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Members of parliament begin voting to elect the president of the National Assembly, a crucial election for the lower house that should also influence the political recomposition within the executive over the coming weeks. IMAGES
Reformist presidential candidate Masoud Pezeshkian is surrounded by supporters as he arrives at a polling station in Tehran to cast his ballot. Iran's runoff election is pitting Pezeshkian against ultraconservative candidate Saeed Jalili. IMAGES
Ultraconservative presidential candidate Saeed Jalili casts his ballot in Iran's runoff election pitting him against reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian. The election follows the death of ultraconservative president Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash last month. IMAGES
French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte Macron, wearing jeans, trainers and leather jackets, walk through the streets of Le Touquet, where they voted in the first round of the French general elections at midday. (COMPLETES VIDI34ZP377_EN and VIDI34ZQ6V2_EN) IMAGES
Chadians begin to vote as polling stations open in N'Djamena to elect their president after three years of transition under military rule. Voters are to choose whether to extend decades of Deby family rule with the junta leader Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno or opt for his own prime minister, Succes Masra, denounced as a stooge by critics in the absence of any other serious challenger. The eight other candidates, either little known or considered not hostile to the regime, are not expected to win many votes. IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.