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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan votes in the second round of the presidential election. As he completes his second term as president, President Erdogan enters this unprecedented runoff election as the favourite, facing off against the social democrat Kemal Kilicdaroglu. IMAGES
Cypriot president Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci arrive for United Nations-backed talks at the Alpine Crans-Montana ski resort. IMAGES
"I'm hoping to get at least 55% of the votes for president," says opposition candidate and leader of the Democratic Green Party Frank Habineza, after casting his ballot in Kigali. This as incumbent candidate, President Paul Kagame, is widely expected to win another term and extend his iron-fisted rule for another five years. In 2017 Habineza won just 0.48 percent of the vote. Millions of Rwandans are voting in the general elections to select a president and parliamentary lawmakers. SOUNDBITE
Ultraconservative presidential candidate Saeed Jalili casts his ballot in Iran's runoff election pitting him against reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian. The election follows the death of ultraconservative president Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash last month. IMAGES
Iran's Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei casts his vote as polls open for the second round of the presidential election following the death of ultraconservative president Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash last month. IMAGES