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Labour leader Keir Starmer launches his party's manifesto at an event in Manchester, calling it "a manifesto for wealth creation, a plan to change Britain". Early on in his speech a protester interrupts, saying the party was offering "the same old Tory policies". Starmer replies: "We gave up on being a party of protest five years ago. We want to be a party of power". SOUNDBITE
People respond to a call from opposition figure Yulia Navalnaya to turn up at polling stations at midday Moscow time (0900 GMT) in a form of protest that attempts to overwhelm them. Before his death in an Arctic prison last month, opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who galvanised mass anti-Putin rallies, had urged Russians to protest on March 17. The polling station is where opposition leader Alexei Navalny was registered. IMAGES
Norwegian Labour Party supporters cheer and clap as they hear the first results showing that the left-wing opposition headed by Labour Party leader Jonas Gahr Store won the general election. IMAGES
Norway's Labour Party leader Jonas Gahr Store arrives at the party's event in Oslo ahead of the announcement of vote results for the country's parliamentary elections. According to opinion polls, a clear majority is emerging to unseat Prime Minister Erna Solberg's centre-right government, which has ruled the Nordic country for the last eight years. IMAGES
The house of the Radio France Internationale (RFI) correspondent in Niger has been vandalised and partly burnt by unknown perpetrators. The attack on the home of correspondent Moussa Kaka, who escaped unharmed, came amid a tense political context following the results of the second round of the presidential election. IMAGES
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.