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President Paul Kagame holds his final rally ahead of the legislative and presidential elections next week. Long-time leader Kagame is widely expected to extend his iron grip on the Great Lakes nation. IMAGES
Chad's junta leader, Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno, greets supporters at his final campaign rally ahead of Monday's vote. The elder Deby died in a gunbattle with rebels in 2021 after ruling the country with an iron fist for 30 years. The 40-year-old Mahamat is now favourite for the presidential election. IMAGES
President of the centre-right Social-Democratic Party Partido Social Democrata (PSD) since May 2022, Luis Montenegro holds his final rally ahead of the March 10 general election. The 51-year-old led its parliamentary group when it was in power from 2011 to 2015 and imposed severe austerity measures. Despite the far right's potential for depriving the PSD of a parliamentary majority, Luis Montenegro has insisted he will not accept entering into a coalition with Chega. IMAGES
Guatemalan center-left presidential candidate Sandra Torres, the ex-wife of deceased leftist former leftist president Alvaro Colom, attends her closing campaign rally ahead of the June 25 election. IMAGES
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen makes a final push for votes in Perpignan, the largest city held by her party, the National Rally, three days ahead of an election which polls project as an increasingly tight battle against President Emmanuel Macron. IMAGES