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INEC restates its views on APP/AD alliance

[Guinea] President Lansana Conte. UN DPI
President Lansana Conte.
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    The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) told IRIN today that it maintains its stance on the alliance between the All People’s Party (APP) and the Alliance for Democracy (AD). The director of public relations, Steve Osemeke, said that INEC had not ruled out the alliance itself, but it must be legal and abide by electoral guidelines.

    The two parties had asked for permission to use a joint logo for the 27 February presidential polls at a meeting last Friday with INEC. The commission responded by saying candidates jointly sponsored by the APP and AD could only use the logo of one of the parties, not a joint logo.

    Osemeke also told IRIN that the commission was busy training poll officials for the forthcoming elections and was distributing “sensitive materials” such as ballot papers and “non-sensitive materials” such as boxes and paper throughout the country.

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