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Bolivian President Luis Arce attends the Plurinational Legislative Assembly to deliver the report of his third year in office. IMAGES
Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso attends his impeachment trial before the National Congress in Quito as supporters and opponents gather outside to watch the trial on a giant screen. The right-wing president is accused by his critics of wrongdoing in a state contract to transport crude oil. The motion will need at least 92 votes from the 137 MPs for the president to be removed from office. IMAGES
Members of parliament begin voting to elect the president of the National Assembly, a crucial election for the lower house that should also influence the political recomposition within the executive over the coming weeks. IMAGES
The carriage transporting King Charles III and Queen Camilla arrives at Britain's Houses of Parliament for the official State Opening of Parliament and King's Speech, at which the king sets out the programme of the new government. Keir Starmer's Labour government is expected to outline a number of reforms which it hopes will boost the nation's economy. The king's carriage was preceded by one carrying the Imperial State Crown. IMAGES
EU lawmakers overwhelmingly vote to give conservative Maltese politician Roberta Metsola another term as speaker of the European Parliament. Metsola wins a massive majority with 562 votes as the 720-seat parliament met for its first session in Strasbourg, France, with new MEPs. Metsola, who belongs to the largest political group in the parliament, will be the parliament's president for the next two and a half years. IMAGES