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Iraq's populist Shiite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr arrives to cast his ballot as polls open for parliamentary elections in the central Iraqi shrine city of Najaf. IMAGES
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad casts his vote in Syria's fourth parliamentary election since the civil war erupted in 2011, a poll expected to keep his ruling Baath party in power. More than 1,500 people are standing for 250 seats in the largely rubber-stamp parliament, after some 7,400 candidates withdrew in recent days, according to Syria's Supreme Judicial Elections Committee. IMAGES
Outgoing President Macky Sall casts his ballot with his wife in the central western town of Fatick as Senegalese people vote for a new president in an unpredictable race following three years of turmoil and political crisis. IMAGES
Centrist presidential candidate Edmond Mulet, a UN diplomat and one of the frontrunners in Guatemala's presidential election, casts his ballot in the capital Guatemala City. Lawyer and career diplomat Mulet, 72, is running his second presidential campaign. He came third in 2019. IMAGES
Center-left candidate Sandra Torres, the ex-wife of deceased former leftist president Alvaro Colom and one of the frontrunners in Guatemala's presidential election, casts her ballot in Guatemala City. IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.