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Added on the 14/05/2023 16:21:27 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
A polling station in Istanbul starts to count votes as the ballots close across Turkey in a momentous election for the country that could extend President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's two-decade grip on power or put the mostly Muslim nation on a more secular course. IMAGES
Polls close in Istanbul as officials help the last voters cast their votes for the presidential elections. Poll watchers open the ballot boxes and begin counting the ballots that'll decide the next president of Turkey. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan entered as the firm favourite to extend two decades of his rule to 2028. IMAGES
Polling stations close and vote counting begins after Turks were voting in first round of dual parliamentary and presidential elections seen as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's toughest test, with the opposition revitalised and his popularity at risk from growing economic troubles. IMAGES
By the light of a flashlight, electoral agents begin counting ballots as polls closed in Chad's referendum on a new constitution, a vote seen as a key step toward elections and the return of civilian rule promised, which has been postponed, by the ruling military junta. IMAGES
Policemen and soldiers outside the Portoviejo polling station a few minutes before the start of voting in Ecuador's general elections. 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.