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In Angola, people vote in the Presidential elections. The incumbent João Lourenço turns up to vote with his wife, at the same polling station as the president of the electoral commission also casts his ballot. IMAGES
Angolan presidential candidate Joao Lourenço casts his vote in an election marking the end of President Jose Eduardo Dos Santos's 38-year reign, with his MPLA party set to retain power despite an economic crisis. Lourenço is Dos Santos' chosen successor, a loyalist expected to avoid immediate change in a government often criticised for corruption and its failure to tackle dire poverty. IMAGES
Heads of state are in attendance and the Angolan armed forces take part in a ceremonial parade as part of the inauguration of President João Lourenço, who will be serving a second term. IMAGES
Mexico City, Apr 14 (EFE) (Camera: Ulises Andrade Vela) .- Supporters of the president of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, protested outside the National Electoral Institute (INE) to demand the resignation of Lorenzo Córdova , head of said entity.
Managua, Nicaragua Apr 2 (EFE), (Images: Renée Lucía Ramos) .- The Nicaraguan National Assembly (Parliament) approved this Monday the creation of a special commission that will analyze the candidacies of the magistrates to the Supreme Electoral Council (CSE) before facing the November elections in which the country's president, Daniel Ortega, in power since 2007, seeks a new reelection.
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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