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Thousands of opposition protesters pour onto the streets of Caracas to back Venezuela's opposition leader Juan Guaido's who is calling for early elections, as international pressure increases on President Nicolas Maduro to step down. IMAGES
Thousands attend the campaign closing rally of opposition presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, who is accompanied by opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, in Venezuela's capital Caracas. President Nicolas Maduro, seeking a third six-year term, trails far behind Gonzalez Urrutia in stated voter intent, but observers doubt he is ready to give up power. IMAGES
People gather outside the Reichstag building in Berlin, forming a symbolic fire-wall against the political far-right. The rally follows a wave of protests that has swept across Germany in recent weeks as people oppose the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party. IMAGES
Thousands of demonstrators gather in Berlin to hold a protest on International Worker's Day. IMAGES
Thousands of supporters of Alexei Navalny take to the streets of Moscow to protest his detention and back calls for the hunger-striking Kremlin critic to be given proper medical care. Defying warnings and a huge police presence, the protesters in Moscow march through the city centre near the Kremlin chanting "Freedom", just hours after President Vladimir Putin delivered his annual state of the nation address. 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.