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Tamas Sulyok elected as Hungary's new president

STORY: Tamas Sulyok elected as Hungary's new president SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 26, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 27, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:05 LOCATION: Budapest CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (Hungarian): TAMAS SULYOK, Hungarian President-Elect 2. various of Parliament exterior 3. various of voting result announcement STORYLINE: Hungarian lawmakers on Monday elected Tamas Sulyok, head of the Constitutional Court, as the country's new president. Out of the 199 lawmakers, 146 participated in the voting, with 134 votes in favor, five against and seven invalid. Most opposition lawmakers did not participate in the vote. The opposition parties failed to reach an agreement on a common candidate to challenge. Sulyok said last Thursday upon his nomination: SOUNDBITE (Hungarian): TAMAS SULYOK, Hungarian President-Elect "As a jurist, and in my role as the President of the Republic, my foremost commitment is to serve the public good and to embody the nation's unity, all the while upholding the fundamental values of the

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BULGARIA-SOFIA-PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS

(230402) -- SOFIA, April 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Bulgarian President Rumen Georgiev Radev votes during the country's early parliamentary elections at a polling station in Sofia, Bulgaria, April 2, 2023. Bulgarians went to polls on Sunday to vote in the country's early parliamentary elections, Bulgaria's fifth parliamentary elections in two years. Nearly 6.6 million voters are eligible to elect 240 lawmakers from 14 political parties and seven coalitions, according to official data. (Xinhua/Lin Hao)

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BULGARIA-SOFIA-PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS

(230402) -- SOFIA, April 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People wait to vote during Bulgaria's early parliamentary elections at a polling station in Sofia, Bulgaria, April 2, 2023. Bulgarians went to polls on Sunday to vote in the country's early parliamentary elections, Bulgaria's fifth parliamentary elections in two years. Nearly 6.6 million voters are eligible to elect 240 lawmakers from 14 political parties and seven coalitions, according to official data. (Xinhua/Lin Hao)

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BULGARIA-SOFIA-PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS

(230402) -- SOFIA, April 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A man votes during Bulgaria's early parliamentary elections at a polling station in Sofia, Bulgaria, April 2, 2023. Bulgarians went to polls on Sunday to vote in the country's early parliamentary elections, Bulgaria's fifth parliamentary elections in two years. Nearly 6.6 million voters are eligible to elect 240 lawmakers from 14 political parties and seven coalitions, according to official data. (Xinhua/Lin Hao)

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3 lawmakers leaving DPJ to join Hashimoto's new party

TOKYO, Japan - Three lawmakers from the Democratic Party of Japan -- Yorihisa Matsuno (2nd from L), a former deputy chief Cabinet secretary and a House of Representatives member, Takashi Ishizeki (far R), also a lower house member, and Masashi Mito (C), a House of Councillors member -- carry their letters of resignation which they handed to DPJ Acting Secretary General Shinji Tarutoko at the Diet building in Tokyo on Sept. 11, 2012. They are among seven lawmakers planning to join a new political party to be set up soon by Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto.

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Kamei calls on justice minister to suspend executions

TOKYO, Japan - Shizuka Kamei (3rd from R), a former policy chief of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, and seven other lawmakers belonging to a group opposing capital punishment urge Justice Minister Mayumi Moriyama (3rd from L) not to carry out any further death sentences.

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Japanese, EU parliamentarians toast in reception

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese lawmakers and a group of European Parliament members raise a toast at a reception held at the official residence of the House of Representatives speaker in Tokyo on Oct. 29. The European Parliament group, headed by Swede Jan Andersson, arrived in Japan on Oct. 28 on a seven-day visit to Tokyo and Okinawa for talks with Japanese lawmakers and officials to boost Japan-European Union (EU) political ties.

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Japanese lawmakers leave for Pyongyang

TOKYO, Japan - A nonpartisan group of Japanese lawmakers led by former Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama (C front) pose for a photo before boarding a plane for a three-day visit to Pyongyang, at Haneda airport in Tokyo on Dec. 1. Murayama and 15 other lawmakers are en route for Pyongyang as Japan's first mission to North Korea comprising members of all seven major political parties.

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Murayama, Nonaka visit leader of Korean residents' group

TOKYO, Japan - Former Japanese Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama (C) and Hiromu Nonaka, deputy secretary general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (R), pay a courtesy call to So Man Sul (L), 1st vice chairman of the pro-Pyongyang General Association of Korean Residents in Japan, on Nov. 30 at the association's head office in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward. Leading a mission of lawmakers from seven ruling and opposition parties, Murayama and Nonaka will leave Dec. 1 for a 3-day visit to North Korea.

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Memorial for slain ex-PM Abe held in his western Japan constituency

Some 2,000 mourners, including current and former lawmakers, attended a memorial service held Saturday for slain former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in the western Japan prefecture of Yamaguchi, where his constituency was located. "My husband loved Yamaguchi Prefecture, and (supporters here) let him do big work for Japan. It was a fruitful 67 years of life for him," the late leader's widow Akie said at the ceremony at a convention center in Shimonoseki. "He was sent off magnificently." Saturday's event, co-organized by the prefectural government, also sparked demonstrations at numerous sites in the prefecture, including near the venue. The service started around 2 p.m. when Abe's remains arrived at the venue. Mourners observed a moment of silence and laid flowers after a video of Abe was played. The event was streamed live at seven other cities in the prefecture.

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Ukraine gets M270 multiple launch rocket systems: defense minister

STORY: Ukraine gets M270 multiple launch rocket systems: defense minister DATELINE: July 16, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:27 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Ukraine 2. various of Russia STORYLINE: Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov said on Friday that Ukraine has received M270 multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) from its partners. Reznikov did not specify which country provided Ukraine with such weapon systems. In May, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine was interested in getting the M270 MLRS from the Group of Seven (G7) countries. Last month, Ukrainian media outlet Ukraine's Military Center reported that Britain and Norway agreed to transfer the M270 MLRS to Ukraine. On the same day, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement that Russia has banned entry for 384 Japanese lawmakers in a retaliatory move. The statement said that in response to Japan's decision to impose personal sanctions against a large group of Russian lawmakers in April

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British gov't plans new bills to boost post-Brexit economy

STORY: British gov't plans new bills to boost post-Brexit economy DATELINE: May 11, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:44 LOCATION: London CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: various of "the State Opening of Parliament" ceremonySOUNDBITE (English): CHARLES, British Prince STORYLINE: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government on Tuesday set out more than 30 new bills at a state ceremony to mark the opening of a new session of the parliament. Seven of the proposed bills to be put before lawmakers address economic and social life in Britain in the wake of the country's departure from the European Union (EU). The proposed bills were outlined in a speech given by the heir to the British throne, Prince Charles, on behalf of his mother the Queen. Queen Elizabeth II, now 96, missed the event for the first time in 59 years due to mobility problems. "The government will continue to seize the opportunities of the United Kingdom's departure from the European Union, to support economic growth," Charles told Me

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Kamei calls on justice minister to suspend executions

TOKYO, Japan - Shizuka Kamei (3rd from R), a former policy chief of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, and seven other lawmakers belonging to a group opposing capital punishment urge Justice Minister Mayumi Moriyama (3rd from L) not to carry out any further death sentences.

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Japanese, EU parliamentarians toast in reception

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese lawmakers and a group of European Parliament members raise a toast at a reception held at the official residence of the House of Representatives speaker in Tokyo on Oct. 29. The European Parliament group, headed by Swede Jan Andersson, arrived in Japan on Oct. 28 on a seven-day visit to Tokyo and Okinawa for talks with Japanese lawmakers and officials to boost Japan-European Union (EU) political ties.

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Murayama, Nonaka visit leader of Korean residents' group

TOKYO, Japan - Former Japanese Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama (C) and Hiromu Nonaka, deputy secretary general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (R), pay a courtesy call to So Man Sul (L), 1st vice chairman of the pro-Pyongyang General Association of Korean Residents in Japan, on Nov. 30 at the association's head office in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward. Leading a mission of lawmakers from seven ruling and opposition parties, Murayama and Nonaka will leave Dec. 1 for a 3-day visit to North Korea.