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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro dances on stage during a closing rally in Maracaibo amid a climate of nervousness about possible fraud in the July 28 vote and violence in the aftermath. Maduro, seeking a third six-year term, trails far behind opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia in stated voter intent, but observers doubt he is ready to give up power. IMAGES
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
Police officers and shuttered shops in the streets of Nairobi as Kenya braces for a nationwide strike in reponse to a call by youth protesters who oppose the government's proposed tax hikes. Discontent over the already high cost of living spiralled into nationwide rallies last week, sparked by the Ruto administration's proposed tax hikes in the annual finance bill, which parliament must vote on by June 30. IMAGES
With one week to go to the European Parliament elections, Jordan Bardella, head of France's far-right National Rally (RN) list, holds his final gathering in Paris, attended by around 5,000 supporters. IMAGES
Hundreds of opposition protesters gather at the Zocalo square in Mexico City for an opposition rally ahead of the presidential election on June 2. IMAGES