Resultatet af søndagens præsidentvalg i Guinea er forsinket, oplyser landets valgråd CENI. Valgloven kræver, at resultatet skal være klar seneste 3 dage efter valget, men valgrådet skønner, at det kommer til at vare 5.
By Samuel Okocha, AfricaNews reporter in Lagos, Nigeria
LAGOS, NIGERIA, 9 November 2010: “It will be up to five days,” a senior official for the national election commission Foumba Kourouma said to national and international press. He said the delays in transporting ballots from rural polling stations over bad roads remained a challenge in collating election results.
Speed up measures
Kourouma said the deployment of a UN helicopter would help speed the collection of voting papers.
UN, AU commend election
The United Nations envoy for West Africa and the Chairperson of the African Union both welcomed the peaceful conclusion of the second round of the presidential election in Guinea.
UN envoy Said Djinnit said Guineans had demonstrated their commitment to democracy by participating in the poll.
Background
Sunday’s run-off poll reportedly marked the first free election in the country rich in the aluminium ore bauxite and major iron reserves, since gaining independence from France in 1958.
The election which passed peacefully is aimed at restoring democratic rule in Guinea after the military seized power in a 2008 coup following the death of long time ruler Lansana Conte.
