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Ghana's outgoing Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia says he is receiving the "greatest honour" of his life after the ruling NPP party elected him as their candidate for the 2024 presidential ballot. The West African country is undergoing its worst economic trouble in years, and the crisis is set to dominate the election campaign ahead of the December 2024 ballot to succeed President Nana Akufo-Addo. SOUNDBITE TO COMPLETE VIDI33ZV83L_EN + VID33ZV9EA_EN
Ecuadorians begin voting in the second round of the presidential runoff between socialist Luisa Gonzalez, 45, and liberal candidate Daniel Noboa, 35, in the midst of a drug war and a series of political assassinations that cut short the bid of a popular candidate. IMAGES
Pro-European economist Jakov Milatovic celebrates his victory in Montenegro's presidential run-off after he defeated long-time leader Milo Djukanovic. IMAGES
Cypriots cast their ballots in the run-off of presidential election between two diplomats, each seeking to persuade undecided voters that he is the best choice to govern the European Union member. The winner needs 50 percent plus one vote to succeed two-term President Nicos Anastasiades as the Mediterranean island republic's eighth president. IMAGES
A polling station in Prague opens on the second day of Czech presidential run-off election, in which retired NATO general Petr Pavel is expected to beat the billionaire former prime minister Andrej Babis. IMAGES