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German Chancellor Angela Merkel holds an election rally in the town of Brandenburg an der Havel, as Germany gears up for next month's general election. IMAGES
Members of the German Bundestag give Chancellor Angela Merkel a long standing ovation as she is due to leave office and to be replaced by Social Democrat Olaf Scholz. IMAGES
SPD candidate for the German chancellorship Olaf Scholz holds a final rally in Cologne ahead of the country's general election on September 26. The race boils down to a two-way contest between Social Democrat Olaf Scholz, the centrist finance minister, and Armin Laschet from Merkel's conservative Christian Democrats. IMAGES
President Paul Kagame holds his final rally ahead of the legislative and presidential elections next week. Long-time leader Kagame is widely expected to extend his iron grip on the Great Lakes nation. IMAGES
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado holds a rally ahead of the July 28 presidential election. Machado, who overwhelmingly won the opposition primary, was declared ineligible by a Maduro-aligned court. However, she refuses to step down despite being barred from public office for 15 years based on charges widely dismissed as spurious. 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.