Türkiye's opposition claims victory in local polls

STORY: Türkiye's opposition claims victory in local polls SHOOTING TIME: April 1, 2024 DATELINE: April 2, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:37 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of people voting for local elections in Türkiye (courtesy: ihlas news agency) 2. various of the press conference of Turkish Supreme Election Council Chairman Ahmet Yener (courtesy: ihlas news agency) 3. various of people voting for local elections in Türkiye (courtesy: ihlas news agency) 4. various of the speech of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (courtesy: ihlas news agency) STORYLINE: Türkiye's main opposition, the Republican People's Party (CHP), has claimed a major victory in local polls in 35 mayoralties throughout the country, according to unofficial results of Sunday's local elections. The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) won 24 mayoral positions, while the People's Equality and Democracy Party (DEM) won 10, the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) 8, the Welfare Party 2, the Great Unity Party (BBP) 1, a

Bulgarians vote for local authorities

STORY: Bulgarians vote for local authorities DATELINE: Oct. 30, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:59 LOCATION: Sofia CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of polling stations 2. various of voters STORYLINE: Bulgarians went to polls on Sunday to elect mayors and municipal councilors. As many as 12,299 polling stations opened across the country at 7:00 a.m. local time (0500 GMT) for over six million eligible voters to cast their ballots. The elections are held every four years. In this year's elections, almost 39,000 candidates are competing for the posts of mayors of the 265 municipalities and 3,041 mayoralties in Bulgaria, and the 35 quarters in Sofia, Plovdiv and Varna, as well as 5,053 seats in the municipal councils. A candidate for mayor must gain more than half of the valid votes to win the position in the first round. If no one gains more than 50 percent of votes in the first round, the top two runners will compete in a run-off on Nov. 5. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Sofia. (XHTV