Alejandro Martinez Velez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spain Election - PSOE Resists - Madrid

The President of the Government of Spain and Secretary General of the PSOE, Pedro Sánchez, thanks his voters for the results obtained on election day of the general elections at the headquarters of the Socialist Party in Ferraz Street, on July 23, 2023, in Madrid, Spain. All Spaniards have been called today, July 23, 2023, to elect their representatives for the next four years. At stake are 350 seats in the Congress and 208 in the Senate (since 57 of the 265 senators are appointed by autonomous regions), which will have to elect the next Government. Photo by Alejandro Martinez Velez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spain Election - PSOE Resists - Madrid

The President of the Government of Spain and Secretary General of the PSOE, Pedro Sánchez, thanks his voters for the results obtained on election day of the general elections at the headquarters of the Socialist Party in Ferraz Street, on July 23, 2023, in Madrid, Spain. All Spaniards have been called today, July 23, 2023, to elect their representatives for the next four years. At stake are 350 seats in the Congress and 208 in the Senate (since 57 of the 265 senators are appointed by autonomous regions), which will have to elect the next Government. Photo by Alejandro Martinez Velez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spain Election - Right-Wing Bloc Falls Short Of Majority - Madrid

(L-R) The general coordinator of the national PP, Elías Bendodo, the PP candidate for the Presidency of the Government of Spain, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, and the secretary general of the Popular Party, Cuca Gamarra, during the monitoring of the election day of the general elections at the headquarters of the PP in Genova street, on July 23, 2023, in Madrid, Spain. All Spaniards have been called today, July 23, 2023, to elect their representatives for the next four years. At stake are 350 seats in the Congress and 208 in the Senate (since 57 of the 265 senators are appointed by autonomous regions), which will have to elect the next Government. Photo by Alberto Ortega/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spain Election - PSOE Resists - Madrid

The President of the Government of Spain and Secretary General of the PSOE, Pedro Sánchez, thanks his voters for the results obtained on election day of the general elections at the headquarters of the Socialist Party in Ferraz Street, on July 23, 2023, in Madrid, Spain. All Spaniards have been called today, July 23, 2023, to elect their representatives for the next four years. At stake are 350 seats in the Congress and 208 in the Senate (since 57 of the 265 senators are appointed by autonomous regions), which will have to elect the next Government. Photo by Alejandro Martinez Velez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spain Election - Right-Wing Bloc Falls Short Of Majority - Madrid

(L-R) The general coordinator of the national PP, Elías Bendodo, the PP candidate for the Presidency of the Government of Spain, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, the secretary general of the Popular Party, Cuca Gamarra, and the president of the Community of Madrid, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, during the monitoring of the election day of the general elections at the headquarters of the PP in Genova Street, on July 23, 2023, in Madrid, Spain. All Spaniards have been called today, July 23, 2023, to elect their representatives for the next four years. At stake are 350 seats in the Congress and 208 in the Senate (since 57 of the 265 senators are appointed by autonomous regions), which will have to elect the next Government. Photo by Alberto Ortega/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spain Election - PSOE Resists - Madrid

The President of the Government of Spain and Secretary General of the PSOE, Pedro Sánchez, thanks his voters for the results obtained on election day of the general elections at the headquarters of the Socialist Party in Ferraz Street, on July 23, 2023, in Madrid, Spain. All Spaniards have been called today, July 23, 2023, to elect their representatives for the next four years. At stake are 350 seats in the Congress and 208 in the Senate (since 57 of the 265 senators are appointed by autonomous regions), which will have to elect the next Government. Photo by Alejandro Martinez Velez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spain Election - PSOE Resists - Madrid

The President of the Government of Spain and Secretary General of the PSOE, Pedro Sánchez, thanks his voters for the results obtained on election day of the general elections at the headquarters of the Socialist Party in Ferraz Street, on July 23, 2023, in Madrid, Spain. All Spaniards have been called today, July 23, 2023, to elect their representatives for the next four years. At stake are 350 seats in the Congress and 208 in the Senate (since 57 of the 265 senators are appointed by autonomous regions), which will have to elect the next Government. Photo by Alejandro Martinez Velez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spain Election - Right-Wing Bloc Falls Short Of Majority - Madrid

(L-R) The general coordinator of the national PP, Elías Bendodo, the PP candidate for the Presidency of the Government of Spain, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, and the secretary general of the Popular Party, Cuca Gamarra, during the monitoring of the election day of the general elections at the headquarters of the PP in Genova street, on July 23, 2023, in Madrid, Spain. All Spaniards have been called today, July 23, 2023, to elect their representatives for the next four years. At stake are 350 seats in the Congress and 208 in the Senate (since 57 of the 265 senators are appointed by autonomous regions), which will have to elect the next Government. Photo by Alberto Ortega/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spain Election - Right-Wing Bloc Falls Short Of Majority - Madrid

(L-R) The general coordinator of the national PP, Elías Bendodo, the PP candidate for the Presidency of the Government of Spain, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, the secretary general of the Popular Party, Cuca Gamarra, and the president of the Community of Madrid, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, during the monitoring of the election day of the general elections at the headquarters of the PP in Genova Street, on July 23, 2023, in Madrid, Spain. All Spaniards have been called today, July 23, 2023, to elect their representatives for the next four years. At stake are 350 seats in the Congress and 208 in the Senate (since 57 of the 265 senators are appointed by autonomous regions), which will have to elect the next Government. Photo by Alberto Ortega/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spain Election - PSOE Resists - Madrid

PSOE supporters celebrate the results of the general election day at the headquarters of the Socialist Party in Ferraz street, July 23, 2023, in Madrid, Spain. All Spaniards have been called today, July 23, 2023, to elect their representatives for the next four years. At stake are 350 seats in the Congress and 208 in the Senate (since 57 of the 265 senators are appointed by autonomous regions), which will have to elect the next Government. Photo by Alejandro Martinez Velez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spain Election - Right-Wing Bloc Falls Short Of Majority - Madrid

(L-R) The general coordinator of the national PP, Elías Bendodo, the PP candidate for the Presidency of the Government of Spain, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, and the secretary general of the Popular Party, Cuca Gamarra, during the monitoring of the election day of the general elections at the headquarters of the PP in Genova street, on July 23, 2023, in Madrid, Spain. All Spaniards have been called today, July 23, 2023, to elect their representatives for the next four years. At stake are 350 seats in the Congress and 208 in the Senate (since 57 of the 265 senators are appointed by autonomous regions), which will have to elect the next Government. Photo by Alberto Ortega/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spain Election - PSOE Resists - Madrid

The President of the Government of Spain and Secretary General of the PSOE, Pedro Sánchez, thanks his voters for the results obtained on election day of the general elections at the headquarters of the Socialist Party in Ferraz Street, on July 23, 2023, in Madrid, Spain. All Spaniards have been called today, July 23, 2023, to elect their representatives for the next four years. At stake are 350 seats in the Congress and 208 in the Senate (since 57 of the 265 senators are appointed by autonomous regions), which will have to elect the next Government. Photo by Alejandro Martinez Velez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spain Election - Right-Wing Bloc Falls Short Of Majority - Madrid

Vox candidate for the Presidency of the Government of Spain, Santiago Abascal, during the monitoring of the election day of the general elections at the headquarters of Vox, on July 23, 2023, in Madrid, Spain. All Spaniards have been called today, July 23, 2023, to elect their representatives for the next four years. At stake are 350 seats in the Congress and 208 in the Senate (since 57 of the 265 senators are appointed by autonomous regions), which will have to elect the next Government. Photo by A. Perez Meca/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spain Election - Right-Wing Bloc Falls Short Of Majority - Madrid

(L-R) The general coordinator of the national PP, Elías Bendodo, the PP candidate for the Presidency of the Government of Spain, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, the secretary general of the Popular Party, Cuca Gamarra, and the president of the Community of Madrid, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, during the monitoring of the election day of the general elections at the headquarters of the PP in Genova Street, on July 23, 2023, in Madrid, Spain. All Spaniards have been called today, July 23, 2023, to elect their representatives for the next four years. At stake are 350 seats in the Congress and 208 in the Senate (since 57 of the 265 senators are appointed by autonomous regions), which will have to elect the next Government. Photo by Alberto Ortega/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spain Election - Right-Wing Bloc Falls Short Of Majority - Madrid

(2I-D) The general coordinator of the national PP, Elías Bendodo, the PP candidate for the Presidency of the Government of Spain, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, the secretary general of the Popular Party, Cuca Gamarra, and the president of the Community of Madrid, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, during the monitoring of the election day of the general elections at the headquarters of the PP in Genova street, on July 23, 2023, in Madrid, Spain. All Spaniards have been called today, July 23, 2023, to elect their representatives for the next four years. At stake are 350 seats in the Congress and 208 in the Senate (since 57 of the 265 senators are appointed by autonomous regions), which will have to elect the next Government. Photo by Alberto Ortega/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spain Election - Right-Wing Bloc Falls Short Of Majority - Madrid

The PP candidate for the Presidency of the Government of Spain, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, during the monitoring of the election day of the general elections at the PP headquarters in Calle Génova, on July 23, 2023, in Madrid, Spain. All Spaniards have been called today, July 23, 2023, to elect their representatives for the next four years. At stake are 350 seats in the Congress and 208 in the Senate (since 57 of the 265 senators are appointed by autonomous regions), which will have to elect the next Government. Photo by Alberto Ortega/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spain Election - Right-Wing Bloc Falls Short Of Majority - Madrid

Vox candidate for the Presidency of the Government of Spain, Santiago Abascal (c), during the monitoring of the election day of the general elections at the headquarters of Vox, on July 23, 2023, in Madrid, Spain. All Spaniards have been called today, July 23, 2023, to elect their representatives for the next four years. At stake are 350 seats in the Congress and 208 in the Senate (since 57 of the 265 senators are appointed by autonomous regions), which will have to elect the next Government. Photo by A. Perez Meca/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spain Election - Right-Wing Bloc Falls Short Of Majority - Madrid

The PP candidate for the Presidency of the Government of Spain, Alberto Núñez Feijóo (c), during the monitoring of the election day of the general elections at the headquarters of the PP in Genova street, on July 23, 2023, in Madrid, Spain. All Spaniards have been called today, July 23, 2023, to elect their representatives for the next four years. At stake are 350 seats in the Congress and 208 in the Senate (since 57 of the 265 senators are appointed by autonomous regions), which will have to elect the next Government. Photo by Alberto Ortega/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spain Election - Right-Wing Bloc Falls Short Of Majority - Madrid

The PP candidate for the Presidency of the Government of Spain, Alberto Núñez Feijóo (c), during the monitoring of the election day of the general elections at the headquarters of the PP in Genova street, on July 23, 2023, in Madrid, Spain. All Spaniards have been called today, July 23, 2023, to elect their representatives for the next four years. At stake are 350 seats in the Congress and 208 in the Senate (since 57 of the 265 senators are appointed by autonomous regions), which will have to elect the next Government. Photo by Alberto Ortega/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spain Election - Right-Wing Bloc Falls Short Of Majority - Madrid

Vox candidate for the Presidency of the Government of Spain, Santiago Abascal (c), during the monitoring of the election day of the general elections at the headquarters of Vox, on July 23, 2023, in Madrid, Spain. All Spaniards have been called today, July 23, 2023, to elect their representatives for the next four years. At stake are 350 seats in the Congress and 208 in the Senate (since 57 of the 265 senators are appointed by autonomous regions), which will have to elect the next Government. Photo by A. Perez Meca/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spain Election - Right-Wing Bloc Falls Short Of Majority - Madrid

The vice president of Political Action of Vox, Jorge Buxadé (2l), the spokesman of Vox in Congress, Iván Espinosa de los Monteros (3l), the candidate of Vox for the Presidency of the Government of Spain, Santiago Abascal (c), the secretary general of Vox, Ignacio Garriga (3r), the vice president of the Junta de Castilla y Leon, Juan Garcia-Gallardo (2r), and the leader of Vox in the Community of Madrid, Rocio Monasterio (r), during the monitoring of the election day of the general elections at the headquarters of Vox, on July 23, 2023, in Madrid, Spain. All Spaniards have been called today, July 23, 2023, to elect their representatives for the next four years. At stake are 350 seats in the Congress and 208 in the Senate (since 57 of the 265 senators are appointed by autonomous regions), which will have to elect the next Government. Photo by A. Perez Meca/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spain Election - Right-Wing Bloc Falls Short Of Majority - Madrid

Vox candidate for the Presidency of the Government of Spain, Santiago Abascal, during the monitoring of the election day of the general elections at the headquarters of Vox, on July 23, 2023, in Madrid, Spain. All Spaniards have been called today, July 23, 2023, to elect their representatives for the next four years. At stake are 350 seats in the Congress and 208 in the Senate (since 57 of the 265 senators are appointed by autonomous regions), which will have to elect the next Government. Photo by A. Perez Meca/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spain Election - Right-Wing Bloc Falls Short Of Majority - Madrid

Vox candidate for the Presidency of the Government of Spain, Santiago Abascal (c), during the monitoring of the election day of the general elections at the headquarters of Vox, on July 23, 2023, in Madrid, Spain. All Spaniards have been called today, July 23, 2023, to elect their representatives for the next four years. At stake are 350 seats in the Congress and 208 in the Senate (since 57 of the 265 senators are appointed by autonomous regions), which will have to elect the next Government. Photo by A. Perez Meca/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spain Election - Right-Wing Bloc Falls Short Of Majority - Madrid

Vox spokesman in Congress, Iván Espinosa de los Monteros (l), the vice president of the Junta de Castilla y León, Juan García-Gallardo (3l), the Vox candidate for the Presidency of the Government of Spain, Santiago Abascal (c), the secretary general of Vox, Ignacio Garriga (4r), Vox's vice president of Political Action, Jorge Buxadé (3r), and Vox's leader in the Community of Madrid, Rocío Monasterio (2r), during the monitoring of the election day of the general elections at the headquarters of Vox, on July 23, 2023, in Madrid, Spain. All Spaniards have been called today, July 23, 2023, to elect their representatives for the next four years. At stake are 350 seats in the Congress and 208 in the Senate (since 57 of the 265 senators are appointed by autonomous regions), which will have to elect the next Government. Photo by A. Perez Meca/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spain Election - Right-Wing Bloc Falls Short Of Majority - Madrid

Vox candidate for the Presidency of the Government of Spain, Santiago Abascal, during the monitoring of the election day of the general elections at the headquarters of Vox, on July 23, 2023, in Madrid, Spain. All Spaniards have been called today, July 23, 2023, to elect their representatives for the next four years. At stake are 350 seats in the Congress and 208 in the Senate (since 57 of the 265 senators are appointed by autonomous regions), which will have to elect the next Government. Photo by A. Perez Meca/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spain Election - Right-Wing Bloc Falls Short Of Majority - Madrid

Vox candidate for the Presidency of the Government of Spain, Santiago Abascal, during the monitoring of the election day of the general elections at the headquarters of Vox, on July 23, 2023, in Madrid, Spain. All Spaniards have been called today, July 23, 2023, to elect their representatives for the next four years. At stake are 350 seats in the Congress and 208 in the Senate (since 57 of the 265 senators are appointed by autonomous regions), which will have to elect the next Government. Photo by A. Perez Meca/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spain Election - Right-Wing Bloc Falls Short Of Majority - Madrid

Vox candidate for the Presidency of the Government of Spain, Santiago Abascal, during the monitoring of the election day of the general elections at the headquarters of Vox, on July 23, 2023, in Madrid, Spain. All Spaniards have been called today, July 23, 2023, to elect their representatives for the next four years. At stake are 350 seats in the Congress and 208 in the Senate (since 57 of the 265 senators are appointed by autonomous regions), which will have to elect the next Government. Photo by A. Perez Meca/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Thai Election Commission endorses 500 lower house MPs

STORY: Thai Election Commission endorses 500 lower house MPs DATELINE: June 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:28 LOCATION: Bangkok CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Thailand's Election Commission announcing election results 2. various of MPs receiving certificates 3. various of Pita Limjaroenrat and his coalition partners holding a press conference STORYLINE: Thailand's Election Commission (EC) on Monday officially announced results from last month's general election, paving the way for the parliament to convene and choose a new prime minister. The polling body has endorsed all 500 members in the House of Representatives, which includes 400 constituency seats and 100 party-list seats, EC secretary-general Sawaeng Boonmee told a news conference. According to the approved vote results from the May 14 election, a total of 18 political parties have won seats in the House of Representatives. The Move Forward Party secured the highest number of seats, with 151, followed by the Pheu Thai Party, which won 141 sea

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Main venues for 31st Summer Universiade ready in China's Chengdu

STORY: Main venues for 31st Summer Universiade ready in China's Chengdu DATELINE: March 25, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:17 LOCATION: CHENGDU, China CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Dongan Lake Sports Park STORYLINE: All main venues and facilities for the 31st Summer Universiade which will be staged on July 28-Aug. 8 in China's Chengdu have been completed. With a construction area of about 320,000 square meters, the main stadium of the Dongan Lake Sports Park will host the opening ceremony of the event. The roof of the stadium is made up of more than 12,000 colored glazed glass pieces, forming the shape of the "sun bird," making the stadium look like a silver flying saucer when viewed from above. The multi-functional gymnasium of the Dongan Lake Sports Park has 15,000 fixed seats and 3,000 movable seats around the stands, which can be reduced according to demand. It also has a "basketball-ice hockey transformation" function that can convert the ice hockey rink to a basketball court in 4 to 6 hours. T

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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