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CHINA-HONG KONG-7TH DISTRICT COUNCIL ORDINARY ELECTION (CN)

(231210) -- HONG KONG, Dec. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People leave a District Council geographical constituency polling station in Hong Kong, south China, Dec. 10, 2023. Voting for the 7th District Council Ordinary Election of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) began on Sunday, with 399 candidates running for 176 seats in the District Committees constituency (DCC) and the 88 seats in the District Council geographical constituency (DCGC). This is the first District Council election since the HKSAR reformed the electoral system to improve district governance. (Xinhua/Wang Shen)

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CHINA-HONG KONG-7TH DISTRICT COUNCIL ORDINARY ELECTION (CN)

(231210) -- HONG KONG, Dec. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People arrive at a District Council geographical constituency polling station in Hong Kong, south China, Dec. 10, 2023. Voting for the 7th District Council Ordinary Election of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) began on Sunday, with 399 candidates running for 176 seats in the District Committees constituency (DCC) and the 88 seats in the District Council geographical constituency (DCGC). This is the first District Council election since the HKSAR reformed the electoral system to improve district governance. (Xinhua/Wang Shen)

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CHINA-HONG KONG-7TH DISTRICT COUNCIL ORDINARY ELECTION (CN)

(231210) -- HONG KONG, Dec. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Chief Executive John Lee casts his vote in Hong Kong, south China, Dec. 10, 2023. Voting for the 7th District Council Ordinary Election of the HKSAR began on Sunday, with 399 candidates running for 176 seats in the District Committees constituency (DCC) and the 88 seats in the District Council geographical constituency (DCGC). This is the first District Council election since the HKSAR reformed the electoral system to improve district governance. (Xinhua/Lui Siu Wai)

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Suzuki meets with reporters

KUSHIRO, Japan - Takako Suzuki, who ran in the general election on the ticket of the opposition Democratic Party of Japan, meets with reporters in the northeastern city of Kushiro on Dec. 15, 2014, a day after securing her lower house seat under the proportional representation system, although she was defeated in the single-seat electoral district.

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Ex-PM Kan speaks to his supporters

TOKYO, Japan - Former Prime Minister Naoto Kan of the opposition Democratic Party of Japan addresses his supporters in Tokyo on Dec. 15, 2014, a day after securing his lower house seat under the proportional representation system, despite having been defeated in the single-seat electoral district.

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DPJ's Kan defeated in single-seat race

TOKYO, Japan - Election campaign posters for Naoto Kan, a former prime minister and candidate of the major opposition Democratic Party of Japan in the lower house election, are displayed at his campaign office in Tokyo's Fuchu City on the night of Dec. 14, 2014. Kan was defeated in the single-seat electoral district, although he may be able to secure a seat under the proportional representation system.

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Key election, debt bills clear Diet ahead of dissolution

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a plenary session of the House of Councillors in Tokyo on Nov. 16, 2012, at which a bill on electoral system reform was passed. Another key bill on government debt issuance was also passed.

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LDP boycotts plenary session of lower house

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the plenary session of the House of Representatives in Tokyo on Aug. 28, 2012, which the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party boycotted in protest at a move by the ruling coalition led by the Democratic Party of Japan to vote on the debt bill and the bill to reform the lower house electoral system. The ruling party pushed the key bills through the lower house.

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Hiroshima holds trial vote-counting for upper house election

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Officials of the Hiroshima city government sort out ballots in a branch office in Hiroshima's Chuo Ward on Jan. 26 in a trial vote-counting session for the House of Councillors election slated for July. The mock session was held to estimate the time needed to count votes cast in the upper house election, the first to be held under a new electoral system.

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Mori applauds as controversial electoral reform bill enacted

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori (R) applauds as the House of Representatives enacts a controversial bill Oct. 26 to revise the electoral system of the House of Councillors in time for the upper house election next summer. Far left is Chief Cabinet Secretary Hidenao Nakagawa. The bill was railroaded by the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, the New Komeito and the New Conservative Party through the upper house Oct. 19 in a vote boycotted by the opposition camp. The opposition has since ended its Diet boycott.

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Ruling bloc passes controversial electoral bill

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, the New Komeito party and the New Conservative Party (in foreground) pass a controversial bill to revise the electoral system of the House of Councillors in a vote at the lower house' Committee on Political Ethics and the Public Office Election Law on Oct. 25. Opposition members (C, background) gathered around the committee chairman, accusing the ruling bloc of ignoring minority opinions.

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Ruling bloc rams election bill through upper house

TOKYO, Japan - Members of Japan's ruling coalition clap hands Oct. 19 after railroading a contentious bill to revise the House of Councillors' electoral system through the upper house in a vote that was boycotted by the opposition camp.

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Upper house president quits over Diet turmoil

TOKYO, Japan - House of Councillors President Juro Saito (C) is surrounded by reporters in the Diet on Oct. 18 while walking toward upper house Vice President Hisamitsu Sugano to offer a letter of resignation. Saito resigned after failing to mediate a drawn-out row between the ruling and opposition parties over a plan to revise the upper house's electoral system.

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Upper house chief Saito says he may quit over Diet impasse

TOKYO, Japan - House of Concillors President Juro Saito (C) leaves the Diet Oct. 17 after ruling and opposition parties failed to reach a compromise on a bill to revise the electoral system for the upper house. Saito, who proposed an arbitration plan Oct. 16, said he will quit if the two sides cannot agree. The opposition has been boycotting almost all Diet business for two weeks, claiming the bill would make campaigning more expensive.

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Diet turmoil continues as talks for compromise fail

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's ruling (R) and opposition parties (L) fail to reach a compromise Oct. 17 on a bill to revise the House of Councillors electoral system that would end the opposition's two-week-old boycott of the Diet in protest against the bill. The two camps failed to bridge their differences in a meeting presided over by Vice President Hisamitsu Sugano (C).

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Upper house chief proposes compromise to end Diet impasse

TOKYO, Japan - House of Councillors President Juro Saito (C) on Oct. 16 proposes a compromise on a bill to revise the upper house electoral system in an effort to end the opposition's two-week-old boycott of the Diet in protest against the bill. Saito presented the compromise plan in a meeting with upper house representatives of the ruling and opposition parties, which was held in the Diet building.

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Opposition parties boycott Diet plenary session

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's opposition parties boycotted a House of Representatives plenary session on Oct. 3, demanding the ruling camp drop a plan to revise the House of Councillors electoral system. Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori (standing) responds to a question by a lawmaker of the ruling camp before vacant seats of the opposition bloc members.

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Ruling, opposition blocs clash over electoral system reform

TOKYO, Japan - Opposition parties' lawmakers (L) try to prevent ruling camp members (R) from entering the House of Councillors committee room where the first session began 30 minutes later than planned to deliberate a controversial bill for revision of the upper house electoral system on Oct. 2 in the Japanese parliament. At issue is a plan to reform the electoral system for the 100 proportional representation seats in the 252-seat upper house.

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LDP secretary general speaks on electorial system

TOKYO, Japan - The secretary general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) suggests it may merge with the Liberal Party (LP) if Japan retains its small-constituency electoral system. ''A shift to a system of two main political parties is inevitable as long as the small electoral district system is maintained,'' Yoshiro Mori told a training session for LDP members from across Japan on July 17 at a Tokyo hotel.

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Carrie Lam says to render all assistance, support to John Lee in forming six-term HKSAR gov't

STORY: Carrie Lam says to render all assistance, support to John Lee in forming six-term HKSAR gov't DATELINE: May 9, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:09 LOCATION: Hong Kong CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: various of the media conferenceSOUNDBITE (Cantonese): CARRIE LAM, HKSAR Chief Executivevarious of the media conference STORYLINE: Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Carrie Lam said on Monday that the current-term HKSAR government will render all the necessary assistance and support to John Lee in forming the six-term HKSAR government. Lam made the remarks at a media session after meeting Lee, HKSAR's six-term chief executive designate, who won a total of 1,416 votes, surpassing the threshold of 750 votes to win the chief executive election of the HKSAR on Sunday. Lam said HKSAR's sixth-term chief executive election was the third, and the final, of the first round of three major elections since the improvement to the HKSAR's electoral system, and thus was a very important occasion.

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XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2021-CHINA NEWS

(220106) -- BEIJING, Jan. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Staff members count ballots for the election for the seventh-term Legislative Council (LegCo) of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) in Hong Kong, south China, Dec. 19, 2021. Polls closed at around 11:00 p.m. local time (1500 GMT) on Dec. 19, 2021 in the election for the seventh-term LegCo of the HKSAR, the first since improvement to the HKSAR electoral system. (Xinhua/Lui Siu Wai)

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Yearender: Xinhua's top 10 China news events in 2021

(211229) -- BEIJING, Dec. 29, 2021 (Xinhua) -- Deputies to the 13th National People's Congress (NPC) vote overwhelmingly to approve the NPC Decision on improving the electoral system of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) at the closing meeting of the fourth session of the 13th NPC at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 11, 2021. Xinhua's top 10 China news events in 2021 3. Hong Kong's electoral system is improved On March 11, China's top legislature adopted a decision on improving the electoral system of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR). Later that month, the amended Annex I and Annex II to the Basic Law of the HKSAR were adopted. Relevant local legislation was also completed. The new electoral system has laid a solid foundation for the steady democratic development and good governance in Hong Kong, as well as f.....

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LDP secretary general speaks on electorial system

TOKYO, Japan - The secretary general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) suggests it may merge with the Liberal Party (LP) if Japan retains its small-constituency electoral system. ''A shift to a system of two main political parties is inevitable as long as the small electoral district system is maintained,'' Yoshiro Mori told a training session for LDP members from across Japan on July 17 at a Tokyo hotel.

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Diet turmoil continues as talks for compromise fail

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's ruling (R) and opposition parties (L) fail to reach a compromise Oct. 17 on a bill to revise the House of Councillors electoral system that would end the opposition's two-week-old boycott of the Diet in protest against the bill. The two camps failed to bridge their differences in a meeting presided over by Vice President Hisamitsu Sugano (C).

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Abe wants electoral reform before next lower house poll

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks in a session of the House of Representatives Budget Committee in Tokyo on Feb. 4, 2016. It is desirable that the next lower house election be held after implementing proposed electoral system reform aimed at addressing vote weight disparities between constituencies in urban and rural areas, Abe said. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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China's annual parliamentary session

The Chinese National People's Congress approves a resolution on overhauling Hong Kong's electoral system during its closing session at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 11, 2021.

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China's annual parliamentary session

Chinese President Xi Jinping (C) applauds during the closing session of the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 11, 2021, after the parliament passed a resolution on overhauling Hong Kong's electoral system.

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Ex-PM Kan speaks to his supporters

TOKYO, Japan - Former Prime Minister Naoto Kan of the opposition Democratic Party of Japan addresses his supporters in Tokyo on Dec. 15, 2014, a day after securing his lower house seat under the proportional representation system, despite having been defeated in the single-seat electoral district. (Kyodo)

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DPJ's Kan defeated in single-seat race

TOKYO, Japan - Election campaign posters for Naoto Kan, a former prime minister and candidate of the major opposition Democratic Party of Japan in the lower house election, are displayed at his campaign office in Tokyo's Fuchu City on the night of Dec. 14, 2014. Kan was defeated in the single-seat electoral district, although he may be able to secure a seat under the proportional representation system. (Kyodo)

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Hiroshima holds trial vote-counting for upper house election

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Officials of the Hiroshima city government sort out ballots in a branch office in Hiroshima's Chuo Ward on Jan. 26 in a trial vote-counting session for the House of Councillors election slated for July. The mock session was held to estimate the time needed to count votes cast in the upper house election, the first to be held under a new electoral system.

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Mori applauds as controversial electoral reform bill enacted

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori (R) applauds as the House of Representatives enacts a controversial bill Oct. 26 to revise the electoral system of the House of Councillors in time for the upper house election next summer. Far left is Chief Cabinet Secretary Hidenao Nakagawa. The bill was railroaded by the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, the New Komeito and the New Conservative Party through the upper house Oct. 19 in a vote boycotted by the opposition camp. The opposition has since ended its Diet boycott.

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Ruling bloc passes controversial electoral bill

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, the New Komeito party and the New Conservative Party (in foreground) pass a controversial bill to revise the electoral system of the House of Councillors in a vote at the lower house' Committee on Political Ethics and the Public Office Election Law on Oct. 25. Opposition members (C, background) gathered around the committee chairman, accusing the ruling bloc of ignoring minority opinions.

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Ruling bloc rams election bill through upper house

TOKYO, Japan - Members of Japan's ruling coalition clap hands Oct. 19 after railroading a contentious bill to revise the House of Councillors' electoral system through the upper house in a vote that was boycotted by the opposition camp.

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Upper house president quits over Diet turmoil

TOKYO, Japan - House of Councillors President Juro Saito (C) is surrounded by reporters in the Diet on Oct. 18 while walking toward upper house Vice President Hisamitsu Sugano to offer a letter of resignation. Saito resigned after failing to mediate a drawn-out row between the ruling and opposition parties over a plan to revise the upper house's electoral system.

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Upper house chief proposes compromise to end Diet impasse

TOKYO, Japan - House of Councillors President Juro Saito (C) on Oct. 16 proposes a compromise on a bill to revise the upper house electoral system in an effort to end the opposition's two-week-old boycott of the Diet in protest against the bill. Saito presented the compromise plan in a meeting with upper house representatives of the ruling and opposition parties, which was held in the Diet building.

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Ruling, opposition blocs clash over electoral system reform

TOKYO, Japan - Opposition parties' lawmakers (L) try to prevent ruling camp members (R) from entering the House of Councillors committee room where the first session began 30 minutes later than planned to deliberate a controversial bill for revision of the upper house electoral system on Oct. 2 in the Japanese parliament. At issue is a plan to reform the electoral system for the 100 proportional representation seats in the 252-seat upper house.