Vote counting under way in Guinea’s Presidential election

Polls closed in Guinea's presidential election on Sunday with the vote-counting process beginning immediately after as some 5.4 million people were registered to vote and mobilised at the polls in this year’s high stakes electoral process — which has been intense in light of current president Alpha Condé is seeking a controversial third term.

Ibrahim Camara, the head of the polling station in Matam, described the vote turnout, "A lot of people participated, we had more voters than non-voters, as in previous years."

Mbalia Touré, the deputy head of the polling station in Matam, shared a similar sentiment, "A lot of people came, so far we have used more than 3 packs of ballot papers. And each packet has 100 ballots, we are at 300 and something, around there."

Polling stations close in Guinea and voting centres begin counting the ballots that will decide who will be the next president of the West African nation pic.twitter.com/Am6fwT8evD

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