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The polls open in London's Westminster Central Hall as Britons cast their votes for a general election that is set to open a new chapter in their history: Labour is the overwhelming favourite to unseat the Conservatives, who are extremely unpopular after 14 tumultuous years in power. IMAGES
Kuwaitis queue outside a polling station in the capital Kuwait City as polls open in the country's most inclusive elections in a decade, with some opposition groups ending a boycott after the oil-rich country's royal rulers pledged not to interfere with parliament. IMAGES
Polls open in Israel's second general elections in five months as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seeks to extend his term as the country's longest-serving prime minister. IMAGES
Voting gets under way in Souh Africa in national elections which the ruling ANC party, in power since 1994, is the favourite to win despite corruption scandals and sluggish economic growth and record unemployment.
Voters in the German state of Thuringia begin casting their ballots in regional elections expected to deal a blow to Chancellor Olaf Scholz's government and deliver big gains for the far-right party AfD. The contests in Thuringia and Saxony come a week after three people were killed in a suspected Islamist attack, fuelling a bitter debate over immigration. IMAGES