Final results from the first round of Guinea’s contested presidential election show that incumbent Alpha Conde was re-elected with 57.85% of votes, the country’s electoral commission (CENI) has announced.
“Ahead of the definitive confirmation of the results by the constitutional court, CENI declares that professor Alpha Conde has won in the first round,” said the commission president, Bakary Fofana, on Saturday.
Opposition leader Cellou Dalein Diallo, who has condemned the vote as fraudulent, came second with 31.44%, CENI added.
Turnout in the October 11 election stood at 68.38%, it said, lower than the commission’s initial estimate of almost 75%.
