Guinea: Alpha Conde wins run-off

  1. Posted on Tuesday 16 November 2010 - 09:27
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    Samuel Okocha, AfricaNews reporter in Lagos, Nigeria
    The electoral commission in Guinea said long-time opposition leader Alpha Conde has won the country's presidential run-off election aimed at bringing democracy to the West African country. Electoral Commission president Siaka Toumany Sangare said Conde won 52.5 percent of the vote, while his challenger, former Prime Minister Cellou Diallo got 47.5 percent.
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    The BBC reports that the percentages represent 1.47 million votes for Conde against 1.3 million votes for Diallo.

    The provisional results were announced after supporters of the other candidate Cellou Diallo clashed on Monday with riot police amid claim by Conde that he won the run-off. An RFI report said the clash resulted in the death of one person with dozens more injured.

    Diallo had reportedly maintained a narrowing small lead in earlier inconclusive provisional results, but a tightening presidential race eventually saw Conde finishing ahead after all votes were counted.

    Many Diallo supporters were said to be angry about the outcome while those supporting Conde celebrated his win. A Conde supporter told Reuters "(Conde) has suffered too much but that is all over now."

    Guinea's Supreme Court would have to certify the results released by the electoral commission before they become binding.

    Meanwhile, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) called on Guinea presidential candidates in the November 7 run-off to be cautious of their actions and utterances to avoid break down of law and order.

    Communications director for ECOWAS, Sonny Ugoh, told VOA that both candidates should use the country’s institutions to address any concerns they have about the results of last week’s presidential run-off vote.

    “We can only advise the parties to allow the CNE (electoral commission) to do its work. If they (parties) want to challenge the outcome, of course, they are perfectly entitled and free to exercise their right, which is allowed under the constitution of Guinea because this route (clashes) they are taking is a recipe for confusion, anarchy and crisis and Guinea, and, indeed, West Africa cannot afford that.”

    Guinea's former Prime Minister Cellou Diallo had on Sunday said he was suspending his party's participation in presidential vote counting due to evidence of fraud. He said with votes involving fraud annulled, he was sure of being winner of the run-off.

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