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Ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) candidate Lai Ching-te casts his ballot in Taiwan's presidential elections. IMAGES
Hong Kong police surround the offices of pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily after arresting five of its executives under the city's national security law, including chief editor Ryan Law. [COMPLETES VIDI9CD48N_EN] IMAGES
Ghana's opposition candidate John Mahama rejects the results of the country's presidential and parliamentary elections in which president Nana Akufo-Addo won a second term. "A closer look and detailed examination of the constituencies' specific facts casts very dark clouds on our democracy," says Mahama. SOUNDBITE
Dozens of Hong Kong police officers surround the headquarters of a media group critical of Beijing hours after its pro-democracy media mogul owner Jimmy Lai was arrested under a new national security law. IMAGES
Cédric Villani, the dissident ex-LREM candidate for mayor of Paris, posts a tweet in reaction to the announcement that Benjamin Griveaux has withdrawn his candidacy for the local elections in March 2020. Griveaux withdrew after the release of a sex video on social media. Villani offered his support, saying the "undignified attack he suffered is a grave threat to our democracy". IMAGES
Venezuelan's opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia and opposition leader Maria Corina Machado drive across Caracas on the final day of campaigning ahead of the country's presidential election on July 28. IMAGES