U.S. debt-ceiling saga a political theatre-in-the-round: Turkish expert

STORY: U.S. debt-ceiling saga a political theatre-in-the-round: Turkish expert DATELINE: June 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:55 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of views in the U.S. 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): SANT MANUKYAN, Analyst with Is Yatirim, the investment banking arm of Isbank Group in Istanbul 3. various of views in the U.S. 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): SANT MANUKYAN, Analyst with Is Yatirim, the investment banking arm of Isbank Group in Istanbul STORYLINE: The latest U.S. debt-ceiling saga is nothing but a political theatre-in-the-round, revealing the deficiency of the country's two-party system, said a Turkish analyst. U.S. President Joe Biden signed the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 into law a week ago to avoid a historic default on government debt. The bipartisan act suspends the public debt limit through Jan. 1, 2025 and increases the limit to the actual debt level on Jan. 2, 2025. Since 1945, the United States has raised its debt ceiling 103 times. SOUNDBITE 1

U.S. two-party political system costs money: Kenyan economist

STORY: U.S. two-party political system costs money: Kenyan economist DATELINE: May 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:32 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: POLITICS/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of American street views 2. SOUNDBITE (English): XN IRAKI, Kenyan economist 3. various of gun violence 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): XN IRAKI, Kenyan economist STORYLINE: In a recent interview with Xinhua, a Kenyan economist said that the two-party political system in the U.S. has made American elections a game for the rich. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): XN IRAKI, Kenyan economist "If you want to influence people to change the way they think, you have to use certain means, and one of them is money. So they influence your mind. You have to use that advertisements, town hall meetings, and a lot of advertisements out of meetings, and that costs money. So, in the long run, you find that if you are going to win, you have to spend a lot of money. So it's because of the two-party political system that makes political parties in the U.S. very expensive

People's New Party to remain DPJ's coalition partner

People's New Party to remain DPJ's coalition partner

TOKYO, Japan - The ruling Democratic Party of Japan's new leader, Naoto Kan (C), holds a meeting with People's New Party chief Shizuka Kamei (L) in the Diet building in Tokyo on June 4, 2010, along with DPJ lawmaker Yoshito Sengoku (R), who is expected to be tapped as chief Cabinet secretary after Kan assumes the post of prime minister. Kan and Kamei agreed to keep the two-party ruling coalition.

Keidanren chief calls for bipartisan system in Japanese politics

Keidanren chief calls for bipartisan system in Japanese politics

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Business Federation Chairman Fujio Mitarai speaks in an interview with Kyodo News on Aug. 30. Mitarai called for a two-party system in Japanese politics to facilitate changes of government, instead of continuous one-party rule by the Liberal Democratic Party.

GLOBALink | Voting opens in Australian federal election

Voting opened in Australia's general election on Saturday morning. Polling booths across the country opened to millions of Australians at 8 a.m. local time on Saturday and will remain open until 6 p.m. local time when counting votes will start. In order to form a majority government, either the coalition or the Labor must win at least 76 out of 151 seats in the lower house of Parliament -- the House of Representatives. According to Australia's opinion poll Newspoll published on Friday night, the Labor leads the coalition 53-47 on a two-party preferred basis. Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Labor leader Anthony Albanese were tied in their personal battle, with 42 percent of respondents picking each as their preferred prime minister. The poll found that 36 percent of voters intend to vote for the Labor as their first preference and 35 percent for the coalition. If neither the Labor nor the coalition wins enough seats to form a clear majority, the election result will be declared a "hung p

Voting opens in Australian federal election

STORY: Voting opens in Australian federal election DATELINE: May 21, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:47 LOCATION: Canberra CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): BAI XU, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of people in the polling station 3. various of Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Labor leader Anthony Albanese STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): BAI XU, Xinhua correspondent "Voting opened in Australia's general election on Saturday morning. Polling booths across the country opened to millions of voters at 8 in the morning local time and will remain open until 6 p.m. when counting of votes will start." In order to form a majority government, either the coalition or the Labor must win at least 76 out of 151 seats in the lower house of Parliament -- the House of Representatives. According to Australia's opinion poll Newspoll published on Friday night, the Labor leads the coalition 53-47 on a two-party preferred basis. Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Labor leader Anthony Albanese were tied in their personal bat

Abe looks for best outcome in ruling bloc's tax talks

Abe looks for best outcome in ruling bloc's tax talks

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks to reporters at his office in Tokyo on Dec. 11, 2015, before leaving for India. Abe voiced hope that the two-party ruling coalition will come up with the best outcome in talks on alleviation measures over the planned consumption tax rate hike in April 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Keidanren chief calls for bipartisan system in Japanese politics

Keidanren chief calls for bipartisan system in Japanese politics

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Business Federation Chairman Fujio Mitarai speaks in an interview with Kyodo News on Aug. 30. Mitarai called for a two-party system in Japanese politics to facilitate changes of government, instead of continuous one-party rule by the Liberal Democratic Party. (Kyodo)

People's New Party to remain DPJ's coalition partner

People's New Party to remain DPJ's coalition partner

TOKYO, Japan - The ruling Democratic Party of Japan's new leader, Naoto Kan (C), holds a meeting with People's New Party chief Shizuka Kamei (L) in the Diet building in Tokyo on June 4, 2010, along with DPJ lawmaker Yoshito Sengoku (R), who is expected to be tapped as chief Cabinet secretary after Kan assumes the post of prime minister. Kan and Kamei agreed to keep the two-party ruling coalition. (Kyodo)