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Polls open in Dhaka in an election guaranteed to give Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina her fifth term in office, after a boycott by opposition parties whose ranks have been decimated by mass arrests. IMAGES
Tokyo, Jun 18 (EFE/EPA).- The election campaign for the governor of Tokyo began on Thursday with the incumbent Yuriko Koike as the favorite.The campaign is set to focus on management of the COVID-19 crisis and postponement of the Olympics to 2021 as core issues.Some 11 candidates, including Koike, presented their candidacy for the July 5 elections to the Electoral Administration Commission as of 10 am local time (01:00 GMT), according to Japanese news agency Kyodo News. Candidates can present their applications before 5 pm (08:00 GMT).Koike, 67, became the first woman governor of Tokyo in 2016 and seeks re-election as an independent candidate.(Camera: KIMIMASA MAYAMA).FOOTAGE SHOWS ELECTORIAL CAMPAIGNS FOR THE GOVERNORSHIP OF TOKYO, JAPAN.
Indonesia's president has started beaming a hologram of himself to reach voters in key battleground provinces as he shuttles around the Southeast Asian archipelago ahead of national polls. IMAGES
Sheikh Hasina is sworn in as Bangladesh's prime minister for a record fourth term after a crushing election victory marred by deadly violence and claims of widespread rigging. IMAGES
People wait in line outside a polling station in Dhaka as polls open and voting begins in Bangladesh's general election which is expected to deliver a record fourth term for Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. IMAGES
Election officials at a polling station in the northern city of Shamli pack and seal electronic voting machines as the first of seven voting stages closes in the world's biggest election. IMAGES
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