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Japan LDP leadership election

Combined photo shows the nine candidates running in the leadership election of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, (from top L) Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi, former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi and economic security minister Sanae Takaichi, (from middle L) former Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato, Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa and former Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi, (from bottom L) the party's secretary general Toshimitsu Motegi, former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Digital Minister Taro Kono. Official campaigning for the Sept. 27, 2024, election to choose the successor to Prime Minister Fumio Kishida began on Sept. 12.

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Presidential Election Day - Tehran

Saeed Jalili (C, front), the former top negotiator for nuclear talks, is pictured at a polling station to cast his ballot for Iran's 14th presidential election in Tehran, Iran, June 28, 2024. The final result of Iran's 14th presidential election will be decided in a runoff between top contenders Masoud Pezeshkian and Saeed Jalili on July 5, said Spokesman of Iran's Election Headquarters Mohsen Eslami. Announcing the first round's results at a press conference in the Iranian capital Tehran on Saturday, Eslami said Pezeshkian and Jalili garnered 10,415,991 (42.6 percent) and 9,473,298 (38.8 percent) votes respectively. The two candidates will now face a runoff to determine who will assume the country's top executive position. Photo by Xinhua/Shadati/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Presidential Election Day - Tehran

Iran's former Health Minister Masoud Pezeshkian (C) casts his ballot for Iran's 14th presidential election at a polling station in Tehran, Iran, June 28, 2024. The final result of Iran's 14th presidential election will be decided in a runoff between top contenders Masoud Pezeshkian and Saeed Jalili on July 5, said Spokesman of Iran's Election Headquarters Mohsen Eslami. Announcing the first round's results at a press conference in the Iranian capital Tehran on Saturday, Eslami said Pezeshkian and Jalili garnered 10,415,991 (42.6 percent) and 9,473,298 (38.8 percent) votes respectively. The two candidates will now face a runoff to determine who will assume the country's top executive position. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Presidential Election Day - Tehran

Saeed Jalili (C, front), the former top negotiator for nuclear talks, casts his ballot for Iran's 14th presidential election at a polling station in Tehran, Iran, June 28, 2024. The final result of Iran's 14th presidential election will be decided in a runoff between top contenders Masoud Pezeshkian and Saeed Jalili on July 5, said Spokesman of Iran's Election Headquarters Mohsen Eslami. Announcing the first round's results at a press conference in the Iranian capital Tehran on Saturday, Eslami said Pezeshkian and Jalili garnered 10,415,991 (42.6 percent) and 9,473,298 (38.8 percent) votes respectively. The two candidates will now face a runoff to determine who will assume the country's top executive position. Photo by Xinhua/Shadati/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Presidential Election Day - Tehran

Iran's former Health Minister Masoud Pezeshkian (C, front) is pictured at a polling station to cast his ballot for Iran's 14th presidential election in Tehran, Iran, June 28, 2024. The final result of Iran's 14th presidential election will be decided in a runoff between top contenders Masoud Pezeshkian and Saeed Jalili on July 5, said Spokesman of Iran's Election Headquarters Mohsen Eslami. Announcing the first round's results at a press conference in the Iranian capital Tehran on Saturday, Eslami said Pezeshkian and Jalili garnered 10,415,991 (42.6 percent) and 9,473,298 (38.8 percent) votes respectively. The two candidates will now face a runoff to determine who will assume the country's top executive position. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(FOCUS) IRAN-TEHRAN-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION-VOTING

(240629) -- TEHRAN, June 29, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Saeed Jalili (C, front), the former top negotiator for nuclear talks, casts his ballot for Iran's 14th presidential election at a polling station in Tehran, Iran, June 28, 2024. The final result of Iran's 14th presidential election will be decided in a runoff between top contenders Masoud Pezeshkian and Saeed Jalili on July 5, said Spokesman of Iran's Election Headquarters Mohsen Eslami. Announcing the first round's results at a press conference in the Iranian capital Tehran on Saturday, Eslami said Pezeshkian and Jalili garnered 10,415,991 (42.6 percent) and 9,473,298 (38.8 percent) votes respectively. The two candidates will now face a runoff to determine who will assume the country's top executive position. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Shadati)

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(FOCUS) IRAN-TEHRAN-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION-VOTING

(240629) -- TEHRAN, June 29, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Iran's former Health Minister Masoud Pezeshkian (C) casts his ballot for Iran's 14th presidential election at a polling station in Tehran, Iran, June 28, 2024. The final result of Iran's 14th presidential election will be decided in a runoff between top contenders Masoud Pezeshkian and Saeed Jalili on July 5, said Spokesman of Iran's Election Headquarters Mohsen Eslami. Announcing the first round's results at a press conference in the Iranian capital Tehran on Saturday, Eslami said Pezeshkian and Jalili garnered 10,415,991 (42.6 percent) and 9,473,298 (38.8 percent) votes respectively. The two candidates will now face a runoff to determine who will assume the country's top executive position. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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(FOCUS) IRAN-TEHRAN-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION-VOTING

(240629) -- TEHRAN, June 29, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Saeed Jalili (C, front), the former top negotiator for nuclear talks, is pictured at a polling station to cast his ballot for Iran's 14th presidential election in Tehran, Iran, June 28, 2024. The final result of Iran's 14th presidential election will be decided in a runoff between top contenders Masoud Pezeshkian and Saeed Jalili on July 5, said Spokesman of Iran's Election Headquarters Mohsen Eslami. Announcing the first round's results at a press conference in the Iranian capital Tehran on Saturday, Eslami said Pezeshkian and Jalili garnered 10,415,991 (42.6 percent) and 9,473,298 (38.8 percent) votes respectively. The two candidates will now face a runoff to determine who will assume the country's top executive position. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Shadati)

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(FOCUS) IRAN-TEHRAN-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION-VOTING

(240629) -- TEHRAN, June 29, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Iran's former Health Minister Masoud Pezeshkian (C, front) is pictured at a polling station to cast his ballot for Iran's 14th presidential election in Tehran, Iran, June 28, 2024. The final result of Iran's 14th presidential election will be decided in a runoff between top contenders Masoud Pezeshkian and Saeed Jalili on July 5, said Spokesman of Iran's Election Headquarters Mohsen Eslami. Announcing the first round's results at a press conference in the Iranian capital Tehran on Saturday, Eslami said Pezeshkian and Jalili garnered 10,415,991 (42.6 percent) and 9,473,298 (38.8 percent) votes respectively. The two candidates will now face a runoff to determine who will assume the country's top executive position. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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Presidential Election Day - Tehran

People vote at a polling station during the presidential election in Tehran, Iran, June 28, 2024. Voting for Iran's 14th presidential election ended at midnight after 16 straight hours, said Spokesman of Iran's Election Headquarters Mohsen Eslami. The voting began at 8:00 a.m. Friday local time (0430 GMT) at about 58,640 polling stations across the country, with four candidates vying for the top position at the country's executive branch. Photo by Shadati/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Presidential Election Day - Tehran

People vote at a polling station during the presidential election in Tehran, Iran, June 28, 2024. Voting for Iran's 14th presidential election ended at midnight after 16 straight hours, said Spokesman of Iran's Election Headquarters Mohsen Eslami. The voting began at 8:00 a.m. Friday local time (0430 GMT) at about 58,640 polling stations across the country, with four candidates vying for the top position at the country's executive branch. Photo by Shadati/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Presidential Election Day - Tehran

People vote at a polling station during the presidential election in Tehran, Iran, June 28, 2024. Voting for Iran's 14th presidential election ended at midnight after 16 straight hours, said Spokesman of Iran's Election Headquarters Mohsen Eslami. The voting began at 8:00 a.m. Friday local time (0430 GMT) at about 58,640 polling stations across the country, with four candidates vying for the top position at the country's executive branch. Photo by Shadati/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Presidential Election Day - Tehran

People vote at a polling station during the presidential election in Tehran, Iran, June 28, 2024. Voting for Iran's 14th presidential election ended at midnight after 16 straight hours, said Spokesman of Iran's Election Headquarters Mohsen Eslami. The voting began at 8:00 a.m. Friday local time (0430 GMT) at about 58,640 polling stations across the country, with four candidates vying for the top position at the country's executive branch. Photo by Shadati/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Presidential Election Day - Tehran

People vote at a polling station during the presidential election in Tehran, Iran, June 28, 2024. Voting for Iran's 14th presidential election ended at midnight after 16 straight hours, said Spokesman of Iran's Election Headquarters Mohsen Eslami. The voting began at 8:00 a.m. Friday local time (0430 GMT) at about 58,640 polling stations across the country, with four candidates vying for the top position at the country's executive branch. Photo by Shadati/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Presidential Election Day - Tehran

A voter casts his ballot at a polling station during the presidential election in Tehran, Iran, June 28, 2024. Voting for Iran's 14th presidential election ended at midnight after 16 straight hours, said Spokesman of Iran's Election Headquarters Mohsen Eslami. The voting began at 8:00 a.m. Friday local time (0430 GMT) at about 58,640 polling stations across the country, with four candidates vying for the top position at the country's executive branch. Photo by Shadati/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Presidential Election Day - Tehran

People vote at a polling station during the presidential election in Tehran, Iran, June 28, 2024. Voting for Iran's 14th presidential election ended at midnight after 16 straight hours, said Spokesman of Iran's Election Headquarters Mohsen Eslami. The voting began at 8:00 a.m. Friday local time (0430 GMT) at about 58,640 polling stations across the country, with four candidates vying for the top position at the country's executive branch. Photo by Shadati/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Presidential Election Day - Tehran

People cast their ballots at a polling station during the presidential election in Tehran, Iran, June 28, 2024. Voting for Iran's 14th presidential election ended at midnight after 16 straight hours, said Spokesman of Iran's Election Headquarters Mohsen Eslami. The voting began at 8:00 a.m. Friday local time (0430 GMT) at about 58,640 polling stations across the country, with four candidates vying for the top position at the country's executive branch. Photo by Shadati/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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IRAN-TEHRAN-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION-VOTING

(240629) -- TEHRAN, June 29, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- People vote at a polling station during the presidential election in Tehran, Iran, June 28, 2024. Voting for Iran's 14th presidential election ended at midnight after 16 straight hours, said Spokesman of Iran's Election Headquarters Mohsen Eslami. The voting began at 8:00 a.m. Friday local time (0430 GMT) at about 58,640 polling stations across the country, with four candidates vying for the top position at the country's executive branch. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Shadati)

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IRAN-TEHRAN-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION-VOTING

(240629) -- TEHRAN, June 29, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- People vote at a polling station during the presidential election in Tehran, Iran, June 28, 2024. Voting for Iran's 14th presidential election ended at midnight after 16 straight hours, said Spokesman of Iran's Election Headquarters Mohsen Eslami. The voting began at 8:00 a.m. Friday local time (0430 GMT) at about 58,640 polling stations across the country, with four candidates vying for the top position at the country's executive branch. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Shadati)

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IRAN-TEHRAN-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION-VOTING

(240629) -- TEHRAN, June 29, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- People vote at a polling station during the presidential election in Tehran, Iran, June 28, 2024. Voting for Iran's 14th presidential election ended at midnight after 16 straight hours, said Spokesman of Iran's Election Headquarters Mohsen Eslami. The voting began at 8:00 a.m. Friday local time (0430 GMT) at about 58,640 polling stations across the country, with four candidates vying for the top position at the country's executive branch. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Shadati)

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IRAN-TEHRAN-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION-VOTING

(240629) -- TEHRAN, June 29, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- People cast their ballots at a polling station during the presidential election in Tehran, Iran, June 28, 2024. Voting for Iran's 14th presidential election ended at midnight after 16 straight hours, said Spokesman of Iran's Election Headquarters Mohsen Eslami. The voting began at 8:00 a.m. Friday local time (0430 GMT) at about 58,640 polling stations across the country, with four candidates vying for the top position at the country's executive branch. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Shadati)

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IRAN-TEHRAN-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION-VOTING

(240629) -- TEHRAN, June 29, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- People vote at a polling station during the presidential election in Tehran, Iran, June 28, 2024. Voting for Iran's 14th presidential election ended at midnight after 16 straight hours, said Spokesman of Iran's Election Headquarters Mohsen Eslami. The voting began at 8:00 a.m. Friday local time (0430 GMT) at about 58,640 polling stations across the country, with four candidates vying for the top position at the country's executive branch. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Shadati)

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IRAN-TEHRAN-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION-VOTING

(240629) -- TEHRAN, June 29, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- People vote at a polling station during the presidential election in Tehran, Iran, June 28, 2024. Voting for Iran's 14th presidential election ended at midnight after 16 straight hours, said Spokesman of Iran's Election Headquarters Mohsen Eslami. The voting began at 8:00 a.m. Friday local time (0430 GMT) at about 58,640 polling stations across the country, with four candidates vying for the top position at the country's executive branch. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Shadati)

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IRAN-TEHRAN-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION-VOTING

(240629) -- TEHRAN, June 29, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- People vote at a polling station during the presidential election in Tehran, Iran, June 28, 2024. Voting for Iran's 14th presidential election ended at midnight after 16 straight hours, said Spokesman of Iran's Election Headquarters Mohsen Eslami. The voting began at 8:00 a.m. Friday local time (0430 GMT) at about 58,640 polling stations across the country, with four candidates vying for the top position at the country's executive branch. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Shadati)

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IRAN-TEHRAN-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION-VOTING

(240629) -- TEHRAN, June 29, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A voter casts his ballot at a polling station during the presidential election in Tehran, Iran, June 28, 2024. Voting for Iran's 14th presidential election ended at midnight after 16 straight hours, said Spokesman of Iran's Election Headquarters Mohsen Eslami. The voting began at 8:00 a.m. Friday local time (0430 GMT) at about 58,640 polling stations across the country, with four candidates vying for the top position at the country's executive branch. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Shadati)

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80 sign up to compete in Iran's presidential race

STORY: 80 sign up to compete in Iran's presidential race SHOOTING TIME: June 3, 2024 DATELINE: June 4, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:55 LOCATION: Tehran CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the registration process STORYLINE: Registration for Iran's 14th presidential election concluded on Monday, with 80 candidates entering the race for the country's top executive position. The five-day registration process kicked off on Thursday at the Interior Ministry in the Iranian capital Tehran. After the registration, the vetting of candidates will begin on Tuesday and continue until June 10, with the final nominees to be announced on June 11, according to the semi-official Fars news agency. Qualified candidates will then have 15 days, from June 12 to June 26, to conduct their electoral campaigns. The election is scheduled to take place on June 28, according to the report. Among the prominent candidates are Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, Tehran Mayor Alireza Zakani, member of Iran's Expedie

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IRAN-TEHRAN-PRESIDENTIAL RACE-CANDIDATES

(240604) -- TEHRAN, June 4, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf is seen in Tehran, Iran, June 3, 2024. Registration for Iran's 14th presidential election concluded on Monday, with 80 candidates entering the race for the country's top executive position. TO GO WITH "80 sign up to compete in Iran's presidential race" Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Shadati)

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IRAN-TEHRAN-PRESIDENTIAL RACE-CANDIDATES

(240604) -- TEHRAN, June 4, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Iran's second Deputy Parliament Speaker Ali Nikzad is seen in Tehran, Iran, June 3, 2024. Registration for Iran's 14th presidential election concluded on Monday, with 80 candidates entering the race for the country's top executive position. TO GO WITH "80 sign up to compete in Iran's presidential race" Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Shadati)

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IRAN-TEHRAN-PRESIDENTIAL RACE-CANDIDATES

(240604) -- TEHRAN, June 4, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Iran's Minister of Roads and Urban Development Mehrdad Bazrpash is seen in Tehran, Iran, June 3, 2024. Registration for Iran's 14th presidential election concluded on Monday, with 80 candidates entering the race for the country's top executive position. TO GO WITH "80 sign up to compete in Iran's presidential race" Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Shadati)

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IRAN-TEHRAN-PRESIDENTIAL RACE-CANDIDATES

(240604) -- TEHRAN, June 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf is seen in Tehran, Iran, June 3, 2024. Registration for Iran's 14th presidential election concluded on Monday, with 80 candidates entering the race for the country's top executive position. TO GO WITH "80 sign up to compete in Iran's presidential race" (Xinhua/Shadati)

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IRAN-TEHRAN-PRESIDENTIAL RACE-CANDIDATES

(240604) -- TEHRAN, June 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Iran's second Deputy Parliament Speaker Ali Nikzad is seen in Tehran, Iran, June 3, 2024. Registration for Iran's 14th presidential election concluded on Monday, with 80 candidates entering the race for the country's top executive position. TO GO WITH "80 sign up to compete in Iran's presidential race" (Xinhua/Shadati)

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IRAN-TEHRAN-PRESIDENTIAL RACE-CANDIDATES

(240604) -- TEHRAN, June 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Minister of Roads and Urban Development Mehrdad Bazrpash is seen in Tehran, Iran, June 3, 2024. Registration for Iran's 14th presidential election concluded on Monday, with 80 candidates entering the race for the country's top executive position. TO GO WITH "80 sign up to compete in Iran's presidential race" (Xinhua/Shadati)

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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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Voting starts in Russian presidential election

STORY: Voting starts in Russian presidential election SHOOTING TIME: March 13/15, 2024 DATELINE: March 15, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:43 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Vladivostok 2. various of street shots of Moscow STORYLINE: Russian voters started to hit the polls for the 2024 presidential election in the Far East region, including Kamchatka, Chukotka and other areas at 8 a.m. Friday local time. Four candidates will vie for the top position: Leonid Slutsky of the Liberal Democratic Party, Nikolai Kharitonov of the Russian Communist Party, Vladislav Davankov of the New People Party, and Vladimir Putin, the incumbent president and an independent candidate. Russia has set up more than 90,000 polling stations operating from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. local time between March 15 and 17. Given Russia's vast expanse across multiple time zones, Kamchatka and Chukotka, situated in the Far East region, are the first areas to start voting. Polling stations in Kaliningrad, located at the western

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