Voters in Guinea are casting their ballot on Sunday to elect a president in a poll expected to be a tight race between the incumbent and a key opposition leader.
Almost 5.5 million registered voters can vote at roughly 15,000 polling stations. Results are expected within 24 hours after voting closes at 6 pm local time (1800 GMT).
A candidate needs to secure more than 50 percent of the vote to win.
Twelve candidates will be vying for the highest office, but only the incumbent, Alpha Conde, and Cellou Dalein Diallo, 68, the leader of the main opposition party Union of Democratic Forces of Guinea (UFDG), are said to be in with a chance of victory.
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