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The people of Guinea are voting in their first parliamentary election since a coup in 2008. The run-up election has been marred by violence, ethnic and religious tension, electoral disputes and intense distrust between the main parties.
Opposition protesters killed a trainee policeman earlier this week in clashes that left 70 people wounded.
The vote will replace a transitional parliament that has run the nation since military rule ended in 2010
According to BBC News, voting started at 08:00 GMT, with 1,700 candidates vying for 114 seats.
Mr Alpha Conde, the country's leader said on Friday: "These elections will allow us to emerge from a chaotic five-year transition."
Souleymane Doumbouya, a spokesman for Mr Conde's Rally of the Guinean People party, said: "We are already savouring our victory".
