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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
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
After losing the country's general election at the weekend, Finland's outgoing Prime Minister Sanna Marin tenders her government's resignation to President Sauli Niinisto in Helsinki. IMAGES
Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis votes in the general election in Losovice. The populist billionaire is seeking a second straight victory for his populist ANO party despite his lukewarm handling of the Covid-19 pandemic and his clash with the law. IMAGES
Tokyo, Sep 3 (EFE/EPA).- Japan's prime minister said Friday that would not be running for re-election as leader of the ruling party, effectively announcing his resignation.Yoshihide Suga announced his decision at an extraordinary meeting of the executive board of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) on Friday, Japanese public broadcaster NHK reported.The prime minister, who has been the country's prime minister since September last year after the resignation of his predecessor Shinzo Abe, due to health reasons, will not participate in the LDP's internal elections that will be held on Sep. 29 to choose the party's leader and candidate for the next general elections in Japan. (Camera: ARCHIVE). ARCHIVE B-ROLL OF JAPAN'S PRIME MINISTER YOSHIHIDE SUGA AND PEDESTRIANS WALK A CROSSWAY IN TOKYO, JAPAN.