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South Korea Votes To Impeach Acting President Han Duck-Soo

Lawmakers of the ruling People Power Party and the opposition party confront each other in Seoul, South Korea, Dec. 27, 2024. South Korea's opposition-controlled parliament voted Friday to impeach Prime Minister Han Duck-soo who had served as the acting president following President Yoon Suk-yeol's impeachment. National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik said in a televised plenary session that the motion to impeach Han was passed with 192 votes in favor in the 300-member unicameral parliament. It was the first time in the country's modern history that an impeachment motion against an acting president is put to a vote and passed in the National Assembly. Photo by Xinhua/Yao Qilin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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South Korea Votes To Impeach Acting President Han Duck-Soo

Lawmakers of the ruling People Power Party and the opposition party confront each other in Seoul, South Korea, Dec. 27, 2024. South Korea's opposition-controlled parliament voted Friday to impeach Prime Minister Han Duck-soo who had served as the acting president following President Yoon Suk-yeol's impeachment. National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik said in a televised plenary session that the motion to impeach Han was passed with 192 votes in favor in the 300-member unicameral parliament. It was the first time in the country's modern history that an impeachment motion against an acting president is put to a vote and passed in the National Assembly. Photo by Xinhua/Yao Qilin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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South Korea Votes To Impeach Acting President Han Duck-Soo

Lawmakers of the ruling People Power Party and the opposition party standing by the National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik (C, up) confront each other in Seoul, South Korea, Dec. 27, 2024. South Korea's opposition-controlled parliament voted Friday to impeach Prime Minister Han Duck-soo who had served as the acting president following President Yoon Suk-yeol's impeachment. National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik said in a televised plenary session that the motion to impeach Han was passed with 192 votes in favor in the 300-member unicameral parliament. It was the first time in the country's modern history that an impeachment motion against an acting president is put to a vote and passed in the National Assembly. Photo by Xinhua/Yao Qilin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Meeting Of Future European Commissioners - Brussels

Ursula von der Leyen and Maria Luís Albuquerque at the meeting of the future European Commissioners of Ursula Von der leyen's new European Commission, in Brussels, Belgium on September 18, 2024. Each Commissioner-designate will undergo a public hearing before parliamentary committees before a vote of approval by the European Parliament. Photo by Monasse T/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Meeting Of Future European Commissioners - Brussels

Group photo with Raffaele Fitto, Maria Luis Albuquerque, Christophe Hansen, Jessika Roswall, Dubravka Suica, Andrius Kubilius, Roxana Minzatu, Wopke Hoekstra, aldis Dombrovskis, Teresa Ribera Rodríguez, Henna Virkkunen, Ursula von der Leyen, Maros Sefcovic, Apostolos Tzitzikostas, Kaja Kallas, Ekaterina Zaharieva, Hadja Lahbib, Costas Kadis, Dan Jorgensen, Michael McGrath, Oliver Varhelyi, Glenn Micallef, Piotr Serafin et Stéphane Séjourné at the meeting of the future European Commissioners of Ursula Von der leyen's new European Commission, in Brussels, Belgium on September 18, 2024. Each Commissioner-designate will undergo a public hearing before parliamentary committees before a vote of approval by the European Parliament. Photo by Monasse T/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Meeting Of Future European Commissioners - Brussels

Kaja Kallas at the meeting of the future European Commissioners of Ursula Von der leyen's new European Commission, in Brussels, Belgium on September 18, 2024. Each Commissioner-designate will undergo a public hearing before parliamentary committees before a vote of approval by the European Parliament. Photo by Monasse T/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Meeting Of Future European Commissioners - Brussels

Ursula von der Leyen et Maria Luís Albuquerque, Christophe Hansen, and Stéphane Séjourné at the meeting of the future European Commissioners of Ursula Von der leyen's new European Commission, in Brussels, Belgium on September 18, 2024. Each Commissioner-designate will undergo a public hearing before parliamentary committees before a vote of approval by the European Parliament. Photo by Monasse T/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Meeting Of Future European Commissioners - Brussels

Stéphane Séjourné at the meeting of the future European Commissioners of Ursula Von der leyen's new European Commission, in Brussels, Belgium on September 18, 2024. Each Commissioner-designate will undergo a public hearing before parliamentary committees before a vote of approval by the European Parliament. Photo by Monasse T/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Meeting Of Future European Commissioners - Brussels

Ursula Von der leyen. Maros Sefcovic, Valdis Dombrovskis and Stéphane Séjourné at the meeting of the future European Commissioners of Ursula Von der leyen's new European Commission, in Brussels, Belgium on September 18, 2024. Each Commissioner-designate will undergo a public hearing before parliamentary committees before a vote of approval by the European Parliament. Photo by Monasse T/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Meeting Of Future European Commissioners - Brussels

Ursula Von der leyen at the meeting of the future European Commissioners of Ursula Von der leyen's new European Commission, in Brussels, Belgium on September 18, 2024. Each Commissioner-designate will undergo a public hearing before parliamentary committees before a vote of approval by the European Parliament. Photo by Monasse T/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Meeting Of Future European Commissioners - Brussels

Stéphane Séjourné at the meeting of the future European Commissioners of Ursula Von der leyen's new European Commission, in Brussels, Belgium on September 18, 2024. Each Commissioner-designate will undergo a public hearing before parliamentary committees before a vote of approval by the European Parliament. Photo by Monasse T/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Meeting Of Future European Commissioners - Brussels

Teresa Ribera Rodríguez and Stéphane Séjourné at the meeting of the future European Commissioners of Ursula Von der leyen's new European Commission, in Brussels, Belgium on September 18, 2024. Each Commissioner-designate will undergo a public hearing before parliamentary committees before a vote of approval by the European Parliament. Photo by Monasse T/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Meeting Of Future European Commissioners - Brussels

Dan Jorgensen, Christophe Hansen, Maria Luís Albuquerque and Stéphane Séjourné at the meeting of the future European Commissioners of Ursula Von der leyen's new European Commission, in Brussels, Belgium on September 18, 2024. Each Commissioner-designate will undergo a public hearing before parliamentary committees before a vote of approval by the European Parliament. Photo by Monasse T/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Thailand holds national senate election

STORY: Thailand holds national senate election SHOOTING TIME: June 26, 2024 DATELINE: June 27, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:45 LOCATION: Bangkok CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the voting STORYLINE: Thailand held the final round of voting for the Senate election in the capital Bangkok on Wednesday, after the five-year term of outgoing senators ended in May. Previously competing at the district and provincial levels across the Southeast Asian country, 2,989 successful candidates advanced to the national Senate election, where they cast votes among themselves to elect the 200-member parliament's upper house, according to the Thai Election Commission (EC). Representing 20 categories of social and professional groups, 10 candidates who receive the most votes from each group will be elected as senators. The vote counting continued until late Wednesday and the EC is expected to announce the official results by July 2. Under the kingdom's 2017 constitution, the new set of senators will no longer

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SOUTH AFRICA-PRETORIA-FREEDOM DAY

(240427) -- PRETORIA, April 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People attend a celebration to commemorate Freedom Day at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, South Africa, on April 27, 2024. Freedom Day, which is celebrated on April 27 each year, is designed to commemorate the first democratic elections held in South Africa on April 27, 1994, when anyone could vote regardless of race. (Xinhua/Zhang Yudong)

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SOUTH AFRICA-PRETORIA-FREEDOM DAY

(240427) -- PRETORIA, April 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Guards of honor attend a celebration to commemorate Freedom Day at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, South Africa, on April 27, 2024. Freedom Day, which is celebrated on April 27 each year, is designed to commemorate the first democratic elections held in South Africa on April 27, 1994, when anyone could vote regardless of race. (Xinhua/Zhang Yudong)

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SOUTH AFRICA-PRETORIA-FREEDOM DAY

(240427) -- PRETORIA, April 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Guards of honor attend a celebration to commemorate Freedom Day at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, South Africa, on April 27, 2024. Freedom Day, which is celebrated on April 27 each year, is designed to commemorate the first democratic elections held in South Africa on April 27, 1994, when anyone could vote regardless of race. (Photo by Shiraaz Mohamed/Xinhua)

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SOUTH AFRICA-PRETORIA-FREEDOM DAY

(240427) -- PRETORIA, April 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- South African President Cyril Ramaphosa speaks during a celebration commemorating Freedom Day at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, South Africa, on April 27, 2024. Freedom Day, which is celebrated on April 27 each year, is designed to commemorate the first democratic elections held in South Africa on April 27, 1994, when anyone could vote regardless of race. (Xinhua/Zhang Yudong)

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SOUTH AFRICA-PRETORIA-FREEDOM DAY

(240427) -- PRETORIA, April 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People attend a celebration to commemorate Freedom Day at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, South Africa, on April 27, 2024. Freedom Day, which is celebrated on April 27 each year, is designed to commemorate the first democratic elections held in South Africa on April 27, 1994, when anyone could vote regardless of race. (Xinhua/Zhang Yudong)

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SOUTH AFRICA-PRETORIA-FREEDOM DAY

(240427) -- PRETORIA, April 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A woman poses for photos during a celebration commemorating Freedom Day at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, South Africa, on April 27, 2024. Freedom Day, which is celebrated on April 27 each year, is designed to commemorate the first democratic elections held in South Africa on April 27, 1994, when anyone could vote regardless of race. (Xinhua/Zhang Yudong)

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SOUTH AFRICA-PRETORIA-FREEDOM DAY

(240427) -- PRETORIA, April 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People attend a celebration to commemorate Freedom Day at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, South Africa, on April 27, 2024. Freedom Day, which is celebrated on April 27 each year, is designed to commemorate the first democratic elections held in South Africa on April 27, 1994, when anyone could vote regardless of race. (Xinhua/Zhang Yudong)

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SOUTH AFRICA-PRETORIA-FREEDOM DAY

(240427) -- PRETORIA, April 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aircraft of South Africa's Air Force flies above the Union Buildings during a celebration commemorating Freedom Day in Pretoria, South Africa, on April 27, 2024. Freedom Day, which is celebrated on April 27 each year, is designed to commemorate the first democratic elections held in South Africa on April 27, 1994, when anyone could vote regardless of race. (Xinhua/Zhang Yudong)

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Violation of voting rules

17.04.2024, Tallinn. The Center Party suspects that during Sunday's Tallinn City Council session, which saw the appointment of a new mayor and city government, the four parties of the ruling coalition used marking ballots during the voting to ascertain how each member voted. This would constitute a violation of the secrecy of the vote. Technically, the ballots were not tampered with, but concerns were raised about whether such behavior ensured the secrecy of the vote. Photo: Martin Pedaja/Scanpix Baltics

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Violation of voting rules

17.04.2024, Tallinn. The Center Party suspects that during Sunday's Tallinn City Council session, which saw the appointment of a new mayor and city government, the four parties of the ruling coalition used marking ballots during the voting to ascertain how each member voted. This would constitute a violation of the secrecy of the vote. Technically, the ballots were not tampered with, but concerns were raised about whether such behavior ensured the secrecy of the vote. Photo: Martin Pedaja/Scanpix Baltics

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Violation of voting rules

17.04.2024, Tallinn. The Center Party suspects that during Sunday's Tallinn City Council session, which saw the appointment of a new mayor and city government, the four parties of the ruling coalition used marking ballots during the voting to ascertain how each member voted. This would constitute a violation of the secrecy of the vote. Technically, the ballots were not tampered with, but concerns were raised about whether such behavior ensured the secrecy of the vote. Photo: Martin Pedaja/Scanpix Baltics

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EGYPT-CAIRO-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

(231212) -- CAIRO, Dec. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People vote during the Egyptian presidential election at a polling station in Cairo, Egypt, Dec. 12, 2023. Presidential election voting began Sunday in Egypt with four candidates contesting, including incumbent President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi. The voting in Egypt lasts from Sunday to Tuesday, with each day allowing 12 hours to cast ballots. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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Voting for Egypt's presidential election kicks off

STORY: Voting for Egypt's presidential election kicks off SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 10, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 10, 2023 LENGTH: 00:04:47 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): YAO BING, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of polling stations in Cairo 3. various of candidates' campaigns STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): YAO BING, Xinhua correspondent "Millions of Egyptians are set to cast their votes as the country's 2024 presidential election kicked off on Sunday with four candidates contesting, the most popular of whom is incumbent President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi. Running from Dec. 10 to 12, the voting begins at 09:00 a.m. Cairo local time and lasts for 12 hours on each of the three days. I'm now at one of the polling stations in Cairo. As we can see, there are many residents coming here to vote." Overseas Egyptian voters had previously cast their ballots from Dec. 1 to Dec. 3. About 67 million Egyptians are eligible to vote at more than 9,000 polling stations nationwide. Sisi, who is r

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EGYPT-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

(231210) -- CAIRO, Dec. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Egyptian presidential candidate Hazem Omar, president of the People's Republican Party, is to vote at a polling station in Cairo, Egypt, Dec. 10, 2023. Voting for Egypt's presidential election began at 9:00 a.m. local time (0700 GMT) on Sunday in Egypt, with four candidates contesting, including incumbent President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi. Voting spans from Dec. 10 to Dec. 12, with each day allowing 12 hours to cast ballots. Overseas Egyptian voters had previously cast their ballots from Dec. 1 to Dec. 3. (Photo by Ahmed Mohamed/Xinhua)

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Egyptian Election Authority launches database of polling centers

STORY: Egyptian Election Authority launches database of polling centers SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 8, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 9, 2023 LENGTH: 0:00:53 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Egyptian presidency 2. various of the Egyptian National Election Authority STORYLINE: The Egyptian National Election Authority launched the database of polling centers on its official website where registered citizens can cast their votes during the upcoming presidential elections. The database contains all the names and addresses of school headquarters, including polling stations throughout the republic. It specifies the data regarding the polling station where each citizen will cast his vote. The website of the National Election Authority allows citizens to check their electoral headquarters and eligibility to cast the vote in the electoral process, according to the national ID number. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Cairo. (XHTV)

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Feijoo loses 1st vote to become Spain's PM

STORY: Feijoo loses 1st vote to become Spain's PM DATELINE: Sept. 28, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:24 LOCATION: Madrid CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the first investiture vote in Spain STORYLINE: The leader of Spain's right-wing People's Party (PP), Alberto Nunez Feijoo, was defeated on Wednesday in his first attempt to become the country's new prime minister. Feijoo lost his bid in the 350-seat Congress following a two-day debate as he received only 172 supporting votes, four short of the necessary unanimity of 176 votes. The deputies of every party except Feijoo's PP, the extreme right-wing Vox, the Navarrese People's Union (UPN) and the Coalicion Canaria (with one vote each), opposed Feijoo becoming the new prime minister, despite the PP winning the general election with 137 seats in the 350-seat Congress. Feijoo highlighted his party's general election performance in his speech on Tuesday, which opened the debate, insisting that "although some don't want to recognize it, we won the general electi

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PSOE's Executive Committee Meeting After The Elections - Madrid

The Minister of Education and Vocational Training, Pilar Alegría, and the President of the Government of Spain and Secretary General of the PSOE, Pedro Sánchez, greet each other on their arrival at the meeting of the Federal Executive Committee of the PSOE after the general elections of 23J, July 24, 2023, in Madrid (Spain). The socialist party has become the second political force after the elections held yesterday, Sunday, July 23, won by the PP, although the socialists have grown almost four points in percentage of vote and add two deputies more than in 2019. Despite everything, Pedro Sánchez still has options of retaining the government if he manages to get the support of ERC, Bildu and the PNV in a hypothetical investiture, while Junts opts for abstention. The formation has been the most voted in Catalonia, the Basque Country, Extremadura, Navarra and the Canary Islands. Photo by Carlos Luján / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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PSOE's Executive Committee Meeting After The Elections - Madrid

The first vice-president of the Senate and president of the PSOE, Cristina Narbona, and the president of the Government of Spain and secretary general of the PSOE, Pedro Sánchez, greet each other on their arrival at the meeting of the Federal Executive Committee of the PSOE after the general elections of 23J, July 24, 2023, in Madrid (Spain). The socialist party has become the second political force after the elections held yesterday, Sunday, July 23, won by the PP, although the socialists have grown almost four points in percentage of vote and add two deputies more than in 2019. In spite of everything, Pedro Sánchez still has options to retain the government if he manages to get the support of ERC, Bildu and PNV in a hypothetical investiture, while Junts opts for abstention. The formation has been the most voted in Catalonia, the Basque Country, Extremadura, Navarra and the Canary Islands. Photo by Carlos Luján / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Thailand's Move Forward Party seeks coalition after oppositions win majority in general election

STORY: Thailand's Move Forward Party seeks coalition after oppositions win majority in general election DATELINE: May 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:51 LOCATION: Bangkok CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Election Commission 2. various of Ittiporn Boonpracong, chairman of the Election Commission 3. various of vote counting at a polling station after the election 4. various of Pita Limjaroenrat, leader of the Move Forward Party STORYLINE: Thailand's Move Forward Party is seeking to form a coalition government with other opposition parties as unofficial vote counting results showed the oppositions have won the majority of seats in the lower house of parliament. The Move Forward Party, with a strong base among young voters, emerged as the largest party in the House of Representatives with 151 seats, ahead of the other major opposition and pre-election favorite Pheu Thai Party which won 141 seats. As of 99.18 percent vote counting which is completed so far, Move Forward Party and the Pheu Thai Party each

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Japan legislator quits over 'vote manipulation'

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken April 2, 2010, shows a voting panel installed on the seat of each member of the House of Councillors in the chamber's plenary room. Veteran upper house member Masatoshi Wakabayashi quit as a lawmaker the same day after confessing he pressed an absent lawmaker's voting button during a parliamentary vote.

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Court declares last year's election unconstitutional

FUKUOKA, Japan - People hold up a banner calling for equal value for each vote in front of the Fukuoka High Court on March 12, 2010, after the court ruled the general election in August 2009 unconstitutional due to a sharp disparity in the value of each vote. The court became the third high court to rule the House of Representatives election unconstitutional.

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Kuwait holds parliamentary elections

STORY: Kuwait holds parliamentary elections DATELINE: Sept. 30, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:35 LOCATION: Kuwait City CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the voting station STORYLINE: Kuwaitis headed to parliamentary polls on Thursday to elect 50 members of the National Assembly from among 305 candidates representing five constituencies in the country, state news agency KUNA reported. Nearly 800,000 citizens are eligible to vote in the Kuwaiti elections and 22 of the 305 candidates are women, said KUNA. The Ministry of the Interior has selected 123 schools as polling stations, it added. This is the first time that the voting system based on national identity is adopted in Kuwaiti elections, meaning each voter can only go to the polling station in their own constituency. Kuwait officially dissolved the parliament on Aug. 2 in a royal decree saying the dissolution resulted from "lack of harmony and cooperation ... and behavior that threaten national unity." With a mandate of four years, the unicameral Kuw

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GLOBALink | Voting opens in Australian federal election

Voting opened in Australia's general election on Saturday morning. Polling booths across the country opened to millions of Australians at 8 a.m. local time on Saturday and will remain open until 6 p.m. local time when counting votes will start. In order to form a majority government, either the coalition or the Labor must win at least 76 out of 151 seats in the lower house of Parliament -- the House of Representatives. According to Australia's opinion poll Newspoll published on Friday night, the Labor leads the coalition 53-47 on a two-party preferred basis. Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Labor leader Anthony Albanese were tied in their personal battle, with 42 percent of respondents picking each as their preferred prime minister. The poll found that 36 percent of voters intend to vote for the Labor as their first preference and 35 percent for the coalition. If neither the Labor nor the coalition wins enough seats to form a clear majority, the election result will be declared a "hung p

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Slovenians vote to elect new parliament

STORY: Slovenians vote to elect new parliament DATELINE: April 25, 2022 LENGTH: 0:03:00 LOCATION: Ljubljana CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of polling stations 2. SOUNDBITE (English): Voter STORYLINE: About 1.7 million eligible Slovenian voters went to polling stations on Sunday to choose a new 90-seat parliament among a total of 1,476 candidates from 20 parties or party alliances. SOUNDBITE (English): Voter "I hope that a lot of people will participate, especially young people. And they will get really informed, and choose what they think is right. Because there are many issues we have to resolve. And I especially hope that we could really connect this country, because I think it's divided, and push it forward." Most polls predicted a close race between Prime Minister Janez Jansa's Slovenian Democratic Party (SDS) and the center-left Freedom Movement (FM), a new party headed by manager Robert Golob. According to polls, each of the two parties could get about 25 percent of the votes while

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Senate Vote At The US Capitol - Washington

United States Senator Lindsey Graham (Republican of South Carolina), left, and United States Senator Cory Booker (Democrat of New Jersey), right, greet each other as they walk through the Senate subway, during a vote at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, USA, Thursday, May 27, 2021. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Panel urges lower house seat cut, method to limit vote weight disparity

House of Representatives Speaker Tadamori Oshima (R) receives a proposal on electoral reform from Takeshi Sasaki, head of a panel concerning the issue, at the parliament building in Tokyo on Jan. 14, 2016. The panel proposed cutting 10 seats in the chamber and adopting a new method for the allocation of seats to each prefecture in order to address vote weight disparities among single-seat electoral districts. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan legislator quits over 'vote manipulation'

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken April 2, 2010, shows a voting panel installed on the seat of each member of the House of Councillors in the chamber's plenary room. Veteran upper house member Masatoshi Wakabayashi quit as a lawmaker the same day after confessing he pressed an absent lawmaker's voting button during a parliamentary vote. (Kyodo)

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Court declares last year's election unconstitutional

FUKUOKA, Japan - People hold up a banner calling for equal value for each vote in front of the Fukuoka High Court on March 12, 2010, after the court ruled the general election in August 2009 unconstitutional due to a sharp disparity in the value of each vote. The court became the third high court to rule the House of Representatives election unconstitutional. (Kyodo)

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Kids begin voting to pick Tokyo Olympic, Paralympic mascots

A teacher at an elementary school in Fukushima, northeastern Japan, leads her class in discussion on Dec. 11, 2017, on which of the three pairs of candidate characters they will vote for to become the official mascots for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. Voting by school children began the same day, with classes at eligible elementary schools across Japan able to cast one ballot each. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kids begin voting to pick Tokyo Olympic, Paralympic mascots

A teacher at an elementary school in Fukushima, northeastern Japan, leads her class in discussion on Dec. 11, 2017, on which of the three pairs of candidate characters they will vote for to become the official mascots for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. Voting by school children began the same day, with classes at eligible elementary schools across Japan able to cast one ballot each. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kids begin voting to pick Tokyo Olympic, Paralympic mascots

Pupils at an elementary school in Fukushima, northeastern Japan, engage in discussion on Dec. 11, 2017, on which of the three pairs of candidate characters they will vote for to become the official mascots for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. Voting by school children began the same day, with classes at eligible elementary schools across Japan able to cast one ballot each. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kids begin voting to pick Tokyo Olympic, Paralympic mascots

Pupils at an elementary school in Fukushima, northeastern Japan, engage in discussion on Dec. 11, 2017, on which of the three pairs of candidate characters they will vote for to become the official mascots for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. Voting by school children began the same day, with classes at eligible elementary schools across Japan able to cast one ballot each. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo