Opposition set to win election
The opposition has won 15 of the first 16 seats declared. And earlier, it said it had won 70 percent of the votes in the national election. The acting chairman of the ruling USDP party has declared he has lost his seat. The NLD says it is ready to declare victory. But its leader, Aung San Suu Kyi is constitutionally barred from holding the presidency herself, because her children are foreign citizens. But she’s said that doesn’t prevent her from holding a higher post if her party wins. Election officials sa 2y there was an 80 percent voter turnout in Sunday’s election.
7 dead in election-related violence
Election-related violence has killed seven people in the state of Taraba. Rival political parties fought after an election tribunal ruled that the PDP’s win in April was invalid. It gave the position of state governorship to the APC’s candidate on a technicality. The tribunal says the PDP didn’t follow proper procedure when nominating its candidate.
Opposition leads election
The conservative opposition party, the HDZ, has declared victory in parliamentary elections held on Sunday. They’ve won 60 seats and the ruling party has taken more than 50. It’s expected that coalition talks will now begin. These elections were the first in the country since it joined the EU in 2013. The refugee crisis was one of the key issues… 320,000 people have passed through Croatia this year. The HDZ has endorsed using fences and the military to control the number of asylum seekers entering Croatia.
Dam burst
The government says it’s unlikely that any of the 26 people who went missing when a dam broke will be found alive. That would take the death toll to 54. The dam belonged to an iron-ore mine and burst on Friday. It caused mudslides and flooding that destroyed 150 homes. Authorities have warned that the water, mixed with mining residue, could be toxic.
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