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Added on the 01/11/2022 06:12:18 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Electoral officials ready for the opening of a polling station in Abuja on Saturday as Nigerians go to the polls in a closely fought election. Nigerians are voting for a successor to President Muhammadu Buhari in a tightly fought race dominated by three political veterans. IMAGES
Opposition candidate Xochitl Galvez arrives at polling station to cast her vote. Presidential election is dominated by two women -- a historic first in a country with a history of gender-based violence and discrimination. Ruling party candidate Claudia Sheinbaum had a 17 percentage point lead over her main opposition rival Xochitl Galvez on the eve of the vote. IMAGES
Mexico presidential candidate Claudia Sheinbaum arrives at polling station and greet supporters amid general elections, dominated by two women -- a historic first in a country with a history of gender-based violence and discrimination. IMAGES
People respond to a call from opposition figure Yulia Navalnaya to turn up at polling stations at midday Moscow time (0900 GMT) in a form of protest that attempts to overwhelm them. Before his death in an Arctic prison last month, opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who galvanised mass anti-Putin rallies, had urged Russians to protest on March 17. The polling station is where opposition leader Alexei Navalny was registered. IMAGES
Voters cast their ballots at a polling station in Islamabad as voting begins in Pakistan's national and provincial elections that sees the country's most popular politician in jail, excluded from the ballot, and a military-backed candidate favoured to win. IMAGES