- CONAKRY: Guinea’s presidential candidates are neck-and-neck at the polls, raising uncertainty and dissent in the West African nation.
Observers say there were irregularities in Sunday’s vote but that they are not significant enough to change the outcome of the ballot.
But the party of candidate Cellou Dalein Diallo said Wednesday it is already preparing to contest the results.
Party Vice President Bah Oury says that they have discovered fictitious voting precincts and evidence of ballot stuffing.
The party also claims to have found an instance where poll workers allied with their rival, Alpha Conde, used lemons to wipe off voters’ indelible ink, allowing them to vote a second time.
Guinea has not had an election deemed transparent in 52 years.
