Guinea: Vote counting continues after legislative elections that could usher in a new level of political stability

Voter casts ballot in Guinea legislative elections. PHOTO/Reuters

Guineans voted in the first parliamentary elections for more than a decade in the once troubled west African nation, after numerous delays.

Voters on Saturday, September 28, chose from more than 1,700 candidates vying for 114 seats in a national assembly, which will replace the transitional body that has been running the country since military rule came to an end in 2010.

The vote, originally due within six months of

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