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President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker met with First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon in Brussels on Wednesday, as the European Council emergency meeting on the 'Brexit' issue takes place in the Belgian capital. Relations between Scotland and the EU, the 'Brexit' result, as well as the possibility of a second referendum on Scotland’s independence from the UK were expected to top the agenda of the meeting.
President of the centre-right Social-Democratic Party Partido Social Democrata (PSD) since May 2022, Luis Montenegro holds his final rally ahead of the March 10 general election. The 51-year-old led its parliamentary group when it was in power from 2011 to 2015 and imposed severe austerity measures. Despite the far right's potential for depriving the PSD of a parliamentary majority, Luis Montenegro has insisted he will not accept entering into a coalition with Chega. IMAGES
The populist leader of the far-right Chega party, André Ventura, holds his last electoral rally in Lisbon before elections on March 10. As campaigning wraps up, polls are pointing to an edge for the centre-right after eight years of Socialist rule, and huge gains for the far-right. The Chega party is tipped to more than double the support it won in a 2022 election, putting its leader Ventura in line to become kingmaker in a new parliament. IMAGES
Dilan Yesilgoz, leader of the centre-right VVD party and successor to Rutte, casts her ballot. Yesilgoz is hoping to cap a meteoric career by clinching the top job. Born in Turkey, the charismatic 46-year-old has taken a hard line on immigration, pledging to drive down refugee numbers -- a paradox to many as she arrived as a young girl following her asylum-seeking father. IMAGES
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
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).
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