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Uzbekistan's President Shavkat Mirziyoyev casts his ballot during a snap presidential election. The vote is expected to hand incumbent him a third term. Earlier this year, a constitutional referendum paved the way for him to serve two more presidential terms and increased the mandate from five years to seven. IMAGES
Cuba's National Assembly votes for the island's president for the next five years. Incumbent Miguel Diaz-Canel is set to clinch a second term via the parliamentary vote as the sole candidate in a country where political opposition is illegal. IMAGES
Senegalese President Macky Sall casts his vote in Fatick, 150km southeast of Dakar, as the country elects its parliament. The election is a test for the president to maintain loyalty, while the opposition hopes the results will force a coalition. Sixty-year-old Sall, who was elected in 2012 for seven years then re-elected in 2019 for another five, has been accused of wanting to break the two-term limit and run again in 2024. IMAGES
With three days to go before the first round of the legislative elections, French president Emmanuel Macron visits the Gaillac gendarmerie brigade in the Tarn, where he will discuss local "safety" concerns. IMAGES
Italy's parliament starts voting for a new president, a process that could take several days and, with Prime Minister Mario Draghi tipped for the job, risks destabilising the government. IMAGES
The coffin of European Parliament president David Sassoli arrives at the Basilica of St. Mary of the Angels and the Martyrs for the State funeral. IMAGES