President Expected to Win Boycotted Vote
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Guinea’s ailing leader appeared to be headed for easy victory in a presidential race that was boycotted by the opposition.
Victory would give Lansana Conte, who has ruled the West African nation since a 1984 coup, another seven years in power.
Opposition parties refused to participate. “This is a farce.... It’s not an election,” said Sidia Toure, an opposition leader and former prime minister.
Conte, 69, suffers from a severe stomach ulcer and diabetes.
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