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Polling stations close and ballot boxes opening begins in the second round of elections for Tunisia's toothless parliament. Some 262 candidates, including just 34 women, are running for 131 seats in an election that saw just 11.2 percent of registered voters take part in its first round. IMAGES
Armenians start voting in parliamentary elections triggered years ahead of schedule by reformist leader Nikol Pashinyan, who is aiming to cement his political authority in the post-Soviet country.
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
The President of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, Laurent Wauquiez, candidate in the legislative elections in the first constituency of Haute-Loire, votes at the town hall in Le Puy-en-Velay. IMAGES
Eric Ciotti, president of the Républicains party, who has joined the National Rally (Rassemblement National, Eds.) votes in Nice, where he is a candidate, in the second round of the French legislative elections. IMAGES