The Malians are waiting for Presidential runoff voting results amid high tension in the country.

Iran Press- Vote counting was underway across Mali on Monday following a runoff vote that pitted President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita against the country's main opposition leader, Soumaila Cisse.

 According to DW ,Observers reported a low turnout in Sunday's second round.Several polling stations were attacked by armed men and one election official was killed. Three election workers were killed in the preliminary round two weeks ago.

After casting his vote on Sunday in Mali's northern Niafunke region, Cisse told DW: "I vote with full confidence because we did an incredible campaign, particularly here in Niafunke. ... Malians want change, they want another future and hope. This is why I am happy to be here. I am happy because I am confident in the vote which takes place today."

Soumaila Cissé's  Fraud claims  

Mali’s presidential candidate, Soumaila Cissé said Sunday his staff had intercepted ballots in Bamako and Gao, which he said was evidence of electoral fraud in the run-off poll.

Cissé, who spoke in Niafunke where he voted, also accused incumbent President Ibrahim Boubabcar Keita ,the favorite to win after securing 41 percent of votes in the first round of election, of cheating.

“Everywhere we found an extremely strong desire for change. Malians want to change. Malians want a different future, a different hope. That is why I am very happy to be here. I am very happy because I am confident about today’s vote. But I also want to say that unfortunately last night we found elements of fraud in Bamako, we found people who already had booklets of ballots with them. We held a news conference to show to the world that the other camp (that of incumbent President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita) is not playing fair, that the other camp is carrying out fraud, the ballots are pre-voted in Gao, we have examples of that. In Bamako people already had ballots. But we will win because we are on the path of truth, we are on the path of hope and Malians need to change, they don’t need cheating, they don’t need a president who cheats to win”, Cissé said.

Mali’s July 29 poll was marred by armed attacks. The run off poll also saw similar attacks as security sources confirmed that the chief of one poling station was killed by assailants in the Timbutu region.

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