Democrats Make Lackluster Gains in HK Elections
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Hong Kong's democrats fell short  Monday of expectations in legislative elections after voters  wary of alienating China's communist rulers chose the stability  offered by the Beijing camp.
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SINGAPORE: While a majority of Hong Kong citizens likely will cast their votes for greater democracy in Sundayâs Legislative Council election, international fund managers are more concerned about maintaining the status quo.
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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.
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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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Hong Kong's pro-democracy camp makes few gains, but adds a new character to the legislature's cast
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Hong Kong (AsiaNews) - Hong Kong voters turned out in great numbers to directly choose half of the members of the Legislative Council (LegCo).
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The fight to lead the Democratic National Committee is less a battle over ideology and more an old-fashioned test of logistics and popularity.
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Republican and Democratic front-runners do well in Super Tuesday's US polls, but none clinches their party's race.
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How do people think the Democratic Congress is doing after six months? Lousy. But better than the alternative.
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Democrats had great success in state legislative races this year, even as they performed poorly in the presidential race and campaigns for Congress. Many Democratic gains came in the heart of Republican territory.
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Pro-democracy candidates in Hong Kong, stung by sex and money scandals, made only limited gains while the China camp made big gains in directly elected seats in legislative elections, results showed on Monday.
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Hong Kong voters go to the polls Sunday to elect legislators with limited powers, in balloting that may test the strength of the city&#39;s pro-democracy movement.
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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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A record 1.7 million Hong Kong voters cast ballots Sunday for an election that sent a fresh contingent of pro-democracy opposition politicians to the legislature, but apparently not as many Beijing&#39;s allies had feared.
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Republicans maintained control of both congressional seats that were up for grabs in special elections Tuesday in Ohio and Virginia, disappointing Democrats who had hoped to extend their gains in the House.
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The arrest in south China of a Hong Kong pro-democracy politician for hiring a prostitute has eroded support for his party and hurt its chance of victory in the city&#39;s legislative elections next month.
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After losing back-to-back presidential elections, Democratic leaders are trying to figure out how to make the party more relevant to mainstream Americans and keep it from slipping into perpetual minority-party status.