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Guinea President Appears to Have Won Controversial 3rd Term in Office

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   Guinea President Alpha Conde appears to have secured a third term in
   office based on preliminary results of Sunday's election.

   A spokesman for Conde told Reuters news agency the campaign is
   satisfied with the first results, which gives the president's team hope
   and confidence for a certain victory.

   With most electoral districts counted, Conde reportedly received 2.4
   million votes, compared to 1.26 million for opposition candidate Cellou
   Dalein Diallo, whose spokesman said, without providing proof, the vote
   included alleged fraud and will be challenged in court.

   Thefinal resultsof the bitter election, which triggered deadly street
   violence, are expected on Saturday.

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