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French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal strolls through the centre of Dijon, in Burgundy's Cote-d'Or region, to lend his support to the majority candidates, just a few days before the first round of the early legislative elections. IMAGES
French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal votes in the European elections at a school in Vanves, near Paris. The head of the ruling party's list for the June 9 polls Valerie Hayer has largely failed to score with the public in the campaign for the election where the French far-right appear set to score a victory in a major setback for the ruling Renaissance party of President Emmanuel Macron. IMAGES
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis casts his vote on the last day of European Parliament elections. Polls opened in 21 EU member countries, with the bloc confronted with the war in Ukraine, global trade and industrial tensions, a climate emergency and a West that, within months, may have to adapt to a new Donald Trump presidency. IMAGES
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban casts his vote in the last day of European Parliament elections. His nationalist Fidesz party, with 50 percent of the vote, has waged a campaign hostile to further military aid to Ukraine, raising the alarm over the potential escalation of the conflict, with Orban pointing the finger of blame at the EU and NATO. IMAGES
Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris and leader of the centre-right Fine Gael casts his ballot in Delgany, a small rural village in County Wicklow in Ireland. Ireland is voting on electing 14 MEPs to the European Parliament with 73 candidates standing across three constituencies in the first national poll since a general election in 2020. IMAGES