Tung issues caution over referendum on elections
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Hong Kong Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa (è£å»ºè¯) yesterday warned lawmakers against backing a legislative motion calling for a referendum on direct elections, saying it would damage the territory&#39;s &quot;harmonious atmosphere.
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Polls have opened in Hong Kong&#39;s legislative election, which pits pro-Bejing party candidates against those who favor greater democracy for the territory.
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Ten years after Hong Kong's return from British to Chinese rule, public optimism over its future under Chinese rule has dipped amid demands for direct elections, according to a survey released on Wednesday.
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Ukraine's Western-leaning opposition leader warned of massive fraud aimed at handing victory to his pro-Russian rival in this weekend's presidential vote as Washington urged Kiev to respect democracy.
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A leading pro-democracy legislator who is in favour with Hong Kong's rulers in China, has urged Beijing to allow a swift transition to full democracy in the former British colony.
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Human Rights Watch accuses China of intimidation ahead of Sunday's election in Hong Kong.
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The dismissal of Burma&#39;s Prime Minister Khin Nyunt is causing concern that it may set back efforts to move the country toward democracy after more than 40 years of military dictatorship.
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Taiwan voters went to the polls to pick a new parliament on Saturday in an election viewed as a referendum on pro-independence President Chen Shui-bian&#39;s policy toward arch-rival China.
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Tony Blair could hinder efforts to winning a "yes" vote in the referendum on the EU constitution, says a leading think tank.
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Officials are worried that the efforts of the political parties to promote absentee balloting could taint the general election.
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An election planned for DR Congo in June may have to be delayed, the head of the electoral commission admits.
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Elections in Hong Kong on Sunday were a big disappointment as an exercise in democracy. Pro-democracy or independent-minded candidates won about 60 percent of the vote, a stunning victory by any measure except the one applied to this election.
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China raised the pressure on Taiwan a month ahead of its referendum on U.N. membership, warning authorities there that they were courting danger and may have to pay a heavy cost.
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Chinese President Hu Jintao, in Hong Kong to celebrate ten years since the end of colonial rule, was Saturday expected to face fresh calls for democracy in the former British territory.
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BEIJING -- China warned Hong Kong legislators yesterday to forget the idea of holding a referendum on whether residents should be able to directly elect their leaders.
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China said Saturday it may allow Hong Kong's leader to be directly elected by 2017 but activists seeking quicker democratic reform in the former British colony criticised the decision.
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Hong Kong residents voted on Sunday in a legislative election seen as a referendum on greater democracy and a test of popularity for China&#39;s communist rulers in the former British colony.