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Conde Wins Guinea Presidential Runoff

   VOA News 15 November 2010
   Supporters  of Guinean presidential candidate Alpha Conde celebrate at
   his  headquarters  after  it was announced by the National Independent
   Electoral  Commission  that  the preliminary results showed he had won
   Guinea's tense presidential election, 15 Nov 2010

Photo: AP

   Supporters  of Guinean presidential candidate Alpha Conde celebrate at
   his  headquarters  after  it was announced by the National Independent
   Electoral  Commission  that  the preliminary results showed he had won
   Guinea's tense presidential election, 15 Nov 2010

   Opposition leader Alpha Conde has been declared the winner of Guinea's
   presidential runoff election.
   Election  commission chief Siaka Toumany Sangare said Mr. Conde won 53
   percent  of  the  vote,  while  former  prime  minister  Cellou Dalein
   Diallo's  won  47  percent. Guinea's constitutional court must certify
   the results before they become official.
   There  has  been  no reaction so far from Mr. Conde or Mr. Diallo, but
   both candidates had earlier claimed victory.
   Earlier  Monday, security forces in the capital, Conakry, clashed with
   pro-Diallo protesters. Witnesses said police used tear gas to disperse
   hundreds of youths who were throwing rocks and burning tires.
   Election  observers  and  Guinea's  military  leaders  have repeatedly
   called for all parties to accept the election results.
   Mr.  Diallo  said Sunday, however, he would reject the results if they
   included  two  districts  where  his  party says pre-election violence
   helped hold down his vote totals. Â
   The violence in the cities of Siguiri and Kouroussa drove thousands of
   people  from Mr. Diallo's ethnic group - known as the Peul or Fulani -
   from   their   homes.  Mr.  Diallo's  party  also  alleged  there  was
   large-scale fraud in the November 7 poll.
   International  observers  have said the voting appeared to be free and
   fair.
   The  election  is  meant  to return Guinea to civilian rule after more
   than 50 years of dictatorship and a military junta.
   Mr.  Diallo  won  the  first-round  election in June, beating 23 other
   candidates  with  44 percent of the vote. Mr. Conde was second in that
   poll with 18 percent.

   Some information for this report was provided by AP, AFP and Reuters.

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