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Supporters at Germany's SPD party headquarters in Berlin cheer and applaud preliminary election results, which show the centre-left Social Democrats taking a razor-thin lead on Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives in Sunday's vote to decide her successor. IMAGES
Voters in the German state of Thuringia begin casting their ballots in regional elections expected to deal a blow to Chancellor Olaf Scholz's government and deliver big gains for the far-right party AfD. The contests in Thuringia and Saxony come a week after three people were killed in a suspected Islamist attack, fuelling a bitter debate over immigration. IMAGES
The President of the European Central Bank, Christine Lagarde, abstains from committing to a possible interest rate cut in September, saying that the outcome of the next meeting remains "wide open" and would depend on the latest data. SOUNDBITE
Ecuadorians in Guayaquil vote in the South American nation's presidential election. The name of assassinated candidate Fernando Villavicencio appears on the ballot papers printed before his death. Ecuadorians are choosing a successor to Guillermo Lasso, who called an early election to avoid an impeachment trial just two years after his election. IMAGES
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen votes as polls open in an election he is all but guaranteed to win as he looks to secure his legacy by handing the reins to his eldest son. IMAGES
Kenyans line up to vote in a high-stakes election, with the East African powerhouse on edge as two political heavyweights battle it out in a fiercely contested race for the presidency. IMAGES
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