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Laurent Mauvignier Wins Goncourt Prize For “La Maison Vide” - Paris

Laurent Mauvignier's "La Maison vide", a family saga spanning three generations and marked by two world wars, won the Prix Goncourt by six votes to four against Caroline Lamarche's "Le bel obscur", on November 4, 2025, in Paris, France. The president of the Academy, Philippe Claudel announced the winner of France's most prestigious literary prizeat midday at Drouant, a famous restaurant near the Opera in Paris. Photo by Dennis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Laurent Mauvignier Wins Goncourt Prize For “La Maison Vide” - Paris

Laurent Mauvignier's "La Maison vide", a family saga spanning three generations and marked by two world wars, won the Prix Goncourt by six votes to four against Caroline Lamarche's "Le bel obscur", on November 4, 2025, in Paris, France. The president of the Academy, Philippe Claudel announced the winner of France's most prestigious literary prizeat midday at Drouant, a famous restaurant near the Opera in Paris. Photo by Dennis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Laurent Mauvignier Wins Goncourt Prize For “La Maison Vide” - Paris

Laurent Mauvignier's "La Maison vide", a family saga spanning three generations and marked by two world wars, won the Prix Goncourt by six votes to four against Caroline Lamarche's "Le bel obscur", on November 4, 2025, in Paris, France. The president of the Academy, Philippe Claudel announced the winner of France's most prestigious literary prizeat midday at Drouant, a famous restaurant near the Opera in Paris. Photo by Dennis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Laurent Mauvignier Wins Goncourt Prize For “La Maison Vide” - Paris

Laurent Mauvignier and Philippe Claudel. Laurent Mauvignier's "La Maison vide", a family saga spanning three generations and marked by two world wars, won the Prix Goncourt by six votes to four against Caroline Lamarche's "Le bel obscur", on November 4, 2025, in Paris, France. The president of the Academy, Philippe Claudel announced the winner of France's most prestigious literary prizeat midday at Drouant, a famous restaurant near the Opera in Paris. Photo by Dennis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Laurent Mauvignier Wins Goncourt Prize For “La Maison Vide” - Paris

The ten jurors met at midday at Drouant, a famous restaurant near the Opera in Paris, to agree on the winner of France's most prestigious literary prize. Laurent Mauvignier's "La Maison vide", a family saga spanning three generations and marked by two world wars, won the Prix Goncourt by six votes to four against Caroline Lamarche's "Le bel obscur", on November 4, 2025, in Paris, France. Photo by Dennis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Laurent Mauvignier Wins Goncourt Prize For “La Maison Vide” - Paris

The ten jurors met at midday at Drouant, a famous restaurant near the Opera in Paris, to agree on the winner of France's most prestigious literary prize. Laurent Mauvignier's "La Maison vide", a family saga spanning three generations and marked by two world wars, won the Prix Goncourt by six votes to four against Caroline Lamarche's "Le bel obscur", on November 4, 2025, in Paris, France. Photo by Dennis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Laurent Mauvignier Wins Goncourt Prize For “La Maison Vide” - Paris

Laurent Mauvignier and Philippe Claudel. Laurent Mauvignier's "La Maison vide", a family saga spanning three generations and marked by two world wars, won the Prix Goncourt by six votes to four against Caroline Lamarche's "Le bel obscur", on November 4, 2025, in Paris, France. The president of the Academy, Philippe Claudel announced the winner of France's most prestigious literary prizeat midday at Drouant, a famous restaurant near the Opera in Paris. Photo by Dennis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Laurent Mauvignier Wins Goncourt Prize For “La Maison Vide” - Paris

Laurent Mauvignier's "La Maison vide", a family saga spanning three generations and marked by two world wars, won the Prix Goncourt by six votes to four against Caroline Lamarche's "Le bel obscur", on November 4, 2025, in Paris, France. The president of the Academy, Philippe Claudel announced the winner of France's most prestigious literary prizeat midday at Drouant, a famous restaurant near the Opera in Paris. Photo by Dennis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Laurent Mauvignier Wins Goncourt Prize For “La Maison Vide” - Paris

Laurent Mauvignier's "La Maison vide", a family saga spanning three generations and marked by two world wars, won the Prix Goncourt by six votes to four against Caroline Lamarche's "Le bel obscur", on November 4, 2025, in Paris, France. The president of the Academy, Philippe Claudel announced the winner of France's most prestigious literary prizeat midday at Drouant, a famous restaurant near the Opera in Paris. Photo by Dennis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Laurent Mauvignier Wins Goncourt Prize For “La Maison Vide” - Paris

The ten jurors met at midday at Drouant, a famous restaurant near the Opera in Paris, to agree on the winner of France's most prestigious literary prize. Laurent Mauvignier's "La Maison vide", a family saga spanning three generations and marked by two world wars, won the Prix Goncourt by six votes to four against Caroline Lamarche's "Le bel obscur", on November 4, 2025, in Paris, France. Photo by Dennis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Laurent Mauvignier Wins Goncourt Prize For “La Maison Vide” - Paris

Laurent Mauvignier's "La Maison vide", a family saga spanning three generations and marked by two world wars, won the Prix Goncourt by six votes to four against Caroline Lamarche's "Le bel obscur", on November 4, 2025, in Paris, France. The president of the Academy, Philippe Claudel announced the winner of France's most prestigious literary prizeat midday at Drouant, a famous restaurant near the Opera in Paris. Photo by Dennis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Laurent Mauvignier Wins Goncourt Prize For “La Maison Vide” - Paris

Laurent Mauvignier and Philippe Claudel. Laurent Mauvignier's "La Maison vide", a family saga spanning three generations and marked by two world wars, won the Prix Goncourt by six votes to four against Caroline Lamarche's "Le bel obscur", on November 4, 2025, in Paris, France. The president of the Academy, Philippe Claudel announced the winner of France's most prestigious literary prizeat midday at Drouant, a famous restaurant near the Opera in Paris. Photo by Dennis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Laurent Mauvignier Wins Goncourt Prize For “La Maison Vide” - Paris

Laurent Mauvignier's "La Maison vide", a family saga spanning three generations and marked by two world wars, won the Prix Goncourt by six votes to four against Caroline Lamarche's "Le bel obscur", on November 4, 2025, in Paris, France. The president of the Academy, Philippe Claudel announced the winner of France's most prestigious literary prizeat midday at Drouant, a famous restaurant near the Opera in Paris. Photo by Dennis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Laurent Mauvignier Wins Goncourt Prize For “La Maison Vide” - Paris

Laurent Mauvignier's "La Maison vide", a family saga spanning three generations and marked by two world wars, won the Prix Goncourt by six votes to four against Caroline Lamarche's "Le bel obscur", on November 4, 2025, in Paris, France. The president of the Academy, Philippe Claudel announced the winner of France's most prestigious literary prizeat midday at Drouant, a famous restaurant near the Opera in Paris. Photo by Dennis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hungarian parliament approves Sweden's NATO bid

STORY: Hungarian parliament approves Sweden's NATO bid SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 26, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 27, 2024 LENGTH: 0:02:06 LOCATION: Budapest CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (Hungarian): VIKTOR ORBAN, Hungarian Prime Minister 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (Hungarian): ELOD NOVAK, MP of the opposition party Our Homeland of Hungary 3. various of Parliament exterior 4. various of MPs voting STORYLINE: Hungary's lawmakers on Monday approved a bill on Sweden's bid to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Out of the 199 members of parliament (MP), 194 participated in the voting, with 188 votes in favor and six against. The Hungarian parliament voted on the bill on the first day of the spring session of the Parliament. SOUNDBITE 1 (Hungarian): VIKTOR ORBAN, Hungarian Prime Minister "The Swedish-Hungarian military cooperation and Sweden's NATO accession strengthen Hungary's security." Elod Novak of the opposition party Our Homeland was one of the six MPs who voted against it. SOUNDBITE 2 (Hungaria

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Presidential election votings start in Finland

STORY: Presidential election votings start in Finland SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 28, 2024/earlier footage DATELINE: Jan. 28, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:33 LOCATION: Helsinki CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of a polling station 2. various of posters of candidates (earlier footage) STORYLINE: Finland's presidential election kicked off on Sunday as polling stations opened at 9 a.m. local time (0700 GMT). Finns are going to cast their votes until 8 p.m. (1800 GMT) to elect a president for a six-year term. Nine candidates are contesting to be the successor to the incumbent, Sauli Niinisto. After two terms in the presidency, he is not running. According to Finland's constitution, the president can be elected to only two consecutive terms. If none of the candidates receives more than half of the votes in the first round, a second round will be held between the top two runners on Feb. 11. The presidential candidate of the National Coalition, former Prime Minister Alexander Stubb, and independent Green candidate, forme

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FINLAND-ESPOO-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

(240128) -- ESPOO, Jan. 28, 2024 (Xinhua) -- The presidential candidate of the National Coalition, former Prime Minister Alexander Stubb casts his vote at a polling station in Espoo, Finland, Jan. 28, 2024. Finland's presidential election kicked off on Sunday as polling stations opened at 9 a.m. local time (0700 GMT). Finns are going to cast their votes until 8 p.m. (1800 GMT) to elect a president for a six-year term. (Xinhua/Chen Jing)

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FINLAND-ESPOO-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

(240128) -- ESPOO, Jan. 28, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People vote at a polling station in Espoo, Finland, Jan. 28, 2024. Finland's presidential election kicked off on Sunday as polling stations opened at 9 a.m. local time (0700 GMT). Finns are going to cast their votes until 8 p.m. (1800 GMT) to elect a president for a six-year term. (Xinhua/Chen Jing)

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FINLAND-ESPOO-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

(240128) -- ESPOO, Jan. 28, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People line up to cast their votes at a polling station in Espoo, Finland, Jan. 28, 2024. Finland's presidential election kicked off on Sunday as polling stations opened at 9 a.m. local time (0700 GMT). Finns are going to cast their votes until 8 p.m. (1800 GMT) to elect a president for a six-year term. (Xinhua/Chen Jing)

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FINLAND-ESPOO-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

(240128) -- ESPOO, Jan. 28, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A citizen casts the vote at a polling station in Espoo, Finland, Jan. 28, 2024. Finland's presidential election kicked off on Sunday as polling stations opened at 9 a.m. local time (0700 GMT). Finns are going to cast their votes until 8 p.m. (1800 GMT) to elect a president for a six-year term. (Xinhua/Chen Jing)

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Comoros top court confirms Assoumani's re-election as president

STORY: Comoros top court confirms Assoumani's re-election as president SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 10-16, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 25, 2024 LENGTH: 00:03:09 LOCATION: Moroni CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the voting process 2. various of pre-election campaign STORYLINE: The Comoros' Supreme Court confirmed on Wednesday the victory of incumbent President Azali Assoumani in the presidential election held on Jan. 14. According to the official account, Assoumani received 57.02 percent of the votes cast, or 99,541 votes, exceeding the 50 percent threshold required for winning the first round. Six candidates ran in the presidential election in the island country in the western Indian Ocean. The candidates Salim Issa Abdallah and Daoudou Abdallah Mohamed came second and third with 11.07 percent and 10.23 percent of the votes, respectively. Of the 338,940 registered voters, 191,297 took part in the ballot, representing a turnout of 56.44 percent, while the number of votes cast validated by the Supreme Court was

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COMOROS-MITSUDJE-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION-VOTE COUNTING

(240115) -- MITSUDJE, Jan. 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Election officials count votes at a polling station in Mitsudje, Comoros, Jan. 14, 2024. Comoros kicked off its first round of the presidential election on Sunday to select the national leader from among six candidates, including incumbent President Azali Assoumani, for the next five years. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)

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COMOROS-MITSUDJE-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION-VOTE COUNTING

(240115) -- MITSUDJE, Jan. 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Election officials count votes at a polling station in Mitsudje, Comoros, Jan. 14, 2024. Comoros kicked off its first round of the presidential election on Sunday to select the national leader from among six candidates, including incumbent President Azali Assoumani, for the next five years. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)

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COMOROS-MITSUDJE-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION-VOTE COUNTING

(240115) -- MITSUDJE, Jan. 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An election official counts votes at a polling station in Mitsudje, Comoros, Jan. 14, 2024. Comoros kicked off its first round of the presidential election on Sunday to select the national leader from among six candidates, including incumbent President Azali Assoumani, for the next five years. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)

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COMOROS-MITSUDJE-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION-VOTE COUNTING

(240115) -- MITSUDJE, Jan. 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Election officials count votes at a polling station in Mitsudje, Comoros, Jan. 14, 2024. Comoros kicked off its first round of the presidential election on Sunday to select the national leader from among six candidates, including incumbent President Azali Assoumani, for the next five years. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)

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COMOROS-MITSUDJE-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION-VOTE COUNTING

(240115) -- MITSUDJE, Jan. 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Election officials count votes at a polling station in Mitsudje, Comoros, Jan. 14, 2024. Comoros kicked off its first round of the presidential election on Sunday to select the national leader from among six candidates, including incumbent President Azali Assoumani, for the next five years. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)

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COMOROS-MITSUDJE-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION-VOTE COUNTING

(240115) -- MITSUDJE, Jan. 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Election officials count votes at a polling station in Mitsudje, Comoros, Jan. 14, 2024. Comoros kicked off its first round of the presidential election on Sunday to select the national leader from among six candidates, including incumbent President Azali Assoumani, for the next five years. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)

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COMOROS-MITSUDJE-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION-VOTE COUNTING

(240115) -- MITSUDJE, Jan. 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Election officials count votes at a polling station in Mitsudje, Comoros, Jan. 14, 2024. Comoros kicked off its first round of the presidential election on Sunday to select the national leader from among six candidates, including incumbent President Azali Assoumani, for the next five years. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)

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COMOROS-MITSUDJE-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION-VOTE COUNTING

(240115) -- MITSUDJE, Jan. 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Election officials count votes at a polling station in Mitsudje, Comoros, Jan. 14, 2024. Comoros kicked off its first round of the presidential election on Sunday to select the national leader from among six candidates, including incumbent President Azali Assoumani, for the next five years. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)

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COMOROS-MITSUDJE-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION-VOTE COUNTING

(240115) -- MITSUDJE, Jan. 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Election officials count votes at a polling station in Mitsudje, Comoros, Jan. 14, 2024. Comoros kicked off its first round of the presidential election on Sunday to select the national leader from among six candidates, including incumbent President Azali Assoumani, for the next five years. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)

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COMOROS-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION-VOTING-START

(240114) -- MITSUDJE, Jan. 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A man votes at a polling station in Mitsudje, Comoros, Jan. 14, 2024. Comoros kicked off its first round of the presidential election on Sunday to select the national leader from among six candidates, including incumbent President Azali Assoumani, for the next five years. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)

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COMOROS-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION-VOTING-START

(240114) -- MITSUDJE, Jan. 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A man votes at a polling station in Mitsudje, Comoros, Jan. 14, 2024. Comoros kicked off its first round of the presidential election on Sunday to select the national leader from among six candidates, including incumbent President Azali Assoumani, for the next five years. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)

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COMOROS-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION-VOTING-START

(240114) -- MITSUDJE, Jan. 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A man votes at a polling station in Mitsudje, Comoros, Jan. 14, 2024. Comoros kicked off its first round of the presidential election on Sunday to select the national leader from among six candidates, including incumbent President Azali Assoumani, for the next five years. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)

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Presidential election kicks off in Comoros

STORY: Presidential election kicks off in Comoros SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 14, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 14, 2024 LENGTH: 0:02:10 LOCATION: Moroni CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of a polling station 2. various of the voting process 3. various of the pre-election campaign STORYLINE: Comoros kicked off its first round of the presidential election on Sunday to select the national leader from among six candidates, including incumbent President Azali Assoumani, for the next five years. According to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), 338,940 registered voters among the roughly 900,000 total population are expected to cast their ballots at 868 polling stations across the country from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. local time. Traffic in the country is strictly regulated on Sunday, allowing only vehicles with a pass to circulate. Provisional results may be announced Monday by the country's electoral commission. If no candidate wins more than 50 percent of the votes, the two candidates with the h

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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

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U.S. House fails to elect new speaker in first round of voting

STORY: U.S. House fails to elect new speaker in first round of voting DATELINE: Oct. 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:26 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the election of the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives STORYLINE: The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday failed to elect a new speaker in the first round of voting, as Right-wing Republican Jim Jordan, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, didn't garner enough support from his own party two weeks after the historical ouster of Kevin McCarthy. Jordan, who was nominated by House Republicans on Friday, won 200 votes from the 220 Republicans present, while House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, the Democratic nominee, received all 212 votes from his party, with both falling shy of the 217 majority needed to become the next House speaker. Jordan lost 20 Republicans, with six voting for former speaker McCarthy, and seven voting for House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, who previously won the Republican speakership

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UN-SECURITY COUNCIL-RESOLUTION ON GAZA-FAILURE

(231017) -- UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The UN Security Council holds a vote for a Russian-drafted resolution that calls for a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza, at the UN headquarters in New York on Oct. 16, 2023. The UN Security Council on Monday failed to adopt a Russian-drafted resolution that calls for a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza. The draft resolution obtained five votes in favor and four against, with six abstentions. (Xinhua/Xie E)

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UN-SECURITY COUNCIL-RESOLUTION ON GAZA-FAILURE

(231017) -- UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Jun, China's permanent representative to the United Nations, speaks at a meeting of the United Nations Security Council at the UN headquarters in New York on Oct. 16, 2023. The UN Security Council on Monday failed to adopt a Russian-drafted resolution that calls for a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza. The draft resolution obtained five votes in favor and four against, with six abstentions. (Xinhua/Xie E)

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UN Security Council fails to adopt resolution on Gaza

STORY: UN Security Council fails to adopt resolution on Gaza DATELINE: Oct. 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:08 LOCATION: UN Headquarters CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. wide shot of Security Council Chamber 2. various of delegates voting 3. zoom in of Russia's permanent representative to the United Nations Vassily Nebenzia speaking 4. SOUNDBITE (English): VASSILY NEBENZIA, Russia's permanent representative to the United Nations STORYLINE: The UN Security Council on Monday failed to adopt a Russian-drafted resolution that calls for a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza. The draft resolution obtained five votes in favor and four against, with six abstentions. Four countries joined Russia in voting for the resolution -- China, the United Arab Emirates, Mozambique and Gabon. Four countries voted against it -- the United States, Britain, France and Japan. The other six countries abstained. To be adopted, a Security Council resolution needs at least nine votes in favor and no veto from any of the council's five permanent m

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Osaka court rules July election vote gap unconstitutional

OSAKA, Japan - Lawyers hold a sign saying the Osaka High Court has ruled the July 2013 House of Councillors election unconstitutional, in front of the court in Osaka on Dec. 18, 2013. The high court said the disparity of up to 4.77-fold in the weight of votes in the election was unconstitutional but dismissed the plaintiffs' demand that election results in six western Japan constituencies be nullified.

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Lawyers file suits to nullify election results

TOKYO, Japan - Lawyers attend a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 15, 2014, after filing a lawsuit to seek to nullify the results of the Dec. 14 general election in Japan because of the disparity in the weight of votes among districts. Two groups of lawyers filed such suits with eight high courts and six branches across Japan.

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Hatoyamas, golf star Ishikawa among new dolls

TOKYO, Japan - A woman in kimono shows off six sets of ''kawari-bina'' dolls depicting figures and themes that were this year's newsmakers, unveiled by traditional doll maker Tougyoku at a Tokyo hotel Dec. 10, 2009. The figures and themes, which included Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama who took office this fall and his wife Miyuki, teenage golf star Ryo Ishikawa, and the new flu, were selected by votes from the public.

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(1)Osaka subdued after IOC loss+

MOSCOW, Russia - Osaka Mayor Takafumi Isomura speaks at a press conference in a hotel in Moscow on July 13 about the city's failed bid to invite the 2008 Summer Olympic Games to Japan's second-largest city. Osaka was knocked out in the first round of balloting at the International Olympic Committee general assembly meeting, finishing at the bottom of a five-city list with just six votes.

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Osaka's 2008 Olympic bidders gearing up for final push

OSAKA, Japan - Staff look busy Jan. 11 as Osaka's bid to host the 2008 Olympic Games enters the final six months of its campaign. The Osaka bid committee, hoping it will emerge victorious on July 13 when the International Olympic Committee (IOC) votes for the host city of the 2008 Olympics, submits its ''candidature file'' to the IOC on Jan. 16.

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Austrian President Van der Bellen set to win 2nd term

STORY: Austrian President Van der Bellen set to win 2nd term DATELINE: Oct. 10, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:05 LOCATION: Vienna CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. shot of Austrian flag and EU flag 2. various of posters of Van der Bellen 3. various of live of voting on TV 4. various of Van der Bellen and his wife being interviewed after the voting 5. various of Van der Bellen and his wife STORYLINE: Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen was set to win a second term as he was projected to get over 50 percent of the votes at the presidential election on Sunday and thus avoid a run-off vote. Projections from Austrian broadcaster ORF on Sunday night showed that Van der Bellen won more than 56 percent of the votes in the election involving seven candidates. Van der Bellen's closest rival, Walter Rosenkranz from the Freedom Party of Austria, was expected to get around 18 percent of the votes. The 78-year-old will serve another six years as the Austrian President in his second term. Austrian Chancellor K

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Lebanese parliament fails to elect new president

STORY: Lebanese parliament fails to elect new president DATELINE: Sept. 30, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:02 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of MPs arriving to the parliament for the session to elect a new president for Lebanon STORYLINE: The Lebanese parliament on Thursday failed to elect a new president for Lebanon to replace incumbent President Michel Aoun when his term ends on Oct. 31. The first round of voting was attended by 122 parliament members, with 36 votes for Michel Mouawad, 11 for Salim Edde, 63 blank votes, and 12 uncounted votes. A second round didn't take place because the session lost the quorum. Parliamentary speaker Nabih Berri said he would call for another session once a consensus is reached on a presidential candidate. Lebanon has been suffering from an unprecedented financial crisis, and the election of a new president provides an opportunity to adjust the country's situation for the next six years and set the country on the path to recovery. Xinhua News Agency co

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PHILIPPINES-VICE-PRESIDENT-SWORN IN

(220619) -- DAVAO CITY, June 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Sara Duterte-Carpio speaks after taking her oath of office as the 15th vice president of the Philippines in Davao City in the southern Philippines, June 19, 2022. A lawyer and former mayor of Davao City, Duterte-Carpio will officially assume office on June 30. Her six-year term ends on June 30, 2028. Duterte-Carpio won by garnering 32.2 million votes, the highest number of votes from all national candidates, in the May 2022 elections and about twice the 16.6 million votes cast for her father in the 2016 presidential race. Duterte-Carpio will also head the Department of Education in the incoming Marcos administration. (Xinhua/Liu Kai)

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PHILIPPINES-VICE-PRESIDENT-SWORN IN

(220619) -- DAVAO CITY, June 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Sara Duterte-Carpio speaks after taking her oath of office as the 15th vice president of the Philippines in Davao City in the southern Philippines, June 19, 2022. A lawyer and former mayor of Davao City, Duterte-Carpio will officially assume office on June 30. Her six-year term ends on June 30, 2028. Duterte-Carpio won by garnering 32.2 million votes, the highest number of votes from all national candidates, in the May 2022 elections and about twice the 16.6 million votes cast for her father in the 2016 presidential race. Duterte-Carpio will also head the Department of Education in the incoming Marcos administration. (Xinhua/Liu Kai)

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PHILIPPINES-VICE-PRESIDENT-SWORN IN

(220619) -- DAVAO CITY, June 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Sara Duterte-Carpio poses for photos with her family members after taking her oath of office as the 15th vice president of the Philippines in Davao City in the southern Philippines, June 19, 2022. A lawyer and former mayor of Davao City, Duterte-Carpio will officially assume office on June 30. Her six-year term ends on June 30, 2028. Duterte-Carpio won by garnering 32.2 million votes, the highest number of votes from all national candidates, in the May 2022 elections and about twice the 16.6 million votes cast for her father in the 2016 presidential race. Duterte-Carpio will also head the Department of Education in the incoming Marcos administration. (Xinhua/Liu Kai)

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PHILIPPINES-VICE-PRESIDENT-SWORN IN

(220619) -- DAVAO CITY, June 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Sara Duterte-Carpio (C) poses for photos with her father President Rodrigo Duterte and her mother Elizabeth after taking her oath of office as the 15th vice president of the Philippines in Davao City in the southern Philippines, June 19, 2022. A lawyer and former mayor of Davao City, Duterte-Carpio will officially assume office on June 30. Her six-year term ends on June 30, 2028. Duterte-Carpio won by garnering 32.2 million votes, the highest number of votes from all national candidates, in the May 2022 elections and about twice the 16.6 million votes cast for her father in the 2016 presidential race. Duterte-Carpio will also head the Department of Education in the incoming Marcos administration. (Xinhua/Liu Kai)