Hong Kong&#39;s Democrats Suffer Setback in Legislative Election
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Hong Kong&#39;s pro-democracy politicians failed to increased their numbers in the legislature by as much as expected in an election with a record turnout, defusing the outcry for China to allow fuller elections.
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For Hong Kong&#39;s democracy activists, the results of legislative elections announced yesterday suggest that the deck will remain stacked against them for years to come.
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The tense relations between the pro-democracy camp and the central government in Beijing could ease after the election, but little substantial improvements over the strained relations could be made, politcal analysts suggested shortly after Hong Kong&#39;s
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HONG KONG An already heated legislative election campaign here took an unexpected turn Tuesday with an announcement by the Democratic Party that one of its candidates has been arrested in mainland China and sentenced without trial to six months in ...
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Taiwanese President Chen Shui-Bian&#39;s Democratic Progressive Party failed to capture a majority in the country&#39;s parliamentary elections held over the weekend.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's  Likud party has dealt a serious setback to his plan to evacuate  occupied Gaza by voting to bar him from forging a broad  coalition with the Labour opposition.
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Hong Kong's pro-democracy parties are on course to net fewer seats  than expected in legislative elections.
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HONG KONG &#151; Prodemocracy forces gained three new seats in Hong Kong&#146;s legislative elections, but returned to criticizing the territory&#146;s system yesterday amid complaints they could have done better.
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Our China correspondent, John Taylor, says while pro-democracy parties and candidates made gains in Hong Kong&#39;s parliamentary elections, they have failed to win the most seats.
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Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian is under  pressure to find ways to work with an opposition-dominated  parliament after his party suffered a surprise setback in  weekend legislative elections.
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TOPEKA - Democrats saw their already low numbers in the Legislature slip further in Tuesday&#39;s election, likely making it even harder for Gov.
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By Channel NewsAsia&#39;s Hong Kong Correspondent Roland Lim. HONG KONG : Hong Kong&#39;s democrats have vowed to continue to push for Beijing to grant universal suffrage to the territory, despite their disappointing showing in Sunday&#39;s local elections.
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Pro-democracy candidates won limited  gains in Hong Kong's Legislative Council election on Sunday and  the pro-Beijing camp achieved a better-than-expected showing,  exit polls showed.
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As Hong Kong wraps up a hotly contested legislative campaign, China&#39;s presence looms large amid charges it marred the contest with dirty tricks while at the same time trying to woo voters with a charm offensive.
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The people of Hong Kong voted Sunday in a legislative election that could give pro-democracy figures more clout than they have held since China reclaimed the territory from Britain in July 1997.
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Knocked around by setbacks on three big issues, House Democrats have endured perhaps their toughest week since taking control of the chamber.
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Results from the Legislative Council elections in Hong Kong came too late for the region&#39;s press, but papers on both sides of the political spectrum welcome the high turnout as a victory for democracy.