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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

Cote d'Ivoire's incumbent President Alassane Ouattara, candidate of the Rally of Houphouetists for Democracy and Peace, has won the presidential election with 89.77 percent of the votes, according to provisional results released Monday by the country's Independent Electoral Commission (CEI). File photo taken on Oct. 25, 2025, shows President Alassane Ouattara at a polling station, in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire. Photo by Zhang Jian/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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Alassane Ouattara Wins Presidential Election - Abidjan

File photo taken on Oct. 25, 2025, shows President Alassane Ouattara voting at a polling station, in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire. 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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Parliamentary Elections Day - Jordan

A voter casts his ballot at a polling station in Amman, Jordan, September 10, 2024. Voting in Jordan's first parliamentary elections under a new electoral law designed to improve representation came to an end with a turnout of 32.1 percent, the country's Independent Election Commission said Tuesday. Photo by Mohammad Abu Ghosh/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Parliamentary Elections Day - Jordan

A voter casts his ballot at a polling station in Amman, Jordan, September 10, 2024. Voting in Jordan's first parliamentary elections under a new electoral law designed to improve representation came to an end with a turnout of 32.1 percent, the country's Independent Election Commission said Tuesday. Photo by Mohammad Abu Ghosh/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Parliamentary Elections Day - Jordan

(240911) -- BALQA, September 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Voters display ink-marked fingers after voting in Balqa, Jordan, September 10, 2024. Voting in Jordan's first parliamentary elections under a new electoral law designed to improve representation came to an end with a turnout of 32.1 percent, the country's Independent Election Commission said Tuesday. Photo by Mohammad Abu Ghosh/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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SOUTH AFRICA-MIDRAND-GENERAL ELECTIONS-RESULT

(240603) -- MIDRAND, June 3, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- South African President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers a speech during a press conference announcing the election result at the National Results Operations Center in Midrand, South Africa, on June 2, 2024. South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) has secured 159 out of 400 seats in the National Assembly in the country's 2024 general elections, the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) officially announced on Sunday evening. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Zhang Yudong)

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SOUTH AFRICA-MIDRAND-GENERAL ELECTIONS-RESULT

(240603) -- MIDRAND, June 3, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- South African President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers a speech during a press conference announcing the election result at the National Results Operations Center in Midrand, South Africa, on June 2, 2024. South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) has secured 159 out of 400 seats in the National Assembly in the country's 2024 general elections, the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) officially announced on Sunday evening. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Zhang Yudong)

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SOUTH AFRICA-MIDRAND-GENERAL ELECTIONS-RESULT

(240603) -- MIDRAND, June 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- South African President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers a speech during a press conference announcing the election result at the National Results Operations Center in Midrand, South Africa, on June 2, 2024. South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) has secured 159 out of 400 seats in the National Assembly in the country's 2024 general elections, the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) officially announced on Sunday evening. (Xinhua/Zhang Yudong)

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SOUTH AFRICA-MIDRAND-GENERAL ELECTIONS-RESULT

(240603) -- MIDRAND, June 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- South African President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers a speech during a press conference announcing the election result at the National Results Operations Center in Midrand, South Africa, on June 2, 2024. South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) has secured 159 out of 400 seats in the National Assembly in the country's 2024 general elections, the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) officially announced on Sunday evening. (Xinhua/Zhang Yudong)

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SOUTH AFRICA-MIDRAND-ELECTION

(240602) -- MIDRAND, June 2, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- African National Congress Chairperson Gwede Mantashe speaks to media at the National Results Operations Center in Midrand, South Africa, on June 1, 2024. South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) has secured about 40 percent of votes with over 99 percent of ballot counting completed in the country's general elections, the Independent Electoral Commission's (IEC) results showed on Saturday. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Zhang Yudong)

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SOUTH AFRICA-MIDRAND-ELECTION

(240602) -- MIDRAND, June 2, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Members of the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party are seen at the National Results Operations Center in Midrand, South Africa, on June 1, 2024. South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) has secured about 40 percent of votes with over 99 percent of ballot counting completed in the country's general elections, the Independent Electoral Commission's (IEC) results showed on Saturday. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Zhang Yudong)

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SOUTH AFRICA-MIDRAND-ELECTION

(240602) -- MIDRAND, June 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Members of the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party are seen at the National Results Operations Center in Midrand, South Africa, on June 1, 2024. South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) has secured about 40 percent of votes with over 99 percent of ballot counting completed in the country's general elections, the Independent Electoral Commission's (IEC) results showed on Saturday. (Xinhua/Zhang Yudong)

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SOUTH AFRICA-MIDRAND-ELECTION

(240602) -- MIDRAND, June 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- African National Congress Chairperson Gwede Mantashe speaks to media at the National Results Operations Center in Midrand, South Africa, on June 1, 2024. South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) has secured about 40 percent of votes with over 99 percent of ballot counting completed in the country's general elections, the Independent Electoral Commission's (IEC) results showed on Saturday. (Xinhua/Zhang Yudong)

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SOUTH AFRICA-JOHANNESBURG-ELECTION

(240531) -- JOHANNESBURG, May 31, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Staff members of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) work at the National Results Operations Center in Midrand, South Africa, on May 31, 2024. The ruling African National Congress (ANC) is currently leading in South Africa's 2024 national and provincial elections, with about 42 percent of the votes, as the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has counted over 60 percent of the ballots by Friday noon. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Zhang Yudong)

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SOUTH AFRICA-JOHANNESBURG-ELECTION

(240531) -- JOHANNESBURG, May 31, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Staff members of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) work at the National Results Operations Center in Midrand, South Africa, on May 31, 2024. The ruling African National Congress (ANC) is currently leading in South Africa's 2024 national and provincial elections, with about 42 percent of the votes, as the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has counted over 60 percent of the ballots by Friday noon. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Zhang Yudong)

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SOUTH AFRICA-JOHANNESBURG-ELECTION

(240531) -- JOHANNESBURG, May 31, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A staff member of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) works at the National Results Operations Center in Midrand, South Africa, on May 31, 2024. The ruling African National Congress (ANC) is currently leading in South Africa's 2024 national and provincial elections, with about 42 percent of the votes, as the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has counted over 60 percent of the ballots by Friday noon. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Zhang Yudong)

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SOUTH AFRICA-JOHANNESBURG-ELECTION

(240531) -- JOHANNESBURG, May 31, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Staff members of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) talk at the National Results Operations Center in Midrand, South Africa, on May 31, 2024. The ruling African National Congress (ANC) is currently leading in South Africa's 2024 national and provincial elections, with about 42 percent of the votes, as the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has counted over 60 percent of the ballots by Friday noon. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Zhang Yudong)

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SOUTH AFRICA-JOHANNESBURG-ELECTION

(240531) -- JOHANNESBURG, May 31, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Staff members of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) work at the National Results Operations Center in Midrand, South Africa, on May 31, 2024. The ruling African National Congress (ANC) is currently leading in South Africa's 2024 national and provincial elections, with about 42 percent of the votes, as the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has counted over 60 percent of the ballots by Friday noon. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Zhang Yudong)

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SOUTH AFRICA-JOHANNESBURG-ELECTION

(240531) -- JOHANNESBURG, May 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Staff members of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) work at the National Results Operations Center in Midrand, South Africa, on May 31, 2024. The ruling African National Congress (ANC) is currently leading in South Africa's 2024 national and provincial elections, with about 42 percent of the votes, as the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has counted over 60 percent of the ballots by Friday noon. (Xinhua/Zhang Yudong)

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SOUTH AFRICA-JOHANNESBURG-ELECTION

(240531) -- JOHANNESBURG, May 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Staff members of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) work at the National Results Operations Center in Midrand, South Africa, on May 31, 2024. The ruling African National Congress (ANC) is currently leading in South Africa's 2024 national and provincial elections, with about 42 percent of the votes, as the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has counted over 60 percent of the ballots by Friday noon. (Xinhua/Zhang Yudong)

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SOUTH AFRICA-JOHANNESBURG-ELECTION

(240531) -- JOHANNESBURG, May 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A staff member of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) works at the National Results Operations Center in Midrand, South Africa, on May 31, 2024. The ruling African National Congress (ANC) is currently leading in South Africa's 2024 national and provincial elections, with about 42 percent of the votes, as the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has counted over 60 percent of the ballots by Friday noon. (Xinhua/Zhang Yudong)

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SOUTH AFRICA-JOHANNESBURG-ELECTION

(240531) -- JOHANNESBURG, May 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Staff members of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) talk at the National Results Operations Center in Midrand, South Africa, on May 31, 2024. The ruling African National Congress (ANC) is currently leading in South Africa's 2024 national and provincial elections, with about 42 percent of the votes, as the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has counted over 60 percent of the ballots by Friday noon. (Xinhua/Zhang Yudong)

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SOUTH AFRICA-JOHANNESBURG-ELECTION

(240531) -- JOHANNESBURG, May 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Staff members of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) work at the National Results Operations Center in Midrand, South Africa, on May 31, 2024. The ruling African National Congress (ANC) is currently leading in South Africa's 2024 national and provincial elections, with about 42 percent of the votes, as the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has counted over 60 percent of the ballots by Friday noon. (Xinhua/Zhang Yudong)

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Madagascar holds Parliamentary election

STORY: Madagascar holds Parliamentary election SHOOTING TIME: May 29, 2024 DATELINE: May 30, 2024 LENGTH: 00:03:05 LOCATION: Antananarivo CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of polling station 2. various of President of Madagascar Andry Rajoelina voting 3. SOUNDBITE (Malagasy): ANDRY RAJOELINA, President of Madagascar STORYLINE: The parliamentary election in Madagascar took place on Wednesday, with citizens voting to elect 163 deputies to the National Assembly. Polling stations across the country opened from 6:00 a.m. local time to 5:00 p.m., with about 11.6 million registered voters casting their ballots. Arsene Dama, president of the Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI), visited several polling stations alongside international observer missions and reported that everything was proceeding as planned. Regarding reported electoral offenses, such as suspicions of pre-ticked ballot papers, he assured that investigations would be conducted to confirm the existence or absence of such anomalie

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South Africa election turnout expected to exceed 2019

STORY: South Africa election turnout expected to exceed 2019 SHOOTING TIME: May 29, 2024 DATELINE: May 30, 2024 LENGTH: 00:03:06 LOCATION: JOHANNESBURG, South Africa CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of people queuing to vote 2. various of South African Deputy President Paul Mashatile voting 3. SOUNDBITE (English): PAUL MASHATILE, South African Deputy President STORYLINE: With long snaking queues still seen outside many voting stations across South Africa late Wednesday evening, the country's electoral management agency said the turnout in the 2024 general election is expected to exceed the previous one in 2019. The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) of South Africa also ensured the public that every voter in line would have an opportunity to cast their ballots by Wednesday night. "We are in for a higher turnout than we had in 2019, which is why it is the intention of the commission at this point to ensure that every voter who is in the queue is given an opportunity," said IEC Chief Electoral

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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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ECP announces final results of Pakistan's General Election 2024

STORY: ECP announces final results of Pakistan's General Election 2024 SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 11, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 11, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:57 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the ECP 2. various of the Islamabad streets 3. various of polling stations STORYLINE: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Sunday announced the complete results of the country's General Election 2024 held on Feb. 8. According to the election results announced for the National Assembly (NA), or the lower house of the country's parliament, independent candidates got 101 seats, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif got 75 seats and the Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians of former foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari got 54 seats. The Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan got 17 seats, the Jamiat Ulama-e-Islam Pakistan got four seats, the Pakistan Muslim League got three seats, the Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party and Balochistan National Party got two seats

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COMOROS-MORONI-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS

(240117) -- MORONI, Jan. 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- File photo taken on Jan. 12, 2024 shows incumbent President of the Comoros Azali Assoumani giving a speech in a pre-election rally in Moroni, capital of Comoros. Incumbent President of the Comoros Azali Assoumani has won the presidential election by garnering over 60 percent of the votes, according to preliminary results released Tuesday by the country's Independent National Electoral Commission. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)

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Incumbent President of Comoros Assoumani wins presidential election

STORY: Incumbent President of Comoros Assoumani wins presidential election SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 10-16, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 17, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:57 LOCATION: Moroni CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of a press conference 2. various of pre-election campaign STORYLINE: Incumbent President of the Comoros Azali Assoumani has won the presidential election by garnering over 60 percent of the votes, according to preliminary results released Tuesday by the country's Independent National Electoral Commission. At a press conference, the commission announced that Assoumani secured a total of 33,209 votes, which constitute 62.97 percent of the total votes and Salim Issa Abdallah from the Juwa party was the runner-up, garnering 20.26 percent of the votes. Despite the election turnout being a mere 16.3 percent, the commission commended the voters in a press release, stating that they fulfilled their duty in a calm and serene atmosphere. It also expressed appreciation for the mobilization of all those involv

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Presidential election kicks off in Comoros

STORY: Presidential election kicks off in Comoros SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 14, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 14, 2024 LENGTH: 0:02:10 LOCATION: Moroni CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of a polling station 2. various of the voting process 3. various of the pre-election campaign STORYLINE: Comoros kicked off its first round of the presidential election on Sunday to select the national leader from among six candidates, including incumbent President Azali Assoumani, for the next five years. According to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), 338,940 registered voters among the roughly 900,000 total population are expected to cast their ballots at 868 polling stations across the country from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. local time. Traffic in the country is strictly regulated on Sunday, allowing only vehicles with a pass to circulate. Provisional results may be announced Monday by the country's electoral commission. If no candidate wins more than 50 percent of the votes, the two candidates with the h

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Bangladesh's ruling party of Awami League wins 223 seats: Election Commission

STORY: Bangladesh's ruling party of Awami League wins 223 seats: Election Commission SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 8, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 9, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:38 LOCATION: Dhaka CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Bangladeshi Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal announcing the result STORYLINE: The ruling Bangladeshi Awami League (AL) party led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has won 223 out of 298 seats in the country's parliamentary elections, according to the Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal on Monday. Out of 300 seats, the results of one constituency have been delayed. Meanwhile, polling in one constituency was postponed following the death of an independent candidate. In Bangladesh, a party can form a government if it manages to clinch 151 seats of the parliament in total. Awal said that voter turnout in Bangladesh's 12th parliament polls reached 41.8 percent of the total eligible voters. In Bangladesh, the party that gets majority seats can form the government, he added. Over

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BANGLADESH-DHAKA-GENERAL ELECTIONS-VOTING

(240107) -- DHAKA, Jan. 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Female voters wait in line outside a polling station in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Jan. 7, 2024. Nationwide voting opened Sunday morning in Bangladesh's general elections to elect hundreds of representatives to parliament. According to the Election Commission, a total of 1,970 candidates are contesting for 299 out of the 300 directly-elected parliamentary constituencies. The election to one of the 300 seats will be held later because of the death of an independent candidate. (Xinhua)

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BANGLADESH-DHAKA-GENERAL ELECTIONS-VOTING

(240107) -- DHAKA, Jan. 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A woman casts her ballot at a polling station in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Jan. 7, 2024. Nationwide voting opened Sunday morning in Bangladesh's general elections to elect hundreds of representatives to parliament. According to the Election Commission, a total of 1,970 candidates are contesting for 299 out of the 300 directly-elected parliamentary constituencies. The election to one of the 300 seats will be held later because of the death of an independent candidate. (Xinhua)

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BANGLADESH-DHAKA-GENERAL ELECTIONS-VOTING

(240107) -- DHAKA, Jan. 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A woman casts her ballot at a polling station in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Jan. 7, 2024. Nationwide voting opened Sunday morning in Bangladesh's general elections to elect hundreds of representatives to parliament. According to the Election Commission, a total of 1,970 candidates are contesting for 299 out of the 300 directly-elected parliamentary constituencies. The election to one of the 300 seats will be held later because of the death of an independent candidate. (Xinhua)

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BANGLADESH-DHAKA-GENERAL ELECTIONS-VOTING

(240107) -- DHAKA, Jan. 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A woman casts her ballot at a polling station in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Jan. 7, 2024. Nationwide voting opened Sunday morning in Bangladesh's general elections to elect hundreds of representatives to parliament. According to the Election Commission, a total of 1,970 candidates are contesting for 299 out of the 300 directly-elected parliamentary constituencies. The election to one of the 300 seats will be held later because of the death of an independent candidate. (Xinhua)

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BANGLADESH-DHAKA-GENERAL ELECTIONS-VOTING

(240107) -- DHAKA, Jan. 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Voters queue up at a polling station in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Jan. 7, 2024. Nationwide voting opened Sunday morning in Bangladesh's general elections to elect hundreds of representatives to parliament. According to the Election Commission, a total of 1,970 candidates are contesting for 299 out of the 300 directly-elected parliamentary constituencies. The election to one of the 300 seats will be held later because of the death of an independent candidate. (Xinhua)

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BANGLADESH-DHAKA-GENERAL ELECTIONS-VOTING

(240107) -- DHAKA, Jan. 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Voters queue up at a polling station in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Jan. 7, 2024. Nationwide voting opened Sunday morning in Bangladesh's general elections to elect hundreds of representatives to parliament. According to the Election Commission, a total of 1,970 candidates are contesting for 299 out of the 300 directly-elected parliamentary constituencies. The election to one of the 300 seats will be held later because of the death of an independent candidate. (Xinhua)

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BANGLADESH-DHAKA-GENERAL ELECTIONS-VOTING

(240107) -- DHAKA, Jan. 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Voters check voting-related information on a bulletin board at a polling station in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Jan. 7, 2024. Nationwide voting opened Sunday morning in Bangladesh's general elections to elect hundreds of representatives to parliament. According to the Election Commission, a total of 1,970 candidates are contesting for 299 out of the 300 directly-elected parliamentary constituencies. The election to one of the 300 seats will be held later because of the death of an independent candidate. (Xinhua)

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BANGLADESH-DHAKA-GENERAL ELECTIONS-VOTING

(240107) -- DHAKA, Jan. 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Voters queue up at a polling station in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Jan. 7, 2024. Nationwide voting opened Sunday morning in Bangladesh's general elections to elect hundreds of representatives to parliament. According to the Election Commission, a total of 1,970 candidates are contesting for 299 out of the 300 directly-elected parliamentary constituencies. The election to one of the 300 seats will be held later because of the death of an independent candidate. (Xinhua)

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240101) -- BEIJING, Jan. 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Dec. 31, 2023 shows a meeting held by the Independent National Electoral Commission in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to announce the preliminary results of the country's presidential election. Felix Tshisekedi has been re-elected as president of the DRC for a second five-year term, securing 73.34 percent of the total votes cast in the elections held on Dec. 20, the Independent National Electoral Commission said Sunday. (Photo by Alain Uyakani/Xinhua)

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DR CONGO-KINSHASA-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

(231231) -- KINSHASA, Dec. 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Dec. 31, 2023 shows a meeting held by the Independent National Electoral Commission in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to announce the preliminary results of the country's presidential election. Felix Tshisekedi has been re-elected as president of the DRC for a second five-year term, securing 73.34 percent of the total votes cast in the elections held on Dec. 20, the Independent National Electoral Commission said Sunday. (Photo by Alain Uyakani/Xinhua)

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Polling for general elections extended in DR Congo, after logistics problems, complaints

STORY: Polling for general elections extended in DR Congo, after logistics problems, complaints SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 20, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:47 LOCATION: Kinshasa CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of streets of Kinshasa 2. various of the voting sites and voters STORYLINE: Polling for the general elections will continue on Thursday in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) announced Wednesday evening. Some 44 million voters in the DRC were registered to cast their ballots on Wednesday to elect a new president, members of the National Assembly and Provincial Assemblies, as well as municipal councilors, but many polling stations were not able to open on time due to logistic difficulties. There were also reports of sporadic violence. Some polling stations started late in the day with long lines waiting. Five presidential candidates have demanded the organization of a new election with a new office of CENI. In addition to

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Madagascar's incumbent President Andry Rajoelina wins presidential election

STORY: Madagascar's incumbent President Andry Rajoelina wins presidential election SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 24, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 26, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:05 LOCATION: Antananarivo CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the polling stations 2. various of Andry Rajoelina casting ballot 3. various of a press conference of Madagascar's Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) STORYLINE: Madagascar's incumbent President Andry Rajoelina has won the presidential election by garnering more than 50 percent of the votes, according to preliminary results released Saturday by the country's Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI). The CENI announced that Rajoelina obtained a total of 2,856,090 votes, or 58.95 percent of the votes, at a press conference. With more than 50 percent of the votes garnered, the incumbent president won the presidential election during its first round, said the CENI. "I would like to thank the Malagasy people for their political maturity and wisdom", Rajoelina told

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MADAGASCAR-ANTANANARIVO-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

(231125) -- ANTANANARIVO, Nov. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Madagascar's incumbent President Andry Rajoelina is pictured at a press conference of the country's Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) in Antananarivo, Madagascar, Nov. 25, 2023. Rajoelina has won the presidential election by garnering more than 50 percent of the votes, according to preliminary results released Saturday by the CENI. (Photo by Sitraka Rajaonarison/Xinhua)

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MADAGASCAR-ANTANANARIVO-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

(231125) -- ANTANANARIVO, Nov. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Madagascar's Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) releases the preliminary results of the presidential election at a press conference in Antananarivo, Madagascar, Nov. 25, 2023. Madagascar's incumbent President Andry Rajoelina has won the presidential election by garnering more than 50 percent of the votes, according to preliminary results released Saturday by the CENI. (Photo by Sitraka Rajaonarison/Xinhua)