Guinea-Bissau Rivals Claim Victory Ahead of Official Presidential Results

The two leading candidates in Guinea-Bissau’s presidential elections, have declared victory, even as the country awaits official results.

The camp of Fernando Dias, seen as the main challenger to President Umaro Sissoco Embalo, was the first to claim victory, when his agents claimed to have gulped more than fifty per cent of the vote.

According to elections expert, the competing claims could upset the political climate in the West African country that is prone to army takeovers of power.