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La Paz / Buenos Aires (EFE).- Bolivia was awaiting the official results of Sunday’s general elections, as exit polls give tipped Luis Arce, of the Movement to Socialism, as the first round’s winner.After voting took place without incidents and a high voter turnout, uncertainty gripped Bolivians who saw hours go by without the electoral body making the results of the voting known.After midnight and under pressure from politicians and citizens, it was known that the Ciesmori poll for the television channels Unitel and Bolivision gave 52.4 percent of the votes to former Minister Arce, with which he would be the winner by having more 50 percent of the vote. (Camera: CESAR GONZALES / ALBERTO CARATOZZOLO).SHOT LIST: POLLING STATION AT BOLIVIA SUPREME COURT IN LA PAZ, BOLIVIA AND A PRESS CONFERENCE HELD BY FORMER PRESIDENT OF BOLIVIA EVO MORALES IN BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA.SOUND BITE: FORMER PRESIDENT OF BOLIVIA EVO MORALES (IN SPANISH).TRANSLATION: All the data we have as of now show that the victory belongs to the Movement for Socialism–Political Instrument for the Sovereignty of the Peoples (MAS-IPSP). Brother Luis Arce, to be president, and brother David Choquehuanca to be vice president. In addition, the Movement for Socialism–Political Instrument for the Sovereignty of the Peoples will have the majority of the two chambers of the Plurinational Legislative Assembly. And that is a great responsibility. 'Lucho' (Luis) will be our president.
Tokyo, Nov 4 (EFE/EPA).- The benchmark Nikkei share average rose 1.72 percent to close at 23,695.23 Wednesday as markets closely followed U.S. presidential election results. (Camera: KIMIMASA MAYAMA). SHOT LIST: PEOPLE WALK PAST A DISPLAY SHOWING TOKYO'S NIKKEI STOCK AVERAGE DURING AFTERNOON TRADING IN TOKYO, JAPAN.
Images of Poland's nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) party, led by Jaroslaw Kaczynski, gathering in Warsaw as they are expected to loose the majority in the country's parliamentary elections. The opposition party Civic Coalition (liberal), along with the Third Way and Left parties are tipped to win 248 seats in the 460-seat lower house of parliament, according to an exit poll. IMAGES
Ruling party candidate Bola Tinubu, declared winner of Nigeria's fiercely disputed presidential elections, receives the certificate of return, a formal document confirming their election victory, at the National Collation centre in Abuja. IMAGES
"The CNE proclaims, as President of the Republic of Angola, Joao Manuel Goncalves Lourenco," says commission head Manuel Pereira da Silva during a press conference. Official results indicate the People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola won 51.17 percent of the ballots against 43.95 percent for the main challenger the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA). SOUNDBITE