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In pictures: Campaign wraps up in capital Conakry

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Guineans choose a new president on Sunday, with 24 candidates vying for the hot seat in the country’s first competitive election. As the campaign draws to an end, candidates converge on the capital city of Conakry in a final push for votes.

By Cyril VANIER , special correspondent in Guinea (video)
Jean-Baptiste Marot , special correspondent in Guinea (text)
 

As the campaign for Guinea’s first-ever competitive presidential election draws to an end, no fewer than twenty-four candidates are throwing their forces into the “Battle for Conakry”. After a month criss-crossing the West African nation, all candidates have converged on the Guinean capital city, home to more than one-fifth of the country's population.

Cellou Dalein Diallo, the leading opposition candidate, made a triumphal entry on Thursday, with tens of thousands of his supporters lining the Fidel Castro motorway, one of the capital’s main thoroughfares. It remains to be seen whether the former prime minister’s apparent popularity will translate into actual votes.
 

Along with Alpha Condé (RPG) and Sidya Touré (UFR), Cellou Dalein Diallo (UFDG) is regarded as one of the favourites in the June 27 presidential election. © Jean-Baptiste Marot
Tens of thousands of supporters of Cellou Dalein Diallo rallied along the Fidel Castro motorway to welcome the former prime minister in Conakry. © Jean-Baptiste Marot
A “green tide” of supporters cheering Cellou Dalein Diallo. © Jean-Baptiste Marot
Campaign materials include posters, shirts, hats… © Jean-Baptiste Marot
A countdown to the June 27 vote has been set up above the compound of the independent national electoral commission in Conakry. © Jean-Baptiste Marot
Documents explaining how to vote have been sent across the country. © Jean-Baptiste Marot
Billboards in Conakry explain how the different democratic institutions function.
Clashes were reported between supporters of rival political parties in several towns in the north of the country. © Jean-Baptiste Marot
Supporters won’t hesitate to climb up all sorts of buildings to see their favourite candidate. © Jean-Baptiste Marot

    Date created : 25/06/2010 
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