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Stubb narrowly wins Finnish presidential election

STORY: Stubb narrowly wins Finnish presidential election SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 11, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 12, 2024 LENGTH: 0:02:52 LOCATION: Helsinki CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of polling station 2. various of candidates receiving interview 3. various of Alexander Stubb meeting media 4. earlier footage of Alexander Stubb's campaign 5. various of candidates' posts STORYLINE: The presidential candidate for the National Coalition Alexander Stubb narrowly won the Finnish presidential election Sunday night. With all the votes counted, Stubb got 51.6 percent of support in the final round, while Independent Green candidate Pekka Haavisto obtained 48.4 percent, according to figures released by the Finnish Ministry of Justice. "I can promise that I will do my best every single day for this task," Stubb said after being confirmed Finland's next president. Commenting to the media, Stubb said that Finland is now entering a new era. "I would like to continue along the lines of Niinisto, but it is understanda

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Final official results show Greek conservatives win local elections

STORY: Final official results show Greek conservatives win local elections DATELINE: Oct. 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:12 LOCATION: Athens CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the 2nd round of the local government elections in Greece 2. various of Haris Doukas, Mayoral candidate who won 2nd round of the local government elections in Athens 3. various of Kostas Bakoyannis, Mayor of Athens 4. various of the 2nd round of the local government elections in Greece 5. SOUNDBITE (Greek): KYRIAKOS MITSOTAKIS, Greek Prime Minister STORYLINE: Greece's ruling conservative New Democracy (ND) party won local elections on Sunday, according to final official results released by the Interior Ministry on Monday. Greeks went to the polls on Oct. 8 and Oct. 15 to elect their representatives in 13 regions and 332 municipalities across the country for the next five years. Voting was repeated in regions and municipalities where no single party candidate - or coalition of candidates - managed to surpass the required 43 percent

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DPJ's Kan defeated in single-seat race

TOKYO, Japan - Election campaign posters for Naoto Kan, a former prime minister and candidate of the major opposition Democratic Party of Japan in the lower house election, are displayed at his campaign office in Tokyo's Fuchu City on the night of Dec. 14, 2014. Kan was defeated in the single-seat electoral district, although he may be able to secure a seat under the proportional representation system.

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S. Korea's presidential election

SEOUL, South Korea - Ahn Cheol Soo, a former university professor and software mogul, speaks on campaign pledges for the South Korean presidential election at a press conference in Seoul on Nov. 8, 2012. The independent hopeful has reached an agreement with Moon Jae In from the main opposition Democratic United Party to pick a single candidate before the registration dates on Nov. 25 and 26.

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S. Korea presidential election

SEOUL, South Korea - Moon Jae In (L) from the Democratic United Party and Ahn Cheol Soo, a former university professor and software mogul, shake hands before their meeting in Seoul on Nov. 6, 2012. The South Korean presidential candidate from the main opposition party and an independent hopeful held a private meeting to discuss picking a single candidate to boost the chance of winning the Dec. 19, 2012, election.

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DPJ's Aoki beats key ruling camp lawmaker

TOKYO, Japan - Ai Aoki, a Democratic Party of Japan candidate, cries with joy in Tokyo's Kita Ward on Aug. 30 after winning a House of Representatives seat by beating Akihiro Ota, head of the New Komeito party, the junior partner of the Liberal Democratic Party in the ruling coalition, in the No. 12 single-seat constituency in Tokyo.

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Finance Minister Yosano loses seat in constituency

TOKYO, Japan - Finance Minister Kaoru Yosano of the Liberal Democratic Party put his hands together and bows to supporters at his campaign office in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on Aug. 30, 2009, in a gesture of apology after losing in his single-seat constituency in the House of Representatives election. But Yosano was reelected under the proportional representation system that gives a candidate a second chance.

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DPJ's Aoki beats key ruling camp lawmaker

TOKYO, Japan - Ai Aoki, a Democratic Party of Japan candidate, cries with joy in Tokyo's Kita Ward on Aug. 30 after winning a House of Representatives seat by beating Akihiro Ota, head of the New Komeito party, the junior partner of the Liberal Democratic Party in the ruling coalition, in the No. 12 single-seat constituency in Tokyo.

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Nagasaki rookie Fukuda wins Diet seat

ISAHAYA, Japan - Eriko Fukuda, a rookie candidate of the Democratic Party of Japan, celebrates in Isahaya, Nagasaki Prefecture, on Aug. 30 after winning a House of Representatives seat in the No. 2 single-seat constituency in the prefecture.

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Nagasaki rookie Fukuda wins Diet seat

ISAHAYA, Japan - Eriko Fukuda, a rookie candidate of the Democratic Party of Japan, celebrates in Isahaya, Nagasaki Prefecture, on Aug. 30 after winning a House of Representatives seat in the No. 2 single-seat constituency in the prefecture.

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'Bon voyage' present for DPJ winner Ota

KORIYAMA, Japan - Kazumi Ota, a Democratic Party of Japan candidate, is presented with a special ''Takarabune'' (Treasure) boat in Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture, on Aug. 30 after winning a House of Representatives seat in the prefectural No. 2 single-seat constituency.

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4 DPJ members fail to agree on single leadership candidate

TOKYO, Japan - Four Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) lawmakers -- Seiji Maehara (L), Yoshihiko Noda (2nd from L), Shigefumi Matsuzawa (2nd from R) and Takashi Kawamura -- meet in Tokyo on Aug. 20 in a bid to field a single challenger for the Sept. 23 party presidential election. As they failed to reach an agreement on a single challenger, they are likely to separately challenge DPJ leader Yukio Hatoyama in the election.

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No single party or coalition gains simple majority in Malaysia's national polling

STORY: No single party or coalition gains simple majority in Malaysia's national polling DATELINE: Nov. 20, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:52 LOCATION: Kuala Lumpur CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of voters queuing in line for their turn to cast their ballots 2. various of voters casting their vote STORYLINE: According to results released early Sunday on the website of Malaysia's election commission (EC), no single party or political coalition gained simple majority in the country's 15th general election. Of the major political coalitions contesting the 220 seats in the lower house of the parliament, Pakatan Harapan won 82, Perikatan Nasional won 73, Barisan Nasional won 30, and GPS, the group of parties from the northern Borneo state of Sarawak, won 22, according to the EC. The lower house of the parliament has 222 seats and the voting for the remaining two seats have been postponed, one due to the sudden death of a candidate and another over flooding which disrupted the voting. Xinhua News Agency correspo

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Maltese candidate parties hold final mass rally before election

STORY: Maltese candidate parties hold final mass rally before election DATELINE: March 26, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:28 LOCATION: Valletta CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of mass rally of the Labour Party led by Prime Minister Robert Abela 2. various of mass rally of the Nationalist Party led by Bernard Grech STORYLINE: Malta's two candidate parties, the Labour Party and the Nationalist Party, on Thursday evening held their final mass rally respectively in Attard and Valletta, before the general election which is scheduled on Saturday. This will be the first time that Maltese Prime Minister Robert Abela leads the Labour Party into an election after replacing Joseph Muscat following the political crisis that unfolded at the end of 2019 and which finally led to Muscat's resignation. The Labour Party is leading in the political surveys by a significant margin with the opposition Nationalist Party failing to make any remarkable inroads, according to some media reports. Malta uses the single transferable vo

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LDP's Wada wins lower house by-election in Hokkaido

Liberal Democratic Party candidate Yoshiaki Wada (C) celebrates in Sapporo on April 24, 2016, with his wife Naoko (R) and supporters after winning a House of Representatives by-election in the Hokkaido No. 5 single-seat constituency. The election was held to fill a seat vacated by the LDP's Nobutaka Machimura, a former lower house speaker and foreign minister who died in 2015, and who was Naoko Wada's father. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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LDP's Wada wins lower house by-election in Hokkaido

Liberal Democratic Party candidate Yoshiaki Wada (R) celebrates in Sapporo on April 24, 2016, with his wife Naoko after winning a House of Representatives by-election in the Hokkaido No. 5 single-seat constituency. Wada holds a portrait of the LDP's Nobutaka Machimura, a former lower house speaker and foreign minister who died in 2015, and who was his father-in-law. The election was held to fill a seat vacated by his death. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Democratic Party's Izumi set to win lower house by-election in Kyoto

Democratic Party candidate Kenta Izumi smiles as his supporters cheer in Kyoto on April 24, 2016, after projections show he is set to win a House of Representatives by-election for the Kyoto No. 3 single-seat constituency. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Seoul mayoral by-election

Former Seoul Mayor Oh Se Hoon speaks at a press conference in Seoul on March 23, 2021. Oh, affiliated with the main opposition People Power Party, will become the single opposition candidate in the April 7 mayoral by-election in the South Korean capital.

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DPJ's Aoki beats key ruling camp lawmaker

TOKYO, Japan - Ai Aoki, a Democratic Party of Japan candidate, cries with joy in Tokyo's Kita Ward on Aug. 30 after winning a House of Representatives seat by beating Akihiro Ota, head of the New Komeito party, the junior partner of the Liberal Democratic Party in the ruling coalition, in the No. 12 single-seat constituency in Tokyo. (Kyodo)

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DPJ's Aoki beats key ruling camp lawmaker

TOKYO, Japan - Ai Aoki, a Democratic Party of Japan candidate, cries with joy in Tokyo's Kita Ward on Aug. 30 after winning a House of Representatives seat by beating Akihiro Ota, head of the New Komeito party, the junior partner of the Liberal Democratic Party in the ruling coalition, in the No. 12 single-seat constituency in Tokyo. (Kyodo)

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'Bon voyage' present for DPJ winner Ota

KORIYAMA, Japan - Kazumi Ota, a Democratic Party of Japan candidate, is presented with a special ''Takarabune'' (Treasure) boat in Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture, on Aug. 30 after winning a House of Representatives seat in the prefectural No. 2 single-seat constituency. (Kyodo)

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Nagasaki rookie Fukuda wins Diet seat

ISAHAYA, Japan - Eriko Fukuda, a rookie candidate of the Democratic Party of Japan, celebrates in Isahaya, Nagasaki Prefecture, on Aug. 30 after winning a House of Representatives seat in the No. 2 single-seat constituency in the prefecture. (Kyodo)

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Finance Minister Yosano loses seat in constituency

TOKYO, Japan - Finance Minister Kaoru Yosano of the Liberal Democratic Party put his hands together and bows to supporters at his campaign office in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on Aug. 30, 2009, in a gesture of apology after losing in his single-seat constituency in the House of Representatives election. But Yosano was reelected under the proportional representation system that gives a candidate a second chance. (Kyodo)

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Nagasaki rookie Fukuda wins Diet seat

ISAHAYA, Japan - Eriko Fukuda, a rookie candidate of the Democratic Party of Japan, celebrates in Isahaya, Nagasaki Prefecture, on Aug. 30 after winning a House of Representatives seat in the No. 2 single-seat constituency in the prefecture. (Kyodo)

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DPJ's Kan defeated in single-seat race

TOKYO, Japan - Election campaign posters for Naoto Kan, a former prime minister and candidate of the major opposition Democratic Party of Japan in the lower house election, are displayed at his campaign office in Tokyo's Fuchu City on the night of Dec. 14, 2014. Kan was defeated in the single-seat electoral district, although he may be able to secure a seat under the proportional representation system. (Kyodo)

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Tokyo gubernatorial election

Photo taken from a YouTube video shows Tokyo gubernatorial election candidate Takashi Tachibana, who heads a single-issue party that vows to "crush" Japan's public broadcaster known as NHK, making comments after incumbent Yuriko Koike was assured of winning a second term in the election on July 5, 2020.

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4 DPJ members fail to agree on single leadership candidate

TOKYO, Japan - Four Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) lawmakers -- Seiji Maehara (L), Yoshihiko Noda (2nd from L), Shigefumi Matsuzawa (2nd from R) and Takashi Kawamura -- meet in Tokyo on Aug. 20 in a bid to field a single challenger for the Sept. 23 party presidential election. As they failed to reach an agreement on a single challenger, they are likely to separately challenge DPJ leader Yukio Hatoyama in the election. (Kyodo)