Ivory Coast Finishes Voting in Presidential Run-Off Election
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Ivory Coast voted today in a presidential run-off election that has inflamed political tensions in the world’s top cocoa grower, pitting a candidate backed by the rebel-held north against the incumbent who draws support from the south.
At least six people were killed in clashes in the build up to the vote, prompting the government to impose a nighttime curfew for six days to Dec. 2. The curfew delayed the start of voting beyond 7 a.m. in many areas of the capital, leading authorities to allow polling stations to stay open late.