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Voters cast their ballots as polling stations open in Kuwait's parliamentary elections. The vote-weary Gulf monarchy heads to polls for the third time in three years, just months into the reign of a new emir but with no end in sight to the major oil exporter's chronic political paralysis. IMAGES
Russians head to the polls on the final day of elections for seats in the State Duma, the lower house of Russia's parliament. Russian President Vladimir Putin's party is set to retain a majority in parliament on the last day of three-day elections in which most Kremlin critics were barred from running. IMAGES
Russians in Moscow begin voting in a three-day parliamentary election in which vocal Kremlin critics have been barred from running following a historic crackdown on the opposition. IMAGES
Madrid, May 4 (EFE) .- (Camera: Lucía Fonseca) .- The 1,084 polling stations of the Community of Madrid have opened their doors at nine in the morning to receive the voters who participate in the regional elections, with a Time slot for the elderly and another for people with coronavirus or suspected of having it.A total of 5,112,658 people are called to vote, of which 4,783,528 reside in the Community of Madrid and are those who could do so in person in the region, although 259,411 have requested to vote by mail, a figure that represents an increase of 41% compared to the 2019 regional and municipal elections. FOOTAGE OF PABLO IGLESIAS FROM UNIDAS PODEMOS AND ROCIO MONASTERIO, FROM VOX, VOTING.
The first people arrive to cast their ballots at polling stations in Westminster, central London, as Britain begins voting in local and mayoral elections that are expected to increase pressure on beleaguered Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. The polls are the last major electoral test before a general election that Sunak's Tory party, in power since 2010, seems destined to lose to the Labour opposition. 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).