[Al Jazeera] Polls have opened in the Central African Republic where voters are casting ballots in an election to determine whether incumbent president Francois Bozize will stay in power.Bozize, who seized control in 2003 and consolidated his position with an election victory in 2005, is expected to win Sunday's vote.
His challengers include Ange-Felix Patasse, an ex-president ousted by Bozize who returned from years in exile to run as an independent candidate, along with Martin Ziguele, a former prime minister of Patasse's.
If no candidate wins a majority, a run-off between the two finishers is scheduled for March 20.
A total of 868 politicians are also running in legislative elections with 105 seats in the country's parliament up for grabs.