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"There is anger in us. I want to change this government. I want young people to be in good jobs," Ettah Nyasulu, a 28-year-old waitress told the AFP press agency before heading out to vote.

"It's clear for me that the ban has to come," she said, according to German press agency dpa.

The German press agency DPA reported that these were largely a formality.

Red carnations were laid below pictures of fallen fighters at a memorial on Sunday, press agency Reuters reported, while some attendees lit candles.

The first show will take place on 2 August but the residency is yet to sell out, with 5% of tickets still available, according to German press agency DPA.