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As Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras seeks to consolidate his position with snap elections, Greeks - and the markets - are fearful of the renewed uncertainty, despite the country's third bailout deal. Amy Pollock reports.
Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday dismissed opposition criticism of the country's general election as "illegitimate" as she celebrated securing her fifth term in power. "The election was free and fair" she told reporters, in her first comments since the vote on Sunday, insisting that "those who want to criticise can criticise". SOUNDBITE
Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina casts her ballot in an election guaranteed to give her a fifth term in office, after a boycott by opposition parties. IMAGES
Spanish Prime minister and socialist candidate, Pedro Sánchez, votes at a polling station in Madrid's city centre, alongside his wife, in a snap general election. Voters across Spain head to the polls on Sunday to decide whether to hand Sanchez a fresh four-year mandate or bring the right back into power with its far-right coalition ally. Polls suggest a shift to the right and victory for Alberto Nunez Feijoo's conservative Popular Party. IMAGES
In a ceremony in Greece's capital, Athens, a new cabinet formed by the elected Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is sworn in during a service led by Archbishop Ieronymos. The Conservative leader embarks on his second term as Greece's prime minister with a vow to accelerate institutional and economic reforms. IMAGES
Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, casts his vote on Sunday morning in the country's regional and local elections. The stakes in the polls are high for Sanchez, whose government could face a test in a year-end general election. Surveys suggest he will lose, heralding a return of the right. IMAGES
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