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Policemen and soldiers outside the Portoviejo polling station a few minutes before the start of voting in Ecuador's general elections. IMAGES
Bhutan begins voting in general elections with parties vowing to tackle economic challenges, calling into question its longstanding policy of prioritising "Gross National Happiness" over growth. IMAGES
Polls open in a Chadian referendum on a new constitution, with the vote seen as a key step towards elections and the return of civilian rule promised by the ruling military junta more than two years ago. A large section of the opposition and civil society in the central African country have called for a boycott. IMAGES
Liberians begin voting to select a new president or give incumbent candidate George Weah a second mandate. In the capital Monrovia, hundreds are already gathering to cast their ballots. More than 2.4 million people in the West African country, still scarred by back-to-back civil wars, will also elect lawmakers. Voting booths, opened at 0800 GMT will close at 1800 GMT, with the final results expected within 15 days. IMAGES
Ecuadorians in Guayaquil vote in the South American nation's presidential election. The name of assassinated candidate Fernando Villavicencio appears on the ballot papers printed before his death. Ecuadorians are choosing a successor to Guillermo Lasso, who called an early election to avoid an impeachment trial just two years after his election. IMAGES