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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
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan arrives at a polling station with his wife Saadiya and their dog Luna to cast his vote in the British capital's mayoral and local elections as the Labour candidate bids to win an unprecedented third term in City Hall. Polling stations have opened across across England for a host of crunch local ballots likely to ratchet up the pressure on embattled Conservative Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. IMAGES
A polling station in Prague opens on the second day of Czech presidential run-off election, in which retired NATO general Petr Pavel is expected to beat the billionaire former prime minister Andrej Babis. IMAGES
New London mayor Sadiq Khan is sworn in at a ceremony at Southwark Cathedral after a landslide victory saw him become the first Muslim leader of a Western capital, boosting the Labour party and raising questions over failed Conservative tactics. IMAGES
Londoners go to the polls to elect their new mayor following a bitter campaign between the two leading candidates that stayed ugly to the very end. IMAGES of Labour candidate Sadiq Khan at polling station before and after voting
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.