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London, May 6 (EFE/EPA).- (Camera: Vickie Flores) Millions of people are voting in a raft of regional and local elections in the United Kingdom on Thursday with London’s mayor Sadiq Khan and Scotland’s first minister Nicola Sturgeon both looking to hold onto their posts.FOOTAGE OF A LONDON ELECTORAL COLLEGE, DURING THE VOTING DAY OF THE PARTIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.
Labour Party leader Keir Starmer arrives to cast his ballot at a polling station in London, as Britain begins voting in local and mayoral elections that are expected to increase pressure on beleaguered Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. The polls are the last major electoral test before a general election that Sunak's Tory party, in power since 2010, seems destined to lose to Starmer's Labour opposition. IMAGES
The first people arrive to cast their ballots at polling stations in Westminster, central London, as Britain begins voting in local and mayoral elections that are expected to increase pressure on beleaguered Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. The polls are the last major electoral test before a general election that Sunak's Tory party, in power since 2010, seems destined to lose to the Labour opposition. IMAGES
Photos of crowd cheering as soldiers pass by in the Gabonese capital Libreville, hours after military officers announced overturning the government in Gabon, in an apparent coup targeting President Ali Bongo Ondimba who has been in power for 14 years and whose re-election had been just announced. IMAGES
Syriza leader Alexis Tsipras votes at a polling station in Athens for the Greek general elections. Outgoing right-wing Prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is seen as the favourite but is unlikely to gain enough of a lead to avoid another vote. Syriza leader Alexis Tsipras, former left-wing Prime minister, is his main opponent and is seeking a comeback after his first term from 2015 to 2019. IMAGES