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Members of Ghana's ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) cast their ballots in primaries to elect its candidate for next year's presidential ballot, with Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia widely favoured to win. The West African country is undergoing its worst economic trouble in years, and the crisis is set to dominate the election campaign ahead of the December 2024 ballot to succeed President Nana Akufo-Addo. IMAGES
Alberto Núñez Feijóo, the candidate from Spain's conservative People's Party, votes in the general election. The right-wing opposition is the clear favourite according to polls, with the far right -- by allying itself with the PP -- possibly returning to power for the first time since the end of the Franco dictatorship almost half a century ago. IMAGES
Agnès Buzyn, the LREM (La Republique en Marche, Eds.) candidate for mayor of Paris, votes in the second round of municipal elections in the fifth arrondissement of the French capital. Buzyn is reportedly trailing incumbent Anne Hidalgo in the race to become mayor of the French capital. IMAGES
Agnes Buzyn, a mayoral candidate for Paris in Emmanuel Macron's LREM party, votes in a polling station in the 5th district of the French capital. She was slightly delayed because the former Health Minister realised upon her arrival that she had forgotten her identity card. IMAGES
US Vice President Kamala Harris has secured enough votes to be named the official Democratic presidental nominee, setting up a showdown with Republican Donald Trump in November, the Democratic National Committee Chair says. SOUNDBITE
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.