Nouakchott, MAURITANIA: Former minister and Mauritanian Presidential candidate Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi raises his hand 12 March 2007 during a press conference in Nouakchott. Abdallahi obtained 24.79 percent of the ballots cast yesterday, ahead of veteran opposition politician Ahmed Ould Daddah, who garnered 20.68 percent, officials said. The two leading presidential candidates will meet again in a run-off on March 25, the interior ministry said today on the basis of complete results from the weekend's first-round vote. Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi called for, 'the widest consensus possible' between political parties in order to solve the country's problems. Getty Images logo Getty Images 35 months ago

Nouakchott, MAURITANIA: Former minister and Mauritanian Presidential candidate Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi raises his hand 12 March 2007 during a press conference in Nouakchott. Abdallahi obtained 24.79 percent of the ballots cast yesterday, ahead of veteran opposition politician Ahmed Ould Daddah, who garnered 20.68 percent, officials said. The two leading presidential candidates will meet again in a run-off on March 25, the interior ministry said today on the basis of complete results from the weekend's first-round vote. Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi called for, 'the widest consensus possible' between political parties in order to solve the country's problems.

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