Elections in Niger: a calm voting day
In Niamey, the offices closed this Sunday evening and the counting began simultaneously.
The results of the ten regional offices are centralized and broadcast live on national radio and television stations.
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In Niger, the polling stations have closed since 7 p.m. and the counting has started.
A day of voting in peace and in a peaceful climate according to observers.
As for the Independent National Electoral Commission, the Ceni, it is preparing for an election where all the provisional results will be centralized and disseminated.
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With our correspondent in Niamey
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Moussa Kaka
The Niamey offices closed and the counting began simultaneously.
Calls for peaceful elections were probably heard and voters came out en masse to exercise their civic duty, in several schools and colleges.
The same observations are made by international observers, in particular those from ECOWAS.
The head of this mission, Mohamed Namadi Sambo praised the peaceful climate of the elections.
The same crowds were observed inside the country where several candidates voted in their fiefdoms.
It is the first time that a significant number of candidates vote in their native region.
On the side of the Ceni it is the commotion of combat from this Sunday evening, the large room of the convention center receives all the technicians of the Ceni, the office, the observers, and other journalists accredited for the election night .
The results of the ten regional offices are centralized and broadcast live on national radio and television channels.
Broadcast sessions eagerly awaited by voters and political parties.
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