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Added on the 01/07/2020 20:00:50 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
By the light of a flashlight, electoral agents begin counting ballots as polls closed in Chad's referendum on a new constitution, a vote seen as a key step toward elections and the return of civilian rule promised, which has been postponed, by the ruling military junta. IMAGES
A polling station wraps up affairs in Tashkent as the polls close across Uzbekistan, ending a day of voting in the Central Asian nation in a constitutional referendum that could allow President Shavkat Mirziyoyev to remain in power until 2040. Mirziyoyev, 65, became president in 2016 after the death of dictator Islam Karimov. IMAGES
Russians are set to approve constitutional reforms on Wednesday denounced by critics as a manoeuvre to allow President Vladimir Putin to stay in the Kremlin for life. IMAGES of polls in Moscow
More than 10,000 people including prominent opposition politicians gather in a central Moscow square to demand free and fair local polls after authorities refused to register popular candidates for elections to the capital's parliament. IMAGES
Russians cast the last votes as the polls close in Russia in an election set to hand Vladimir Putin a record fourth term, with officials reporting strong turnout but the opposition crying foul. The Kremlin needs high voter numbers to give greater legitimacy to a new mandate for Putin as Russia faces increasing isolation over a spy poisoning in Britain and a fresh round of US sanctions. 1ST IMAGES