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Government candidate Ghazouani declares himself victor in Mauritania vote
NOUAKCHOTT, June 23, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – Government candidate and frontrunner
Mohamed Ould Ghazouani has declared himself the winner of the first round of
Mauritania’s presidential election.
The 62-year-old former head of the domestic security service made the
claim in the early hours of Sunday in the presence of current president
Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz and journalists.
An election commission source said Ghazouani had won 50.56 percent of the
votes after 80 percent of the votes had been counted.
BSS/AFP/FI/ 1245 hrs