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Polls open in Central African Republic presidential election
30 December 2015
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Polling stations opened on Wednesday in a presidential election in Central African Republic aimed at restoring democratic rule in a divided country gripped by years of violence in which thousands have died, witnesses said.
Thirty candidates are competing for the presidency. In the absence of opinion polls or an incumbent, a likely winner is difficult to predict, but leading candidates include former prime ministers Anicet-Georges Dologuele and Martin Ziguele.
