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President Paul Kagame holds his final rally ahead of the legislative and presidential elections next week. Long-time leader Kagame is widely expected to extend his iron grip on the Great Lakes nation. IMAGES
Panama's right-wing candidate Jose Raul Mulino holds his last rally ahead of the presidential election. Mulino, who served as security minister during Ricardo Martinelli's 2009-2014 presidency, is leading the race for the May 5 election, according to opinion polls. IMAGES
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado holds a rally ahead of the July 28 presidential election. Machado, who overwhelmingly won the opposition primary, was declared ineligible by a Maduro-aligned court. However, she refuses to step down despite being barred from public office for 15 years based on charges widely dismissed as spurious. IMAGES
President of the centre-right Social-Democratic Party Partido Social Democrata (PSD) since May 2022, Luis Montenegro holds his final rally ahead of the March 10 general election. The 51-year-old led its parliamentary group when it was in power from 2011 to 2015 and imposed severe austerity measures. Despite the far right's potential for depriving the PSD of a parliamentary majority, Luis Montenegro has insisted he will not accept entering into a coalition with Chega. IMAGES
Thousands of supporters of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan gather outside the Presidential Palace in the capital Ankara for his first appearance after his victory in the second round of the presidential election. IMAGES