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Denmark's incumbent Prime Minister and head of the Social Democrats Mette Frederiksen votes in what promises to be a tight election in which the balance of power could be tipped by which side of the political divide manages to woo the middle ground. The latest polls give the left-wing "red bloc", led by incumbent Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen's Social Democrats, 49.1 percent against 42.4 percent for the "blues", an informal liberal and conservative alliance, supported by three populist parties. IMAGES
Krišjānis Kariņš, a strong critic of Vladimir Putin, is favourite to head another coalition government after his party won 19% of the vote with almost all ballots counted.
UK Prime Minister Liz Truss greets Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen at 10 Downing Street for a bilateral meeting. IMAGES
Danish Prime Minister and head of the ruling Liberal Party, Lars Lokke Rasmussen, casts her vote in Copenhagen in a general election where climate concerns top the agenda. The opposition Social Democrats are tipped to return to power after adopting the right wing's long-standing restrictive stance on immigration. IMAGES
Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu vows to be 'everyone's prime minister' after he secured a mandate to form the next government, paving the way for his comeback at the helm of what is expected to be the most right-wing administration in the country's history.