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The outgoing head of state of Guinea, Alpha Condé, The 82-year-old won the presidential election on October 18 with 59.49% of the votes, thus obtaining the right to a third term, the electoral commission announced this Saturday.
His main rival, Cellou Dalein Diallo, 68, who won the presidential election before the results were published, won 33.5% of the vote, according to the commission.
“We are going to protest against this electoral robbery in the street,” the opposition, blocked by the police, told Agence France-Presse. “We are going to resort to the Constitutional Court anyway, without getting too illusions,” he added.
The possibility of a third consecutive term for Condé, 82, sparked protests for a year in which dozens of civilians lost their lives, fearing bloody elections in a country accustomed to political violence.
After the vote, the registered clashes left a dozen dead, according to the authorities and at least 19, according to Diallo.
The UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, called on Saturday to find a “peaceful solution” to the post-election crisis in Guinea and asked Condé and Diallo “to convince their supporters to immediately end the violence and enter into a dialogue.”
“The United Nations is ready to support a process of dialogue towards a quick and peaceful solution to the crisis,” he said.
In addition to Guinea, this year there are elections in Côte d’Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Ghana and Niger.
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