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The leader of the right-wing Law and Justice party Jaroslaw Kaczynski votes at the polling station near his home in the Zoliborz, district of Warsaw. IMAGES
The leader of Poland's right-wing Law and Justice (PiS) party Jaroslaw Kaczynski casts his vote in Warsaw in the country's parliamentary election. According to the latest polls, his party is set to win. While critics say the PiS's judicial reforms violate the rule of law, pushing Poland away from its EU partners and ushering in a creeping authoritarianism, supporters hail its welfare measures, including a popular child allowance, pension and wage hikes, all aimed at creating an effective social safety net. IMAGES
Iran's Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei casts his vote as polls open for the second round of the presidential election following the death of ultraconservative president Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash last month. IMAGES
The leader of the Liberal Democrat Party, Ed Davey, arrives with his wife Emily Davey to vote in the UK general election. Projections show the Liberal Democrats are expected to take dozens of seats across the south England from the incumbent Conservatives. IMAGES
French far-right National Rally (RN) party leader Jordan Bardella votes in the first round of high-stakes snap parliamentary elections. The vote could put the far-right in power in France for the first time since the Nazi occupation in World War II. IMAGES