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Jaroslaw Kaczynski, leader of the Law and Justice party, casts his vote in Warsaw for the parliamentary elections. According to the polls, the populist Law and Justice party (PiS, in power) will win the most votes. But it may find it difficult to form a governing coalition, paving the way for the opposition led by the former head of the European Council, Donald Tusk. IMAGES
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad casts his vote in Syria's fourth parliamentary election since the civil war erupted in 2011, a poll expected to keep his ruling Baath party in power. More than 1,500 people are standing for 250 seats in the largely rubber-stamp parliament, after some 7,400 candidates withdrew in recent days, according to Syria's Supreme Judicial Elections Committee. IMAGES
Images of Poland's nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) party, led by Jaroslaw Kaczynski, gathering in Warsaw as they are expected to loose the majority in the country's parliamentary elections. The opposition party Civic Coalition (liberal), along with the Third Way and Left parties are tipped to win 248 seats in the 460-seat lower house of parliament, according to an exit poll. IMAGES
Opposition leader and former EU chief Donald Tusk votes in Poland's parliamentary elections. "We are voting today again for our fundamental rights and for our fundamental values. This is why Poles feel about what is at stake," he says as he leaves the polling station. Opinion polls indicate the nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) party will get the most votes but may struggle to build a governing coalition, giving a chance to the opposition. IMAGES
The Prime Minister of Armenia, Nikol Pashinyan casts his ballot at a voting centre for the country's parliamentary elections. Pashinyan has lost much of his appeal after a military defeat last year to arch foe Azerbaijan, and is hoping to renew his mandate in a tight race with former president Robert Kocharyan. IMAGES