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Catalonia votes in an election overshadowed by the pandemic and which Madrid hopes will unseat the region's ruling separatists more than three years after a failed bid to break away from Spain. IMAGES
The poll is the first in India since Prime Minister Narendra Modi imposed a strict virus lockdown in late March that led to millions of poor migrant workers, many from Bihar, losing their jobs with some having to walk for days or weeks back home. The state, one of India's poorest, has been ruled by an alliance of Modi's Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party and the regional Janta Dal United party for over a decade. But opinion polls indicate disquiet with the incumbent regime. The state, one of India's poorest, has been ruled by an alliance of Modi's Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party and the regional Janta Dal United party for over a decade. IMAGES
Between COVID-19 and various efforts across the country to make it downright difficult to vote, the challenges of voting are becoming increasingly obvious. Following the lead of major retails, US tech giants like Twitter and Salesforce are giving their employees Election Day off in order to vote. According to Business Insider, rideshare company Uber is giving employees the day off as part of their 'Get Out the Vote' effort. Uber is providing links to voter registration sites through its app, and will assist in getting voters to the polls on election day. Other companies, like Apple and Facebook, are encouraging employees to volunteer to be poll workers.
Singapore, Jul 10 (EFE/EPA).- Singaporeans headed to the polls Friday in a general election held early amid the country's coronavirus epidemic and with the ruling party that has governed since independence as clear favorite.The polling stations, adapted so that physical distancing is respected, opened at 8 am local time (00:00 GMT) and will close at 8 pm (12:00 GMT). Results are expected late Friday or early Saturday.Voters must wear face masks at all times, and also gloves when marking ballots in the voting booths, which will be regularly disinfected. (Camera: WALLACE WOON). SHOT LIST: SINGAPOREANS GO TO THE POLLS TO VOTE IN 2020 GENERAL ELECTION IN SINGAPORE.
Residents in Catalonia vote in parliamentary elections the outcome of which could have bigger implications regarding secession. Julie Noce reports.
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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