Guinea opposition candidate Cellou Dalein Diallo announced on Monday that he won the first round of the presidential election on October 18, but his announcement was quickly opposed by the electoral commission and the government, paving the way for a crisis.
“Despite the serious anomalies that marred the smooth running of the ... election and in view of the results that came out of the ballot boxes, I am victorious in this election in the first round,” Diallo told journalists and cheering supporters, according to Reuters.
He did not mention any figures, but he said that his announcement is based on the count of his party, and it is not the official count conducted by the National Elections Commission, which has not announced the results yet.
“The Independent National Electoral Commission is the only body authorized to give provisional results. It is neither for a political party nor for any inpidual to do so,” Mamadi 3 Kaba, a spokesman for the commission, told Reuters.
“We regret the attitude of Mr. Diallo and we say that this declaration is null and void,” he added.
Follow the latest news on Google News
