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The leader of Spain's far-right Vox party Santiago Abascal casts his vote on the last day of European Parliament elections, with right-wing parties expected to make gains. Polls opened on Sunday in 21 EU member countries, with the bloc facing a range of challenges, from the ongoing war in Ukraine to the prospect of having to adapt to a new Donald Trump presidency in the US. IMAGES
The head of the PS/Place publique list for the European elections, Raphael Glucksmann, votes in a school in the 10th arrondissement of Paris. Polls have shown that the joint list of Place Publique, a progressive left movement co-founded by Glucksmann, and the Socialist Party (PS) is seriously challenging the centrist list of Macron's coalition for second place in the June 9 polls behind the far right who remain way ahead. IMAGES
Alberto Núñez Feijóo, head of Spain's conservative People's Party, votes for the European elections. IMAGES
The leader of South Africa's radical leftist opposition Economic Freedom Fighters (EEF) party, Julius Malema, votes in the country's general election in the northeastern city of Polokwane. More than 27 million voters are registered for the most uncertain poll since the African National Congress (ANC) led the nation out of apartheid rule. IMAGES
Spanish politician and leader of the Catalan branch of Spain's ruling Socialist party Salvador Illa votes in the Catalonia regional elections, as the party hopes to seize power in the country's wealthy northeastern region of around eight million people. IMAGES
General Mahamat Idriss Deby, head of the Chadian junta, votes at a polling station in N'djamena. The presidential election marks an end of a three year military rule, with an unprecedented match between Deby and his prime minister, Succes Masra, the former opponent of his regime. IMAGES