Presidential election in Guinea: calm after Monday's clashes

Police at a checkpoint in Conakry on October 18, 2020. Reuters

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Opponent Cellou Dalein Diallo, President Alpha Condé's main opponent in Sunday's presidential election, proclaimed himself the winner of the poll on Monday afternoon.

The Independent National Electoral Commission, for its part, recalled that it was the only one empowered to announce the results of this first round.

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With our correspondent in Conakry

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Information which goes up announces a calm situation, in any case on the road which crosses the districts reputed favorable to the opposition.

In these places, Monday evening was

just after the scenes of jubilation.

The UFDG, the main opposition party, announces three deaths, but no official report is available for the moment.

A government source assures to have so far recorded no deaths or gunshot wounds, only accidents.

# Guinea @Cellou_UFDG announces 3 dead and wounded.

No official report, a government source says it has recorded no deaths or gunshot wounds but confirms that unrest broke out in the evening in Nzérékoré Kissidougou Macenta #Kibaro #Guineevote

  Carol Valade (@CarolValade) October 20, 2020

An outpost of the defense and security forces in Gnariwada, near the suburbs of Conakry, was set on fire overnight, shortly after opponent

announced that his own count had made him the winner of the presidential election .

A statement strongly condemned by the party in power and the government who speak of an act " 

 " and " 

 ".

A “

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initiative 

, according to a joint statement signed by ECOWAS, the African Union and the United Nations.

75% participation rate

Calm also seems to have returned to the forest region, in the south of the country, where defense and security forces are deployed after unrest broke out in Nzérékoré, Kissidougou and Macenta.

During this time, the compilation of the results continues.

According to the spokesperson for the Ceni, the reception of the minutes from the centralization commissions across the country began Monday evening.

Once the very last report has been received, the Ceni will have 72 hours to announce the provisional results of this first round.

Still according to the electoral body, the participation rate in this election would be around 75%.

► See also: Presidential in Guinea: assessment of the voting day

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