Echo's La Guinea Watch
Second round of election a watershed in Guinea’s journey
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APA - Dakar (Senegal) 8-28-2010
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The African Renaissance Forum (FORA,) an organisation based in Europe and gathering intellectuals from Africa and the Diaspora has called on Guineans to create the conditions for the "good organisation" on 19 September, of the second round of the country’s presidential elections.
In a statement copied to APA on Friday, the Forum also invited “Guineans brothers and sisters (…) to follow the advices provided by peace-loving African leaders, such as Senegal’s Abdoulaye Wade, who are keen on preserving Africa’s interests.”
“The second round of the presidential election is a watershed in Guinea’s journey toward the creation of a constitutional State,” the Forum said, adding that Guinea, “a country with important human and natural resources, should play a greater role in the development of the West African Region, as well as in the integration process of the continent’s economies.”
FORA also urged the two candidates of the runoff (Cellou Dalein Diallo and Alpha Conde) to exercise “patriotism and humility,” which are “a guaranty of stability and development for this beautiful country, blessed with profound human values.”
Africa’s and its Diaspora intellectuals also expressed their sincere “congratulations” to the Interim President, General Sekouba Konate, and Prime Minister Jean-Marie Dore, who have « spared no effort to ensure a democratic transition in the country.”
The second round of Guinea’s presidential polls will oppose Cellou Dalien Diallo of the ‘Union des forces démocratiques de Guinée’ (UFDG), who on 27 June 2010 won the first round with 43.69 per cent of the votes, and Alpha Conde of the ‘Rassemblement du peuple de Guinée’ (RPG) who obtained 18.25 per cent of the votes.