Cape Verde holds a smooth presidential vote: Electoral Commission.
Voting for the Cape Verde presidential election began smoothly on Sunday, with more than 419,000 registered voters choosing between six candidates, the National Electoral Commission said in a statement.
To improve the monitoring of the elections, a new experimental tool is being activated in Praias 228 polling stations to enable faster and more systematic data collection on their opening and closing times, the committee noted.
Preliminary results are expected shortly after the polls close; The committee has called for a runoff on November 29 if no candidate wins an outright majority.
According to the statement, the election process is closely monitored by about 200 international observers from organizations including the AU and ECOWAS.
"ECOWAS does not see a significant threat to the peaceful conduct of the presidential elections. Cape Verde remains a strong democratic example in the West African region," said ECOWAS Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security, Frances Piaggi Elgalli, before the vote.
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