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Polls open in Dhaka in an election guaranteed to give Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina her fifth term in office, after a boycott by opposition parties whose ranks have been decimated by mass arrests. IMAGES
Kuwaitis queue outside a polling station in the capital Kuwait City as polls open in the country's most inclusive elections in a decade, with some opposition groups ending a boycott after the oil-rich country's royal rulers pledged not to interfere with parliament. IMAGES
Costa Ricans troop to the polls to choose a new president from a crowded field, with no clear favorite for tackling growing economic concerns in one of Latin America's stablest democracies. Often referred to as the region's "happiest" country, Costa Rica is nonetheless grappling with a growing economic crisis, and the ruling Citizen's Action Party (PAC) is set for a bruising defeat. IMAGES
Voters cast their ballots in the Bulgarian capital Sofia for the country's third general election in a year. The two previous elections in April and July returned fractured parliaments where parties failed to cobble together a coalition. IMAGES
Polls open in Prague on the second day of voting in the Czech Republic general election. IMAGES