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By the light of a flashlight, electoral agents begin counting ballots as polls closed in Chad's referendum on a new constitution, a vote seen as a key step toward elections and the return of civilian rule promised, which has been postponed, by the ruling military junta. IMAGES
Polls close in Columbus, Ohio, after voters were asked by referendum whether or not to enshrine the right to abortion in the state constitution. According to first projections by US media, the "yes" votes won, in what could be a bellwether for an issue which is likely to dominate next year's presidential race. IMAGES
A polling station wraps up affairs in Tashkent as the polls close across Uzbekistan, ending a day of voting in the Central Asian nation in a constitutional referendum that could allow President Shavkat Mirziyoyev to remain in power until 2040. Mirziyoyev, 65, became president in 2016 after the death of dictator Islam Karimov. IMAGES
The polls have closed and workers swiftly count votes in Chile. The ballots are to determine whether to adopt a new constitution that would break from the era of Augusto Pinochet's dictatorship, foster a more welfare-based society and boost Indigenous rights. If voted for, the new constitution will overhaul Chile's government, replacing the Senate with a less powerful "chamber of regions," and require women to hold at least half of positions in public institutions. IMAGES
Iraqi Kurds voted in an independence referendum Monday as tensions rose with Baghdad and neighbouring countries over the historic vote. IMAGES of polls closing
Polling closed in Britain's bitterly fought referendum on whether to quit the European Union on Thursday, with a prominent Leave campaigner saying he expected to lose. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.
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