Guinea-Bissau holds first election since coup

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Channel: Al Jazeera English · 2014 · News & Politics

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Voters in Guinea-Bissau are preparing to go to the polls on Sunday to elect new president.  The election comes two years after a military coup forced the postponement of a Presidential runoff vote.  Close to eight hundred thousand registered voters in Guinea Bissau will determine the fate of the country's thirteen Presidential candidates.  Al Jazeera's Catherine Soi reports from Canchungu in Guinea-Bissau.

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