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Added on the 10/03/2024 13:58:30 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Portuguese far-right Chega party leader, Andre Ventura, votes in a close-fought general election, with no party expected to garner a majority in parliament in a fragmented political landscape that could see the far right make huge gains. Founded in 2019, Chega, or "Enough", won one seat in parliament that same year, a first for a far-right party since the end of Portugal's dictatorship. IMAGES
The populist leader of the far-right Chega party, André Ventura, holds his last electoral rally in Lisbon before elections on March 10. As campaigning wraps up, polls are pointing to an edge for the centre-right after eight years of Socialist rule, and huge gains for the far-right. The Chega party is tipped to more than double the support it won in a 2022 election, putting its leader Ventura in line to become kingmaker in a new parliament. IMAGES
Venezuela's opposition leader Maria Corina Machado arrives at Caracas polling station to cast her ballot, as the country votes between continuity in President Nicolas Maduro or change in rival Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia amid high tension following the incumbent's threat of a "bloodbath" if he loses. IMAGES
Labour Party leader Keir Starmer arrives at a London polling station to cast his vote in the UK general election. The United Kingdom votes in an election that looks likely to bring an end to 14 tumultuous years of Conservative rule. Polls suggest a historic victory for the Labour Party. IMAGES
French Green party leader and Left-wing coalition substitute candidate (NFP-EELV) Marine Tondelier votes in Henin-Beaumont in the first round of the French general elections. IMAGES