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Added on the 18/10/2020 14:59:55 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
People line up outside a polling station in Las Vegas, Nevada as polls open on the day of the US midterm elections, in which Republicans are chasing a congressional majority that would hobble Democratic President Joe Biden's agenda and serve as a springboard for another White House run by Donald Trump. IMAGES
Dozens of people wait in line outside a polling station in Montreal as voting begins in Canada's national election, with surveys showing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberals in a very tight race against rookie conservative leader Erin O'Toole's challenge. IMAGES
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
Polling stations open across Rwanda for presidential and parliamentary elections with the African nation's leader Paul Kagame set to cruise to victory and extend his iron-fisted rule for another five years. Nine million Rwandans will cast their ballots across 2,433 polling stations. IMAGES
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