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Mmusi Maimane, leader of the the main opposition centrist Democratic Alliance (DA) party, shares his concerns over reports that many South African citizens were able to vote more than once in Wednesday's general elections. He says he will be supporting an audit so the matter can be properly "interrogated."
Voting gets underway in India's election, with people queueing to cast their ballots in Haridwar. The Indian city is one of the first places to vote in the world's largest election. Some 968 million people are eligible to vote over a six-week period. IMAGES
Pacific nation Solomon Islands begins voting in a national election that could reshape regional security, with citizens in effect choosing if their nation will deepen ties with China. IMAGES
On the last day of Russia's presidential elections, set to cement Vladimir Putin's grip on power, the widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny widow, Yulia Navalnaya, tells the press after voting at the Russian embassy in Berlin that Putin is "a killer" and a "gangster. Crowds had earlier chanted: "Yulia, Yulia, we're with you," as she entered to cast her ballot. Alexei Navalny was Putin's most prominent rival, and died in an Arctic prison last month in mysterious circumstances. SOUNDBITE
Early voters head to a Dublin polling station to take part in a double referendum on proposals to modernise constitutional references to the make-up of a family and women's "duties in the home". All the major political parties support a "Yes-Yes" vote, which falls on International Women's Day. IMAGES
Indonesians head to polling stations in the capital city of Jakarta to cast their votes in presidential, national and provincial elections. IMAGES