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Santiago Abascal casts his ballot at a polling station in Madrid, with his party Vox expected to fetch more than 10 percent of votes, a result which would mark the return of the far-right in Spain after more than four decades on the outer margins of politics. IMAGES of Santiago Abascal voting
Supporters gather at India's main opposition Congress party office to watch the election results as Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is set to win the election. IMAGES
Delegates at the Congress of the Socialist Party in Marseille, France, voted to re-elect Olivier Faure as first secretary, putting an end to several days of internal disputes thanks to an agreement with Nicolas Mayer-Rossignol, notably on the composition of the leadership. IMAGES
Democrat Nancy Pelosi, the trailblazing first female speaker of the US House of Representatives, says that she will step down from the party leadership when Republicans take control of the chamber in January. "For me, the hour has come for a new generation to lead the Democratic caucus that I so deeply respect," says the 82-year-old Pelosi, who first became speaker in 2007 and later presided over both impeachments of Donald Trump. SOUNDBITE
Xi Jinping leads a new lineup of top Communist Party officials confirming he has secured a third term as China's leader after a week-long congress. The Chinese president on Sunday promoted his closest allies into the Communist Party's top ruling body, further consolidating his grip on power. IMAGES