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Counting begins in the Richmond and Northallerton constituency of UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, as exit polls predict the opposition Labour Party have won a landslide majority in Britain's general election. IMAGES
The first voters head to the polls in London's Bermondsey district as the UK's general election begins. The vote is widely expected to see the return of the opposition Labour party to power and end nearly a decade-and-a-half of Conservative rule. IMAGES
Vote counting begins at a polling station in Bangkok as polls close in Thailand's general election, with pro-democracy opposition parties predicted to defeat the conservative army-backed government of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha. IMAGES
Votes are counted in Dublin for the Ireland general elections. Prime minister Leo Varadkar's party is expected to end up in a historic three-way tie, after a surge from republican party Sinn Fein. IMAGES
Counting is underway in Mauritius following a strong turnout in an election to decide who will govern one of Africa's wealthiest and most stable democracies for the next five years. The Electoral Commission said roughly three-quarters of the island's almost one million eligible voters turned out to cast their ballot in a peaceful election. IMAGES
A polling station in Petare, in the Metropolitan District of Caracas, starts to count the votes in Venezuela's presidential election, after millions turned out to cast their ballots in a fraught presidential election with socialist incumbent Nicolas Maduro facing the biggest challenge yet to his party's 25-year hold on power. IMAGES