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Staff at a polling station in Istanbul begin counting votes in the second round runoff of Turkey's presidential election. Polls on Sunday showed a close vote, with incumbent president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, favourite to extend his 20-year rule until 2028. Turkey's longest-serving leader defied critics by emerging from the election's first round on May 14 with a comfortable lead against secular challenger Kemal Kilicdaroglu. IMAGES
Vote counting begins in Islington in North London after the polling stations close following the general elections. IMAGES
A polling station in Petare, in the Metropolitan District of Caracas, starts to count the votes in Venezuela's presidential election, after millions turned out to cast their ballots in a fraught presidential election with socialist incumbent Nicolas Maduro facing the biggest challenge yet to his party's 25-year hold on power. IMAGES
Counting begins at a polling station in Kigali, the Rwandan capital, in the presidential and parliamentary elections, with the East African nation's incumbent president, Paul Kagame, widely expected to cruise to victory. IMAGES
The counting of the votes in the second round of the French snap general election begins at a polling station in Tulle, Correze, where former French president François Hollande is standing. 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.