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Presidential election held in Mauritania

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STORY: Presidential election held in Mauritania
SHOOTING TIME: June 29, 2024
DATELINE: June 30, 2024
LENGTH: 00:01:54
LOCATION: Nouakchott
CATEGORY: POLITICS

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1. various of a voting site

STORYLINE:

The first round of Mauritania's presidential election began Saturday at 7:00 a.m. local time (0700 GMT).
   
Voters were casting their ballots to elect their new president from among seven candidates, including the outgoing president, Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani, and his main rival, Biram Dah Abeid, who finished second in the 2014 and 2019 presidential elections.
   
The Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI), responsible for organizing the election, announced that there are more than 1.9 million registered voters.
   
Preliminary election results are expected to be announced in the evening, with official results to follow within the next two days. A possible second round of voting is scheduled for July 14.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Nouakchott.
(XHTV)

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