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Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis casts his vote on the last day of European Parliament elections. Polls opened in 21 EU member countries, with the bloc confronted with the war in Ukraine, global trade and industrial tensions, a climate emergency and a West that, within months, may have to adapt to a new Donald Trump presidency. IMAGES
A former basketball player once dubbed "Mr Handsome" for his boyish good looks, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is a political survivor whose rollercoaster career has played out to the backdrop of chronic instability. He casts his vote as polls open. IMAGES
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban casts his vote in the last day of European Parliament elections. His nationalist Fidesz party, with 50 percent of the vote, has waged a campaign hostile to further military aid to Ukraine, raising the alarm over the potential escalation of the conflict, with Orban pointing the finger of blame at the EU and NATO. IMAGES
Spanish Third Deputy Prime Minister and Communist candidate Yolanda Diaz casts her vote for the general election. Far-left party Podemos - a coalition partner since 2020 - has been absorbed this year by Sumar, a new formation led by the highly popular labour minister. IMAGES
Spanish Prime minister and socialist candidate, Pedro Sánchez, votes at a polling station in Madrid's city centre, alongside his wife, in a snap general election. Voters across Spain head to the polls on Sunday to decide whether to hand Sanchez a fresh four-year mandate or bring the right back into power with its far-right coalition ally. Polls suggest a shift to the right and victory for Alberto Nunez Feijoo's conservative Popular Party. IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.