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Added on the 30/07/2023 09:44:17 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar arrives at a Dublin polling station and casts his votes 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
Vying for a second term, the former star footballer and outgoing president, George Weah, votes in the capital Monrovia. Weah is the favourite against 19 rivals for the presidency but could face a second-round runoff in early November unless a candidate secures an unlikely absolute majority in the first round. IMAGES
Chilean president Gabriel Boric votes in the referendum on the new constitution that aims to shift its market-driven society into one that is more welfare-based, while enacting broad institutional reforms. IMAGES
Chad's President Idriss Déby votes in elections almost guaranteed to extend his 30-year-rule. key ally in the West's anti-jihadist campaign in the Sahel, Deby, 68, is the frontrunner in a six-candidate race without major rivals after a campaign in which demonstrations were banned or dispersed. IMAGES
President of Djibouti Ismail Omar Guelleh casts his vote as he seeks a fifth term in power in the strategically located nation he has ruled for 22 years. The 73-year-old leader is widely expected to win the vote, with little-known businessman Zakaria Ismail Farah left as his only challenger after the main opposition parties boycotted the vote. IMAGES