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Senegal's opposition leader Ousmane Sonko speaks at a press conference in the capital Dakar, convened after days of deadly nationwide clashes sparked by his arrest last week. He called for "much larger" anti-government protests in the West African state, but urged that they be peaceful. IMAGES
Eric Ciotti, president of the Républicains party, who has joined the National Rally (Rassemblement National, Eds.) votes in Nice, where he is a candidate, in the second round of the French legislative elections. IMAGES
Marine Le Pen, the figurehead of the French far right, votes in her fiefdom of Henin-Beaumont, in northern France, for the legislative elections. IMAGES
Eric Ciotti, leader of the conservative Republicans (LR) who caused a split in the party after advocating an alliance with the far-right National Rally (RN) party, is voting in Nice for the early legislative elections in which he is a candidate. IMAGES
Labour Party leader Keir Starmer arrives to cast his ballot at a polling station in London, as Britain begins voting in local and mayoral elections that are expected to increase pressure on beleaguered Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. The polls are the last major electoral test before a general election that Sunak's Tory party, in power since 2010, seems destined to lose to Starmer's Labour opposition. 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.