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Romania holds local, EU parliament elections

STORY: Romania holds local, EU parliament elections SHOOTING TIME: June 9, 2024 DATELINE: June 10, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:37 LOCATION: Bucharest CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the elections STORYLINE: Around 18 million Romanians participated in the vote on Sunday to elect 33 European Parliament representatives, as well as 3,186 mayors, local and county chiefs. In Romania, approximately 15 candidates run for one seat in the European Parliament elections, according to Romania's Permanent Electoral Authority (AEP). President of the AEP Toni Grebla announced earlier that 494 candidates had registered for the European Parliament elections. Among the candidates, 167 are women, representing 33.81 percent of the total. As the European Parliamentary elections in Romania took place on the same day as the local elections, many of the candidates on the EP lists were also running for mayor or local councilor. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Bucharest. (XHTV)

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European Elections Posters - Occitanie

Illustration of electoral poster panels, at the entrance to the villa of Goas, 38 lists, 37 inhabitants, and only 14 posters on the electoral poster panels and not really in the right order. Illustration of election poster panels at the entrances to villages in the Tarn-et-Garonne department. Raphael Glucksmann (PS/PP), François-Xavier Bellamy (LR), Leon Deffontaines (PCF), Valerie Hayer (Renaissance), Marie Toussaint (EELV), Jordan Bardella (RN), Marion Marechal (Reconquete! ), Manon Aubry (LFI), Helene Thouy (Parti animaliste), Jean Lassalle (Alliance rurale), Jean-Marc Governatori ( Ecologie au centre), Nathalie Arthaud (LO), Pierre Larrouturou (Nouvelle Donne), Florian Philippot (Les Patriotes), Selma Labib (NPA), 38 lists are in the running for the European elections on 9 June 2024. France, Goas, 4 June 2024. Photo by Patricia Huchot-Boissier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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European Elections Posters - Occitanie

Illustration of electoral poster panels, at the entrance to the villa of Goas, 38 lists, 37 inhabitants, and only 14 posters on the electoral poster panels and not really in the right order. Illustration of election poster panels at the entrances to villages in the Tarn-et-Garonne department. Raphael Glucksmann (PS/PP), François-Xavier Bellamy (LR), Leon Deffontaines (PCF), Valerie Hayer (Renaissance), Marie Toussaint (EELV), Jordan Bardella (RN), Marion Marechal (Reconquete! ), Manon Aubry (LFI), Helene Thouy (Parti animaliste), Jean Lassalle (Alliance rurale), Jean-Marc Governatori ( Ecologie au centre), Nathalie Arthaud (LO), Pierre Larrouturou (Nouvelle Donne), Florian Philippot (Les Patriotes), Selma Labib (NPA), 38 lists are in the running for the European elections on 9 June 2024. France, Goas, 4 June 2024. Photo by Patricia Huchot-Boissier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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European Elections Posters - Occitanie

Illustration of electoral poster panels, at the entrance to the villa of Goas, 38 lists, 37 inhabitants, and only 14 posters on the electoral poster panels and not really in the right order. Illustration of election poster panels at the entrances to villages in the Tarn-et-Garonne department. Raphael Glucksmann (PS/PP), François-Xavier Bellamy (LR), Leon Deffontaines (PCF), Valerie Hayer (Renaissance), Marie Toussaint (EELV), Jordan Bardella (RN), Marion Marechal (Reconquete! ), Manon Aubry (LFI), Helene Thouy (Parti animaliste), Jean Lassalle (Alliance rurale), Jean-Marc Governatori ( Ecologie au centre), Nathalie Arthaud (LO), Pierre Larrouturou (Nouvelle Donne), Florian Philippot (Les Patriotes), Selma Labib (NPA), 38 lists are in the running for the European elections on 9 June 2024. France, Goas, 4 June 2024. Photo by Patricia Huchot-Boissier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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European Elections Posters - Occitanie

Illustration of electoral poster panels, at the entrance to the villa of Goas, 38 lists, 37 inhabitants, and only 14 posters on the electoral poster panels and not really in the right order. Illustration of election poster panels at the entrances to villages in the Tarn-et-Garonne department. Raphael Glucksmann (PS/PP), François-Xavier Bellamy (LR), Leon Deffontaines (PCF), Valerie Hayer (Renaissance), Marie Toussaint (EELV), Jordan Bardella (RN), Marion Marechal (Reconquete! ), Manon Aubry (LFI), Helene Thouy (Parti animaliste), Jean Lassalle (Alliance rurale), Jean-Marc Governatori ( Ecologie au centre), Nathalie Arthaud (LO), Pierre Larrouturou (Nouvelle Donne), Florian Philippot (Les Patriotes), Selma Labib (NPA), 38 lists are in the running for the European elections on 9 June 2024. France, Goas, 4 June 2024. Photo by Patricia Huchot-Boissier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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European Elections Posters - Occitanie

Illustration of electoral poster panels, at the entrance to the villa of Goas, 38 lists, 37 inhabitants, and only 14 posters on the electoral poster panels and not really in the right order. Illustration of election poster panels at the entrances to villages in the Tarn-et-Garonne department. Raphael Glucksmann (PS/PP), François-Xavier Bellamy (LR), Leon Deffontaines (PCF), Valerie Hayer (Renaissance), Marie Toussaint (EELV), Jordan Bardella (RN), Marion Marechal (Reconquete! ), Manon Aubry (LFI), Helene Thouy (Parti animaliste), Jean Lassalle (Alliance rurale), Jean-Marc Governatori ( Ecologie au centre), Nathalie Arthaud (LO), Pierre Larrouturou (Nouvelle Donne), Florian Philippot (Les Patriotes), Selma Labib (NPA), 38 lists are in the running for the European elections on 9 June 2024. France, Goas, 4 June 2024. Photo by Patricia Huchot-Boissier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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European Elections Posters - Occitanie

Illustration of electoral poster panels, at the entrance to the villa of Goas, 38 lists, 37 inhabitants, and only 14 posters on the electoral poster panels and not really in the right order. Illustration of election poster panels at the entrances to villages in the Tarn-et-Garonne department. Raphael Glucksmann (PS/PP), François-Xavier Bellamy (LR), Leon Deffontaines (PCF), Valerie Hayer (Renaissance), Marie Toussaint (EELV), Jordan Bardella (RN), Marion Marechal (Reconquete! ), Manon Aubry (LFI), Helene Thouy (Parti animaliste), Jean Lassalle (Alliance rurale), Jean-Marc Governatori ( Ecologie au centre), Nathalie Arthaud (LO), Pierre Larrouturou (Nouvelle Donne), Florian Philippot (Les Patriotes), Selma Labib (NPA), 38 lists are in the running for the European elections on 9 June 2024. France, Goas, 4 June 2024. Photo by Patricia Huchot-Boissier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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European Elections Posters - Occitanie

Illustration of electoral poster panels, at the entrance to the villa of Goas, 38 lists, 37 inhabitants, and only 14 posters on the electoral poster panels and not really in the right order. Illustration of election poster panels at the entrances to villages in the Tarn-et-Garonne department. Raphael Glucksmann (PS/PP), François-Xavier Bellamy (LR), Leon Deffontaines (PCF), Valerie Hayer (Renaissance), Marie Toussaint (EELV), Jordan Bardella (RN), Marion Marechal (Reconquete! ), Manon Aubry (LFI), Helene Thouy (Parti animaliste), Jean Lassalle (Alliance rurale), Jean-Marc Governatori ( Ecologie au centre), Nathalie Arthaud (LO), Pierre Larrouturou (Nouvelle Donne), Florian Philippot (Les Patriotes), Selma Labib (NPA), 38 lists are in the running for the European elections on 9 June 2024. France, Goas, 4 June 2024. Photo by Patricia Huchot-Boissier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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European Elections Posters - Occitanie

Illustration of electoral poster panels, at the entrance to the villa of Goas, 38 lists, 37 inhabitants, and only 14 posters on the electoral poster panels and not really in the right order. Illustration of election poster panels at the entrances to villages in the Tarn-et-Garonne department. Raphael Glucksmann (PS/PP), François-Xavier Bellamy (LR), Leon Deffontaines (PCF), Valerie Hayer (Renaissance), Marie Toussaint (EELV), Jordan Bardella (RN), Marion Marechal (Reconquete! ), Manon Aubry (LFI), Helene Thouy (Parti animaliste), Jean Lassalle (Alliance rurale), Jean-Marc Governatori ( Ecologie au centre), Nathalie Arthaud (LO), Pierre Larrouturou (Nouvelle Donne), Florian Philippot (Les Patriotes), Selma Labib (NPA), 38 lists are in the running for the European elections on 9 June 2024. France, Goas, 4 June 2024. Photo by Patricia Huchot-Boissier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Transplant of electoral democracy leads to failed states, humanitarian disasters: former Malaysian official

STORY: Transplant of electoral democracy leads to failed states, humanitarian disasters: former Malaysian official SHOOTING TIME: March 20, 2024 DATELINE: March 20, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:59 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (English): ONG TEE KEAT, Former deputy speaker of the lower house of Malaysian parliament STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE (English): ONG TEE KEAT, Former deputy speaker of the lower house of Malaysian parliament "The present model of electoral democracy is widely touted as the West creation and has ever since been made the one-size-fits-all benchmark for democratic rule worldwide. Unfortunately, this turns out to be a fallacy, the cohesive transplant of electoral democracy, either through military intervention or brutal regime change, as was initiated by Washington in the developing world, has only added more failed states and ensuing humanitarian disasters to the lists. People's wellbeing and aspirations are nowhere to be seen. The so called people-elected governments insta