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US: Colombian Overseas Election Opens With Long Lines and Operational Problems 2

Colombians living abroad began casting their ballots on Monday, May 25, in the country's presidential election, with polling sites open across 67 countries. In the U.S., long lines outside polling stations and operational issues at several consulates left many voters reportedly unable to cast their ballots before polling sites closed on the first day.

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US: Colombian Overseas Election Opens With Long Lines and Operational Problems

Colombians living abroad began casting their ballots on Monday, May 25, in the country's presidential election, with polling sites open across 67 countries. In the U.S., long lines outside polling stations and operational issues at several consulates left many voters reportedly unable to cast their ballots before polling sites closed on the first day.

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Overseas voting begins for Japan general election

Japanese citizens cast their ballots at the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Jan. 28, 2026, for the Feb. 8 House of Representatives election. Eligible Japanese voters living abroad are allowed to vote at diplomatic missions around the world.

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Overseas voting begins for Japan general election

Japanese citizens cast their ballots at the Japanese Consulate General in Sydney on Jan. 28, 2026, for the Feb. 8 House of Representatives election. Eligible Japanese voters living abroad are allowed to vote at diplomatic missions around the world.

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Overseas voting begins for Japan general election

Japanese citizens cast their ballots at the Japanese Consulate General in Sydney on Jan. 28, 2026, for the Feb. 8 House of Representatives election. Eligible Japanese voters living abroad are allowed to vote at diplomatic missions around the world.

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Overseas voting begins for Japan general election

Japanese citizens cast their ballots at the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on Jan. 28, 2026, for the Feb. 8 House of Representatives election. Eligible Japanese voters living abroad are allowed to vote at diplomatic missions around the world.

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Overseas voting begins for Japan general election

Japanese citizens cast their ballots at the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on Oct. 16, 2024, as eligible voters living abroad are allowed to vote at diplomatic missions around the world for the Oct. 27 general election.

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Overseas voting begins for Japan general election

A Japanese citizen casts his ballot at the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Oct. 16, 2024, as eligible voters living abroad are allowed to vote at diplomatic missions around the world for the Oct. 27 general election.

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Overseas voting begins for Japan general election

A Japanese citizen casts his ballot at the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Oct. 16, 2024, as eligible voters living abroad are allowed to vote at diplomatic missions around the world for the Oct. 27 general election.

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SRI LANKA-COLOMBO-MALDIVES-PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION-OVERSEAS POLLING STATIONS

(240421) -- COLOMBO, April 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Maldivians living in Sri Lanka cast their vote at the Maldives Embassy in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on April 21, 2024. Voting in the Maldives' parliamentary election began on Sunday morning after the opening of polling stations across the country and overseas. The South Asian country has set up 602 polling stations across the constituencies, while three are stationed overseas in Colombo in Sri Lanka, Trivandrum in India, and Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia. (Photo by Gayan Sameera/Xinhua)

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SRI LANKA-COLOMBO-MALDIVES-PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION-OVERSEAS POLLING STATIONS

(240421) -- COLOMBO, April 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Maldivians living in Sri Lanka cast their vote at the Maldives Embassy in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on April 21, 2024. Voting in the Maldives' parliamentary election began on Sunday morning after the opening of polling stations across the country and overseas. The South Asian country has set up 602 polling stations across the constituencies, while three are stationed overseas in Colombo in Sri Lanka, Trivandrum in India, and Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia. (Photo by Gayan Sameera/Xinhua)

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Parliamentary elections kick off in Croatia

STORY: Parliamentary elections kick off in Croatia SHOOTING TIME: April 17, 2024 DATELINE: April 17, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:12 LOCATION: Zagreb CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of billboard of the Croatian Democratic Union and Croatian Social Democratic Party 2. various of Croatian President Zoran Milanovic casting ballot 3. various of Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic casting ballot STORYLINE: Parliamentary elections in Croatia kicked off on Wednesday morning, with 2,302 candidates from 59 political parties and independent candidates competing for 151 seats in the parliament. According to the State Election Commission, over 3.73 million registered voters, both locally and overseas, are registered in Croatia this year. The first results are expected to be announced on Wednesday evening. The top two parties are the ruling Croatian Democratic Union, headed by Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic, and the alliance of parties led by the center-left Croatian Social Democratic Party. However

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Russia kicks off 8th presidential election

STORY: Russia kicks off 8th presidential election SHOOTING TIME: March 15, 2024 DATELINE: March 15, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:44 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of voters casting ballots at polling stations in Moscow 2. various of voters casting ballots at polling stations in Vladivostok 3. various of voters casting ballots at polling stations in St. Petersburg STORYLINE: Russia's presidential election begins Friday and will continue until Sunday. Four candidates are registered for the election, namely incumbent Russian President Vladimir Putin, leader of the Liberal Democratic Party Leonid Slutsky, Vladislav Davankov from Russia's New People Party, and Nikolai Kharitonov, the Russian Communist Party's candidate. Early voting for the presidential election began on Feb. 25 when voters in remote, hard-to-reach areas, polar regions, overseas vessels, and border outposts cast their votes. Russian citizens living abroad started their early voting on March 1. Under Russia's presidentia

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Voting for Egypt's presidential election kicks off

STORY: Voting for Egypt's presidential election kicks off SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 10, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 10, 2023 LENGTH: 00:04:47 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): YAO BING, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of polling stations in Cairo 3. various of candidates' campaigns STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): YAO BING, Xinhua correspondent "Millions of Egyptians are set to cast their votes as the country's 2024 presidential election kicked off on Sunday with four candidates contesting, the most popular of whom is incumbent President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi. Running from Dec. 10 to 12, the voting begins at 09:00 a.m. Cairo local time and lasts for 12 hours on each of the three days. I'm now at one of the polling stations in Cairo. As we can see, there are many residents coming here to vote." Overseas Egyptian voters had previously cast their ballots from Dec. 1 to Dec. 3. About 67 million Egyptians are eligible to vote at more than 9,000 polling stations nationwide. Sisi, who is r

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EGYPT-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

(231210) -- CAIRO, Dec. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Egyptian presidential candidate Hazem Omar, president of the People's Republican Party, is to vote at a polling station in Cairo, Egypt, Dec. 10, 2023. Voting for Egypt's presidential election began at 9:00 a.m. local time (0700 GMT) on Sunday in Egypt, with four candidates contesting, including incumbent President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi. Voting spans from Dec. 10 to Dec. 12, with each day allowing 12 hours to cast ballots. Overseas Egyptian voters had previously cast their ballots from Dec. 1 to Dec. 3. (Photo by Ahmed Mohamed/Xinhua)

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EGYPT-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

(231210) -- CAIRO, Dec. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A voter casts her ballot at a polling station in Giza, Egypt, Dec. 10, 2023. Voting for Egypt's presidential election began at 9:00 a.m. local time (0700 GMT) on Sunday in Egypt, with four candidates contesting, including incumbent President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi. Voting spans from Dec. 10 to Dec. 12, with each day allowing 12 hours to cast ballots. Overseas Egyptian voters had previously cast their ballots from Dec. 1 to Dec. 3. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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EGYPT-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

(231210) -- CAIRO, Dec. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A voter registers before voting at a polling station in Giza, Egypt, Dec. 10, 2023. Voting for Egypt's presidential election began at 9:00 a.m. local time (0700 GMT) on Sunday in Egypt, with four candidates contesting, including incumbent President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi. Voting spans from Dec. 10 to Dec. 12, with each day allowing 12 hours to cast ballots. Overseas Egyptian voters had previously cast their ballots from Dec. 1 to Dec. 3. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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EGYPT-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

(231210) -- CAIRO, Dec. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Egyptian presidential candidate Abdel Sanad Yamama, chairman of Egyptian Al-Wafd Party, casts his ballot at a polling station in Giza, Egypt, Dec. 10, 2023. Voting for Egypt's presidential election began at 9:00 a.m. local time (0700 GMT) on Sunday in Egypt, with four candidates contesting, including incumbent President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi. Voting spans from Dec. 10 to Dec. 12, with each day allowing 12 hours to cast ballots. Overseas Egyptian voters had previously cast their ballots from Dec. 1 to Dec. 3. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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EGYPT-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

(231210) -- CAIRO, Dec. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Egyptian presidential candidate Farid Zahran, head of the Social Democratic Party, casts his ballot at a polling station in Cairo, Egypt, Dec. 10, 2023. Voting for Egypt's presidential election began at 9:00 a.m. local time (0700 GMT) on Sunday in Egypt, with four candidates contesting, including incumbent President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi. Voting spans from Dec. 10 to Dec. 12, with each day allowing 12 hours to cast ballots. Overseas Egyptian voters had previously cast their ballots from Dec. 1 to Dec. 3. (Photo by Mohamed Assad/Xinhua)

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EGYPT-CAIRO-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION-OPENING

(231210) -- CAIRO, Dec. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A ballot box is seen at a polling station in Cairo, Egypt, Dec. 10, 2023. Voting for Egypt's presidential election began at 9:00 a.m. local time (0700 GMT) on Sunday in Egypt, with four candidates contesting, including incumbent President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi. Voting spans from Dec. 10 to Dec. 12, with each day allowing 12 hours to cast ballots. Overseas Egyptian voters had previously cast their ballots from Dec. 1 to Dec. 3. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

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EGYPT-CAIRO-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION-OPENING

(231210) -- CAIRO, Dec. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A voter casts his ballot at a polling station in Cairo, Egypt, Dec. 10, 2023. Voting for Egypt's presidential election began at 9:00 a.m. local time (0700 GMT) on Sunday in Egypt, with four candidates contesting, including incumbent President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi. Voting spans from Dec. 10 to Dec. 12, with each day allowing 12 hours to cast ballots. Overseas Egyptian voters had previously cast their ballots from Dec. 1 to Dec. 3. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

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EGYPT-CAIRO-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION-OPENING

(231210) -- CAIRO, Dec. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A voter casts his ballot at a polling station in Cairo, Egypt, Dec. 10, 2023. Voting for Egypt's presidential election began at 9:00 a.m. local time (0700 GMT) on Sunday in Egypt, with four candidates contesting, including incumbent President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi. Voting spans from Dec. 10 to Dec. 12, with each day allowing 12 hours to cast ballots. Overseas Egyptian voters had previously cast their ballots from Dec. 1 to Dec. 3. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

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EGYPT-CAIRO-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION-OPENING

(231210) -- CAIRO, Dec. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A voter casts his ballot at a polling station in Cairo, Egypt, Dec. 10, 2023. Voting for Egypt's presidential election began at 9:00 a.m. local time (0700 GMT) on Sunday in Egypt, with four candidates contesting, including incumbent President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi. Voting spans from Dec. 10 to Dec. 12, with each day allowing 12 hours to cast ballots. Overseas Egyptian voters had previously cast their ballots from Dec. 1 to Dec. 3. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

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Overseas ballot starts at Japan's diplomatic missions

SEOUL, South Korea - Japanese expats go through voting procedures for the Dec. 14 general election at the Japanese Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, on Dec. 3, 2014, following the opening of overseas ballots for those living abroad at 214 diplomatic missions around the world. Official campaigning for the House of Representatives race started on Dec. 2.

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Overseas ballot starts at Japan's diplomatic missions

BEIJING, China - Japanese expats go through voting procedures for the Dec. 14 general election at the Japanese Embassy in Beijing, China, on Dec. 3, 2014, following the opening of overseas ballots for those living abroad at 214 diplomatic missions around the world. Official campaigning for the House of Representatives race started on Dec. 2.

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Voting in Japan for S. Korean election

TOKYO, Japan - A South Korean resident of Japan casts her ballot ahead of the country's general election on April 11 at the South Korean Embassy in Tokyo on March 28, 2012. Voting by South Koreans living overseas began the same day, with South Korean nationals who are permanent residents of Japan getting the opportunity to vote in an election for the first time.

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Japanese voters overseas go to polls for upper-house election

SEOUL, South Korea - A Japanese woman marks her ballot in the House Of Councillors election at a polling station opened at the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on July 13 ahead of the official voting date of July 29 in Japan. The upper house election is the first in which Japanese voters abroad are allowed to vote for both candidates in prefectural constituencies and the nationwide proportional representation blocks, following changes in election regulations.

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Japanese voters overseas go to polls for upper-house election

SYDNEY, Australia - A Japanese voter (C) receives a ballot for the House of Councillors election at a polling station at the Japanese Consulate General in Sydney on July 13 ahead of the official voting date of July 29 in Japan. It is the first upper house election in which Japanese voters abroad are allowed to vote for both candidates in prefectural constituencies and the nationwide proportional representation blocks, following changes in election regulations.

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Top court rules in favor of claim by eligible voters living abroad

TOKYO, Japan - Plaintiffs express their joy after the Supreme Court ruled on Sept. 14 that the nation's public election law, which restricts the voting rights of Japanese citizens living overseas, is unconstitutional.

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Top court rules in favor of claim by eligible voters living abroad

TOKYO, Japan - Akira Machida, chief justice of the Supreme Court, ruled that Japan's public election law, which restricts the voting rights of Japanese citizens living overseas, is unconstitutional. ''The Constitution guarantees voting rights, and it is unconstitutional to impose restrictions on them without reasonable cause,'' Machida said in the ruling.

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Top court rules in favor of claim by eligible voters living abroad

TOKYO, Japan - The Grand Bench of the Supreme Court is in session on Sept. 14 to rule on the constitutionality of the nation's public election law, which restricts the voting rights of Japanese citizens living overseas. The top court ruled that the law is unconstitutional.

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Overseas balloting for Sept. 11 election begins

SYDNEY, Australia - Japanese nationals receive ballots from officials of the Japanese Consulate General in Sydney on Aug. 31 to cast absentee votes for the Sept. 11 House of Representatives election. Overseas eligible voters will cast votes only in the proportional representation portion of the lower house election by Sept. 6.

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LDP candidate from Paraguay goes overseas for election campaign

NARITA, Japan - Michio Takakura, a Japanese national with permanent residency in Paraguay and is running in the July 11 House of Councillors election, heads for Los Angeles from Narita airport on June 24 to start campaigning for votes from overseas Japanese. From the United States, he will travel to Paraguay and Brazil where there are large populations of overseas Japanese.

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1st round of France's legislative elections underway

STORY: 1st round of France's legislative elections underway DATELINE: June 12, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:20 LOCATION: Paris CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of posters 2. various of polling stations 3. various of voters voting STORYLINE: France has started its legislative elections on Sunday in which voters are expected to elect the National Assembly's 577 members after two rounds of voting. The first election round is underway on Sunday and the second round is slated to be held on June 19. Each deputy is elected in a constituency, of which Metropolitan France (the area of the country that is geographically in Europe) has 539 and the overseas territories 27. A further 11 deputies will represent the French nationals living abroad. The deputies are directly elected for a term of five years. For this year's election, the French Interior Ministry has published a list of 6,293 candidates, which the local news channel BFMTV said was 20 percent less than in 2017. According to the Interior Ministry, 20 p

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Top court rules in favor of claim by eligible voters living abro

TOKYO, Japan - The Grand Bench of the Supreme Court is in session on Sept. 14 to rule on the constitutionality of the nation's public election law, which restricts the voting rights of Japanese citizens living overseas. The top court ruled that the law is unconstitutional. (Kyodo)

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Top court rules in favor of claim by eligible voters living abro

TOKYO, Japan - Plaintiffs express their joy after the Supreme Court ruled on Sept. 14 that the nation's public election law, which restricts the voting rights of Japanese citizens living overseas, is unconstitutional. (Kyodo)

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Top court rules in favor of claim by eligible voters living abro

TOKYO, Japan - Akira Machida, chief justice of the Supreme Court, ruled that Japan's public election law, which restricts the voting rights of Japanese citizens living overseas, is unconstitutional. ''The Constitution guarantees voting rights, and it is unconstitutional to impose restrictions on them without reasonable cause,'' Machida said in the ruling. (Kyodo)

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Overseas voting starts for Japan's upper house election

A man arrives to vote in Japan's July 10 House of Councillors election at the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on June 23, 2016, as eligible Japanese voters living abroad are allowed to cast ballots at 222 diplomatic missions around the world. Official campaigning for the upper house election started on June 22. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Overseas voting starts for Japan's upper house election

A man arrives to vote in Japan's July 10 House of Councillors election at the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on June 23, 2016, as eligible Japanese voters living abroad are allowed to cast ballots at 222 diplomatic missions around the world. Official campaigning for the upper house election started on June 22. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Overseas voting starts for Japan's upper house election

A man arrives to vote in Japan's July 10 House of Councillors election at the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on June 23, 2016, as eligible Japanese voters living abroad are allowed to cast ballots at 222 diplomatic missions around the world. Official campaigning for the upper house election started on June 22. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Myanmar voters in Japan cast ballots at embassy for general election

A Myanmar woman checks a list of eligible voters at the Myanmar Embassy in Tokyo on Oct. 17, 2015. Overseas voting at the embassy began the same day for Myanmar's Nov. 8 general election. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Overseas balloting for Sept. 11 election begins

SYDNEY, Australia - Japanese nationals receive ballots from officials of the Japanese Consulate General in Sydney on Aug. 31 to cast absentee votes for the Sept. 11 House of Representatives election. Overseas eligible voters will cast votes only in the proportional representation portion of the lower house election by Sept. 6.

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Japanese voters overseas go to polls for upper-house election

SEOUL, South Korea - A Japanese woman marks her ballot in the House Of Councillors election at a polling station opened at the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on July 13 ahead of the official voting date of July 29 in Japan. The upper house election is the first in which Japanese voters abroad are allowed to vote for both candidates in prefectural constituencies and the nationwide proportional representation blocks, following changes in election regulations. (Kyodo)

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Japanese voters overseas go to polls for upper-house election

SYDNEY, Australia - A Japanese voter (C) receives a ballot for the House of Councillors election at a polling station at the Japanese Consulate General in Sydney on July 13 ahead of the official voting date of July 29 in Japan. It is the first upper house election in which Japanese voters abroad are allowed to vote for both candidates in prefectural constituencies and the nationwide proportional representation blocks, following changes in election regulations. (Kyodo)

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LDP candidate from Paraguay goes overseas for election campaign

NARITA, Japan - Michio Takakura, a Japanese national with permanent residency in Paraguay and is running in the July 11 House of Councillors election, heads for Los Angeles from Narita airport on June 24 to start campaigning for votes from overseas Japanese. From the United States, he will travel to Paraguay and Brazil where there are large populations of overseas Japanese. (Kyodo)

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Voting in Japan for S. Korean election

TOKYO, Japan - A South Korean resident of Japan casts her ballot ahead of the country's general election on April 11 at the South Korean Embassy in Tokyo on March 28, 2012. Voting by South Koreans living overseas began the same day, with South Korean nationals who are permanent residents of Japan getting the opportunity to vote in an election for the first time. (Kyodo)

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Overseas ballot starts at Japan's diplomatic missions

BEIJING, China - Japanese expats go through voting procedures for the Dec. 14 general election at the Japanese Embassy in Beijing, China, on Dec. 3, 2014, following the opening of overseas ballots for those living abroad at 214 diplomatic missions around the world. Official campaigning for the House of Representatives race started on Dec. 2. (Kyodo)

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Overseas ballot starts at Japan's diplomatic missions

SEOUL, South Korea - Japanese expats go through voting procedures for the Dec. 14 general election at the Japanese Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, on Dec. 3, 2014, following the opening of overseas ballots for those living abroad at 214 diplomatic missions around the world. Official campaigning for the House of Representatives race started on Dec. 2. (Kyodo)

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Overseas voting begins for Japan lower house election

Japanese citizens cast their ballots at the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on Oct. 11, 2017, as eligible voters living abroad are allowed to do so at 223 diplomatic missions around the world for the Oct. 22 House of Representatives election. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Overseas voting begins for Japan lower house election

A woman (L) visits the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Oct. 11, 2017, as eligible Japanese voters living abroad are allowed to cast ballots at 223 diplomatic missions around the world for the Oct. 22 House of Representatives election. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo