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Finnish presidential election, election night event

National Coalition Party (NCP) presidential candidate Alexander Stubb (r) and Green Party backed candidate for a nonpartisan constituency association Pekka Haavisto after the results at an election night event at the Helsinki City Hall in Helsinki, Finland, on February 11, 2024. Haavisto gives this comments after the outcome of Alexander Stubb becoming the 13th President of Finland. LEHTIKUVA / HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Türkiye's presidential election goes to likely runoff with 93 pct of votes counted

STORY: Türkiye's presidential election goes to likely runoff with 93 pct of votes counted DATELINE: May 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:29 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): ZEYNEP CERMEN, Xinhua reporter 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): ILTER SAYIN, Voter 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): AZIZ OGUZ, Voter 4. various of the voting STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): ZEYNEP CERMEN, Xinhua reporter "The voting process in Türkiye's critical presidential and parliamentary elections (was) completed at 5:00 p.m. local time (on Sunday). We are now at a voting site in the busiest Besiktas district in Türkiye's largest city Istanbul. Around 11 million eligible voters in the city cast their votes into more than 31,000 ballot boxes across all its districts." SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): ILTER SAYIN, Voter "Everyone is so excited. We are all aware that the outcome of this election will change the fate of the country." SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): AZIZ OGUZ, Voter "The enthusiasm around you is different. It's more

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Nigerians vote in presidential, national assembly elections

STORY: Nigerians vote in presidential, national assembly elections DATELINE: Feb. 26, 2023 LENGTH: 0:00:51 LOCATION: Abuja CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Nigeria's presidential and parliamentary elections 2. STANDUP (English): AMZAT ADEWALE, Xinhua reporter STORYLINE: Nigeria's presidential and parliamentary elections were held on Saturday as voters went to the polls nationwide to elect a new president and members of the national assembly. Eighteen presidential candidates took part in the presidential election. STANDUP (English): AMZAT ADEWALE, Xinhua reporter "As polling stations opened their doors, people from all walks of life have been seen waiting patiently to cast their ballots. From the bustling city centers to the rural areas, the air is filled with anticipation and excitement as voters wait for the opportunity to cast their ballots for their preferred candidates. With 87.2 million people expected to participate in the elections, the outcome of this election has the potential to shape

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Lawsuit filed to nullify election outcome over vote disparity

OSAKA, Japan - Lawyers head for the Osaka High Court in Osaka, western Japan, on Dec. 25, 2014, to file a lawsuit seeking to nullify the results of the House of Representatives election on Dec. 14 for the Nara No. 4 constituency because of the disparity in the weight of votes.

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President-elect Joko calls for unity of Indonesia

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesian President-elect Joko Widodo calls for Indonesian unity at a gathering of his supporters in Jakarta on July 23, 2014, after the announcement of the outcome of the country's presidential election.

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Ghani leads in Afghan presidential runoff vote counting

KABUL, Afghanistan - Yousuf Nouristani, chairman of the Independent Election Commission, announces the preliminary results of Afghanistan's presidential runoff in Kabul on July 7, 2014. Former Finance Minister Ashraf Ghani held the lead over former Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah, but Nouristani said the results are not conclusive with the final outcome expected to be announced on July 22.

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BOJ refrains from fresh easing steps

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa gives a press conference at the BOJ head office in Tokyo on June 15, 2012. The central bank refrained from taking additional monetary easing steps ahead of the Greek election that could rattle financial markets depending on its outcome, while vowing to do its utmost to ensure the stability of Japan's financial system.

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Medical ass'n chief

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshitake Yokokura speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on April 1, 2012, after winning election as president of the Japan Medical Association, an outcome expected to alter the politics of the politically influential organization.

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Belarus President Lukashenko reelected

MINSK, Belarus - Protesters and riot police square off near a government building in the Belarus capital Minsk on Dec. 19, 2010, with the opposition crying foul over the outcome of the country's presidential election. Incumbent President Alexander Lukashenko was reelected for a fourth term, the state electoral commission said on Dec. 20.

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Belarus President Lukashenko reelected

MINSK, Belarus - Opposition supporters protest against the outcome of the Belarus presidential election in Minsk on Dec. 19, 2010. Incumbent President Alexander Lukashenko was reelected for a fourth term, the state electoral commission said on Dec. 20.

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Abe to reshuffle Cabinet, party leadership

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks at a news conference at the headquarters of the Liberal Democratic Party in Tokyo on July 30, a day after his party took a drubbing at the House of Councillors election. Abe says he is considering reshuffle his Cabinet and LDP leadership to reflect the ''severe'' outcome of the election.

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Voting underway in Tokyo metropolitan assembly poll

TOKYO, Japan - Voters cast their ballots at a polling station in Tokyo's Nakano Ward on June 24 in the Tokyo metropolitan assembly election. The results of the election, the first major poll since the inauguration of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's cabinet in late April, will be closely watched for clues to the outcome of the House of Councillors election slated for late July.

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U.S. House, Senate control still hangs in balance with vote counting underway

STORY: U.S. House, Senate control still hangs in balance with vote counting underway DATELINE: Nov. 10, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:35 LOCATION: NEW YORK, U.S. CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): XIA LIN, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of a poll site in New York STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): XIA LIN, Xinhua correspondent "The control of the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate still hangs in the balance with vote counting underway for the 2022 midterm elections. Major U.S. media outlets have not called at least five Senate races and dozens of others for the House as of the early morning of Nov. 9. 'It's probably going to be election week in some states,' University of Virginia political science professor Larry Sabato told CBS News Radio. The outcome of the House will likely be known soon, while it could take longer to know who will control the Senate in the next Congress. In this year's midterms, 36 out of 50 states and three U.S. territories elected governors. Numerous other state and local ele

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Broad government expected after Denmark's election

STORY: Broad government expected after Denmark's election DATELINE: Nov. 2, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:15 LOCATION: Copenhagen CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Denmark's sitting prime minister Mette Frederiksen 2. SOUNDBITE (Danish): METTE FREDERIKSEN, Danish Prime Minister 3. various of the compound of the Danish Parliament 4. various of a poll station in Copenhagen 5. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen casting her vote in a poll station 6. various of the Copenhagen City Hall 7. various of a voting station in the Copenhagen City Hall 8. Mette Frederiksen's campaign advertisement outside the Copenhagen City Hall 9. various of exterior of the Copenhagen City Hall STORYLINE: The general election on Tuesday was expected to end the Left-Right polarization that has dominated Danish politics for years and pave the way for a centrist government in Denmark, said local pundits. But the outcome was anticlimactic and fell short of expectations with the lowest turnout rate since 1990. Of a total of 4,269,044

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Kenya's Odinga files petition at Supreme Court to challenge presidential election results

STORY: Kenya's Odinga files petition at Supreme Court to challenge presidential election results DATELINE: Aug. 23, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:00 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Odinga and Azimio la Umoja members at the Supreme Court 2. various of filing the petition 3. SOUNDBITE (Swahili): RAILA ODINGA, Kenya's veteran opposition leader and presidential candidate from Azimio la Umoja (Resolution for Unity) 4. various of officials and files 5. various of Azimio supporters STORYLINE: Kenya's veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga on Monday filed a petition at the country's Supreme Court to challenge the results of the Aug. 9 presidential election where his closest rival and sitting Deputy President William Ruto was declared the winner by the head of the country's electoral body. The 77-year-old Odinga, who was making his fifth stab at the presidency under the Azimio La Umoja (Resolution for Unity) - One Kenya Coalition, said the announced outcome of the hotly contested polls was flawed

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EU Election Observation Mission not to interfere in Lebanon's parliamentary elections

STORY: EU Election Observation Mission not to interfere in Lebanon's parliamentary elections DATELINE: April 12, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:32 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: various of street views in Beirutvarious of a poster of candidatesSOUNDBITE 1 (English): GYORGY HOLVENYI, Chief observer of EU Election Observation MissionSOUNDBITE 2 (English): GYORGY HOLVENYI, Chief observer of EU Election Observation MissionSOUNDBITE 3 (English): GYORGY HOLVENYI, Chief observer of EU Election Observation Mission STORYLINE: The European Union Election Observation Mission to Lebanon 2022 will not interfere in Lebanon's parliamentary electoral process or judge its outcome, Gyorgy Holvenyi, chief observer of the mission said on Monday. He made the remarks at a press conference held in Beirut to present the mission's activities. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): GYORGY HOLVENYI, Chief observer of EU Election Observation Mission "We are not here to interfere in the process, we are not investigators. The European Unio

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4th court rules Oct. election vote gap in unconstitutional state

A Japanese court ruled Tuesday that the vote weight disparity in last October's lower house election was "in a state of unconstitutionality" but stopped short of nullifying the outcome, becoming the fourth court to make such a decision. The ruling by the Akita branch of the Sendai High Court in northeastern Japan was the eighth to be handed down in a slew of lawsuits filed by groups of lawyers at 14 high courts and their branches nationwide over the 2.08-fold vote weight disparity in the Oct. 31 House of Representatives election. Among the seven high court rulings handed down by Monday, three ruled the results were "in a state of unconstitutionality" but stopped short of nullifying the outcome, while four dismissed the suits, saying the election was constitutional. All the high court rulings will be completed by March 9, after which the Supreme Court is expected to make a unified decision.

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ITALY-ROME-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

(220128) -- ROME, Jan. 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Pier Ferdinando Casini, former Italian speaker of the lower house of Parliament, casts his ballot during a voting session to elect Italy's new president in Rome, Italy, on Jan. 28, 2022. Italy on Friday went through two consecutive ballots to elect the country's new president, but the stalemate among major parties produced again an inconclusive outcome. (Photo by Alberto Lingria/Xinhua)

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ITALY-ROME-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

(220128) -- ROME, Jan. 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- The League party's leader Matteo Salvini prepares to cast his ballot during a voting session to elect Italy's new president in Rome, Italy, on Jan. 28, 2022. Italy on Friday went through two consecutive ballots to elect the country's new president, but the stalemate among major parties produced again an inconclusive outcome. (Photo by Alberto Lingria/Xinhua)

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ITALY-ROME-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

(220128) -- ROME, Jan. 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A member of Italy's parliament is seen during a voting session to elect Italy's new president in Rome, Italy, on Jan. 28, 2022. Italy on Friday went through two consecutive ballots to elect the country's new president, but the stalemate among major parties produced again an inconclusive outcome. (Photo by Alberto Lingria/Xinhua)

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ITALY-ROME-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

(220128) -- ROME, Jan. 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Members of Italy's parliament attend a voting session to elect Italy's new president in Rome, Italy, on Jan. 28, 2022. Italy on Friday went through two consecutive ballots to elect the country's new president, but the stalemate among major parties produced again an inconclusive outcome. (Photo by Alberto Lingria/Xinhua)

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Abe to reshuffle Cabinet, party leadership

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks at a news conference at the headquarters of the Liberal Democratic Party in Tokyo on July 30, a day after his party took a drubbing at the House of Councillors election. Abe says he is considering reshuffle his Cabinet and LDP leadership to reflect the ''severe'' outcome of the election. (Kyodo)

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Suit filed to void upper house election over vote disparity

A group of lawyers head to the Hiroshima High Court on July 11, 2016, to file a lawsuit seeking nullification of the outcome of the Hiroshima constituency's upper house election the previous day due to the uncorrected disparity in the weight of votes among constituencies. Other similar lawsuits will soon follow. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Myanmar's military chief vows to accept election outcome

Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, Myanmar's top military leader, is interviewed by Kyodo News in Naypyitaw on Aug. 25, 2015. Min Aung Hlaing, who is commander in chief of the armed forces, vowed to accept the outcome of upcoming parliamentary elections, even if the opposition party led by Aung San Suu Kyi wins the race. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Election outcome may hinder same-sex partnerships ordinance in Tokyo

Koyuki Higashi (C), a 30-year-old lesbian who lives in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward with her partner, speaks at a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on April 23, 2015. On March 31, Shibuya became the first municipality in Japan to enact the ordinance that enables the issuance of certificates for same-sex couples. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo assembly election

A ballot is cast for the Tokyo metropolitan assembly election at a polling station in Nakano Ward on July 4, 2021. The outcome of the election is seen as possibly affecting the House of Representatives election to be held by this fall.

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Tokyo assembly election

A ballot is cast for the Tokyo metropolitan assembly election at a polling station in Nakano Ward on July 4, 2021. The outcome of the election is seen as possibly affecting the House of Representatives election to be held by this fall.

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Tokyo assembly election

A voter casts her ballot for the Tokyo metropolitan assembly election at a polling station in Nakano Ward on July 4, 2021. The outcome of the election is seen as possibly affecting the House of Representatives election to be held by this fall.

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Tokyo assembly election

A voter casts her ballot for the Tokyo metropolitan assembly election at a polling station in Nakano Ward on July 4, 2021. The outcome of the election is seen as possibly affecting the House of Representatives election to be held by this fall.

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Tokyo assembly election

Voters cast their ballots for the Tokyo metropolitan assembly election at a polling station in Nakano Ward on July 4, 2021. The outcome of the election is seen as possibly affecting the House of Representatives election to be held by this fall.

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Belarus President Lukashenko reelected

MINSK, Belarus - Protesters and riot police square off near a government building in the Belarus capital Minsk on Dec. 19, 2010, with the opposition crying foul over the outcome of the country's presidential election. Incumbent President Alexander Lukashenko was reelected for a fourth term, the state electoral commission said on Dec. 20. (Kyodo)

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Medical ass'n chief

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshitake Yokokura speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on April 1, 2012, after winning election as president of the Japan Medical Association, an outcome expected to alter the politics of the politically influential organization. (Kyodo)

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President-elect Joko calls for unity of Indonesia

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesian President-elect Joko Widodo calls for Indonesian unity at a gathering of his supporters in Jakarta on July 23, 2014, after the announcement of the outcome of the country's presidential election. (Kyodo)

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Ghani leads in Afghan presidential runoff vote counting

KABUL, Afghanistan - Yousuf Nouristani, chairman of the Independent Election Commission, announces the preliminary results of Afghanistan's presidential runoff in Kabul on July 7, 2014. Former Finance Minister Ashraf Ghani held the lead over former Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah, but Nouristani said the results are not conclusive with the final outcome expected to be announced on July 22. (Kyodo)

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Belarus President Lukashenko reelected

MINSK, Belarus - Opposition supporters protest against the outcome of the Belarus presidential election in Minsk on Dec. 19, 2010. Incumbent President Alexander Lukashenko was reelected for a fourth term, the state electoral commission said on Dec. 20. (Kyodo)

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Trump supporters after U.S. presidential election

Members of Proud Boys, a white-supremacist group supporting U.S. President Donald Trump, stage a rally in Washington on Nov. 14, 2020, protesting the outcome of the Nov. 3 presidential election, in which Democrat Joe Biden won.

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Trump supporters after U.S. presidential election

Members of Proud Boys, a white-supremacist group supporting U.S. President Donald Trump, stage a rally in Washington on Nov. 14, 2020, protesting the outcome of the Nov. 3 presidential election, in which Democrat Joe Biden won.

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Trump supporters after U.S. presidential election

Supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump stage a rally in Washington on Nov. 14, 2020, protesting the outcome of the Nov. 3 presidential election, in which Democrat Joe Biden won.

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Trump supporters after U.S. presidential election

Supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump stage a rally in Washington on Nov. 14, 2020, protesting the outcome of the Nov. 3 presidential election, in which Democrat Joe Biden won.

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Pro-democracy protest held in H.K. on eve of leadership race

Pro-democracy campaigners take to the streets on March 25, 2017, on the eve of Hong Kong's leadership contest, protesting against what they call the "small circle election" in which elites favored by Beijing will determine the outcome. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pro-democracy protest held in H.K. on eve of leadership race

Pro-democracy campaigners take to the streets on March 25, 2017, on the eve of Hong Kong's leadership contest, protesting against what they call the "small circle election" in which elites favored by Beijing will determine the outcome. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pro-democracy protest held in H.K. on eve of leadership race

Pro-democracy campaigners take to the streets on March 25, 2017, on the eve of Hong Kong's leadership contest, protesting against what they call the "small circle election" in which elites favored by Beijing will determine the outcome. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea's official media finally touches on Trump's election win

North Korean citizens offer flowers at Pyongyang's Mansudae Hill on Nov. 16, 2016, as the country celebrates Mother's Day, a national holiday. North Korea's official media referred to Donald Trump's recent U.S. presidential election victory the same day, for the first time, with little detail and without making any assessment of the outcome. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Court dismisses suit demanding July election annulment

Plaintiffs' lawyers hold a banner outside the Sendai High Court with a message criticizing a ruling by the court in northeastern Japan on Nov. 7, 2016, after the court dismissed a suit demanding that the outcome of the July upper house election be annulled, despite finding the vote weight gap of up to 3.08 times between the most and least represented constituencies "in a state of unconstitutionality." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Court rejects suit over vote gap in July upper house election

Lawyers hold a banner with a message criticizing a ruling by the Fukuoka High Court, outside the court in southwestern Japan on Oct. 31, 2016, after the court rejected a suit demanding the outcome of the July upper house election be invalidated due to the disparity in the weight of votes. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Court rejects suit over vote gap in July upper house election

Lawyers seeking to invalid the July 2016 House of Councillors election in Japan due to the vote weight disparity head to the Hiroshima High Court on Oct. 28, 2016, to hear its ruling. The court rejected a suit demanding invalidation of the election's outcome, while saying the maximum disparity of 3.08 times between the most and least populated constituencies was "in a state of unconstitutionality." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Naha court rejects suit seeking nullification of upper house race

A lawyer (C) meets with reporters on Oct. 20, 2016, in front of the Naha branch of the Fukuoka High Court, which turned down a lawsuit seeking to nullify the July upper house election outcome over the disparity in the relative value of votes between constituencies. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Voting underway in Tokyo metropolitan assembly poll

TOKYO, Japan - Voters cast their ballots at a polling station in Tokyo's Nakano Ward on June 24 in the Tokyo metropolitan assembly election. The results of the election, the first major poll since the inauguration of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's cabinet in late April, will be closely watched for clues to the outcome of the House of Councillors election slated for late July.