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Syrians in Damascus cast their votes in their fourth parliamentary election since civil war erupted in 2011, a poll expected to keep President Bashar al-Assad's ruling Baath party in power. More than 1,500 people are standing for 250 seats in the largely rubber-stamp parliament, after some 7,400 candidates withdrew in recent days, according to Syria's Supreme Judicial Elections Committee. IMAGES
French voters in Montreal head to the polls for the second round of a high-stakes legislative election, with the far right expected to gain its biggest-ever presence in parliament. On Friday, final opinion polls predicted that Marine Le Pen's National Rally would fall short of winning an outright majority, with President Emmanuel Macron's centrist alliance emerging with half the deputies it had before his gamble in calling the snap election. IMAGES
UK voters head to the polls in Northallerton, North Yorkshire, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's constituency, in a general election widely expected to emphatically return the opposition Labour party to power and end nearly a decade-and-a-half of Conservative rule. IMAGES
Voters in Tuvalu cast their votes to elect a new government, amid speculation that the Pacific micronation could switch diplomatic allegiances from Taiwan to Beijing. IMAGES
Denmark votes on Tuesday in what promises to be a tight parliamentary election in which incumbent Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen's survival in the face of the far-right depends on a new centrist party. Voting stations are open from 8 am to 8 pm (0700 to 1900 GMT). IMAGES
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