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Hong Kong democrats fail to regain veto power in crucial by-election
Hong Kong's democratic opposition failed to win back a crucial legislative council seat in an election on Sunday that would have restored some of its veto power at a time when the China-ruled city's freedoms are under strain. The democratic camp's main candidate, Lee Cheuk-yan, ...
Taiwanese pro-China party's big win puts Tsai Ing-wen's future in doubt
Tsai Ing-wen, Taiwan's pro-independence leader, has just over a year to win back public support if she wants to avoid going down in history as the island's first one-term president. Her Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) suffered a resounding loss to the China-friendly Kuomintang on Saturday. ...
China heaps pressure on Taiwan president after election defeat, says 'radical thinking' led to loss
Chinese state media heaped pressure on Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on Monday after her ruling pro-independence party suffered heavy defeats at local elections over the weekend, saying Beijing would seek cooperation with newly elected officials. Tsai resigned on Saturday as chairwoman of the Democratic Progressive ...
In referendum, the Taiwanese vote to retain ban on food products from five Japanese prefectures
In a referendum, Taiwanese voters approve maintaining a ban on food products from five Japanese prefectures that was imposed after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear power plant disaster.
LGBT activists in Taiwan fear their newly won right to marriage equality is under threat, while the president is battling for her political future after a wide-ranging vote that saw the island swing toward conservatism. Rival referendums on same-sex unions saw "pro-family" groups defeat pro-gay ...
Hong Kong democrats hope to regain veto powers in crucial by-election
Hong Kong's democratic opposition was aiming to win back a crucial legislative council seat in an election Sunday that will restore some of its veto power at a time when the China-ruled city's freedoms are under strain. The city's opposition Democrats squandered a chance in ...
Divided Taiwan to vote in test for ruling party, including referendum on name change for 2020 Games
When Taiwan goes to the polls Saturday in local elections, it will not only be a test for President Tsai Ing-wen's embattled government but a crucial vote on divisive issues that could rile China. The ballot includes an unprecedented 10 referendums, one of which calls ...
Boko Haram attacks leave 53 dead in pre-election show of force
Boko Haram jihadis have killed 53 soldiers and farmers in three days of attacks in northeastern Nigeria, security sources said Tuesday, in a new show of force ahead of February elections in the West African country. Despite the government's insistence that Boko Haram is near ...
After finding no takers, Rohingya repatriation, relocation plans pushed back to 2019
Bangladesh's plans to tackle the Rohingya refugee crisis have been stalled until the new year with repatriation and relocation programs only likely to be revisited following year-end general elections, a top Bangladeshi official said on Sunday. Abul Kalam, Bangladesh's refugee relief and repatriation commissioner, told ...
Andrew Gillum, first black Democratic nominee for Florida governor, bows out of race
Andrew Gillum, who tried to energize Florida's young and minority voters through a Democratic coalition seeking to end two decades of Republican control of the governor's office, ended his hard-fought campaign Saturday as the state's first black nominee for the post. Gillum, whose refrain had ...
Korean-American woman narrowly misses historic election to U.S. Congress
Eleven days after Americans cast their ballots in the midterm elections, Republican candidate Young Kim — aiming to become the first Korean-American woman elected to Congress — was defeated in a tight Southern California race for the U.S. House of Representatives, according to the ...
Stacey Abrams ends Georgia governor bid but plans to sue over how state's elections are run
U.S. Democrat Stacey Abrams ended 10 days of post-election drama in Georgia's closely watched and even more closely contested race for governor Friday, acknowledging Republican Brian Kemp as the victor while defiantly refusing to concede to the man she blamed for "gross mismanagement" of ...
