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Alberto Núñez Feijóo, the candidate from Spain's conservative People's Party, votes in the general election. The right-wing opposition is the clear favourite according to polls, with the far right -- by allying itself with the PP -- possibly returning to power for the first time since the end of the Franco dictatorship almost half a century ago. IMAGES
Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, casts his vote on Sunday morning in the country's regional and local elections. The stakes in the polls are high for Sanchez, whose government could face a test in a year-end general election. Surveys suggest he will lose, heralding a return of the right. IMAGES
US presidential elections can be very tight. In 2000, for example, it took the Supreme Court to decide between Democrat Al Gore and Republican George W. Bush. But there are other ways to pick a winner in a tied US election. Take, for instance, the 1994 House of Representatives race in Wyoming. The governor broke the tie by pulling a Ping-Pong ball adorned with the name of the winner out of a cowboy hat. In the Silver State of Nevada, they settle ties by drawing cards—high card wins, naturally. This last happened in 2011, when neither frugal candidate in a North Las Vegas city council primary would pay $600 for a recount!
Anti-Islam firebrand and leader of Far-right party for Freedom (PVV) Geert Wilders speaks to journalists as he casts his ballot. Dutch voters head to the polls for a nail-biting election that will transform the country's political landscape after Prime Minister Mark Rutte's record 13 years in power. IMAGES
Uzbekistan's President Shavkat Mirziyoyev casts his ballot during a snap presidential election. The vote is expected to hand incumbent him a third term. Earlier this year, a constitutional referendum paved the way for him to serve two more presidential terms and increased the mandate from five years to seven. IMAGES
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).