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Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday dismissed opposition criticism of the country's general election as "illegitimate" as she celebrated securing her fifth term in power. "The election was free and fair" she told reporters, in her first comments since the vote on Sunday, insisting that "those who want to criticise can criticise". SOUNDBITE
aitOpposition candidate Joseph Boakai votes in the general elections where even before polling stations opened at 0800 GMT, hundreds gathered in the early morning sunshine to wait for the polls to open in the capital of Monrovia. IMAGES
Vying for a second term, the former star footballer and outgoing president, George Weah, votes in the capital Monrovia. Weah is the favourite against 19 rivals for the presidency but could face a second-round runoff in early November unless a candidate secures an unlikely absolute majority in the first round. IMAGES
Liberians begin voting to select a new president or give incumbent candidate George Weah a second mandate. In the capital Monrovia, hundreds are already gathering to cast their ballots. More than 2.4 million people in the West African country, still scarred by back-to-back civil wars, will also elect lawmakers. Voting booths, opened at 0800 GMT will close at 1800 GMT, with the final results expected within 15 days. IMAGES
France's far-right presidential candidate Eric Zemmour (Reconquête!) arrives at the Salon de l'Agriculture in Paris, where he talks to farmers, surrounded by his campaign team. IMAGES
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