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Added on the 17/09/2021 03:13:52 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Russians head to the polls on the final day of elections for seats in the State Duma, the lower house of Russia's parliament. Russian President Vladimir Putin's party is set to retain a majority in parliament on the last day of three-day elections in which most Kremlin critics were barred from running. IMAGES
Polling stations open across Rwanda for presidential and parliamentary elections with the African nation's leader Paul Kagame set to cruise to victory and extend his iron-fisted rule for another five years. Nine million Rwandans will cast their ballots across 2,433 polling stations. IMAGES
Kuwaitis queue outside a polling station in Kuwait City as polls for the parliamentary elections open. More than 793,000 eligible voters will have the chance to determine the make-up of the 50-seat legislature in the only Gulf Arab state to have an elected parliament with powers to hold government to account. IMAGES
People vote in Astana as Kazakhstan holds snap parliamentary elections with the leader of the Central Asian country pushing political reforms that critics say are designed to consolidate power one year after deadly protests. IMAGES
The first voters in Nantes, in western France, cast their ballots in the first round of the parliamentary polls, pitting Emmanuel Macron's coalition against an increasingly competitive left-wing alliance, led by Jean-Luc Melenchon. 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.