People in Central Africa Republic
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CENTRAL AFRICA REPUBLIC, 2016/01/03
Presidential and legislative elections in the Central African Republic began on Wednesday morning, albeit with delayed opening of polling stations due to logistical challenges.
The double elections which were initially supposed to be held on Sunday, were postponed for three days due to shortage of voting materials.
Some 1.9 million registered voters are expected to turn out in 5,996 polling stations distributed across the 16 prefectures in the country.
Thirty candidates are contesting for the presidency and 1,642 others are contesting for the 140 parliamentary seats, according to figures released by the National Elections Authority.
