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Senegal Holds Snap Election - Dakar

A man votes at a polling station in Dakar, Senegal, on Nov. 17, 2024. Polling stations officially opened at 8 a.m., local time, Sunday throughout Senegal and abroad for the legislative elections. A total of 7,371,890 Senegalese voters participated in 7,048 polling stations and 16,440 voting centers across the country and abroad. Forty-one political formations, parties, or coalitions compete in these legislative elections, aiming to elect 165 deputies to the National Assembly for a five-year term. Photo by Papa Demba Gueye/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Senegal Holds Snap Election - Dakar

People wait to vote at a polling station in Dakar, Senegal, on Nov. 17, 2024. Polling stations officially opened at 8 a.m., local time, Sunday throughout Senegal and abroad for the legislative elections. A total of 7,371,890 Senegalese voters participated in 7,048 polling stations and 16,440 voting centers across the country and abroad. Forty-one political formations, parties, or coalitions compete in these legislative elections, aiming to elect 165 deputies to the National Assembly for a five-year term. Photo by Papa Demba Gueye/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Senegal Holds Snap Election - Dakar

A staff member posts voting instructions at a polling station in Dakar, Senegal, on Nov. 17, 2024. Polling stations officially opened at 8 a.m., local time, Sunday throughout Senegal and abroad for the legislative elections. A total of 7,371,890 Senegalese voters participated in 7,048 polling stations and 16,440 voting centers across the country and abroad. Forty-one political formations, parties, or coalitions compete in these legislative elections, aiming to elect 165 deputies to the National Assembly for a five-year term. Photo by Papa Demba Gueye/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Senegal Holds Snap Election - Dakar

Staff members explain voting procedures to a voter at a polling station in Dakar, Senegal, on Nov. 17, 2024. Polling stations officially opened at 8 a.m., local time, Sunday throughout Senegal and abroad for the legislative elections. A total of 7,371,890 Senegalese voters participated in 7,048 polling stations and 16,440 voting centers across the country and abroad. Forty-one political formations, parties, or coalitions compete in these legislative elections, aiming to elect 165 deputies to the National Assembly for a five-year term. Photo by Papa Demba Gueye/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE-LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS-FIRST ROUND-BEGINNING

(240630) -- LE TOUQUET, June 30, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- French President Emmanuel Macron meets with local residents outside a polling station in Le Touquet, northern France, June 30, 2024. The first round of France's snap legislative elections kicks off Sunday in Metropolitan France for voters to elect 577 members for the National Assembly out of over 4,000 candidates. (Photo by Frank Bonham/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240611) -- BEIJING, June 11, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- French President Emmanuel Macron (2nd R) greets residents outside a polling station upon his arrival to vote for the European Parliament elections in Le Touquet, France on June 9, 2024. Macron announced dissolution of the National Assembly and called new legislative elections Sunday evening after his Renaissance party suffered a heavy defeat in the European Parliament (EP) elections, according to a live broadcast of local media BFMTV. (Photo by Frank Boham/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240611) -- BEIJING, June 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- French President Emmanuel Macron (2nd R) greets residents outside a polling station upon his arrival to vote for the European Parliament elections in Le Touquet, France on June 9, 2024. Macron announced dissolution of the National Assembly and called new legislative elections Sunday evening after his Renaissance party suffered a heavy defeat in the European Parliament (EP) elections, according to a live broadcast of local media BFMTV. (Photo by Frank Boham/Xinhua)

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President Macron Outside A Polling Station - Le Touquet

French President Emmanuel Macron walks out of a polling station after voting for the European Parliament elections in Le Touquet, France on June 9, 2024. Macron announced dissolution of the National Assembly and called new legislative elections Sunday evening after his Renaissance party suffered a heavy defeat in the European Parliament (EP) elections, according to a live broadcast of local media BFMTV. Photo by Frank Boham/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Macron Outside A Polling Station - Le Touquet

French President Emmanuel Macron walks out of a polling station after voting for the European Parliament elections in Le Touquet, France on June 9, 2024. Macron announced dissolution of the National Assembly and called new legislative elections Sunday evening after his Renaissance party suffered a heavy defeat in the European Parliament (EP) elections, according to a live broadcast of local media BFMTV. Photo by Frank Boham/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Macron Outside A Polling Station - Le Touquet

French President Emmanuel Macron walks out of a polling station after voting for the European Parliament elections in Le Touquet, France on June 9, 2024. Macron announced dissolution of the National Assembly and called new legislative elections Sunday evening after his Renaissance party suffered a heavy defeat in the European Parliament (EP) elections, according to a live broadcast of local media BFMTV. Photo by Frank Boham/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Macron Outside A Polling Station - Le Touquet

French President Emmanuel Macron walks out of a polling station after voting for the European Parliament elections in Le Touquet, France on June 9, 2024. Macron announced dissolution of the National Assembly and called new legislative elections Sunday evening after his Renaissance party suffered a heavy defeat in the European Parliament (EP) elections, according to a live broadcast of local media BFMTV. Photo by Frank Boham/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Macron Outside A Polling Station - Le Touquet

French President Emmanuel Macron walks out of a polling station after voting for the European Parliament elections in Le Touquet, France on June 9, 2024. Macron announced dissolution of the National Assembly and called new legislative elections Sunday evening after his Renaissance party suffered a heavy defeat in the European Parliament (EP) elections, according to a live broadcast of local media BFMTV. Photo by Frank Boham/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Macron Outside A Polling Station - Le Touquet

French President Emmanuel Macron walks out of a polling station after voting for the European Parliament elections in Le Touquet, France on June 9, 2024. Macron announced dissolution of the National Assembly and called new legislative elections Sunday evening after his Renaissance party suffered a heavy defeat in the European Parliament (EP) elections, according to a live broadcast of local media BFMTV. Photo by Frank Boham/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE-MACRON-NATIONAL ASSEMBLY-DISSOLUTION-NEW LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS CALL

(240610) -- LE TOUQUET, June 10, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- French President Emmanuel Macron (2nd L, front) walks out of a polling station after voting for the European Parliament elections in Le Touquet, France on June 9, 2024. Macron announced dissolution of the National Assembly and called new legislative elections Sunday evening after his Renaissance party suffered a heavy defeat in the European Parliament (EP) elections, according to a live broadcast of local media BFMTV. (Photo by Frank Boham/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE-MACRON-NATIONAL ASSEMBLY-DISSOLUTION-NEW LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS CALL

(240610) -- LE TOUQUET, June 10, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- French President Emmanuel Macron (front) greets residents outside a polling station upon his arrival to vote for the European Parliament elections in Le Touquet, France on June 9, 2024. Macron announced dissolution of the National Assembly and called new legislative elections Sunday evening after his Renaissance party suffered a heavy defeat in the European Parliament (EP) elections, according to a live broadcast of local media BFMTV. (Photo by Frank Boham/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE-MACRON-NATIONAL ASSEMBLY-DISSOLUTION-NEW LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS CALL

(240610) -- LE TOUQUET, June 10, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- French President Emmanuel Macron (2nd R) greets residents outside a polling station upon his arrival to vote for the European Parliament elections in Le Touquet, France on June 9, 2024. Macron announced dissolution of the National Assembly and called new legislative elections Sunday evening after his Renaissance party suffered a heavy defeat in the European Parliament (EP) elections, according to a live broadcast of local media BFMTV. (Photo by Frank Boham/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE-MACRON-NATIONAL ASSEMBLY-DISSOLUTION-NEW LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS CALL

(240610) -- LE TOUQUET, June 10, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- French President Emmanuel Macron walks out of a polling station after voting for the European Parliament elections in Le Touquet, France on June 9, 2024. Macron announced dissolution of the National Assembly and called new legislative elections Sunday evening after his Renaissance party suffered a heavy defeat in the European Parliament (EP) elections, according to a live broadcast of local media BFMTV. (Photo by Frank Boham/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE-MACRON-NATIONAL ASSEMBLY-DISSOLUTION-NEW LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS CALL

(240610) -- LE TOUQUET, June 10, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- French President Emmanuel Macron (2nd R) greets residents outside a polling station upon his arrival to vote for the European Parliament elections in Le Touquet, France on June 9, 2024. Macron announced dissolution of the National Assembly and called new legislative elections Sunday evening after his Renaissance party suffered a heavy defeat in the European Parliament (EP) elections, according to a live broadcast of local media BFMTV. (Photo by Frank Boham/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE-MACRON-NATIONAL ASSEMBLY-DISSOLUTION-NEW LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS CALL

(240610) -- LE TOUQUET, June 10, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- French President Emmanuel Macron (front) greets residents outside a polling station after voting for the European Parliament elections in Le Touquet, France on June 9, 2024. Macron announced dissolution of the National Assembly and called new legislative elections Sunday evening after his Renaissance party suffered a heavy defeat in the European Parliament (EP) elections, according to a live broadcast of local media BFMTV. (Photo by Frank Boham/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE-MACRON-NATIONAL ASSEMBLY-DISSOLUTION-NEW LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS CALL

(240610) -- LE TOUQUET, June 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- French President Emmanuel Macron (2nd R) greets residents outside a polling station upon his arrival to vote for the European Parliament elections in Le Touquet, France on June 9, 2024. Macron announced dissolution of the National Assembly and called new legislative elections Sunday evening after his Renaissance party suffered a heavy defeat in the European Parliament (EP) elections, according to a live broadcast of local media BFMTV. (Photo by Frank Boham/Xinhua)

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FRANCE-MACRON-NATIONAL ASSEMBLY-DISSOLUTION-NEW LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS CALL

(240610) -- LE TOUQUET, June 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- French President Emmanuel Macron (2nd R) greets residents outside a polling station upon his arrival to vote for the European Parliament elections in Le Touquet, France on June 9, 2024. Macron announced dissolution of the National Assembly and called new legislative elections Sunday evening after his Renaissance party suffered a heavy defeat in the European Parliament (EP) elections, according to a live broadcast of local media BFMTV. (Photo by Frank Boham/Xinhua)

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FRANCE-MACRON-NATIONAL ASSEMBLY-DISSOLUTION-NEW LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS CALL

(240610) -- LE TOUQUET, June 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- French President Emmanuel Macron walks out of a polling station after voting for the European Parliament elections in Le Touquet, France on June 9, 2024. Macron announced dissolution of the National Assembly and called new legislative elections Sunday evening after his Renaissance party suffered a heavy defeat in the European Parliament (EP) elections, according to a live broadcast of local media BFMTV. (Photo by Frank Boham/Xinhua)

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FRANCE-MACRON-NATIONAL ASSEMBLY-DISSOLUTION-NEW LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS CALL

(240610) -- LE TOUQUET, June 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- French President Emmanuel Macron (2nd L, front) walks out of a polling station after voting for the European Parliament elections in Le Touquet, France on June 9, 2024. Macron announced dissolution of the National Assembly and called new legislative elections Sunday evening after his Renaissance party suffered a heavy defeat in the European Parliament (EP) elections, according to a live broadcast of local media BFMTV. (Photo by Frank Boham/Xinhua)

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FRANCE-MACRON-NATIONAL ASSEMBLY-DISSOLUTION-NEW LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS CALL

(240610) -- LE TOUQUET, June 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- French President Emmanuel Macron (front) greets residents outside a polling station upon his arrival to vote for the European Parliament elections in Le Touquet, France on June 9, 2024. Macron announced dissolution of the National Assembly and called new legislative elections Sunday evening after his Renaissance party suffered a heavy defeat in the European Parliament (EP) elections, according to a live broadcast of local media BFMTV. (Photo by Frank Boham/Xinhua)

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FRANCE-MACRON-NATIONAL ASSEMBLY-DISSOLUTION-NEW LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS CALL

(240610) -- LE TOUQUET, June 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- French President Emmanuel Macron (front) greets residents outside a polling station after voting for the European Parliament elections in Le Touquet, France on June 9, 2024. Macron announced dissolution of the National Assembly and called new legislative elections Sunday evening after his Renaissance party suffered a heavy defeat in the European Parliament (EP) elections, according to a live broadcast of local media BFMTV. (Photo by Frank Boham/Xinhua)

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(FOCUS)SOUTH KOREA-SEOUL-PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION-VOTING

(240410) -- SEOUL, April 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A voter casts a vote at a polling station in Seoul, South Korea, April 10, 2024. South Koreans on Wednesday went to the polls for parliamentary elections to vote for 300 members of the National Assembly. The elections, which began from 6:00 a.m. local time, were scheduled to last for 12 hours at 14,259 polling stations across the Asian country, according to the National Election Commission. (Photo by Jun Hyosang/Xinhua)

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(FOCUS)SOUTH KOREA-SEOUL-PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION-VOTING

(240410) -- SEOUL, April 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Voters prepare to cast the vote at a polling station in Seoul, South Korea, April 10, 2024. South Koreans on Wednesday went to the polls for parliamentary elections to vote for 300 members of the National Assembly. The elections, which began from 6:00 a.m. local time, were scheduled to last for 12 hours at 14,259 polling stations across the Asian country, according to the National Election Commission. (Photo by Jun Hyosang/Xinhua)

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(FOCUS)SOUTH KOREA-SEOUL-PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION-VOTING

(240410) -- SEOUL, April 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A voter casts a vote at a polling station in Seoul, South Korea, April 10, 2024. South Koreans on Wednesday went to the polls for parliamentary elections to vote for 300 members of the National Assembly. The elections, which began from 6:00 a.m. local time, were scheduled to last for 12 hours at 14,259 polling stations across the Asian country, according to the National Election Commission. (Photo by Jun Hyosang/Xinhua)

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S. Korea's opposition party overwhelmingly leads exit polls in parliamentary elections

STORY: S. Korea's opposition party overwhelmingly leads exit polls in parliamentary elections SHOOTING TIME: April 10, 2024 DATELINE: April 10, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:38 LOCATION: Seoul CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of a polling station in Gwangjin district, Seoul 2. various of exit poll at a polling station in Yongsan district, Seoul STORYLINE: South Korea's main liberal opposition Democratic Party overwhelmingly led exit polls in parliamentary elections, a survey from local broadcaster JTBC showed Wednesday. The Democratic Party and its satellite party were projected to secure 168-193 seats, including the directly-contested constituency seats and the proportional representation (PR) slots. The ruling conservative People Power Party and its satellite party were estimated to win 87-111 parliamentary seats. The quadrennial polls for 300 members of the National Assembly were carried out at 14,259 voting stations across the Asian country to let voters cast ballots for 254 constituency seats and 46 PR

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(FOCUS)SOUTH KOREA-SEOUL-PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION-VOTING

(240410) -- SEOUL, April 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People queue to vote at a polling station in Seoul, South Korea, April 10, 2024. South Koreans on Wednesday went to the polls for parliamentary elections to vote for 300 members of the National Assembly. The elections, which began from 6:00 a.m. local time, were scheduled to last for 12 hours at 14,259 polling stations across the Asian country, according to the National Election Commission. (Xinhua/Yao Qilin)

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(FOCUS)SOUTH KOREA-SEOUL-PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION-VOTING

(240410) -- SEOUL, April 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 10, 2024 shows the exterior view of the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea. South Koreans on Wednesday went to the polls for parliamentary elections to vote for 300 members of the National Assembly. The elections, which began from 6:00 a.m. local time, were scheduled to last for 12 hours at 14,259 polling stations across the Asian country, according to the National Election Commission. (Xinhua/Yao Qilin)

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(FOCUS)SOUTH KOREA-SEOUL-PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION-VOTING

(240410) -- SEOUL, April 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People vote at a polling station in Seoul, South Korea, April 10, 2024. South Koreans on Wednesday went to the polls for parliamentary elections to vote for 300 members of the National Assembly. The elections, which began from 6:00 a.m. local time, were scheduled to last for 12 hours at 14,259 polling stations across the Asian country, according to the National Election Commission. (Xinhua/Yao Qilin)

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(FOCUS)SOUTH KOREA-SEOUL-PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION-VOTING

(240410) -- SEOUL, April 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A woman votes at a polling station in Seoul, South Korea, April 10, 2024. South Koreans on Wednesday went to the polls for parliamentary elections to vote for 300 members of the National Assembly. The elections, which began from 6:00 a.m. local time, were scheduled to last for 12 hours at 14,259 polling stations across the Asian country, according to the National Election Commission. (Xinhua/Yao Qilin)

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(FOCUS)SOUTH KOREA-SEOUL-PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION-VOTING

(240410) -- SEOUL, April 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A woman votes at a polling station in Seoul, South Korea, April 10, 2024. South Koreans on Wednesday went to the polls for parliamentary elections to vote for 300 members of the National Assembly. The elections, which began from 6:00 a.m. local time, were scheduled to last for 12 hours at 14,259 polling stations across the Asian country, according to the National Election Commission. (Xinhua/Yao Qilin)

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(FOCUS)SOUTH KOREA-SEOUL-PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION-VOTING

(240410) -- SEOUL, April 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People vote at a polling station in Seoul, South Korea, April 10, 2024. South Koreans on Wednesday went to the polls for parliamentary elections to vote for 300 members of the National Assembly. The elections, which began from 6:00 a.m. local time, were scheduled to last for 12 hours at 14,259 polling stations across the Asian country, according to the National Election Commission. (Xinhua/Yao Qilin)

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(FOCUS)SOUTH KOREA-SEOUL-PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION-VOTING

(240410) -- SEOUL, April 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A woman votes at a polling station in Seoul, South Korea, April 10, 2024. South Koreans on Wednesday went to the polls for parliamentary elections to vote for 300 members of the National Assembly. The elections, which began from 6:00 a.m. local time, were scheduled to last for 12 hours at 14,259 polling stations across the Asian country, according to the National Election Commission. (Xinhua/Yao Qilin)

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(FOCUS)SOUTH KOREA-SEOUL-PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION-VOTING

(240410) -- SEOUL, April 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People vote at a polling station in Seoul, South Korea, April 10, 2024. South Koreans on Wednesday went to the polls for parliamentary elections to vote for 300 members of the National Assembly. The elections, which began from 6:00 a.m. local time, were scheduled to last for 12 hours at 14,259 polling stations across the Asian country, according to the National Election Commission. (Xinhua/Yao Qilin)

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(FOCUS)SOUTH KOREA-SEOUL-PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION-VOTING

(240410) -- SEOUL, April 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People vote at a polling station in Seoul, South Korea, April 10, 2024. South Koreans on Wednesday went to the polls for parliamentary elections to vote for 300 members of the National Assembly. The elections, which began from 6:00 a.m. local time, were scheduled to last for 12 hours at 14,259 polling stations across the Asian country, according to the National Election Commission. (Xinhua/Yao Qilin)

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(FOCUS)SOUTH KOREA-SEOUL-PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION-VOTING

(240410) -- SEOUL, April 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A man receives his ballot at a polling station in Seoul, South Korea, April 10, 2024. South Koreans on Wednesday went to the polls for parliamentary elections to vote for 300 members of the National Assembly. The elections, which began from 6:00 a.m. local time, were scheduled to last for 12 hours at 14,259 polling stations across the Asian country, according to the National Election Commission. (Xinhua/Yao Qilin)

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Turnout in Iran's 2 major elections reaches 41 pct: minister

STORY: Turnout in Iran's 2 major elections reaches 41 pct: minister SHOOTING TIME: March 4, 2024 DATELINE: March 5, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:34 LOCATION: Tehran CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the press conference STORYLINE: Iranian Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi said Monday at a press conference in Tehran that the turnout in the country's 12th parliamentary and sixth Assembly of Experts elections, which were held on Friday, reached 41 percent. The voting began at 8:00 am local time (0430 GMT) at 59,000 polling stations across Iran, with more than 15,000 candidates competing for 290 seats in the Iranian parliament and 144 candidates vying for positions at the eight-year-term Assembly of Experts, an 88-member body that oversees the activities of Iran's supreme leader and is empowered to designate and dismiss the supreme leader. The voting was initially scheduled to end at 6:00 pm local time but was extended three times, with each extension lasting for two hours. Vahidi said 25 million of the total 6

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Voting ends in Iran's parliament, Assembly of Experts elections after 16 hours

STORY: Voting ends in Iran's parliament, Assembly of Experts elections after 16 hours SHOOTING TIME: March 1, 2024 DATELINE: March 2, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:52 LOCATION: Tehran CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the polling stations STORYLINE: Voting for Iran's 12th parliament and sixth Assembly of Experts ended at 12:00 a.m. Saturday local time after 16 straight hours, the official news agency IRNA reported. The voting began at 8:00 a.m. Friday local time at 59,000 polling stations across the country, with more than 15,000 candidates competing for 290 seats in the Iranian parliament, and 144 candidates vying for positions at the eight-year-term Assembly of Experts, an 88-member body that oversees the activities of Iran's supreme leader, and is empowered to designate and dismiss the supreme leader. A total of 61.17 million people, comprising 30.94 million men and 30.22 million women, were eligible to vote in the two elections, according to the Iranian Election Office affiliated to the Interior Minist

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Voting ends in Iran's parliament, Assembly of Experts elections after 16 hours

STORY: Voting ends in Iran's parliament, Assembly of Experts elections after 16 hours SHOOTING TIME: March 1, 2024 DATELINE: March 2, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:10 LOCATION: Tehran CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of voters voting for Iran's 12th parliament and sixth Assembly of Experts STORYLINE: Voting for Iran's 12th parliament and sixth Assembly of Experts ended at 12:00 a.m. Saturday local time after 16 straight hours, the official news agency IRNA reported. The voting began at 8:00 a.m. Friday local time at 59,000 polling stations across the country, with more than 15,000 candidates competing for 290 seats in the Iranian parliament, and 144 candidates vying for positions at the eight-year-term Assembly of Experts, an 88-member body that oversees the activities of Iran's supreme leader, and is empowered to designate and dismiss the supreme leader. A total of 61.17 million people, comprising 30.94 million men and 30.22 million women, were eligible to vote in the two elections, according to the I

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Voting begins for Pakistan's general elections

STORY: Voting begins for Pakistan's general elections SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 8, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 8, 2024 LENGTH: 0:03:41 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): ALI JASWAL, Xinhua reporter 2. various shots of polling stations in Islamabad STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): ALI JASWAL, Xinhua reporter "Polling for Pakistan's one-day general elections started all across the country right now Thursday morning. It has just started at 8 a.m. local time and according to Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), the voting process would continue uninterrupted till 5:00 p.m. local time. Polling for the National Assembly and four provincial assemblies are being held on the same day. According to the ECP, over 128 million Pakistani people, or more than half of the country's total population, are eligible to vote in the general elections. ECP announced that over 5,000 candidates would contest the 265 general seats in the National Assembly and over 12,000 candidates would be competing for the 59

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Nagoya mayoral election campaign

NAGOYA, Japan - Mayoral election candidate Hitoshi Sugiyama, a former Nagoya city assembly member, attends an election event as campaigning kicks off in the central Japan city on Jan. 23, 2011. The Feb. 6 poll is being seen as a bellwether for unified local elections across the country in the spring.

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Nagoya mayoral election campaign

NAGOYA, Japan - Former Nagoya mayor Takashi Kawamura, who is running in the city's mayoral election to regain office, addresses voters as campaigning kicks off in the central Japan city on Jan. 23, 2011. Kawamura, who resigned as mayor the previous month to test public opinion on his tax cut and other pledges that were rejected by the city assembly, is running on the ticket of the political organization that he leads, called ''Genzei Nippon,'' meaning ''tax cut Japan.'' The Feb. 6 poll is being seen as a bellwether for unified local elections across the country in the spring.

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DPJ gearing up for local elections

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (R) and Katsuya Okada, secretary general of the Democratic Party of Japan, hang a signboard for the DPJ task force on nationwide local elections in April at party headquarters in Tokyo on Jan. 21, 2011. The ruling party set up the task force the same day ahead of unified local elections on April 10, when gubernatorial elections will be held in 13 prefectures, including Tokyo and Fukuoka, while mayoral and prefectural assembly elections will be held in five major cities and 44 prefectures. Other local elections taking place every four years will be held on April 24.

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Campaigns begin for Japan's local assembly elections

KOBE, Japan - Voters listen to a candidate for a local assembly election in Kobe, western Japan, on April 4 as official campaigning got under way the same day for assembly elections in all 47 prefectures except Tokyo, Ibaraki and Okinawa, and in the 13 major cities except Kitakyushu.

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SENEGAL-DAKAR-LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS

(220801) -- DAKAR, Aug. 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A woman casts her ballot at a polling station in Dakar, Senegal, on July 31, 2022. Senegal kicked off legislative elections at 8 a.m. Sunday (local time and GMT) to elect 165 new deputies to the National Assembly for a five-year term across national territory and abroad. (Photo by Dieylani Seydi/Xinhua)

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SENEGAL-DAKAR-LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS

(220801) -- DAKAR, Aug. 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People wait outside a polling station to vote in Dakar, Senegal, on July 31, 2022. Senegal kicked off legislative elections at 8 a.m. Sunday (local time and GMT) to elect 165 new deputies to the National Assembly for a five-year term across national territory and abroad. (Photo by Dieylani Seydi/Xinhua)

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Tunisia opposes interference in internal affairs: president

STORY: Tunisia opposes interference in internal affairs: president DATELINE: April 6, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:28 LOCATION: Tunis CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of a meeting between Saied and ISIE Vice President Farouk Bouasker 2. various of Bouasker speaking with media STORYLINE: Tunisian President Kais Saied said on Tuesday that his country resolutely opposes any interference in its internal affairs, according to a statement released by the Tunisian Presidential Office. Local media reports on Tuesday that French and Turkish leaders expressed "concern" over Tunisia's measures to dissolve the parliament. Saied on Monday called on the Independent High Authority for Elections (ISIE) to be ready to organize the legislative elections slated for Dec. 17 during his meeting with ISIE Vice President Farouk Bouasker. The Tunisian president announced the dissolution of the Assembly of People's Representatives, or the parliament on March 30, saying that "someone is trying to launch a coup d'etat". Saied annou