C.A.R. Presidential Hopefuls Urge Halt in Vote Counting

Twenty of the 30 candidates seeking the presidency in the Central African Republic are demanding that authorities immediately stop vote counting from December 30 polls, which they allege were marred by ballot irregularities and voter intimidation. In a joint statement seen by French news agency reporters Monday, the dissenting candidates called the polls "an electoral masquerade" and called for "the whole process to be purely and simply stopped."  They also called...

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