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Polling station staff continue to count votes in Asuncion as Paraguayan people went to the polls to choose between right-wing economist Santiago Peña and center-left lawyer Efrain Alegre, both social conservatives, who face off in Paraguay's most closely-run presidential election in many years. IMAGES
Brazilians begin voting in the capital Brasilia in a closely fought presidential runoff between far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro and his leftist rival Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva that has polarised Latin America's biggest nation. IMAGES
Security forces start early voting in Congo's presidential election ahead of the March 21 ballot that the Catholic Church warned could be distorted by coronavirus restrictions and a shaky electoral system. 36-year incumbent president Denis Sassou Nguesso faces six challengers but remains a firm favourite for reelection. IMAGES
The declared winner of Niger's presidential election, ruling party candidate Mohamed Bazoum, arrives at the headquarters of the Niger Party for Democracy and Socialism (PNDS) to celebrate his victory with supporters. Bazoum won 55.75 percent of the vote, against his opponent Mahamane Ousmane's 44.25 percent. IMAGES
The Cité Député polling station, in Niamey's outskirts, prepares to close its polls before vote counting begins in Niger's presidential run-off between two political heavyweights that is set to bring about the first democratic transition of power in the coup-prone country's history. IMAGES