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Mexico's ruling party candidate, Claudia Sheinbaum, arrives at the Zocalo Square in the capital, where thousands of supporters gather for her closing rally ahead of the country's vote on June 2. IMAGES
Large crowd attends a rally in the Mexican capital's iconic Zocalo square as former Mexico City mayor Claudia Sheinbaum kicks off her presidential campaign as the race heats up for the June 2 vote. Sheinbaum, a close ally of outgoing President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, is representing the ruling Morena party and will face Xochitl Galvez, an outspoken 60-year-old businesswoman and senator with Indigenous roots selected to represent an opposition coalition, the Broad Front for Mexico. IMAGES
Supporters of Venezuela's presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez and opposition leader Maria Corina Machado gather in Barinas to attend their campaign rally ahead of July 28 presidential elections. IMAGES
President Maduro's supporters rally to mark the beginning of the political campaign for the July 28 presidential elections. Maduro and opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia have both called rallies in the capital Caracas, a day after the UN rights chief warned of an "increase in threats, harassment and assaults against civil society actors, journalists, unionists and other voices considered critical." IMAGES
Mexico's center-right opposition hopeful Xochitl Galvez arrives for her final rally in the city of Monterrey, in Nuevo Leon State, ahead of the country's June 2 election. IMAGES