[Maghrebia] Mauritanian former junta leader General Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz is the presumed winner of Saturday's presidential elections after receiving 52.2% of the vote, according to the preliminary tally on Sunday (July 19th). With about half the ballots counted, four presidential candidates published a joint declaration rejecting the reported results. Speaking on behalf of Rally of Democratic Forces party chief Ahmed Ould Daddah, former junta chief Ely Ould Mohamed Vall and ex-ambassador Hamadi Ould Meimou, parliamentary speaker Messaoud Ould Boulkheir told a press conference: "The results which are starting to come out show that it is an electoral charade which is trying to legitimise the coup." He asked the international community to create a commission of inquiry.
Boulkheir had 16.63 percent of the votes. Daddah was third with 13.89 percent.
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