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19/05/2019 GMT

Final phase of voting in India

BBC World Service - Weekend, Final phase of voting in India

Last phase of voting in India's election; a snap election called in Austria

Voting is taking place in the final phase of India's six week general election. 

Also in the programme:  The Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurtz calls for a snap election after the resignation of his deputy over corruption allegations. Mr Kurz said he'd had enough of scandals linked to his far-right coalition partner. 

And, the challenges that lie ahead for comedian turned president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, as he prepares to takes office.

Joining Julian Worricker to discuss these and other issues are Baroness Helic - Arminka Helic, member of the House of Lords, the Upper House of the British parliament - a politician from the governing Conservative Party, and Oliver McTernan, the director of Forward Thinking, an international non-governmental organisation based in the UK and dealing with conflict resolution and mediation.

(Image: An Indian police officer stands guard as election officials carry Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) in Amritsar, India. Credit: AFP)

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