Guinea-Bissau: Presidential election peaceful, no organisational problems

Presidential elections to complete Guinea-Bissau's return to democracy took place peacefully and in good order on Sunday. Early returns showed Malam Bacai Sanha, the candidate of the ruling PAIGC party, and former president Joao Bernardo Vieira leading the field in the country's main towns. Voters flocked to the polling stations in record numbers in this small West African country and voting started on time everywhere.