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Syriza leader Alexis Tsipras votes at a polling station in Athens for the Greek general elections. Outgoing right-wing Prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is seen as the favourite but is unlikely to gain enough of a lead to avoid another vote. Syriza leader Alexis Tsipras, former left-wing Prime minister, is his main opponent and is seeking a comeback after his first term from 2015 to 2019. IMAGES
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis votes in the country's general election in a polling station in Athens. IMAGES
Greek lawmakers vote on landmark name change deal with neighbouring Macedonia. Since 1991, Athens has objected to its neighbour being called Macedonia because Greece has a northern province of the same name. IMAGES
German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives in Greece as she looks to turn the page on the biting austerity measures that sparked major protests during her last official visit to Athens in 2014. IMAGES
A 24-hour stirke grips, disrupting travel and shutting down services, as unions mobilise against a new round of austerity cuts imposed by the country's international creditors. IMAGES
Voting gets under way in Ireland in an election which could see it become the latest eurozone country to face political instability as anger against hardship and austerity erodes support for traditional parties. IMAGES