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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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Prosecutors charge ex-Tokyo Gov. Inose

TOKYO, Japan - Naoki Inose, the former governor of Tokyo, apologizes during a press conference in the capital on March 28, 2014, after prosecutors filed criminal charges against him over his receipt of 50 million yen from major hospital chain Tokushukai. Inose violated the public offices election law as he failed to report the money to the Tokyo metropolitan government's electoral management committee in the December 2012 gubernatorial election.

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Prosecutors charge ex-Tokyo Gov. Inose

TOKYO, Japan - Naoki Inose, the former governor of Tokyo, holds a press conference in the capital on March 28, 2014, after prosecutors filed criminal charges against him over his receipt of 50 million yen from major hospital chain Tokushukai. Inose violated the public offices election law as he failed to report the money to the Tokyo metropolitan government's electoral management committee in the December 2012 gubernatorial election.

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DPJ lawmaker Katsumata

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows House of Representatives member Koichiro Katsumata of the Democratic Party of Japan. Katsumata's political fund management body logged in a report an expense of 23,100 yen on merchandise from the Italian luxury brand Giorgio Armani as an expense for political activities. The 2010 income and expenditure report on political funds was publically disclosed by the Kanagawa prefectural election management committee on Nov. 29, 2011, and Katsumata's office said it will correct the report.

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U.S. economist Thurow calls for more stimulus measures in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. economist Lester Thurow speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo on June 25, 2010. Thurow, professor emeritus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan School of Management, urged Japan to focus more on economic stimulus measures although discussions on a consumption tax hike are gathering steam in the country ahead of the House of Councillors election in the following month.

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Maehara voices concern over impact of Ozawa scandal on election

WASHINGTON, United States - Japanese transport minister Seiji Maehara speaks at a press conference in Washington on April 29, 2010. Maehara said keeping Ichiro Ozawa as the secretary general of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, despite a decision by a citizens panel that he should be indicted over alleged false funds reports by his fund management body, could ''affect'' the upcoming upper house election.

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LDP policy chief Kamei to enter LDP presidential race

TOKYO, Japan - Shizuka Kamei, chairman of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's Policy Research Council, enters a building in Tokyo to attend a meeting of the LDP's third largest faction, which he heads with former Management and Coordination Agency chief Takami Eto. In the meeting, Kamei said he intends to run in the party's April 24 presidential election.

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Campaigning kicks off for upper house election

Rio Nishigaki, an 18-year-old high school senior in the northern Japan town of Nakashibetu, tends to cows at the school on June 17, 2016. Prior to the June 22 start of official campaigning for the upper house election, the first national race in which 18-year-olds are able to vote, Nishigaki, who plans to take over her family farm, said she will vote for a candidate who will promote sustainable farm management. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ozawa's secretary Okubo arrested over fund reporting scandal

TOKYO, Japan - In this file photo taken in October 2003, Takanori Okubo, secretary to Democratic Party of Japan Secretary General Ichiro Ozawa, stands behind Ozawa in the village of Noda, Iwate Prefecture, during general election campaigning. Okubo was arrested by prosecutors on Jan. 16, 2010, in connection with a scandal over political-fund reports linked to a land purchase by Ozawa's fund management body. (Kyodo)

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U.S. economist Thurow calls for more stimulus measures in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. economist Lester Thurow speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo on June 25, 2010. Thurow, professor emeritus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan School of Management, urged Japan to focus more on economic stimulus measures although discussions on a consumption tax hike are gathering steam in the country ahead of the House of Councillors election in the following month. (Kyodo)

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Maehara voices concern over impact of Ozawa scandal on election

WASHINGTON, United States - Japanese transport minister Seiji Maehara speaks at a press conference in Washington on April 29, 2010. Maehara said keeping Ichiro Ozawa as the secretary general of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, despite a decision by a citizens panel that he should be indicted over alleged false funds reports by his fund management body, could ''affect'' the upcoming upper house election. (Kyodo)

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DPJ lawmaker Katsumata

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows House of Representatives member Koichiro Katsumata of the Democratic Party of Japan. Katsumata's political fund management body logged in a report an expense of 23,100 yen on merchandise from the Italian luxury brand Giorgio Armani as an expense for political activities. The 2010 income and expenditure report on political funds was publically disclosed by the Kanagawa prefectural election management committee on Nov. 29, 2011, and Katsumata's office said it will correct the report. (Kyodo)

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Official candidate registration begins for S. Korea's election

Ahn Cheol Soo of the People's Party arrives at the central election management committee in Seoul on April 15, 2017. Formal registration of candidates for the May 9 presidential election began the same day. Ahn is considered to be one of the two front-runners, with Moon Jae In of the Democratic Party of Korea. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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LDP policy chief Kamei to enter LDP presidential race

TOKYO, Japan - Shizuka Kamei, chairman of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's Policy Research Council, enters a building in Tokyo to attend a meeting of the LDP's third largest faction, which he heads with former Management and Coordination Agency chief Takami Eto. In the meeting, Kamei said he intends to run in the party's April 24 presidential election.

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LDP policy chief Kamei to enter LDP presidential race

TOKYO, Japan - Shizuka Kamei, chairman of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's Policy Research Council, enters a building in Tokyo to attend a meeting of the LDP's third largest faction, which he heads with former Management and Coordination Agency chief Takami Eto. In the meeting, Kamei said he intends to run in the party's April 24 presidential election.