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Veteran political leader and former prime minister Raila Odinga is named Kenya's opposition presidential candidate for elections in August, at a large rally in the capital Nairobi. IMAGES
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), the main opposition party to former PM Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League, holds a rally in Dhaka to celebrate Hasina's resignation, as her 15 year rule came to an end on 5 August amid weeks-long deadly protests. IMAGES
"I'm hoping to get at least 55% of the votes for president," says opposition candidate and leader of the Democratic Green Party Frank Habineza, after casting his ballot in Kigali. This as incumbent candidate, President Paul Kagame, is widely expected to win another term and extend his iron-fisted rule for another five years. In 2017 Habineza won just 0.48 percent of the vote. Millions of Rwandans are voting in the general elections to select a president and parliamentary lawmakers. SOUNDBITE
Frank Habineza, opposition presidential candidate and leader of the only authorised opposition party, the Democratic Green Party, casts his ballot in Kigali. Millions of Rwandans began voting in presidential and parliamentary elections, with the African nation's leader Paul Kagame expected to win another term and extend his iron-fisted rule for another five years. IMAGES
Supporters gather at India's main opposition Congress party office to watch the election results as Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is set to win the election. IMAGES
Opposition candidate Xochitl Galvez casts her vote during presidential election dominated by two women -- a historic first in a country with a history of gender-based violence and discrimination. Ruling party candidate Claudia Sheinbaum had a 17 percentage point lead over her main opposition rival Xochitl Galvez on the eve of the vote. IMAGES