Touadera declared winner of CAR presidential election
Bangui, 21 Feb - (ANA) - Former Prime Minister Faustin Touadera has been elected president of the Central African Republic in a run-off contest seen as an important step towards restoring peace. Provisional results showed Mr Touadera received almost 63% of the votes, defeating his opponent Anicet Dologuele who won just over 37%. Mr Touadera's campaign focused on restoring security.  The country has been through a period of violent sectarian unrest. Prolonged bloodshed began after the seizure of power by mainly Muslim Seleka rebels in 2013. It is estimated that about a fifth of the population became either internally displaced or forced to flee abroad, leaving the country poverty stricken and divided along ethnic and religious lines.(ANA)

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