Americans are about to elect the 45th president of the United States. Here is our selection of highlights from one of the most controversial presidential campaigns ever.
Shamans perform a ritual to predict the outcome of the upcoming US election with posters of presidential candidates Donald Trump and Hilary Clinton at the Agua Dulce beach in Lima, Peru on November 7, 2016.
US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump hugs a US flag as he takes the stage for a campaign town hall meeting in Derry, New Hampshire on August 19, 2015.
Craig Wendel dresses as Republican US presidential nominee Donald Trump and his wife Jill Wendel wears a Hillary Clinton mask as they support Trump at a campaign rally in Naples, Florida on October 23.
A dog dressed as Fox News channel with the pictures of Democratic US presidential nominee Hillary Clinton (R) and Republican US presidential nominee Donald Trump takes part in the annual Halloween dog parade at Manhattan's Tompkins Square Park in New York on October 22, 2016.
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© AP Photo / Mary Altaffer
People pause near a bus adorned with large photos of candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump before the presidential debate.
Balloons come down on Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and running mate Tim Kaine at the end of the fourth and final night of the Democratic National Convention at Wells Fargo Center on July 28, 2016, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Bobblehead dolls depicting Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and her Republican counterpart Donald Trump are seen September 29, 2016, at Ronald Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia.
Democratic US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and her husband former President Bill Clinton greet supporters.
A passer-by takes a picture of The Edenbridge Bonfire Society's 2016 "Celebrity Guy," US Presidential candidate Donald Trump in Edenbridge, 50 kilometers (30 miles) south of London, UK on November 5, 2016.
Felix, a male polar bear, stands near pumpkins with portraits of Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump as it predicts the result of US presidential election at the Royev Ruchey zoo in Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, Russia on November 7, 2016.
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A supporter of Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and a Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump supporter hold signs as they attend a Memorial Day parade on May 30, 2016 in Chappaqua, New York. Clinton together with her husband former President Bill Clinton, along with New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, took part in the parade.
US Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton walks off the stage at a campaign rally at the Manor Complex in Wilton Manors, Florida on October 30, 2016.
Robert John Burck better known as the "Naked Cowboy" performs in front of Trump Tower on October 25, 2016, in New York. The "Naked Cowboy" is a street performer who wears only cowboy boots, a hat, and briefs while playing a guitar.
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© AP Photo / Evan Vucci
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump (L) stands with Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton before the first presidential debate at Hofstra University, on September 26, 2016 in Hempstead, New York.
A home displaying signs supporting U.S. Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump and criticizing U.S. Democratic Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is seen in Bellmore, NY, October 29, 2016
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A Donald Trump supporter wears an elephant-shaped hat during the opening day of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, on July 18, 2016.
Supporters of US Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton take part in a march through the Brooklyn Bridge in New York on October 22, 2016.
A woman wears a shirt reading "Trump-Putin '16" before a rally for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at Plymouth State University on February 7, 2016, in Plymouth, New Hampshire.
Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton (L) and Republican nominee Donald Trump arrive on stage during the second presidential debate at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri on October 9, 2016.
