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Presidential runoff set for 16 January

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    The second round of Guinea-Bissau's presidential elections has been set for 16 January, a humanitarian source told IRIN on Thursday. The date was announced on Wednesday by the head of the country's election commission, Higino Cardoso, the source said.

    According to the source, campaigning will start officially on 30 December and will end on 15 January.

    The second round will pit Kumba Yala of the Partido de Renovacao Social (PRS) against interim President Malam Bacai Sanha of the Partido Africano da Independencia da Guine e Cabo Verde (PAIGC - which ruled the country since independence in 1974).

    In the first round, held on 28 November, Yala won just under 39 percent of the vote against just over 23 percent for Sanha.

    This article was produced by IRIN News while it was part of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Please send queries on copyright or liability to the UN. For more information: https://shop.un.org/rights-permissions

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