Monday, August 12, 2013

Mali: Keita wins presidential election - Opponent Cisse concedes defeat

Mali President-elect Ibrahim Boubacar Keita. PHOTO/File

Former Prime Minister Ibrahim Boubacar Keita won Mali's presidency after his opponent conceded defeat late Monday in an election aimed at restoring stability to a country wracked by a coup and an al-Qaeda-linked Islamist insurgency.

Soumalia Cisse's concession allows Mali to move ahead with establishing a democratically elected government.

Keita, 68, had been expected to win the runoff easily, having pulled nearly 40 percent

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