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Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen holds a final campaign rally before the election. Tsai hails from the independence-leaning Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and has been campaigning on a platform of defending Taiwan's sovereignty against threats from Beijing. IMAGES
João Lourenço, Angolan President, launches his quest for re-election at the helm of the People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA). Lourenço is seeking a second term in the August 24 vote that observers predict will be the tightest since the oil-rich country emerged from a lengthy civil war two decades ago. IMAGES
Angola's ruling party, the MPLA, held a major rally in Luanda on Saturday ahead of the country's general election on 23 August. IMAGES
President of the centre-right Social-Democratic Party Partido Social Democrata (PSD) since May 2022, Luis Montenegro holds his final rally ahead of the March 10 general election. The 51-year-old led its parliamentary group when it was in power from 2011 to 2015 and imposed severe austerity measures. Despite the far right's potential for depriving the PSD of a parliamentary majority, Luis Montenegro has insisted he will not accept entering into a coalition with Chega. IMAGES
Taiwan's president-elect speaks at a rally of the island's ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) after winning a presidential election in which he pitched himself as the defender of Taiwan's democratic way of life. Lai's victory delivers an unprecedented third term for the DPP. IMAGES