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Former Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who is running against far-right incumbent president Jair Bolsonaro, attends a campaign rally in the outskirts of Sao Paulo with his running mate Geraldo Alckmin and gubernatorial candidate Fernando Haddad. IMAGES
Olaf Scholz, the centre-left Social Democrat (SPD) candidate to succeed Angela Merkel, attends a campaign rally in Berlin. IMAGES
For President Donald Trump, a positive diagnosis for COVID-19 couldn't have come at a worse time. Aside from the very serious risk to his health, focusing the nation's attention on the pandemic is the last thing the Trump campaign wants to do. As Trump has now been hospitalized, he's all but powerless to reset his reelection campaign around issues like the Supreme Court and the economy. Some world leaders, like British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, saw a bump in approval from the public following a coronavirus diagnosis. However, it's highly unlikely Trump will receive such grace. He mocked opponent Hillary Clinton in 2016 for contracting pneumonia. He has also jeered at Vice President Joe Biden numerous times for wearing masks and scrupulously observing public health recommendations.
British Prime Minister and Conservative leader Boris Johnson holds his final campaign rally in London just hours before the polls open. Britain's feuding party leaders criss-crossed the country on Wednesday in a frantic push for votes on the eve of a highly-charged general election aimed at finally settling the Brexit crisis. IMAGES
Large crowds attend a campaign rally held by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul. The vote in Istanbul, with a population of 15 million out of Turkey's 80 million, will be a major test for Erdogan's party to consolidate its power. IMAGES of Erdogan at the campaign rally