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Central African Republic to hold 2nd round of presidential elections

Xinhua, January 8, 2016 Adjust font size:

Central African Republic (CAR) will hold a second round of presidential elections on January 31 after no candidate won majority in the December 30 election.

According to official provisional results published Thursday by the National Elections Authority, Central African Union for Renewal party candidate Anicet Georges Dologuele won 281,720 votes, followed by independent candidate Faustin Touadera who won 229,564 votes.

A civil war in CAR broke out on Dec. 10, 2012 between Seleka rebel coalition and government forces. Seleka took power from then president Francois Bozize in March 2013 and the rebel's leader Michel Djotodia declared himself as president.

Elected provisional president by a National Transitional Council in April 2013, Djotodia was forced to quit power in January 2014 amid worsening violence. Catherine Samba-Panza was elected as provisional president by the National Transitional Council.

On Dec. 30 last year, about 1.9 million voters cast their ballots in 5,996 polling stations all over the country to elect a new president and 140 lawmakers. Thirty Candidates contested the president post.

The elections were expected to end the long time chaos in the Central African country. Enditem