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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez casts his vote on the last day of European Parliament elections, with polls opening in 21 EU member countries. Across the bloc, voters are heading to the polls with a predicted rise in the right-wing -- notably in Italy and France -- possibly shifting Europe's political balance. IMAGES
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban casts his vote in the last day of European Parliament elections. His nationalist Fidesz party, with 50 percent of the vote, has waged a campaign hostile to further military aid to Ukraine, raising the alarm over the potential escalation of the conflict, with Orban pointing the finger of blame at the EU and NATO. IMAGES
Greece's Prime Minister and President of the New Democracy Party Kyriakos Mitsotakis arrives at the Presidential Palace, where he will be welcomed by Greece's President Katerina Sakallaropoulou who has handed him the mandate to form a government. Kyriakos Mitsotakis has said he was seeking a new vote as soon as June 25 in order to obtain a ruling majority, a day after his party won national elections that failed to produce a single-party government. IMAGES
Portugal's Prime Minister Antonio Costa casts his vote in the snap general election, with polls showing his incumbent Socialist party still ahead though with their lead over the nearest centre-right rivals narrowing. IMAGES
Prime Minister Ulisses Correia e Silva casts his vote in the parliamentary elections in Cape Verde, Africa's model of democracy. His Movement for Democracy (MpD) is being closely contested by the African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde (PAICV). 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.