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Annan pleased with voter "maturity"

    NAIROBI
    UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Wednesday expressed his satisfaction at the peaceful manner in which people participated in the first round of presidential elections last Sunday. "The Secretary-General congratulates all political participants and the people of the Central African Republic on their display of maturity and calm during this democratic event," a spokesman for Annan said in New York. The significant turnout underlined people's desire for stability, democracy and development, he added. Meanwhile, about 80,000 people cast their votes on Wednesday in some 20 polling stations in isolated areas, where electoral materials could not be delivered by last Sunday, Gabon's Africa Number 1 radio reported. First round election results are due by 3 October.

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