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Added on the 26/05/2019 12:08:15 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Moise Katumbi, considered the main challenger of President Felix Tshisekedi, votes in the DR Congo general elections at a polling center in Lubumbashi. IMAGES
Jaroslaw Kaczynski, leader of the Law and Justice party, casts his vote in Warsaw for the parliamentary elections. According to the polls, the populist Law and Justice party (PiS, in power) will win the most votes. But it may find it difficult to form a governing coalition, paving the way for the opposition led by the former head of the European Council, Donald Tusk. IMAGES
Opposition leader of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) party, Nelson Chamisa, goes to the ballot box to cast his vote in the Zimbabwean elections. After voting he addresses the press outside, accusing the government of a "clear and deliberate ploy" of withholding ballot papers for "other candidates" in urban areas such as Harare. IMAGES
Syriza leader Alexis Tsipras votes at a polling station in Athens for the Greek general elections. Outgoing right-wing Prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is seen as the favourite but is unlikely to gain enough of a lead to avoid another vote. Syriza leader Alexis Tsipras, former left-wing Prime minister, is his main opponent and is seeking a comeback after his first term from 2015 to 2019. IMAGES
The leader of the Italy's "Five Star Movement" (M5S) and former Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte votes in Rome in the parliamentary elections, which, according to the polls, are likely be won by the far right. While it was Italy's largest party four years ago with 32% of the vote, the M5S is now only predicted to take 10 to 13% of the vote. IMAGES