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PM Sanae Takaichi’s party wins supermajority in Japan snap elections
Takaichi's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) won 316 of the 465 seats in the powerful lower house, according to NHK.
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Japan's PM Sanae Takaichi set to win parliamentary election
The governing coalition of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is almost certain to win a single-party majority in a key parliamentary election Sunday, NHK public television and other major networks…
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Epstein Files: Veteran French politician loses post over tax fraud probe
Veteran French politician Jack Lang, a former Culture Minister, was forced out of a the post of president of the Arab World Institute Saturday as pressure grew on him over revelations in the latest release…
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Japan's Takaichi clinches supermajority with thumping election victory
Japanese stocks swept to all-time peaks on Monday after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's ruling conservatives secured a massive two-thirds majority in the lower house of parliament, giving the charismatic…
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Japan's Takaichi set to secure big majority in snap election, according to exit polls
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's party is set to secure a big majority in Japan's lower house in an election on Sunday, public broadcaster NHK forecast, based on exit polls. Her Liberal Democratic…
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What is at stake in Thailand's elections, as three parties vie for power?
Vote counting is underway in Thailand's early general election, seen as a three-way race among competing visions of progressive, populist and old-fashioned patronage politics. The battle for support…
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Polls wrap up in Thailand's election, incumbent PM seeks new term
Vote counting was underway in Thailand's early general election on Sunday, seen as a three-way race among competing visions of progressive, populist and old-fashioned patronage politics. Coalition negotiations…
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Bad Bunny set to electrify Super Bowl for Patriots-Seahawks showdown as politics swirl
American football fans are gearing up for the annual title decider, the Super Bowl. The Seattle Seahawks are up against the New England Patriots. But as always, the half time performance is arguably…
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Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi hopes for big win in snap elections
Polls opened Sunday in parliamentary elections that Japan's popular Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi hopes will give her struggling party a big enough win to push through an ambitious conservative political…
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Portugal votes in first presidential run-off in 40 years
The far right's score will be watched closely, with the vote being held as heavy storms continue to lash the country.
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'It's about getting the economy back up and running': Thailand votes in general election
As Thailand votes in a three-way race pitting progressives against populists and conservatives, FRANCE 24 correspondent Tommy Walker explains how the Southeast Asian nation's sluggish economic growth…
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Timeline of past Bangladesh elections and the country’s leaders
Ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was the longest-ruling leader in the country's history.
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