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Almost all opposition candidates in Madagascar have called on voters to shun a presidential election scheduled for November 16, raising concerns about the vote. "We reject this Thursday's election and ask the Malagasy people to pretend it doesn't exist," Hajo Andrianainarivelo, 56, tells a press conference in Antananarivo, speaking on behalf of a group bringing together almost all of the 12 opposition candidates in the running. SOUNDBITE
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Voters cast their ballots in the first round of the presidential election in the polling station set up in Lille City Hall in the middle of the afternoon. IMAGES
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"Folks, the people of this nation have spoken," US President-elect Joe Biden says in his victory speech. "They've delivered us a clear victory, a convincing victory. " SOUNDBITE
Voters cast their ballots as Northern Cyprus -- which is recognised only by Turkey -- holds a presidential election amid rising tensions on the island over the ghost town of Varosha. IMAGES
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