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João Lourenço, Angolan President, launches his quest for re-election at the helm of the People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA). Lourenço is seeking a second term in the August 24 vote that observers predict will be the tightest since the oil-rich country emerged from a lengthy civil war two decades ago. IMAGES
Tens of thousands gather in Georgia for a ruling party campaign rally, ahead of elections to be held after the arrest of ex-president and opposition leader Mikheil Saakashvili. Georgia's president from 2004-2013, Saakashvili was arrested and imprisoned on October 1 days after he secretly returned from exile in Ukraine, prompting tens of thousands to rally in Tbilisi, demanding his release. He has been on hunger strike for nearly four weeks to protest what he calls a politically motivated prosecution and doctors expressed concerns over the risk of irreversible damage to his health. IMAGES
Skopje, Jul 10 (EFE/EPA).- The leader of the ruling SDSM party and North Macedonia's former Prime Minister Zoran Zaev addresses on Friday held an election campaign rally in Skopje. North Macedonia will hold elections on 15 July. (Camera: GJORGI LICOVSKI). SHOT LIST: LEADER OF THE RULING SDSM PARTY ZORAN ZAEV DURING A CAMPAIGN RALLY IN SKOPJE, REPUBLIC OF NORTH MACEDONIA.
The National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA), Angola's second largest political party, holds its last rally ahead of elections on Wednesday. IMAGES
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
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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