BLITZ UPDATE: Vote counting has begun in Guinea-Bissau, after a - TopicsExpress



          

BLITZ UPDATE: Vote counting has begun in Guinea-Bissau, after a heavy turnout in Sundays legislative and presidential elections. The polls are expected to bring stability to the West African state, after years of coups and political infighting. No major incidents were reported by the close of polls and monitors said they expected a record turnout. The electoral commission said turnout had reached 60 percent by 1430 GMT. Results are due by Friday. If no candidate wins an outright majority, a second round will be held between the top two. The front runner of 13 presidential candidates is Jose Mario Vaz, a former Finance minister running for the dominant African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde. The last attempt at an election in 2012 was aborted, when troops under army Chief Antonio Indjai stormed the presidential palace days before a run-off was due to take place.
Posted on: Mon, 14 Apr 2014 12:49:15 +0000

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