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More than 400 million European voters will choose a new five-year EU parliament between June 6 and 9 next year, announces the President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola. "Every person, in every member state, will go to vote" she says, "your vote matters". Elections in the EU's 27 member states will decide the make-up of the roughly 700-seat assembly, charged with overseeing European legislation. SOUNDBITE
Scotland's government intends to hold a second independence referendum on October 19, 2023, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon says in an address to Parliament. IMAGES
A polling station in Addis Ababa closes after Ethiopians voted in a delayed national election against the backdrop of war and famine in the northern Tigray region and questions over the poll's credibility. IMAGES
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed arrives to vote in parliamentary and regional elections at a polling station in his hometown of Beshasha, in the Jimma zone of Oromo state. He is facing voters for the first time since coming to power in 2018 championing a democratic revival in Africa's second-most populous country, and a break from its authoritarian past. IMAGES
Berhanu Nega, leader of Ethiopia's Ezema opposition party, votes in parliamentary and regional elections. IMAGES