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The Madagascan police fire tear gas at opposition candidates for the presidential election on 9 November, as they converge with several hundred supporters on a square in the centre of the capital. IMAGES
"We are not candidates for any arrangement, any scheme or any participation in a government with the president”, declares left-wing party La France Insoumise deputy Adrien Quattenens at the end of an interview with Emmanuel Macron. The French President continues his consultations of the political forces, in search of a difficult consensus in the National Assembly, three days after the second round of the legislative elections. SOUNDBITE
Iraqi security forces begin voting ahead of Sunday's parliamentary elections, two years after a wave of anti-government protests swept the war-scarred country, but analysts say the vote is unlikely to deliver major change. IMAGES
Cars pile up on the Paris ring road, at the Porte de Maillot, as residents leave the capital ahead of a new coronavirus lockdown coming into effect at midnight. IMAGES
Pro and anti-Brexit protesters gather outside the British Parliament ahead of vote with MPs poised to reject for a second time the Prime Minister's call for an early election to break the political impasse over Britain's future. IMAGES
Six candidates selected by the political parties to become the next president of the European Commission pose for a family photo ahead of a televised debate. The participating candidates are Nico Cué from the European Left, Ska Keller from the European Green Party, Jan Zahradil from the Alliance of Conservatives & Reformists in Europe, Margrethe Vestager from the Alliance of Liberals & Democrats for Europe, Manfred Weber from the European People's Party and Franz Timmermans of the Party of European Socialists. IMAGES of family photo