FCO Minister comments on Guinea-Bissau election results
25 Apr 2014 02:25 PM
FCO Minister for Africa
Mark Simmonds welcomes results of the first democratic elections in
Guinea-Bissau since the 2012 coup.
On 23 April Guinea-Bissau
announced the official results of the Presidential and legislative elections
held on 13 April. The outcome of the Presidential election will now be decided
by a second round of voting on 18 May.
Following the election results,
Mr Simmonds said:
I congratulate the people of
Guinea-Bissau on the peaceful and orderly Presidential and legislative
elections held on 13 April. The impressive turnout of over 85% demonstrates the
importance of these elections to the aspirations of the entire country. They
mark an important step not only towards ensuring lasting peace and security,
but also towards the economic development and prosperity of
Guinea-Bissau.
I look forward to the
establishment of the new National Assembly and hope that all parties respect
the wishes of the people by maintaining the integrity of the electoral process
in the second round of the Presidential elections.
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