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Police detain protesters on Moscow's Boslhaya Sukharevskaya Square as more than 500 people are detained during demonstrations across Russia calling for the release of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny. IMAGES
Minsk (Belarus), 7 June, EFE/EPA, (Camera: Tatsiana Zenkovich).- Opposition supporters gathered on Sunday at a rally in Minsk as part of the electoral campaign for the presidential elections scheduled for 9 August.FOOTAGE OF THE OPPOSITION RALLY.
Minsk, May 24 (EFE/EPA).- (Camera: Tatsiana Zenkovich) Opposition activist and blogger Sergei Tikhanovsky, wearing a protective face mask talks to his supporters during a rally in Minsk. The presidential campaign has kicked off in Belarus, with the election scheduled for 09 August 2020. Incumbent President Alexander Lukashenko, who has held an iron grip on power since Belarus' independence in 1991, is the clear frontrunner to win reelection for a sixth consecutive term. FOOTAGE OF THE RALLY AND TIKHANOVSKY.
People sing in the streets in Ziguinchor, an opposition stronghold, as results come in from Senegal's presidential elections. Opposition figure Bassirou Diomaye Faye appeared clearly ahead of the governing coalition's former prime minister, Amadou Ba, according to provisional results published by local media and on social networks. However, the governing coalition backing presidential candidate Amadou Ba said late Sunday said it was "certain" the election would go to a second-round vote. IMAGES
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado holds a political rally ahead of presidential election despite having little chance of overcoming the hurdles the state has placed in her way. Polls show that Machado, who won an opposition primary with 92 percent of votes cast last October, would likely beat incumbent Nicolas Maduro in elections set for July 28. But she has been disqualified by state-aligned institutions from holding public office, accused of corruption. IMAGES