PM Resigns And Pulls Out Of Coalition After Nationalist Vote Win - Romania

PM Resigns And Pulls Out Of Coalition After Nationalist Vote Win - Romania

Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu at the headquarters of the Social Democratic Party in Bucharest, Romania, on May 5, 2025. Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu announced his resignation on Monday at the headquarters of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) after a right-wing nationalist candidate won the first round of the presidential election. George Simion, a eurosceptic who has promised to put Romania first, won 40.9% of Sunday's vote and is expected to win a run-off vote on 18 May. He will face liberal Bucharest Mayor Nicușor Dan, who narrowly defeated the Social Democrat (PSD) candidate. Photo by Cristian Cristel/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

PM Resigns And Pulls Out Of Coalition After Nationalist Vote Win - Romania

PM Resigns And Pulls Out Of Coalition After Nationalist Vote Win - Romania

Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu at the headquarters of the Social Democratic Party in Bucharest, Romania, on May 5, 2025. Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu announced his resignation on Monday at the headquarters of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) after a right-wing nationalist candidate won the first round of the presidential election. George Simion, a eurosceptic who has promised to put Romania first, won 40.9% of Sunday's vote and is expected to win a run-off vote on 18 May. He will face liberal Bucharest Mayor Nicușor Dan, who narrowly defeated the Social Democrat (PSD) candidate. Photo by Cristian Cristel/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

PM Resigns And Pulls Out Of Coalition After Nationalist Vote Win - Romania

PM Resigns And Pulls Out Of Coalition After Nationalist Vote Win - Romania

Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu at the headquarters of the Social Democratic Party in Bucharest, Romania, on May 5, 2025. Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu announced his resignation on Monday at the headquarters of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) after a right-wing nationalist candidate won the first round of the presidential election. George Simion, a eurosceptic who has promised to put Romania first, won 40.9% of Sunday's vote and is expected to win a run-off vote on 18 May. He will face liberal Bucharest Mayor Nicușor Dan, who narrowly defeated the Social Democrat (PSD) candidate. Photo by Cristian Cristel/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

PM Resigns And Pulls Out Of Coalition After Nationalist Vote Win - Romania

PM Resigns And Pulls Out Of Coalition After Nationalist Vote Win - Romania

Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu at the headquarters of the Social Democratic Party in Bucharest, Romania, on May 5, 2025. Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu announced his resignation on Monday at the headquarters of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) after a right-wing nationalist candidate won the first round of the presidential election. George Simion, a eurosceptic who has promised to put Romania first, won 40.9% of Sunday's vote and is expected to win a run-off vote on 18 May. He will face liberal Bucharest Mayor Nicușor Dan, who narrowly defeated the Social Democrat (PSD) candidate. Photo by Cristian Cristel/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Japanese lawmaker Ishihara, U.S. senator Inouye

Japanese lawmaker Ishihara, U.S. senator Inouye

WASHINGTON, United States - Nobuteru Ishihara (L), secretary general of the Japanese opposition Liberal Democratic Party, holds talks with Daniel Inouye, a Democrat senator from Hawaii, in Washington, D.C. on Dec. 13, 2011.

LDP picks Kono as lower house speaker

LDP picks Kono as lower house speaker

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows former Foreign Minister Yohei Kono, whom the ruling Liberal Democrat Party has decided to name as speaker of the House of Representatives to replace Tamisuke Watanuki, executive LDP lawmakers said Nov. 12. Kono, 66, is expected to be elected to the post during a special Diet session to be convened Nov. 19.

Japan's ruling bloc gains sweeping victory in upper house election

STORY: Japan's ruling bloc gains sweeping victory in upper house election DATELINE: July 11, 2022 LENGTH: 00:04:28 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of banner of the Upper House election 2. various of NHK website page of election results 3. various of candidates' posts and polling station 4. various of Japan's parliament building and Upper House 5. various of candidates attending debate (file) 6. various of street view in Japan STORYLINE: Japan's ruling bloc of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and Komeito scored a sweeping victory in Sunday's House of Councilors election, with the LDP alone securing a majority of contested seats, according to the election results published on Monday morning. The LDP won 63 out of the 125 seats up for grabs, while its junior coalition partner Komeito snatched 13 seats. In all, the LDP and Komeito secured a total of 76 seats, comfortably retaining a majority in the 248-member upper chamber of parliament. The major opposition Constitutional Democrat

LDP picks Kono as lower house speaker

LDP picks Kono as lower house speaker

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows former Foreign Minister Yohei Kono, whom the ruling Liberal Democrat Party has decided to name as speaker of the House of Representatives to replace Tamisuke Watanuki, executive LDP lawmakers said Nov. 12. Kono, 66, is expected to be elected to the post during a special Diet session to be convened Nov. 19. (Kyodo)

Japanese lawmaker Ishihara, U.S. senator Inouye

Japanese lawmaker Ishihara, U.S. senator Inouye

WASHINGTON, United States - Nobuteru Ishihara (L), secretary general of the Japanese opposition Liberal Democratic Party, holds talks with Daniel Inouye, a Democrat senator from Hawaii, in Washington, D.C. on Dec. 13, 2011. (Kyodo)