Guinea’s Election in Photos
- Journalists working in the radio synergy room on Election Day
80% of Guineans voted in Sunday’s elections. By and large the election, that hopes to end military rule, was considered a fair one. However there were some irregularities that may affect credibility, such as delays in the distribution of voting materials and additional delays in ballot counting post-election. Already some candidates are alleging fraud. It is the days to come, when results are announced, that may prove the tensest. Country Director, Quentin Kanyatsi, noted that most major political parties are ethnically based. This could be potentially dangerous when the results are announced by the electoral commission.
SFCG Guinea has already begun addressing possible fallouts through its radio programs, encouraging listeners to accept the election results peacefully.
Enjoy some great pictures from Election Day!
Women queueing to vote on Election Day
Men queueing to vote on Election Day
SFCG staff in the Synergry hub radio staion on Election Day
Polling station staffers counting ballots
SFCG producers interviewing the president of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission observing elections in Guinea
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I am happy that the Search for Common Ground (Talking Drum) and other Independent Organizations are closely observing the elections in Guinea. In as much as the Presidential run-off is crucial, to ensure tranaparency and peaceful outcome of the elections, I would like to suggest that observers should ensure that each pulling sation counts its result immediatly after polling and the results should be pasted or hung at the polling sation, and SFCG and other observers should ensure that they announce the provinsional results on local radio sations to prevent manupulations. That was how my country Sierra Leone did during the 2007 eletions. Remember when the views of the Electorate is denied or cheated it may result to cahoos which we dont want.
I am saying this because we want peace in our sub-region.
Abubakarr Bah,
Journalist, Cotton Tree News (CTN)
Freetown, Sierra Leone
Tel-076 88 00 28
Email_abah2002@yahoo.com.