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Nicolas Sarkozy holds a meeting in Montpellier

Nicolas Sarkozy, UMP candidate for the presidential elections delivering a speech during his last campaign meeting on May 3rd, 2007 in Montpellier, France. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nicolas Sarkozy holds a meeting in Montpellier

Supporters listening Nicolas Sarkozy, UMP candidate for the presidential elections delivering a speech during his last campaign meeting on May 3rd, 2007 in Montpellier, France. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

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Romanian Far-Right Candidate George Simion - Bucharest

George Simion attends a conference at Parliament palace in Bucharest, Romania, on May 6, 2025. Romania's far-right candidate George Simion took a comfortable lead in Sunday's first round of presidential elections, near-final results for the rerun of last year's annulled ballot showed. The runoff of Romania's presidential election rerun, scheduled for May 18. Photo by Cristian Cristel/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Romanian Far-Right Candidate George Simion - Bucharest

George Simion attends a conference at Parliament palace in Bucharest, Romania, on May 6, 2025. Romania's far-right candidate George Simion took a comfortable lead in Sunday's first round of presidential elections, near-final results for the rerun of last year's annulled ballot showed. The runoff of Romania's presidential election rerun, scheduled for May 18. Photo by Cristian Cristel/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Maria Corina Machados Campaign Team Says She Has Been Violently Intercepted - Venezuela

Two people walk in front of a Venezuelan flag during the rally against the regime of Nicolás Maduro before his inauguration as president of Venezuela, on January 9, 2025, in Caracas (Venezuela). The campaign team of Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has denounced that the prominent dissident has been "violently intercepted" as she left the demonstration organized in Chacao, in the metropolitan area of the Venezuelan capital, Caracas. Machado went to Chacao on Thursday to participate in the demonstrations in favor of the victory of opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez in the last Venezuelan presidential elections and just a few hours before the theoretical inauguration of the veteran opposition candidate. Caracas, Venezuela on January 9, 2025. Photo by Jimmy Villalta/Europe Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Maria Corina Machados Campaign Team Says She Has Been Violently Intercepted - Venezuela

A man during the rally against the regime of Nicolás Maduro before his inauguration as president of Venezuela, on January 9, 2025, in Caracas (Venezuela). The campaign team of Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has denounced that the prominent dissident has been "violently intercepted" as she left the demonstration organized in Chacao, in the metropolitan area of the Venezuelan capital, Caracas. Machado went to Chacao this Thursday to participate in the demonstrations in favor of the victory of opposition candidate Edmundo González in the last Venezuelan presidential elections and just a few hours before the theoretical inauguration of the veteran opposition candidate. Caracas, Venezuela on January 9, 2025. Photo by Jimmy Villalta/Europe Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Maria Corina Machados Campaign Team Says She Has Been Violently Intercepted - Venezuela

Several people during the rally against the regime of Nicolás Maduro before his inauguration as president of Venezuela, on January 9, 2025, in Caracas (Venezuela). The campaign team of Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has denounced that the prominent dissident has been "violently intercepted" as she left the demonstration organized in Chacao, in the metropolitan area of the Venezuelan capital, Caracas. Machado went to Chacao this Thursday to participate in the demonstrations in favor of the victory of opposition candidate Edmundo González in the last Venezuelan presidential elections and just a few hours before the theoretical inauguration of the veteran opposition candidate. Caracas, Venezuela on January 9, 2025. Photo by Jimmy Villalta/Europe Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Maria Corina Machados Campaign Team Says She Has Been Violently Intercepted - Venezuela

Several people during the rally against the regime of Nicolás Maduro before his inauguration as president of Venezuela, on January 9, 2025, in Caracas (Venezuela). The campaign team of Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has denounced that the prominent dissident has been "violently intercepted" as she left the demonstration organized in Chacao, in the metropolitan area of the Venezuelan capital, Caracas. Machado went to Chacao this Thursday to participate in the demonstrations in favor of the victory of opposition candidate Edmundo González in the last Venezuelan presidential elections and just a few hours before the theoretical inauguration of the veteran opposition candidate. Caracas, Venezuela on January 9, 2025. Photo by Jimmy Villalta/Europe Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Maria Corina Machados Campaign Team Says She Has Been Violently Intercepted - Venezuela

Several people during the rally against the regime of Nicolás Maduro before his inauguration as president of Venezuela, on January 9, 2025, in Caracas (Venezuela). The campaign team of Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has denounced that the prominent dissident has been "violently intercepted" as she left the demonstration organized in Chacao, in the metropolitan area of the Venezuelan capital, Caracas. Machado went to Chacao this Thursday to participate in the demonstrations in favor of the victory of opposition candidate Edmundo González in the last Venezuelan presidential elections and just a few hours before the theoretical inauguration of the veteran opposition candidate. Caracas, Venezuela on January 9, 2025. Photo by Jimmy Villalta/Europe Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Maria Corina Machados Campaign Team Says She Has Been Violently Intercepted - Venezuela

Dozens of people during the rally against the regime of Nicolás Maduro before his inauguration as president of Venezuela, on January 9, 2025, in Caracas (Venezuela). The campaign team of Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has denounced that the prominent dissident has been "violently intercepted" as she left the demonstration organized in Chacao, in the metropolitan area of the Venezuelan capital, Caracas. Machado went to Chacao this Thursday to participate in the demonstrations in favor of the victory of opposition candidate Edmundo González in the last Venezuelan presidential elections and just a few hours before the theoretical inauguration of the veteran opposition candidate. Caracas, Venezuela on January 9, 2025. Photo by Jimmy Villalta/Europe Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Maria Corina Machados Campaign Team Says She Has Been Violently Intercepted - Venezuela

Several people during the rally against the regime of Nicolás Maduro before his inauguration as president of Venezuela, on January 9, 2025, in Caracas (Venezuela). The campaign team of Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has denounced that the prominent dissident has been "violently intercepted" as she left the demonstration organized in Chacao, in the metropolitan area of the Venezuelan capital, Caracas. Machado went to Chacao this Thursday to participate in the demonstrations in favor of the victory of opposition candidate Edmundo González in the last Venezuelan presidential elections and just a few hours before the theoretical inauguration of the veteran opposition candidate. Caracas, Venezuela on January 9, 2025. Photo by Jimmy Villalta/Europe Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Maria Corina Machados Campaign Team Says She Has Been Violently Intercepted - Venezuela

Several people during the rally against the regime of Nicolás Maduro before his inauguration as president of Venezuela, on January 9, 2025, in Caracas (Venezuela). The campaign team of Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has denounced that the prominent dissident has been "violently intercepted" as she left the demonstration organized in Chacao, in the metropolitan area of the Venezuelan capital, Caracas. Machado went to Chacao this Thursday to participate in the demonstrations in favor of the victory of opposition candidate Edmundo González in the last Venezuelan presidential elections and just a few hours before the theoretical inauguration of the veteran opposition candidate. Caracas, Venezuela on January 9, 2025. Photo by Jimmy Villalta/Europe Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Maria Corina Machados Campaign Team Says She Has Been Violently Intercepted - Venezuela

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, speaks in the street, on January 9, 2025, in Caracas (Venezuela). The campaign team of Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has denounced that the prominent dissident has been "violently intercepted" as she left a demonstration organized in Chacao, in the metropolitan area of the Venezuelan capital, Caracas. Machado went to Chacao this Thursday to participate in the demonstrations in favor of the victory of opposition candidate Edmundo González in the last Venezuelan presidential elections and just a few hours before the theoretical inauguration of the veteran opposition candidate. Caracas, Venezuela on January 9, 2025. Photo by Jimmy Villalta/Europe Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Maria Corina Machados Campaign Team Says She Has Been Violently Intercepted - Venezuela

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, speaks in the street, on January 9, 2025, in Caracas (Venezuela). The campaign team of Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has denounced that the prominent dissident has been "violently intercepted" as she left a demonstration organized in Chacao, in the metropolitan area of the Venezuelan capital, Caracas. Machado went to Chacao this Thursday to participate in the demonstrations in favor of the victory of opposition candidate Edmundo González in the last Venezuelan presidential elections and just a few hours before the theoretical inauguration of the veteran opposition candidate. Caracas, Venezuela on January 9, 2025. Photo by Jimmy Villalta/Europe Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Maria Corina Machados Campaign Team Says She Has Been Violently Intercepted - Venezuela

Dozens of people during the rally against the regime of Nicolás Maduro before his inauguration as president of Venezuela, on January 9, 2025, in Caracas (Venezuela). The campaign team of Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has denounced that the prominent dissident has been "violently intercepted" as she left the demonstration organized in Chacao, in the metropolitan area of the Venezuelan capital, Caracas. Machado went to Chacao this Thursday to participate in the demonstrations in favor of the victory of opposition candidate Edmundo González in the last Venezuelan presidential elections and just a few hours before the theoretical inauguration of the veteran opposition candidate. Caracas, Venezuela on January 9, 2025. Photo by Jimmy Villalta/Europe Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Maria Corina Machados Campaign Team Says She Has Been Violently Intercepted - Venezuela

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, speaks in the street, on January 9, 2025, in Caracas (Venezuela). The campaign team of Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has denounced that the prominent dissident has been "violently intercepted" as she left a demonstration organized in Chacao, in the metropolitan area of the Venezuelan capital, Caracas. Machado went to Chacao this Thursday to participate in the demonstrations in favor of the victory of opposition candidate Edmundo González in the last Venezuelan presidential elections and just a few hours before the theoretical inauguration of the veteran opposition candidate. Caracas, Venezuela on January 9, 2025. Photo by Jimmy Villalta/Europe Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Maria Corina Machados Campaign Team Says She Has Been Violently Intercepted - Venezuela

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, speaks in the street, on January 9, 2025, in Caracas (Venezuela). The campaign team of Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has denounced that the prominent dissident has been "violently intercepted" as she left a demonstration organized in Chacao, in the metropolitan area of the Venezuelan capital, Caracas. Machado went to Chacao this Thursday to participate in the demonstrations in favor of the victory of opposition candidate Edmundo González in the last Venezuelan presidential elections and just a few hours before the theoretical inauguration of the veteran opposition candidate. Caracas, Venezuela on January 9, 2025. Photo by Jimmy Villalta/Europe Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Maria Corina Machados Campaign Team Says She Has Been Violently Intercepted - Venezuela

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, speaks in the street, on January 9, 2025, in Caracas (Venezuela). The campaign team of Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has denounced that the prominent dissident has been "violently intercepted" as she left a demonstration organized in Chacao, in the metropolitan area of the Venezuelan capital, Caracas. Machado went to Chacao this Thursday to participate in the demonstrations in favor of the victory of opposition candidate Edmundo González in the last Venezuelan presidential elections and just a few hours before the theoretical inauguration of the veteran opposition candidate. Caracas, Venezuela on January 9, 2025. Photo by Jimmy Villalta/Europe Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Maria Corina Machados Campaign Team Says She Has Been Violently Intercepted - Venezuela

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, speaks in the street, on January 9, 2025, in Caracas (Venezuela). The campaign team of Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has denounced that the prominent dissident has been "violently intercepted" as she left a demonstration organized in Chacao, in the metropolitan area of the Venezuelan capital, Caracas. Machado went to Chacao this Thursday to participate in the demonstrations in favor of the victory of opposition candidate Edmundo González in the last Venezuelan presidential elections and just a few hours before the theoretical inauguration of the veteran opposition candidate. Caracas, Venezuela on January 9, 2025. Photo by Jimmy Villalta/Europe Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Maria Corina Machados Campaign Team Says She Has Been Violently Intercepted - Venezuela

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, speaks in the street, on January 9, 2025, in Caracas (Venezuela). The campaign team of Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has denounced that the prominent dissident has been "violently intercepted" as she left a demonstration organized in Chacao, in the metropolitan area of the Venezuelan capital, Caracas. Machado went to Chacao this Thursday to participate in the demonstrations in favor of the victory of opposition candidate Edmundo González in the last Venezuelan presidential elections and just a few hours before the theoretical inauguration of the veteran opposition candidate. Caracas, Venezuela on January 9, 2025. Photo by Jimmy Villalta/Europe Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Maria Corina Machados Campaign Team Says She Has Been Violently Intercepted - Venezuela

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, speaks in the street, on January 9, 2025, in Caracas (Venezuela). The campaign team of Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has denounced that the prominent dissident has been "violently intercepted" as she left a demonstration organized in Chacao, in the metropolitan area of the Venezuelan capital, Caracas. Machado went to Chacao this Thursday to participate in the demonstrations in favor of the victory of opposition candidate Edmundo González in the last Venezuelan presidential elections and just a few hours before the theoretical inauguration of the veteran opposition candidate. Caracas, Venezuela on January 9, 2025. Photo by Jimmy Villalta/Europe Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Maria Corina Machados Campaign Team Says She Has Been Violently Intercepted - Venezuela

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, speaks in the street, on January 9, 2025, in Caracas (Venezuela). The campaign team of Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has denounced that the prominent dissident has been "violently intercepted" as she left a demonstration organized in Chacao, in the metropolitan area of the Venezuelan capital, Caracas. Machado went to Chacao this Thursday to participate in the demonstrations in favor of the victory of opposition candidate Edmundo González in the last Venezuelan presidential elections and just a few hours before the theoretical inauguration of the veteran opposition candidate. Caracas, Venezuela on January 9, 2025. Photo by Jimmy Villalta/Europe Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Presidential Candidate Alireza Zakani Rally - Tehran

The Mayor of Tehran and Iran's early presidential elections candidate, Alireza Zakani, is looking on while attending and speaking to his supporters at his last electoral campaign rally in a square in southern Tehran, Iran, on June 26, 2024. Iran is holding snap presidential elections to choose the next president after the death of Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash. People in Iran are increasingly showing less interest in casting their vote in the snap presidential election scheduled on June 28 after the disqualification of several candidates by the country's religious Guardian Council. Voter turnouts have hit historically low numbers in elections in recent years as Iran's hardliners increasingly interfere by eliminating candidates who have distanced themselves from the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Photo by Hossein Beris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Presidential Candidate Alireza Zakani Rally - Tehran

The Mayor of Tehran and Iran's early presidential elections candidate, Alireza Zakani, is looking on while attending and speaking to his supporters at his last electoral campaign rally in a square in southern Tehran, Iran, on June 26, 2024. Iran is holding snap presidential elections to choose the next president after the death of Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash. People in Iran are increasingly showing less interest in casting their vote in the snap presidential election scheduled on June 28 after the disqualification of several candidates by the country's religious Guardian Council. Voter turnouts have hit historically low numbers in elections in recent years as Iran's hardliners increasingly interfere by eliminating candidates who have distanced themselves from the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Photo by Hossein Beris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Presidential Candidate Alireza Zakani Rally - Tehran

The Mayor of Tehran and Iran's early presidential elections candidate, Alireza Zakani, is looking on while attending and speaking to his supporters at his last electoral campaign rally in a square in southern Tehran, Iran, on June 26, 2024. Iran is holding snap presidential elections to choose the next president after the death of Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash. People in Iran are increasingly showing less interest in casting their vote in the snap presidential election scheduled on June 28 after the disqualification of several candidates by the country's religious Guardian Council. Voter turnouts have hit historically low numbers in elections in recent years as Iran's hardliners increasingly interfere by eliminating candidates who have distanced themselves from the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Photo by Hossein Beris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Presidential Candidate Alireza Zakani Rally - Tehran

The Mayor of Tehran and Iran's early presidential elections candidate, Alireza Zakani, is looking on while attending and speaking to his supporters at his last electoral campaign rally in a square in southern Tehran, Iran, on June 26, 2024. Iran is holding snap presidential elections to choose the next president after the death of Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash. People in Iran are increasingly showing less interest in casting their vote in the snap presidential election scheduled on June 28 after the disqualification of several candidates by the country's religious Guardian Council. Voter turnouts have hit historically low numbers in elections in recent years as Iran's hardliners increasingly interfere by eliminating candidates who have distanced themselves from the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Photo by Hossein Beris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Presidential Candidate Alireza Zakani Rally - Tehran

The Mayor of Tehran and Iran's early presidential elections candidate, Alireza Zakani, is looking on while attending and speaking to his supporters at his last electoral campaign rally in a square in southern Tehran, Iran, on June 26, 2024. Iran is holding snap presidential elections to choose the next president after the death of Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash. People in Iran are increasingly showing less interest in casting their vote in the snap presidential election scheduled on June 28 after the disqualification of several candidates by the country's religious Guardian Council. Voter turnouts have hit historically low numbers in elections in recent years as Iran's hardliners increasingly interfere by eliminating candidates who have distanced themselves from the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Photo by Hossein Beris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Presidential Candidate Alireza Zakani Rally - Tehran

The Mayor of Tehran and Iran's early presidential elections candidate, Alireza Zakani, is looking on while attending and speaking to his supporters at his last electoral campaign rally in a square in southern Tehran, Iran, on June 26, 2024. Iran is holding snap presidential elections to choose the next president after the death of Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash. People in Iran are increasingly showing less interest in casting their vote in the snap presidential election scheduled on June 28 after the disqualification of several candidates by the country's religious Guardian Council. Voter turnouts have hit historically low numbers in elections in recent years as Iran's hardliners increasingly interfere by eliminating candidates who have distanced themselves from the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Photo by Hossein Beris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Presidential Candidate Alireza Zakani Rally - Tehran

The Mayor of Tehran and Iran's early presidential elections candidate, Alireza Zakani, is looking on while attending and speaking to his supporters at his last electoral campaign rally in a square in southern Tehran, Iran, on June 26, 2024. Iran is holding snap presidential elections to choose the next president after the death of Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash. People in Iran are increasingly showing less interest in casting their vote in the snap presidential election scheduled on June 28 after the disqualification of several candidates by the country's religious Guardian Council. Voter turnouts have hit historically low numbers in elections in recent years as Iran's hardliners increasingly interfere by eliminating candidates who have distanced themselves from the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Photo by Hossein Beris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Presidential Candidate Alireza Zakani Rally - Tehran

The Mayor of Tehran and Iran's early presidential elections candidate, Alireza Zakani, is looking on while attending and speaking to his supporters at his last electoral campaign rally in a square in southern Tehran, Iran, on June 26, 2024. Iran is holding snap presidential elections to choose the next president after the death of Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash. People in Iran are increasingly showing less interest in casting their vote in the snap presidential election scheduled on June 28 after the disqualification of several candidates by the country's religious Guardian Council. Voter turnouts have hit historically low numbers in elections in recent years as Iran's hardliners increasingly interfere by eliminating candidates who have distanced themselves from the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Photo by Hossein Beris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Presidential Candidate Alireza Zakani Rally - Tehran

The Mayor of Tehran and Iran's early presidential elections candidate, Alireza Zakani, is looking on while attending and speaking to his supporters at his last electoral campaign rally in a square in southern Tehran, Iran, on June 26, 2024. Iran is holding snap presidential elections to choose the next president after the death of Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash. People in Iran are increasingly showing less interest in casting their vote in the snap presidential election scheduled on June 28 after the disqualification of several candidates by the country's religious Guardian Council. Voter turnouts have hit historically low numbers in elections in recent years as Iran's hardliners increasingly interfere by eliminating candidates who have distanced themselves from the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Photo by Hossein Beris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Presidential Candidate Alireza Zakani Rally - Tehran

The Mayor of Tehran and Iran's early presidential elections candidate, Alireza Zakani, is looking on while attending and speaking to his supporters at his last electoral campaign rally in a square in southern Tehran, Iran, on June 26, 2024. Iran is holding snap presidential elections to choose the next president after the death of Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash. People in Iran are increasingly showing less interest in casting their vote in the snap presidential election scheduled on June 28 after the disqualification of several candidates by the country's religious Guardian Council. Voter turnouts have hit historically low numbers in elections in recent years as Iran's hardliners increasingly interfere by eliminating candidates who have distanced themselves from the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Photo by Hossein Beris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Presidential Candidate Alireza Zakani Rally - Tehran

The Mayor of Tehran and Iran's early presidential elections candidate, Alireza Zakani, is looking on while attending and speaking to his supporters at his last electoral campaign rally in a square in southern Tehran, Iran, on June 26, 2024. Iran is holding snap presidential elections to choose the next president after the death of Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash. People in Iran are increasingly showing less interest in casting their vote in the snap presidential election scheduled on June 28 after the disqualification of several candidates by the country's religious Guardian Council. Voter turnouts have hit historically low numbers in elections in recent years as Iran's hardliners increasingly interfere by eliminating candidates who have distanced themselves from the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Photo by Hossein Beris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Presidential Candidate Alireza Zakani Rally - Tehran

The Mayor of Tehran and Iran's early presidential elections candidate, Alireza Zakani, is looking on while attending and speaking to his supporters at his last electoral campaign rally in a square in southern Tehran, Iran, on June 26, 2024. Iran is holding snap presidential elections to choose the next president after the death of Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash. People in Iran are increasingly showing less interest in casting their vote in the snap presidential election scheduled on June 28 after the disqualification of several candidates by the country's religious Guardian Council. Voter turnouts have hit historically low numbers in elections in recent years as Iran's hardliners increasingly interfere by eliminating candidates who have distanced themselves from the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Photo by Hossein Beris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Turkish justice minister says to retain current presidential system

STORY: Turkish justice minister says to retain current presidential system SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 20, 2023; File DATELINE: Nov. 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:27 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the meeting with reporters of Turkish Justice Minister Yilmaz Tunc in Ankara (courtesy of ihlas news agency) 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): YILMAZ TUNC, Turkish Justice Minister 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): YILMAZ TUNC, Turkish Justice Minister 4. various of the last presidential elections in Türkiye (file) STORYLINE: Türkiye's government will retain the current presidential system, but wants to reform the constitution in line with the necessities, Turkish Justice Minister Yilmaz Tunc said Tuesday. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan recently signaled an amendment to the presidential election system which requires that a presidential candidate must have at least 50 percent plus one vote of the electors. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): YILMAZ TUNC, Turkish Justice Minister "(Amending) '50+1' system is up to our

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Election campaign kicks off in DR Congo

STORY: Election campaign kicks off in DR Congo SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 19, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 20, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:50 LOCATION: Kinshasa CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the election campaign STORYLINE: The campaign for the presidential, legislative and local elections, scheduled for Dec. 20, 2023, officially began Sunday in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Twenty-six candidates for the presidential elections have been registered by the Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI), including President Felix Tshisekedi who is competing for his reelection. In a press release published Saturday night in Kinshasa, CENI President Denis Kadima called on candidates to respect the laws and good electoral practices during this campaign which will last for a month. "The CENI calls on candidates for responsibility and tolerance during the 30 days of the electoral campaign. This is the time for each candidate to bond with their voters, to prepare and organize the voting and counting

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Istanbul tailors busy sewing suits for MP candidates

STORY: Istanbul tailors busy sewing suits for MP candidates DATELINE: May 5, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:28 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views in Istanbul 2. various of suits 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): MEHMET YILMAZ, Renowned tailor 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): MEHMET YILMAZ, Renowned tailor 5. various of suits 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Turkish): MEHMET YILMAZ, Renowned tailor STORYLINE: In his atelier in the center of Türkiye's largest city Istanbul, Mehmet Yilmaz, a renowned tailor, and his apprentices have been busy sewing suits for the members of parliament candidates. Yilmaz's business has been boosted by at least 50 percent over the last month with the skyrocketing demands of the nominees as the clock is ticking for the country's critical presidential and parliamentary elections on May 14. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): MEHMET YILMAZ, Renowned tailor "They all want to appear before the public with a fit and stylish image. Parliamentary candidates in this election compete more w

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Trump announces 2024 presidential bid

STORY: Trump announces 2024 presidential bid DATELINE: Nov. 16, 2022 LENGTH: 0:00:50 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Trump 2. various of 2020 election 3. various of President Biden 4. various of Washington D.C. STORYLINE: Former U.S. President Donald Trump announced Tuesday night that he will run for the White House again. Trump, 76, also filed his paperwork establishing his candidacy to run for the U.S. presidency in 2024 with the Federal Elections Commission on Tuesday. Trump served as the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021. He lost to his Democrat challenger Joe Biden in the 2020 U.S. presidential election but has refused to acknowledge defeat and continued to promote unsubstantiated claims that the race was rigged. Biden said last week that he still intends to seek re-election and that he would likely make an official decision "early next year." The 2024 U.S. presidential election is scheduled for Nov. 5 of that year. Xinhua News Agency cor

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Former Israeli PM Netanyahu tasked with forming new gov't

STORY: Former Israeli PM Netanyahu tasked with forming new gov't DATELINE: Nov. 14, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:09 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Israeli presidential residency 2. Israeli President Herzog and former PM Netanyahu speaking (Courtesy of Israeli government press office, GPO) 3. Israeli President Herzog giving former PM Netanyahu the mandate to form a new government (Courtesy of Israeli government press office, GPO) STORYLINE: Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Sunday tasked former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with forming a new government, after the victory of the veteran politician and his alliance of far-right parties in parliamentary elections. In broadcast joint statements, Herzog said he doesn't "turn a blind eye" to Netanyahu's ongoing criminal trial over corruption charges and it should not "be taken lightly." However, he said, the Supreme Court has ruled that Netanyahu was fit to form a government. Last week, Herzog held formal consultation talks with r

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KENYA-NAIROBI-RAILA ODINGA-PRESIDENTIAL RESULTS-PETITION

(220823) -- NAIROBI, Aug. 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Kenyan veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga (3rd R, front) and his running mate Martha Karua (4th R, front) appear at Milimani Law Courts in Nairobi, Kenya, Aug. 22, 2022. Kenyan veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga on Monday filed a petition in the Supreme Court to challenge the outcome announced last week by the head of the country's electoral body of the Aug. 9 presidential elections where his closest rival and sitting Deputy President William Ruto was declared the winner. (Photo by Fred Mutune/Xinhua)

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KENYA-NAIROBI-RAILA ODINGA-PRESIDENTIAL RESULTS-PETITION

(220823) -- NAIROBI, Aug. 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Counsels of Kenyan veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga arrange petition documents at Milimani Law Courts in Nairobi, Kenya, Aug. 22, 2022. Kenyan veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga on Monday filed a petition in the Supreme Court to challenge the outcome announced last week by the head of the country's electoral body of the Aug. 9 presidential elections where his closest rival and sitting Deputy President William Ruto was declared the winner. (Photo by Charles Onyango/Xinhua)

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Eric Zemmour Promotes His Book - Biarritz

Eric Zemmour, star of a hard-right political talk show, after giving a speech at a meeting to promote his latest book France has not said its last word, in Biarritz, southwestern France, October 27, 2021. Provocative anti-immigration commentator Eric Zemmour is gaining national attention in France as he launches a possible presidential bid that could shake up the campaign for the April 2022 elections. Photo By Thibaud Moritz/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Eric Zemmour Promotes His Book - Biarritz

Eric Zemmour, star of a hard-right political talk show, after giving a speech at a meeting to promote his latest book France has not said its last word, in Biarritz, southwestern France, October 27, 2021. Provocative anti-immigration commentator Eric Zemmour is gaining national attention in France as he launches a possible presidential bid that could shake up the campaign for the April 2022 elections. Photo By Thibaud Moritz/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Eric Zemmour Promotes His Book - Biarritz

Eric Zemmour, star of a hard-right political talk show, after giving a speech at a meeting to promote his latest book France has not said its last word, in Biarritz, southwestern France, October 27, 2021. Provocative anti-immigration commentator Eric Zemmour is gaining national attention in France as he launches a possible presidential bid that could shake up the campaign for the April 2022 elections. Photo By Thibaud Moritz/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Eric Zemmour Promotes His Book - Biarritz

Eric Zemmour, star of a hard-right political talk show, after giving a speech at a meeting to promote his latest book France has not said its last word, in Biarritz, southwestern France, October 27, 2021. Provocative anti-immigration commentator Eric Zemmour is gaining national attention in France as he launches a possible presidential bid that could shake up the campaign for the April 2022 elections. Photo By Thibaud Moritz/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Indonesia election campaign

Supporters of Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo pose at the venue of a concert in Jakarta on April 13, 2019, the last day of the country's seven-month campaigning for the April 17 presidential and parliamentary elections. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Indonesia election campaign

Supporters of Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo fill Jakarta's Bung Karno Sport Stadium for a concert on April 13, 2019, the last day of the country's seven-month campaigning for the April 17 presidential and parliamentary elections. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo