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Colombo, Aug 20 (EFE / EPA), (Camera: Chamila Karunarathne).- Sri Lanka's new parliament held Thursday its inaugural session, led by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, following the general election on 5 August.FOOTAGE OF THE INAUGURAL SESSION OF THE SRI LANKA'S NEW PARLIAMENT.
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
Kuwaitis queue outside a polling station in the capital Kuwait City as polls open in the country's most inclusive elections in a decade, with some opposition groups ending a boycott after the oil-rich country's royal rulers pledged not to interfere with parliament. IMAGES
Swedish voters cast their ballots for the general election at a polling station in Stockholm. Incumbent Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson, head of the opposition conservative Moderates Ulf Kristersson, and far-right leader Jimmie Akesson face off as the three main candidates in the election. IMAGES
Kenya's senate holds its first session on Thursday after the country's Supreme Court upheld William Ruto's victory in the election in August. IMAGES