Yala the spoiler

In the second round of the presidential elections due on 17 or 24 July, Malam Bacai Sanha of the ruling Partido Africano da Independência de Guiné e Cabo Verde (PAIGC), who won the first round of voting on 19 June with 158,000 votes, is set to battle independent candidate and ex-army General João Bernardo 'Nino' Vieira, who won 129,000.

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Malam Bacai Sanha, João Bernardo 'Nino' Vieira, Kumba Yala, Mozambique, Joaquim Chissano, Abdoulaye Wade, Senegal, Partido Africano da Independência de Guiné e Cabo Verde, Partido para a Renovação Social

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