BISSAU — Voters in Guinea-Bissau cast ballots on Sunday in a run-off presidential election between two former prime ministers who both promise to bring stability to the turbulent West African nation. His opponent, Umaro Cissoko Embalo, 47, is a brigadier general who came second with 28%, and political analysts say the run-off race could be close. Embalo’s candidacy has won support from the main contenders who failed to reach the run-off, including Vaz. “My team has visited eight polling stations and citizens are exercising their civil right without obstruction or incident,” he said. Even so, Vaz is the first Guinea-Bissau president to have completed a full term, and won praise for conceding defeat after the first round.

Source: National Post December 29, 2019 15:33 UTC