馃嚥馃嚤 Counting under way as Malians vote in tense presidential runoff | Al Jazeera English
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Malians have trickled to the polls to cast their ballots in a runoff presidential election overshadowed by security concerns and reports of a low turnout. President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita faced off against opposition leader Soumaila Cisse on Sunday amid tightened security to prevent a repeat of the armed attacks and other security incidents which affected about a fifth of polling places during the first round of voting on July 29. Keita, who won 41 percent of the vote in the first round, is favoured to beat Cisse, a former finance minister who garnered 18 percent, even though violence has surged during the incumbent's tenure. Counting was under way in some of the 23,000 polling stations across the country after voting ended at 18:00 GMT. Results are expected within five days. Al Jazeera's Mohamed Vall reports from Bamako. - Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe - Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish - Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera - Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/
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