The Election Commission has been updating vote count results since monday. Officials now say that Aung San Suu Kyis National League for democracy, or nld, won 49 of the first 54 parliamentary seats. They account for 10 of the total contested seats. Nld Party Members have put forward their own projections based on reports from observers at votecounting stations. Translator our party has won over 70 of seats nationwide. I believe we have secured the necessary number to form a government. The nld needs to win more than twothirds of the contested seats to take the reins of power. A quarter of parliamentary seats are allocated to the military. Aung san suu kyi is constitutionally barred from the presidency because she has foreigners in her family. The acting chairman of the Ruling Union Solidarity and Development Party has conceded defeat. He told reporters his party accepts the results without any reservations. Russias government is considering new possibilities in the cause of a passenger
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Paris on france 24. I am tom burges watson. And ategic victory major setback for the islamic stat organization. Kurdish Peshmerga Forces seized control of the northern iraqi town of sinjar. A marked man u. S. Military Officials Say they are reasonably certain that a drone has killed the Islamic State militant dubbed jihadi john. Burmas Electoral Commission confirms that Aung San Suu Kyis National League of democracy has won enough seats to form a government
Tom good evening. Backed up by u. S. Air power, Kurdish Peshmerga forces are reported today to have seized control of the northern iraqi town of sinjar, described as one of the most american setbacks to date for the Islamic State organization, because it effectively cuts off vital jihadists. Ed by the it is expected to have a Significant Impact on the bid to free the Islamic State stronghold of mosul. Reporter marching into sinjar, just a day after launching in their offensive against the Islamic State group stronghold, peshmerga fighters said about attempting to secure the town. Peshmerga forces are now inside sinjar. They are going to patrol each and every alley of the town and drive out the Islamic State route militants. We will seize a lot of their weapons as well as many of their dead bodies. The peshmerga are in full control of the town. Reporter the Kurdish Military would support with support from u. S. Coalitionled airstrikes reached the hospital and public buildings after surr
Read out. Participants observed a moment of silence. Translator france is on your side. We will Work Together to ease the pain of every person who was affected by the incidents. Hollande also said france will do Everything Possible to destroy the army of fanatics responsible for the crimes. One man who attended the ceremony said he saw many People Killed at the concert hall and was wounded himself. Translator the ceremony is an important way to pay homage to all the people who were there at the moment of the attacks and to those who survived the hellish incidents. Delegates from around the world will gather in paris next week for the United Nations cop21 climate conference. French authorities are stepping up security. The government is not allowing outdoor gatherings related to the conference. A French Organization of over 130 civic groups and ngos had been planning marches and rallies to press delegates for results. Our activities have been banned. So weve been we were a bit disappoin