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C.A.R votes amid tight security

C.A.R votes amid tight security

ANTOINE ROLLAND and JUDICAEL YONGO ALMOST all polling stations in the Central African Republic were opened for a second round of parliamentary elections yesterday, the electoral body said, amid heavy security to deter rebels who disrupted polls in December. In Zado, a hillside village outside the capital Bangui, many residents had only recently returned to their homes after they fled fighting in January when the insurgents tried to seize power after the contested presidential election. Local polling station director Emmanuel Maskemde said only 50 of 300 registered voters had so far turned up to cast their ballots. "They have a…
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