Description
Added on the 16/06/2021 15:56:37 - Copyright : France 24 EN
Taiwan's ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) holds its closing rally for presidential candidate and current Vice-President Lai Ching-te, on the eve of an election that China has warned could take the island of 23 million people closer to war. Tens of thousands of people have flocked to noisy rallies of the main candidates as they make a last push for votes. IMAGES
Supporters of the centre-right VVD party led by Turkish-born Justice Minister Dilan Yesilgoz react as exit polls suggest that Geert Wilders' far-right Islamophobic Dutch party has won the Dutch general election and putting their party in third place. The party of outgoing leader Mark Rutte won 23 seats, according to the poll. IMAGES
Ghana's ruling NPP party elects the country's Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia as their candidate for the 2024 presidential ballot, according to results from primaries read by an electoral commission official. SOUNDBITE TO COMPLETE VIDI33ZV83L_EN
Nigeria's Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announces that ruling party candidate Bola Tinubu has won the presidency of Africa's most populous democracy after a highly disputed election. SOUNDBITE
Members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) party celebrate as presidential candidate Bola Tinubu wins the most votes in Nigeria's election, almost certainly securing him the presidency of Africa's most populous democracy, according to final results. 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