The National Electoral Commission of Guinea-Bissau recently announced in the capital, Bissau, the provisional results of the first round of the presidential election held on the 13th. José Mário Vaz, candidate for the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC) and former Minister of Finance, received 40.9% of the vote, while independent candidate Nuno Gomes Nabiam received 25.1% of the vote, placing him in second. The two will compete for the presidency in the second round of the election to be held on May 18th.
2012-year4-month12-day, a coup occurred in Guinea-Bissau between the two rounds of the presidential election. This election is seen by all parties as an important step in helping the country emerge from crisis. The voter turnout for the election on the 13th in Guinea-Bissau is expected to exceed 80%. According to the National Electoral Commission of Guinea-Bissau, provisional vote counts for the first round of the legislative elections, held simultaneously with the first round of the presidential election, show that the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde has won 55 out of the 102 seats in the National People's Assembly.
