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The leader of Denmark's opposition centre-left Social Democrats, Mette Frederiksen, casts her vote in Copenhagen in a general election where climate concerns top the agenda. The Social Democrats are tipped to return to power after adopting the right wing's long-standing restrictive stance on immigration. IMAGES
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
SPD's chancellor candidate, Finance Minister and Vice-Chancellor Olaf Scholz, receives flowers at SPD headquarters in Berlin as Germany braces for a period of political unpredictability after the Social Democrats narrowly won a general election but faced a rival claim to power from outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative camp. IMAGES
People gather in Istanbul's Sarachane area after partial results show the main Turkish opposition party claimed victory in the mayoral race in the capital Ankara. The country has been dominated for more than two decades by the AKP of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. IMAGES
UK Prime Minister Liz Truss greets Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen at 10 Downing Street for a bilateral meeting. IMAGES