Voters in the Comoros Island went to the polls on Sunday to vote a new president in a key run-off. Voting took place in a relatively calm environment and the local press reported that some activists perturbing public peace during the election had been arrested. Polls opened shortly after 4:00 Hours GMT with a discreet police presence.
A slight delay was withnessed at Moroni due to the absence of assessors.
Close to 300,000 voters went to the polls to choose between Mohamed Ali Soilihi, former Head of state, Azali Assoumani and Mougni Baraka in a higher turnout compared to the 159,000 who voted during the first round.
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