Record numbers expected in Hong Kong polls
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Beijing, Sep 12. (PTI): A record 3.2 million Hong Kong residents today began voting in a legislative election that may boost the standing of the pro-democracy camp, which has angered China with its unflinching
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was a conservative estimate, said Shigeru Omi, regional director of WHO&#39;s Western Pacific Regional Office. &quot;The maximum range is more ... maybe 20 to 50 million people,&quot; Omi said in a speech in Hong Kong on Monday.
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The 1.784 million voters that participated in Hong Kong&#39;s 2004 Legislative Council Election gave a clear signal that they want democracy sooner rather than later.
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HONG KONG - Pro-democracy opposition figures gained more clout in Hong Kong's legislature with three new seats, but they fell short of expectations and resumed grumbling Monday about a system they call unfairly rigged.    Although the opposition remains stuck mainly with the power to criticize, it gained a loud new voice with the stunning election win by Hong Kong's top protester, "Longhair" Leung Kwok-hung, who is known for burning flags and raising a ruckus in his trademark Che Guevara T-shirt...
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HONG KONG - Veteran protester Leung Kwok-hung, who won a seat in legislative elections, says he will demand the resignation of Hong Kong&#39;s leader when the two hold face-to-face talks on Saturday, media reports said.
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HONG KONG - Hong Kong voters go to the polls Sunday in an election that&#39;s expected to leave pro-democracy forces with more bargaining power in their demands for more democracy.
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Americans are registering to vote in record numbers ahead of the November 2 election, a report said.
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The streets in Hong Kong have become even more crowded since the territory was handed over to the People&#39;s Republic of China in 1997 after being ruled by Great Britain for more than 150 years.
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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.
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After a campaign marred by scandal and alleged intimidation, the people of Hong Kong voted Sunday under gray skies in legislative elections that could give pro-democracy
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LONDON -- Americans who live abroad are expected to vote in unprecedented numbers in the US presidential election, according to party and government officials involved in registration for absentee ballots around the world.
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Campaigning for Morocco&#39;s legislative elections began Saturday with a record number of parties vying for seats and observers expecting Islamist candidates to make gains in next month&#39;s vote.
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ABOUT 140 million Indonesians are expected to vote today in the country&#39;s first direct presidential election, with incumbent Megawati Sukarnoputri hoping for a late surge of support to cling to office.
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Elections officials throughout the region reported potentially record-breaking voter turnout today, and said despite the crowds, they are experiencing only minor problems with voting machines and electronic voter check-in systems.
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It&#39;s often been said that Hong Kong people are interested in money, not politics, but upcoming legislative elections may bury that notion for good as angry residents turn out to send their leaders a message.
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Voters in Hong Kong start the process of electing a new leader, with pro-democrats hoping for gains.
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Hong Kong's scandal-rocked  pro-democracy camp joined hands on Sunday to stage a public  rally ahead of crucial legislative elections next weekend, the  biggest test of public mood since district elections in  November.