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Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison admits defeat in national elections after a "difficult night" for his conservative government. SOUNDBITE
Family photo of the newly designated Swedish Prime minister, Margareta Andersson, with her government ministers outside the Swedish Parliament in Stockholm. Sweden's parliament elected Magdalena Andersson as the country's Prime minister, the first woman to hold the post, five days after her initial bid lasted only hours. IMAGES
Magdalena Andersson walks into the Swedish Parliament before being elected as Swedish Prime Minister for the second time. She's the first woman to hold the post, five days after her first bid lasted only hours. The 54-year-old will succeed outgoing Prime Minister Stefan Lofven after a total of 101 members of parliament voted for her, while 75 abstained and 173 voted against. IMAGES
Japanese prime minister Fumio Kishida marks the names of successfully elected ruling party candidates with red flowers, as the ruling coalition looks on track to retain power but lose seats in parliament, according to media predictions after polls closed in Sunday's general election. IMAGES
Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven arrives at a polling station to cast his vote in legislative elections with the far-right expected to notch up a record score as voters unhappy about immigration punish one of the few remaining left-wing governments in Europe. IMAGES
US President Joe Biden says abortion opponents have "no clue" about the power of women. "But they found out when reproductive freedom was on the ballot," he adds during his State of the Union address. SOUNDBITE