Guinea-Bissau Awaits Presidential Runoff Results

Vote counting is under way in Guinea-Bissau after Sunday's second-round presidential election. The poll is aimed at restoring constitutional order after a 2012 military coup, one of several to hit the country in its 40-year history. Jose Mario Vaz of the dominant PAIGC party led the first round with 41 percent of the vote.  His opponent, Nuno Gomes Nabiam, won 25 percent and is known for having close ties to the military. Witnesses say Sunday's polling was...

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