Historic elections held in Mexico

STORY: Historic elections held in Mexico SHOOTING TIME: June 2, 2024 DATELINE: June 3, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:51 LOCATION: Mexico City CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. street view in Mexico 2. various of voters STORYLINE: Mexico's electoral authority on Sunday kicked off the largest electoral process in the country's history, in which Mexicans will elect a new president. In addition to the presidency, more than 98.5 million eligible voters will elect 128 senators and 500 deputies of Mexico's bicameral Congress, as well as nine governors of Mexico City, Chiapas, Guanajuato, Jalisco, Morelos, Puebla, Tabasco, Veracruz and Yucatan. In 32 states of the country, local legislatures and city councils will also be renewed, as well as 1,612 mayors and 972 local deputies. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Mexico City. (XHTV)

Eastern DR Congo expects change in upcoming presidential elections

STORY: Eastern DR Congo expects change in upcoming presidential elections SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 18, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:39 LOCATION: GOMA, DR Congo CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of local people 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Swahili): JEAN KAONGO, Teacher 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Swahili): KATUNGU KASILENGE, Displaced person 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Swahili): HAMULI NSOMBO, Former trader and displaced person STORYLINE: In the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), nearly 44 million Congolese voters will cast their votes for a new president as well as national and provincial legislatures. In eastern part of the country, long plagued by conflicts, expectations have been running high, as local Congolese are hoping for changes, especially the return of the peace, in the upcoming elections. After the elections, teachers expect strong actions to be taken, including salary raise and welfare policies. Jean Kaongo, who has been teaching for over 20 years, works in a public school in Goma, capital of the Nort

DR Congo president wraps up election campaign, calling on Congolese to vote

STORY: DR Congo president wraps up election campaign, calling on Congolese to vote SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 18, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:35 LOCATION: Kinshasa CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of a rally for election campaign 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Lingala): FELIX TSHISEKEDI, DRC president, presidential candidate 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Lingala): JOLIE KIMBONDO, Supporter 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (French): TSHIKALA ADOS, Supporter STORYLINE: The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) presidential candidates wrapped up their campaigns on Monday as Congolese will cast their votes on Dec. 20 for a new president as well as national and provincial legislatures. In Kinshasa, DRC's capital, the outgoing president Felix Tshisekedi, who is running for his second term, called on Congolese to vote in the upcoming elections. SOUNDBITE 1 (Lingala): FELIX TSHISEKEDI, DRC president, presidential candidate "You should understand that here, it is a problem of our country. So on Dec. 20, whether it rains or not, you will have

Watanuki calls for reform of U.N. Security Council

Watanuki calls for reform of U.N. Security Council

NEW YORK, United States - Japan's House of Representatives Speaker Tamisuke Watanuki delivers a speech at a conference of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) at the United Nations on Aug. 30. He said the U.N. must reform the Security Council and restructure its finances if collaborative ties with national legislatures is to bear fruit.

U.S. House passes bills on abortion access

STORY: U.S. House passes bills on abortion access DATELINE: July 16, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:40 LOCATION: Washington, D.C. CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of U.S. House of Representatives voting on the bills 2. various of exterior of the U.S. Capitol STORYLINE: The U.S. House of Representatives passed a pair of bills on Friday aimed at protecting access to abortion. The bills cleared the Democratic-led chamber largely along party lines, but are expected to fail in the Senate. The U.S. Supreme Court struck down the landmark Roe v. Wade last month, eliminating the constitutional protection of abortion rights for women in the nation. Abortion has been one of the most divisive issues in the United States, with the ruling further splitting the nation. Without Roe v. Wade, states are allowed to impose their own legislation on the medical procedure. More than a dozen states, whose legislatures are controlled by Republicans, have enacted restrictive abortion laws or will have such legislati

Texas State Senators Are Expected To Vote On Election Legislation

Texas State Senators Are Expected To Vote On Election Legislation

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Republican from Kentucky, arrives to speak during a news conference following Senate Republican policy luncheons at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, July 13, 2021. The Texas Democrats' flight out of state temporarily scuttled Republican efforts to tighten ballot access, increasing national focus on an issue that has swept GOP-led legislatures. Photo by Oliver Contreras/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Inter-parliamentary exchange between China and Japan

Inter-parliamentary exchange between China and Japan

A bipartisan group of Japanese lower house lawmakers meets with members of China's National People's Congress in Beijing on Jan. 11, 2017, in the first exchange between the two legislatures since April 2015 in Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Watanuki calls for reform of U.N. Security Council

Watanuki calls for reform of U.N. Security Council

NEW YORK, United States - Japan's House of Representatives Speaker Tamisuke Watanuki delivers a speech at a conference of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) at the United Nations on Aug. 30. He said the U.N. must reform the Security Council and restructure its finances if collaborative ties with national legislatures is to bear fruit.