{"id":35958,"date":"2020-10-19T10:56:07","date_gmt":"2020-10-19T10:56:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=35958"},"modified":"2020-10-19T10:56:13","modified_gmt":"2020-10-19T10:56:13","slug":"guinea-vote-counting-begins-after-tense-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=35958","title":{"rendered":"GUINEA: Vote counting begins after tense election"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Vote-counting-in-Guinea-after-election.jpg\" alt=\"GUINEA: Vote counting begins after tense election\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Vote counting has commenced in the West African nation of Guinea after Sunday\u2019s election with 82-year-old President Alpha Conde seeking a controversial third term.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to reports, polls closed after a mostly calm day of voting, but there are already fears of post-election discord after Conde\u2019s main opposition rival, Cellou Dalein Diallo, suggested the president may \u201ccheat\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAlpha Conde cannot abandon his desire to grant himself a presidency for life,\u201d Diallo told reporters on Sunday, warning his rival not take power using \u201ccunning and violence\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before counting began, Diallo\u2019s supporters decried ballot-box stuffing and said its observers encountered obstructions at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2020\/10\/19\/guinea-vote-count-begins-after-tense-election\">polling stations<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Guinea\u2019s Prime Minister Ibrahima Kassory Fofana also said that there had been \u201csmall incidents here and there during the relatively peaceful election.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vote counting has commenced in the West African nation of Guinea after Sunday\u2019s election with 82-year-old President Alpha Conde seeking a controversial third term. 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