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Spain's centre-right Ciudadanos party holds a rally in Barcelona. Spain will hold a repeat general election on Sunday, its fourth in four years, in a further sign of chronic political instability since the parliament began fragmenting in December 2015. 39-year-old Albert Rivera's Ciudadanos party entered the national parliament in 2015, pledging to wipe out the traditional left-right divide. IMAGES
President of the centre-right Social-Democratic Party Partido Social Democrata (PSD) since May 2022, Luis Montenegro holds his final rally ahead of the March 10 general election. The 51-year-old led its parliamentary group when it was in power from 2011 to 2015 and imposed severe austerity measures. Despite the far right's potential for depriving the PSD of a parliamentary majority, Luis Montenegro has insisted he will not accept entering into a coalition with Chega. IMAGES
Leader of Spain's far-right party Vox Santiago Abascal casts his vote in the country's fourth general election in as many years amid heightened tensions over Catalonia's separatist push. IMAGES
Santiago Abascal casts his ballot at a polling station in Madrid, with his party Vox expected to fetch more than 10 percent of votes, a result which would mark the return of the far-right in Spain after more than four decades on the outer margins of politics. IMAGES of Santiago Abascal voting
The leader of Spain's far-right Vox party Santiago Abascal casts his vote on the last day of European Parliament elections, with right-wing parties expected to make gains. Polls opened on Sunday in 21 EU member countries, with the bloc facing a range of challenges, from the ongoing war in Ukraine to the prospect of having to adapt to a new Donald Trump presidency in the US. IMAGES