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Alberto Núñez Feijóo, the candidate from Spain's conservative People's Party, votes in the general election. The right-wing opposition is the clear favourite according to polls, with the far right -- by allying itself with the PP -- possibly returning to power for the first time since the end of the Franco dictatorship almost half a century ago. IMAGES
Ines Arrimadas, candidate of the centrist party Ciudadanos votes in Barcelona. It comes as Catalans hold a decisive regional vote, hoping it will help settle the bitter dispute over independence from Spain that has divided their region and rattled Europe. IMAGES
Just days after a shock Brexit, Spaniards started voting in repeat elections Sunday to decide if they too want a radical change as promised by a far-left coalition led by Podemos. IMAGES of acting prime minister Mariano Rajoy voting.
Although the mock independence referendum in Catalonia resulted in an 80% yes votes, the heated independence debate seems to have cooled for the moment. None the less Catalonian independence supporter Junqueras demands and real election.
Polls open in El Salvador with victory in the bag for incumbent President Nayib Bukele thanks to his no-holds-barred war on gangs that has slashed homicide rates in a violence-weary nation. IMAGES