A record breaking day for hong kong elections the highest voter turnout ever after nearly 6 months of violent demonstrations the polling was seen as a way for voters to officially take sides in this deeply divided city of 7000000 back the probating candidates and the Hong Kong Government or those who support greater democratic freedoms for hong kong in line with the protesters who have been fighting to push back on what they see as an increase in control from mainland china. He said that she needs a lot to hong kong the older generation who. Are the only generation hopes for change i think more people actually coming out to have a say in what they want rather than. Like some other can chase cities that are leaving father like china to decide what we want from hong kong its usually a sleepy election to select a low level local government positions but many woke up early to vote as there was concern that unrest could mean the polling could be cut short for the prodemocracy camp is about
Theyre so united and there are so or to gather to actually try to win something joshua one was disqualified for running but his party claimed victory in his electorate unseating the incumbent post councilor remarkable achievement in that this election is the advantage of hong kong especially. Protests are a hotline for lying theres the prey the price span the time or even sacrifice in the protest movement until now the probation parties held the majority in the District Councils but anger against the government eroded their support theyve apologized to the public for misreading the vote those aligned to the post camp say its a nightmarish result and the citys government will need to reassess the peoples demands have spoken quite loudly and clearly havent so i believe what we now do is. Make major demands and whether any of them can be dealt with by the more satisfactory then before the District Council elections are traditionally and uneventful polls but after 6 months of antigovernmen
Channels with north korea until any of the terrorists was speaking at the u. N. Security Council Meeting on. The secretary of state Rex Tillerson says hell continue to pursue a diplomatic resolution with north korea but the military remains at the ready but we are not going to accept preconditions you heard others have called for freeze for freeze we do not accept a freeze for freeze as a precondition to talks we do not accept any relaxing of the sanctions regime as a precondition of talks we do not accept a resumption of humanitarian assistance as a precondition of talks so we are not going to accept preconditions for these talks but as i indicated in my remarks our communication Communication Channels remain open north korea knows there are open they know where the door is they know where to walk through that door when they want to talk. Free people have been killed and hundreds of others injured in demonstrations in gaza and the west bank against u. S. President double trumps decisi
Challenges president jacob zuma successor will lead the party in the next president ial election in two thousand and nineteen tanya page is in johannesburg. The African National congress elect of conference is underway and its going to be unfolding here over the next five days but most of the discussion and debate will be happening behind closed doors in those buildings there just in the distance behind the fence we can see some of the delegates there about five thousand or so have come here from branches of the a. N. C. All over the country they want to just be voting for the top job president but deputy and in fact all the top one hundred eighty decisions but of course its the presidency that is the most contested the most important to the future of the a. N. C. And there are really two main contenders the first being and course as many zuma she is a very experienced politician. She was a member of parliament and a minister under successive governments of the a. N. C. Shes a former c
Has called for unity in the governing African National congress as it prepares to select a new leader jacob zuma who is facing corruption allegations is stepping down as head of the party before a new leader is elected on sunday the contest has been marked by deep divisions within the party on your page now from johannesburg. The conference started with two warnings dont to saying divisive songs and to keep the chairs on the ground everybody its beds that chairs will be flying around this conference or we can say that you will not happen in this conference. A. N. C. Members from competing factions have hurled cheers at one another in the build up to this crucial event there have been allegations of vote buying and intimidation those accusations have led disgruntled members to take legal action that delayed the start of the conference by several hours but the trend to turn to the countrys courts was criticized by president jacob zuma and his last speech as party leader it is actually. T