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Visiting Liglet, in south-east France, French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne meets shopkeepers and local councillors to present her "France Ruralites" plan, which aims to combat the feeling of relegation and decline in public services that prevails in some rural areas. IMAGES
Giorgia Meloni, whose party Brothers of Italy has led opinion polls and looks set to take office in a coalition with the far-right League and Silvio Berlusconi's Forza Italia party, casts her ballot in Rome. IMAGES
The leader of the Italy's "Five Star Movement" (M5S) and former Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte votes in Rome in the parliamentary elections, which, according to the polls, are likely be won by the far right. While it was Italy's largest party four years ago with 32% of the vote, the M5S is now only predicted to take 10 to 13% of the vote. IMAGES
The leader of Italy's 'Five Star Movement' and former Prime Minister, Giuseppe Conte, casts his vote in Rome during the country's legislative elections. Polls show the far-right 'Brothers of Italy' party, led by Giorgia Meloni, leading and looking set to form a coalition government with Matteo Salvini's anti-immigration 'League' and former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's 'Forza Italia'. IMAGES
Matteo Salvini, leader of Italy's anti-immigration League party, casts his vote in Sunday's general election, which is expected to usher in the country's first government led by the far-right since World War II. IMAGES
Ukraine's ex-president Petro Poroshenko returns to Kyiv from Europe despite the risk of arrest, vowing to help protect the ex-Soviet country from a possible Russian invasion. He passes through passport control amid chaotic scenes, saying that border guards have tried to prevent him from entering the country. IMAGES