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Taiwan's ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) holds its closing rally for presidential candidate and current Vice-President Lai Ching-te, on the eve of an election that China has warned could take the island of 23 million people closer to war. Tens of thousands of people have flocked to noisy rallies of the main candidates as they make a last push for votes. IMAGES
João Lourenço, Angolan President, launches his quest for re-election at the helm of the People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA). Lourenço is seeking a second term in the August 24 vote that observers predict will be the tightest since the oil-rich country emerged from a lengthy civil war two decades ago. IMAGES
Tens of thousands gather in Georgia for a ruling party campaign rally, ahead of elections to be held after the arrest of ex-president and opposition leader Mikheil Saakashvili. Georgia's president from 2004-2013, Saakashvili was arrested and imprisoned on October 1 days after he secretly returned from exile in Ukraine, prompting tens of thousands to rally in Tbilisi, demanding his release. He has been on hunger strike for nearly four weeks to protest what he calls a politically motivated prosecution and doctors expressed concerns over the risk of irreversible damage to his health. IMAGES
Mexico City, Apr 12 (EFE) .- The Mexican party in power, the National Regeneration Movement (Morena), intensified Monday its attacks against the National Electoral Institute (INE) for canceling its candidates, in particular Félix Salgado Macedonio, senator charged with rape.(Camera: MIGUEL ANGEL ANDRADE)SHOT LIST: LEADER OF MORENA MARIO DELGADO IN A POLITICAL RALLY IN MEXICO CITY, MEXICO.
Dar Es Salaam (Tanzania), Oct 9 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Anthony Siame) Supporters of the ruling Tanzanian party, Chama Cha Mapinduzi CCM, gathered on Friday in Dar Es Salaam, the country's most populous city, to support its leader John Magufuli, ahead of the October 28 elections.FOOTAGE OF THE EVENT.
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).