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Parliamentary Election Day - Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake (L, front) leaves a polling station after casting his vote in Colombo, Sri Lanka on Nov. 14, 2024. Voting in the Sri Lankan parliamentary election began on Thursday morning at 7:00 a.m. local time after the opening of polling stations across the South Asian country. Over 8,000 candidates are contesting the election, with over 17 million eligible voters participating. The Sri Lankan parliament consists of 225 seats, with 113 needed to form a majority government. Photo by Gayan Sameera/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Moldova Presidential Election

Presidential candidate Alexandr Stoianoglo (1st L, front) casts his ballot during the presidential runoff at a polling station in Chisinau, Moldova, on November 3, 2024. Moldova's presidential runoff is underway on Sunday, with incumbent President Maia Sandu and former Prosecutor General Alexandr Stoianoglo vying for the country's highest position in the next four years. Photo by Handout via MOLDRES/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Vote Counting at Botswana

Staff members count ballots at a polling station in Gaborone, Botswana, Oct. 31, 2024. Botswana nationals on Wednesday headed to polling stations to cast their ballots for new parliamentarians and local authorities. According to the southern African country's electoral law, the polling will determine 61 members of the National Assembly and 609 local councilors, with the party that holds at least 31 parliament seats to be declared as the winner. Photo by Han Xu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Vote Counting at Botswana

Staff members count ballots at a polling station in Tlokweng, South-East district, Botswana, Oct. 31, 2024. Botswana nationals on Wednesday headed to polling stations to cast their ballots for new parliamentarians and local authorities. According to the southern African country's electoral law, the polling will determine 61 members of the National Assembly and 609 local councilors, with the party that holds at least 31 parliament seats to be declared as the winner. Photo by Han Xu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM