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Moscow, Jul 1 (EFE / EPA), (Camera: Fernando Salcines).- Two-thirds of Russians have supported the constitutional reform that would allow President Vladimir Putin to stand for re-election in 2024, according to the first results by the Russian Central Electoral Commission (CEC).FOOTAGE OF A POLLING STATION:SOUNDBITES OF VOTERS:-EKATERINA KLINEVSKAYA:"I voted for the future of my children, my grandchildren and the whole of Russia. (I voted) in favour of the constitutional amendments. Today is the last day of the referendum."-VLADIMIR ZHITNIKOV:"I voted in favour of traditional family values. I am indeed a little concerned that Putin will remain in power longer, but I consider the rest of the amendments positive."
Images of the Kremlin in Moscow on the last day of polling in a vote on Russian constitutional reforms that could prolong President Vladimir Putin's hold on power. Putin became prime minister in 1999 under Boris Yeltsin before being elected president in 2000. He served the maximum two consecutive terms between 2000 and 2008 before a four-year stint as prime minister. He returned to the Kremlin in 2012 for a newly expanded six-year mandate and was re-elected in 2018. IMAGES
Kenyans in Nairobi cast their votes and election officials seal ballot boxes as they prepare to begin the counting process. Kenyans have voted largely peacefully as two political heavyweights battle it out in a high-stakes race for the presidency of the East African powerhouse. IMAGES
Kfar Qara (Israel), Mar 17 (EFE/EPA).- (Camera: Atef Safadi) Israeli soldiers wait to cast their vote for the Israeli legislative elections of the 24th Knesset at a polling station in the Golani military base near the Arab town of Kafr Qara, in central Israel. Israel is set to hold legislative elections on 23 March 2021 to elect the members of the 24th Knesset. FOOTAGE OF ISRAELI SOLDIERS CASTING THEIR VOTE FOR ISRAELI LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS.
Miami, Nov 3 (EFE/EPA).- Florida, one of the most heavily populated states and with a correspondingly large 29 votes in the Electoral College, is going into the Nov. 3 election with more than nine million ballots already cast, a record, and with President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden virtually tied in the voter surveys.The election results in this battleground state, which Trump won in 2016 by some 110,000 votes, are as yet unknown, with about two million independent voters and a large Hispanic population divided between the two main parties.Gov. Ron DeSantis promised on Tuesday that although the polls close at 7 pm, anyone already in line by that time will be allowed to vote and their votes will be counted. (Camera: CRISTOBAL HERRERA). SHOT LIST: PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP’S SUPPORTERS CELEBRATE IN FRONT OF THE VERSAILLES RESTAURANT IN MIAMI, FLORIDA, US.