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Yoshino re-elected as Rengo president

Tomoko Yoshino, president of the Japanese Trade Union Confederation, known as Rengo, holds a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 8, 2025, after a regular convention where she was re-elected for a third term as head of the country's largest labor organization.

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Yoshino re-elected as Rengo president

Tomoko Yoshino, president of the Japanese Trade Union Confederation, known as Rengo, holds a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 8, 2025, after a regular convention where she was re-elected for a third term as head of the country's largest labor organization.

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[breaking News]Yoshino re-elected as Rengo president

TOKYO, Japan, Oct. 8 Kyodo - Tomoko Yoshino raises her fist while delivering a speech at a regular meeting of the Japanese Trade Union Confederation in Tokyo on Oct. 8, 2025, after being re-elected for her third term as president of the country's largest labor organization, known as Rengo. (Kyodo)

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Yoshino re-elected as Rengo president

Tomoko Yoshino raises her fist while delivering a speech at a regular meeting of the Japanese Trade Union Confederation in Tokyo on Oct. 8, 2025, after being re-elected for her third term as president of the country's largest labor organization, known as Rengo.

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Yoshino re-elected as Rengo president

Tomoko Yoshino raises her fist while delivering a speech at a regular meeting of the Japanese Trade Union Confederation in Tokyo on Oct. 8, 2025, after being re-elected for her third term as president of the country's largest labor organization, known as Rengo.

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Yoshino re-elected as Rengo president

Tomoko Yoshino addresses a regular meeting of the Japanese Trade Union Confederation in Tokyo on Oct. 8, 2025, after being re-elected for her third term as president of the country's largest labor organization, known as Rengo.

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Yoshino re-elected as Rengo president

Tomoko Yoshino addresses a regular meeting of the Japanese Trade Union Confederation in Tokyo on Oct. 8, 2025, after being re-elected for her third term as president of the country's largest labor organization, known as Rengo.

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Tokyo Gov. Koike

TOKYO, Japan, July 5 Kyodo -Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike arrives at the metropolitan government headquarters in the Japanese capital on July 8, 2024, a day after being reelected for a third four-year term.(Kyodo)

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INDIA-NEW DELHI-NARENDRA MODI-THIRD TERM-SWEARING-IN

(240609) -- NEW DELHI, June 9, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Narendra Modi attends a swearing-in ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhawan (President House) in New Delhi, India, June 9, 2024. Narendra Modi took oath as India's prime minister for the third consecutive five-year term in New Delhi on Sunday. (UNI/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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INDIA-NEW DELHI-NARENDRA MODI-THIRD TERM-SWEARING-IN

(240609) -- NEW DELHI, June 9, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Narendra Modi takes oath as India's prime minister at the Rashtrapati Bhawan (President House) in New Delhi, India, June 9, 2024. Narendra Modi took oath as India's prime minister for the third consecutive five-year term in New Delhi on Sunday. (UNI/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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INDIA-NEW DELHI-NARENDRA MODI-THIRD TERM-SWEARING-IN

(240609) -- NEW DELHI, June 9, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Narendra Modi attends a swearing-in ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhawan (President House) in New Delhi, India, June 9, 2024. Narendra Modi took oath as India's prime minister for the third consecutive five-year term in New Delhi on Sunday. (UNI/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Senegalese president announces postponement of Feb. 25 presidential election

STORY: Senegalese president announces postponement of Feb. 25 presidential election SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 3, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 4, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:35 LOCATION: Dakar CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Senegalese President Macky Sall making a message broadcast to the nation STORYLINE: Senegalese President Macky Sall on Saturday announced the postponement of the presidential election originally scheduled for Feb. 25. The announcement was made in a message broadcast to the nation just a few hours before the start of the electoral campaign midnight Sunday. The National Assembly adopted a bill on Saturday to request the six-month postponement of the Feb. 25 presidential election. Twenty candidates were cleared by the Constitutional Council to compete in the polls. President Macky Sall has decided not to run for a third term. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Dakar. (XHTV)

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Egypt's Sisi wins presidential election with 89.6 pct of vote

STORY: Egypt's Sisi wins presidential election with 89.6 pct of vote SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 18, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:40 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): DONG XIUZHU, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of the press conference held in Cairo on Monday 3. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi speaking after his re-election STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): DONG XIUZHU, Xinhua correspondent "Egypt's National Election Authority (NEA) declared on Monday incumbent President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi winner of the nation's 2024 presidential election, securing a third term with 89.6 percent of valid votes." At a press conference in Cairo, Chairman of the NEA Hazem Badawy said that nearly 44.8 million citizens at home and abroad voted in the election, out of some 67 million eligible voters, representing a turnout of 66.8 percent, which is "the highest turnout in Egypt's history." Hazem Omar, who leads the Republican People's Party, won 4.5 percent of the vote, followed by

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Gabonese military declare coup, Brice Oligui Nguema named as transition leader

STORY: Gabonese military declare coup, Brice Oligui Nguema named as transition leader DATELINE: Aug. 31, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:57 LOCATION: Libreville CATEGORY: POLITICS/MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of people on the street 2. SOUNDBITE (French) : ULRICH MANFOUMBI MANFOUMBI, Spokesperson of Committee for Transition and Restoration of Institutions (CTRI) STORYLINE: Brice Oligui Nguema, commander-in-chief of the Gabonese Republican Guard, was named as the transition leader of the central African country on Wednesday night following a coup. The national electoral body announced earlier in the day that President Ali Bongo had won a third term. However, the military declared on state television that the election results were canceled and placed Bongo under house arrest. Leaders of the Gabonese military agreed by unanimous vote to appoint Nguema as president of the Committee for the Transition and Restoration of Institutions (CTRI), said Ulrich Manfoumbi Manfoumbi, the committee's spokesperson. SOUNDBITE (French

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GABON-LIBREVILLE-MILITARY OFFICERS-POWER

(230830) -- LIBREVILLE, Aug. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 30, 2023 shows a morning view of Libreville, capital of Gabon. Gabonese military officers have canceled election results and dissolved state institutions, claiming they have taken power, local media reported on Wednesday. The African country's borders are closed until further notice, said the reports, adding gunfire was heard in the capital Libreville. The officers said that the general election was not credible and the results are annulled. Prior to the incident, Gabon's national electoral body said that President Ali Bongo Ondimba from the ruling Gabonese Democratic Party was re-elected for a third term in Saturday's election. (Xinhua)

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GABON-LIBREVILLE-MILITARY OFFICERS-POWER

(230830) -- LIBREVILLE, Aug. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 30, 2023 shows a morning view of Libreville, capital of Gabon. Gabonese military officers have canceled election results and dissolved state institutions, claiming they have taken power, local media reported on Wednesday. The African country's borders are closed until further notice, said the reports, adding gunfire was heard in the capital Libreville. The officers said that the general election was not credible and the results are annulled. Prior to the incident, Gabon's national electoral body said that President Ali Bongo Ondimba from the ruling Gabonese Democratic Party was re-elected for a third term in Saturday's election. (Xinhua)

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GABON-LIBREVILLE-MILITARY OFFICERS-POWER

(230830) -- LIBREVILLE, Aug. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This video grab shows a group of Gabonese military officers releasing a statement via a TV channel in the early morning of Aug. 30, 2023. Gabonese military officers have canceled election results and dissolved state institutions, claiming they have taken power, local media reported on Wednesday. The African country's borders are closed until further notice, said the reports, adding gunfire was heard in the capital Libreville. The officers said that the general election was not credible and the results are annulled. Prior to the incident, Gabon's national electoral body said that President Ali Bongo Ondimba from the ruling Gabonese Democratic Party was re-elected for a third term in Saturday's election. (Xinhua)

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Coe reelected World Athletics president

Sebastian Coe, 66, attends a press conference after being reelected for a third term as president of World Athletics during its general meeting in Budapest on Aug. 17, 2023.

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Uzbek president re-elected in snap election

STORY: Uzbek president re-elected in snap election DATELINE: July 10, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:51 LOCATION: Tashkent CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of polling stations 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Uzbek): IRINA, Tashkent voter 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Uzbek): FAYZIEV, Tashkent voter STORYLINE: Uzbekistan's incumbent president, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, has overwhelmingly won a third term. The Uzbek Central Election Commission said Monday that the president gained 87.1 percent of the vote in a snap election on Sunday. Candidate of the Liberal Democratic Party of Uzbekistan, Mirziyoyev promised in his pre-election campaign that he would continue his reform agenda to liberalize the economy and develop green energy, education, health, and tourism, as well as to better protect people's fundamental freedoms. SOUNDBITE 1 (Uzbek): IRINA, Tashkent voter "We vote to fulfil our civic duty. We care about the future of Uzbekistan and therefore should make our choice." SOUNDBITE 2 (Uzbek): FAYZIEV, Tashkent voter "I'm voting for the future

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Brazil's President Lula garners 41 pct approval rating: poll

STORY: Brazil's President Lula garners 41 pct approval rating: poll DATELINE: March 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:46 LOCATION: Brasilia CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva 2. various of Brasilia STORYLINE: Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has garnered a 41 percent approval rating since taking office on Jan. 1 for a third term, an opinion poll has shown. The survey, conducted by pollster IPEC (Intelligence in Research and Strategic Consulting) and published Sunday by news outlet O Globo, showed Lula enjoys higher approval than his predecessor Jair Bolsonaro (2019-2022) did at the start of his term (34 percent). Some 41 percent of those surveyed rated his administration as "good" or "excellent," and 30 percent rated it as "regular," said IPEC. Lula received better ratings at the start of his two previous terms with 51 percent approval in 2003 and 49 percent in 2007, the pollster noted. IPEC's executive director, Marcia Cavallari, told O Globo that the Brazi

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Kamikawa worked on staff of U.S. lawmaker

TOKYO, Japan - Yoko Kamikawa, who has been appointed minister in charge of the falling birthrate, speaks at her inaugural press conference on Aug. 27. A third-term House of Representatives member, Kamikawa once worked as a policymaking staffer for U.S. Sen. Max Baucus.

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Nagasaki gubernatorial election

NAGASAKI, Japan, Feb. 5 Kyodo - Nagasaki Gov. Hodo Nakamura (C) celebrates in the southwestern Japan city of Nagasaki on Feb. 4, 2018, after being re-elected to a third term.

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Taue to seek re-election as Nagasaki mayor

NAGASAKI, Japan - Nagasaki Mayor Tomihisa Taue, known for his nuclear weapon elimination initiative, announces his candidacy for a third term on Dec. 12, 2014, at the municipal government offices in Nagasaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan. The mayoral election is scheduled for April 2015.

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Kagoshima gubernatorial election

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Incumbent Kagoshima Gov. Yuichiro Ito speaks in the city of Kagoshima on June 21, 2012, with campaigning for a Kagoshima gubernatorial election having kicked off that day. Ito seeks a third term while antinuclear activist Yoshitaka Mukohara challenges him.

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Kagoshima gubernatorial election

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Antinuclear activist Yoshitaka Mukohara speaks in the city of Kagoshima on June 21, 2012, with campaigning for a Kagoshima gubernatorial election having kicked off that day. Mukohara challenges incumbent Kagoshima Gov. Yuichiro Ito, who seeks a third term.

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Russian, Chinese presidents

BEIJING, China - Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and Chinese President Hu Jintao shake hands at Beijing's Great Hall of the People on June 5, 2012. Putin was making his first visit to Asia since he regained the presidency for a third term last month. (Pool photo)

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Russian, Chinese presidents

BEIJING, China - Russian President Vladimir Putin (far R) and Chinese President Hu Jintao (2nd from L) hold talks at Beijing's Great Hall of the People on June 5, 2012. Putin was making his first visit to Asia since he regained the presidency for a third term last month. (Pool photo)

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Russian, Chinese presidents

BEIJING, China - Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and Chinese President Hu Jintao attend a welcoming ceremony for Putin at Beijing's Great Hall of the People on June 5, 2012. Putin was making his first visit to Asia since he regained the presidency for a third term last month. (Pool photo)

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Russian, Chinese presidents

BEIJING, China - Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and Chinese President Hu Jintao attend a welcoming ceremony for Putin at Beijing's Great Hall of the People on June 5, 2012. Putin was making his first visit to Asia since he regained the presidency for a third term last month. (Pool photo)

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Senegal's presidential election

DAKAR, Senegal - Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade (C) is at a polling station in Dakar, the country's capital, to cast his vote in the presidential runoff election on March 25, 2012. Wade, 85, who sought a third term in office despite a constitutional ban on doing so, lost the runoff to former Prime Minister Macky Sall, 50.

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Senegal's presidential election

DAKAR, Senegal - Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade holds up a ballot paper at a polling station in Dakar, the country's capital, during the presidential runoff election on March 25, 2012. Wade, 85, who sought a third term in office despite a constitutional ban on doing so, lost the runoff to former Prime Minister Macky Sall, 50.

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Senegal's presidential election

DAKAR, Senegal - A poster of Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade is defaced with black ink in the country's capital of Dakar on March 25, 2012, the day of a presidential runoff election. The 85-year-old president sought a third term in office despite a constitutional ban on doing so. He lost the runoff to former Prime Minister Macky Sall, 50.

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Senegal's presidential election

DAKAR, Senegal - Voting is under way at a polling station in Dakar, the capital of Senegal, in the presidential runoff election on March 25, 2012. Incumbent President Abdoulaye Wade, 85, who sought a third term in office despite a constitutional ban on doing so, lost the runoff to former Prime Minister Macky Sall, 50.

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Protest rally in Moscow

MOSCOW, Russia - A participant of a protest rally in Moscow on March 5, 2012 holds a sign against Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, who declared victory in the same day's election and is set to retake the country's presidency for a record third term.

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Protest rally in Moscow

MOSCOW, Russia - A participant of a protest rally in Moscow on March 5, 2012 holds paper with a message against Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, who declared victory in the same day's election and is set to retake the country's presidency for a record third term.

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Prefabricated school building in disaster-hit Iwate Pref.

KAMAISHI, Japan - Children arrive for the start of third term at a prefabricated school in Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture, on Jan. 16, 2012, built near their original school that was destroyed by the March 2011 tsunami.

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Ozawa assured of reelection as leader of main opposition DPJ

TOKYO, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan President Ichiro Ozawa speaks during a news conference at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 8. Ozawa is assured of a third term as party leader after no other candidates came forward for the DPJ's presidential election.

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Ozawa assured of reelection as leader of main opposition DPJ

TOKYO, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan President Ichiro Ozawa speaks during a news conference at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 8. Ozawa is assured of a third term as party leader after no other candidates came forward for the DPJ's presidential election.

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Ozawa expected to be declared winner in DJP leadership race

TOKYO, Japan - Ichiro Ozawa (photo) is expected to be declared the unopposed winner for a third term in the leadership race of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan. Registration of candidacy opens at 10 a.m. and Ozawa will be declared the unopposed winner after registration closes at 11 a.m. as there appears to be no other entry in the race.

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Fukushima approved as SDP head for 3rd term

TOKYO, Japan - Mizuho Fukushima was approved as the Social Democratic Party head at a party convention in Tokyo on Dec. 22 for her third term of office as the party leader.

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Fukushima secures 3rd term as SDP leader

TOKYO, Japan - Social Democratic Party leader Mizuho Fukushima speaks at a news conference at the SDP's headquarters in Tokyo on Nov. 27 after securing her third term as head of the tiny opposition party. Fukushima was the only one to file candidacy in the SDP's presidential election.

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Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara reelected to third term

TOKYO, Japan - Shintaro Ishihara, 74, a novelist-turned politician and former Cabinet minister, joins his wife Noriko (L) and daughter-in-law Risa (R) in celebration after winning a third four-year term in the Tokyo gubernatorial election on April 8. Ishihara vows to push Tokyo's bid to host the 2016 Olympic Games.

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Kako wins Ehime election

MATSUYAMA, Japan - Ehime Gov. Moriyuki Kato, backed by the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, its junior partner the New Komeito party, and the tiny opposition Social Democratic Party, speaks at a Matsuyama hotel in Ehime Prefecture on Jan. 21 as it appeared certain he would win a third term in the gubernatorial election.

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Tokyo Gov. Ishihara to seek 3rd term

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara replies to questions at a plenary session of the Tokyo metropolitan assembly in Tokyo on Dec. 7. Ishihara said he will seek a third term in the gubernatorial election scheduled for next April.

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Kitanoumi reelected as JSA chairman

TOKYO, Japan - Former yokozuna Kitanoumi (file photo) will serve a third term as Japan Sumo Association (JSA) chairman after being reelected by the JSA's executive committee on Jan. 30.

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New science, technology minister Tanahashi is ex-bureaucrat, lawyer

TOKYO, Japan - Yasufumi Tanahashi, a third-term House of Representatives member, speaks at a press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 27 after being appointed as state minister in charge of science and technology as well as information technology in the Cabinet reshuffle.

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(1)DPJ lawmaker Ishii stabbed to death in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Koki Ishii (file photo), a House of Representatives member from the opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), was stabbed to death Oct. 25 in front of his Setagaya Ward house in Tokyo. Ishii was 61 and serving his third term.

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Texans head to vote over two versions of U.S. as midterm elections roll out nationwide

STORY: Texans head to vote over two versions of U.S. as midterm elections roll out nationwide DATELINE: Nov. 9, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:02 LOCATION: HOUSTON, U.S. CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of people casting their ballot in Texas 2. SOUDBITE 1 (English): WARD STEINBACH, Retired volunteer 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SALVADOR GARCIA, Architect 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): NOREEN CHOUDHURY, College student STORYLINE: Across the U.S. biggest Republican-led state, Texans are heading to cast their ballots over two versions of the United States as the midterm elections are rolling out in the country on Tuesday. Incumbent Republican governor Greg Abbott is seeking his third term, challenged by Democrat Beto O'Rourke, a former congressman. Their campaigns spent over 200 million U.S. dollars combined, making it one of the most expensive midterm races in U.S. history. Some voters spoke about the issues that concern them the most. SOUDBITE 1 (English): WARD STEINBACH, Retired volunteer "The immigration and the b

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Chinese President Xi starts 3rd term

The Oct. 24, 2022, edition of the People's Daily newspaper carries a photo of Chinese President Xi Jinping on its front page, as seen in this photo taken in Beijing the same day. Xi started his norm-breaking third term as general secretary of the Communist Party the previous day.

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Chinese President Xi starts 3rd term

The Oct. 24, 2022, edition of the People's Daily newspaper carries a photo of Chinese President Xi Jinping on its front page, as seen in this photo taken in Beijing the same day. Xi started his norm-breaking third term as general secretary of the Communist Party the previous day.